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Shelley, P.B. Lyrical Poems, 1898, one of 210 copies on paper, [Ransom Vale 19], binding worn--Keats, J. Poems, 1898, 2 vol., one of 210 copies on paper, wood-engraved borders by Ricketts, [Ransom Vale 20]--Coleridge, S.T. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1899, one of 210 copies on paper, wood-engraved border by Ricketts, [Ransom Vale 23], bookplate--Shelley, P.B. Poems, 1901-1902, 3 vol., one of 310 copies on paper, wood-engraved borders by Keats after Ricketts, [Ransom Vale 34], spine slightly soiled--Wordsworth, W. Poems from Wordsworth, 1902, one of 310 copies, 6 wood-engraved illustrations by T. Sturge Moore, [Ransom Vale 37]--all 16mo or 8vo, original bindings, first and last in collector's boxes, some browning, occasional spotting (8)

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