1622. London: by W. Stansby, and William Barret, 1622. Folio, [vi lacking initial blank but including portrait and woodcut title], 248 pp. Fine engraved portrait of Henry VII by John Payne, title within elaborate woodcut border of columns, strapwork, and scrolling vines, woodcut head- and tailpieces, initials, tex=-0 t within... More
1947. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1947. 8vo, 309, [1]pp. plus color frontispiece and 24 plates in black and white. Original blue buckram stamped in gilt to backstrip, original cream illustrated and printed dust jacket, top edge blue; color frontispiece and 24 plates in black and white at the... More
1945. London: MacMillan & Co., LTD, 1945. 8vo, x, 146, [2]pp. plus frontispiece and 15 plates in black and white. Original black cloth titled in gilt to backstrip; frontispiece from an engraving, with 15 black-and-white plates. Some staining and rubbing to boards, slight bumping to bottom right corner. Signed by... More
1968. San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem for The Book Club of California, 1968. 4to, 128pp. Original quarter green cloth with decorative paper-covered boards, paper label affixed to backstrip; illustrated throughout by means of facsimiles in sepia tone within the text from drawings and photographs. Original prospectus loosely inserted, bookbinder’s stamp to base... More
1899. London, Paris, New York, and Edinburgh: Goupil & Co., Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Co., 1899. Folio, [10], v, 216, [6] pp., with a color frontisportrait and facsimiles of two letters on three pages, and 42 photogravure plates many with brown or peach printed borders, all with original captioned... More
1705. London: Printed by R. J. for T. Newborough, at the Golden Ball, J. Knapton, at the Crown, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and R. Burrough, 1705. 8vo, [xxiv], 621, [10(index)] pp. Contemporary panelled calf, long ago rebacked, with original backstrip laid down, and corners restored, four black morocco backstrip labels... More
1910. London & Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1910. Thick 8vo, ix, [1], 283, [2]pp. plus frontispiece and 16 color plates. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt to top board and backstrip, dark brown endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; frontispiece and illustrated throughout in color by means of facsimile... More
1771. London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, MDCCLXXI [1771]. 4to, (viii), 291, (9), (1, ads) pp. Original mottled calf, rebacked preserving much of the elaborately paneled backstrip and black morocco label, marbled endpapers. Calf worn, title page foxed, but the whole sound and the... More
1965. Berkeley: The Friends Of The Bancroft Library / University Of California, 1965. 8vo, xiii, 119pp. plus frontispiece and 9 plates in black and white and 1 in color. Original red cloth stamped in gilt to backstrip, with gilt decoration to top board (Hammond’s initials as he wrote them), untrimmed;... More
1965. Berkeley: The Friends Of The Bancroft Library / University Of California, 1965. 8vo, xiii, 119pp. plus frontispiece and 9 plates in black and white and 1 in color. Original red cloth stamped in gilt to backstrip, with gilt decoration to top board (Hammond’s initials as he wrote them), untrimmed;... More
1746. London: Printed for J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane, MDCCXLVI [1746]. Small 4to, tp, v-vii, [viii], [1]-72. Stab-sewn, becoming disbound, remnant of lower wrapper present, considerable edgewear not affecting text. A fragile pamphlet, unusual to find untouched by later binders. § First edition, a second edition appeared in 1749 printed... More
1961. Chicago: The Coverdale Press, 1961. Large folio, xvi, 263pp. Original faux red morocco, lettered in gilt to backstrip and decorated in gilt and gray and gilt to to board, in red morocco slipcase; decorated endpapers (maps showing the locations of known copies of the Gutenberg Bible), illustrated throughout from... More
1749. London: Printed for J. Osborn, in Pater-noster-Row, and A. Millar, in the Strand, 1749. 8vo, 80pp. plus numerous blank leaves at end. Later quarter calf binding with gilt edging to covers. Last page of text (p. 80) heavily restored, a working copy only. § First trade edition, preceded by... More
1906. London: Editorial Publishing Offices [Pall Mall Magazine], 1906 Thick 8vo, 2-768pp. Blue buckram with gilt lettering stamped to top board and backstrip, decoration stamped in black to top and bottom boards; illustrated in black & white throughout with reproductions from paintings, drawings and photographs; includes a list of contributors... More
