London: William Pickering, 1835. 8vo., xciv, 303 pp., engraved frontisportrait, and Aldine device on the title-page. Contemporary half green calf, red marbled boards heightened in gilt, five raised bands with gilt-tooled panel decoration to backstrip, red and black morocco label strips with title information in gilt to backstrip, marbled endpapers..... More
London: C, Bathurst, T. Payne and others, 1783. 5 vols, 8vo, [8], cxxxi, 335; [4], 407: [4], 427; [4], 438; [4], (16, subscribers and errata), 322, vi, (55, errata and index) pp., with a frontispiece also in each volume and 3 further plates in The Life of Ariosto following the..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1927. 8vo, 61 pp. Quarter beige cloth with green patterned paper boards. Bookplate. A little age-toned, upper board faintly scratched; very good. § Limited to 250 regular copies printed on Bodleian book paper and 50 special copies printed on Whatman wove paper. This copy is on..... More
New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1940. 12mo, (iv), 8 pp. One copy in original wraps, near fine with a little toning, signed by Benét on the half title. One copy in original boards, boards toned, backstrip worn and dampstained. § Both formats of the first edition of Benét's..... More
London: Florence Press, Chatto and Windus, 1921. Small 4to, xxxviii, 345 pages. Original de luxe binding of full vellum stamped in gilt, inscribed at front in ink "C.G.A. Hill". § First edition of this collection, a lovely copy in the special binding of which I suspect very few were issued..... More
New York: Center for the Book Arts, 2007. Large 8vo, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 ins., [36]pp., title-page and 12 poems on loose folded sheets, each illustrated in a variety of media and signed on the verso by the illustrator. All contained in an orange folding paper wrapper. Fine. §..... More
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London: Johnson, 1795-94. 2 vols. in one, 4to, xx, 218, 124 (2, directions to binder and advertisement); (2), viii, 200, (2, directions to the binder, lacking the errata and ads) pp. With a frontispiece to each volume, ten plates in vol. I and 8 in vol. II. Early half calf..... More
London: Humphrey Milford and the Oxford University Press, 1922. Folio. pp. 22. 117 plates, including 6 in color on rectos only. Publisher's red cloth, a bit worn but a good copy. § Limited to 650 copies, this copy #249. This “unique copy” was found among Flaxman's papers after his death..... More
Chichester: J. Seagrave for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Roy. 8vo (9.5 x 5.75 ins.), xii, 165 pp. With 6 engraved plates by William Blake after Maria Flaxman. Later half green morocco, gilt top, other edges untrimmed, an excellent copy with wide margins. § A large-paper copy, unusually clean..... More
Chichester: J. Seagrave for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803. Large 8vo (22.7 x 14.2 cm.), xii, 165 pages. With 6 engraved plates by William Blake after Maria Flaxman. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt titled backstrip, marbled edges, minor rubbing to backstrip and corners, faint darkening to preliminary & final leaves..... More
London: R. Noble, 1797. Large 4to, pp. 57/58, with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet, fore-edges untrimmed (some still with deckle), minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. § First edition, perfect for display or for teaching as the leaf is quite sturdy and..... More
London: Macmillan, 1970. 8vo, 245 pp. Printed wrappers, age-toned, very good. § Bentley, Blake Books, 1261, gives a list of the essays herein contained, authors including such as Malkin, Lamb, and Linnell, up to Kathleen Raine. More
London: Lawton Gilliver... 1729. Sm. slim 8vo, frontispiece, A-F4; [1-3], 4-47, [48]pp. Modern quarter calf, marbled boards, backstrip lettered in gilt. A very good clean copy. § First edition, 3rd issue (Foxon B387, Williams "D" copy). A complicated book of which there seem to be at least 6 variant issues..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915. 8vo, 63 pp. Original navy blue cloth with paper label on backstrip. A fine copy, corners sharp, cloth unfaded, extra spine label still tipped-in at end, housed in a custom slipcase, slightly worn. § First edition. One of 1000 copies printed. Frontispiece collotype reproduction..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915. 16mo, (8) pp. unpaginated, gray paper wrappers, upper cover printed in blue, very slightly toned. Small dealer pencil note to top margin of title page and lower margin of final page, otherwise clean and near fine. § First separate edition, published five months after..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1911. 8vo, 88 pp. Original navy cloth over boards, paper label to backstrip lightly toned and worn, slight bumps to corners, a few light scuffs to cloth. Very good. § First edition. One of 500 copies printed of Brooke's first commercially-published book, preceded by several..... More
The University of Texas, 1966. 8vo, 120 pp. Original white cloth lettered in brown on the upper board and backstrip, illustrated endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Fine in a lightly toned dust-jacket. § Limited to 1000 copies. With entries for over 400 items from the Texas University collections including many manuscripts and..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Large 8vo, xix, 298 pp. Illustrated. Full black sheepskin leather with gilt lettering to upper cover and backstrip, backstrip lightly stained and scuffed, slipcase slightly faded and with some scuffs, internally a fine copy. § Copy #666 of 1500 copies, signed by Nason..... More
San Francisco: Gelber, Lilienthal, 1931. 8vo., (4, 12, 2)pp. Cloth-backed decorated boards, paper spine label. Bookplate. A near fine copy. § Number 46 of 250 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press on Van Gelder Paper with Baskerville italic type. Bulkley was a Carmel resident and her poems were written in..... More
Bath: The Old School Press, 1997. Sm. 4to, unpaginated. Quarter yellow cloth and hand-made blue paper covered boards, lettered in gilt. Fine. § One of 225 copies, signed by the poet and illustrator on the colophon, additionally inscribed "For Michael and Francis with best wishes from David." Printed in hand-set..... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1915. 4to. 12 leaves printed rectos only. Text and illustrations all engraved. Publisher's full red crushed morocco, gilt-stamped; backstrip darkened and somewhat dry and cracked. In a custom morocco-backed box. § One of 475 copies "printed for members only". An ornate printing of Burn's poem celebrating..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1948. 8vo, 36 pp. Quarter linen and blue gray paper boards, paper label to backstrip lettered in blue. Boards a little sunned along top edge, backstrip label toned. Very good. § Edition of 250 copies. A collection of poems dedicated to "Eugenia with gratitude for..... More
New York: The Leonard Press, 1922. 12mo, 48 pp. Photographic portrait frontis. Printed paper-wrapped boards. Light wear and spotting to boards; very good. Inscribed by Bruce Rogers on recto of frontispiece. § A collection of poetry written by labor organizer and Wobbly Ralph Chaplin while serving four years of a...... More
London: Bell, 1883. 6 vols, sm. 8vo, full green crushed morocco extra, red moire silk endpapers, dentelles, a fine set bound by Riviere with the backstrips uniformly faded (as always) to brown. § Second edition, with alterations in the Text and Glossary. With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas. Issued..... More
London: William Pickering, 1844. Three vols., 8vo., cxii, 256; 352; 355, [1] pp., engraved frontisportrait, and Aldine device on the title-page. Contemporary half green calf, red marbled boards heightened in gilt, five raised bands with gilt-tooled panel decoration to backstrip, red and black morocco label strips with title information in..... More
