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198667006Electa. New. 1986. Paperback. 8843521314 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in Italian and English. 112 pp. With 128 ills. 34 col. . 30 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . Electa paperback
198867057ICCAL; Et Al. New. 1988. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 248 pp. : ill. some col. . 29 x 22 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . ICCAL; Et Al paperback
2002Q-0756400643DAW Hardcover 2002-05-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! DAW Hardcover hardcover
198967484Bulfinch Press. New. 1989. Hardcover. 0821217216 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . Bulfinch Press hardcover
199067489Prestel-Verlag. New. 1990. Hardcover. 3791310674 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 280 pp. With 819 ills. 117 col. . 31 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; 1 x 12.25 x 10 Inches . Prestel-Verlag hardcover
19271011Y3London: John Rodker for Subscribers 1927-1929. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9 by 6.5. Hester Sainsbury. Nine out of the twelve volumes issued for this limited edition "Eastern Love" E. Powys Mather"s illustrated English translations of Oriental folk tales. Limited edition of 1000 copies on all rag paper with hand coloured copper plate engravings by Hester Sainsbury. This copy is number 690. Comprising volumes I-VI and volumes X-XII bound into three. Typically complete in twelve volumes bound into four. In the publisher"s cloth binding. Volume I illustrated with a hand-coloured portrait frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume II illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates. Volume IV illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates. Translated here into English for the first time is a delightful anthology of Eastern love poetry translated from the original Sanskrit Chinese Japanese Arabic and Turkish. Volumes I & II comprise "The Lessons of a Bawd" and "Harlot"s Breviary"; Volume III comprises "The Book of Women" and "The Education of Wives"; Volume IV comprises "The Young Wives" Tale" and "Tales of Fez"; Volume V comprises "The Loves of Radha" and "Krishna and Amores"; Volume VI comprises "Love Stories and Gallant Tales from the Chinese"; Volume X comprises "Love tales of Cambodia" and "Songs of the Love Nights of Lao"; Volume XI comprises "Anthology of Easern Love I"; and Volume XII comprises "Anthology of Eastern Love II". Mathers was an English translator and poet as well as a pioneer of advanced cryptic crosswords. As noted by The New York Times he "rendered into English poems from almost all the Asiatic languages: from Sanskrit and Chinese Annamese and Arabic Hindustani and Afghan." In the publisher"s cloth binding. Externally with fading to the spines and damp to the boards. Mild shelf wear. Spotting and marks to the cloth. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots throughout. Offsetting to the endpapers. Mild wear to upper front free endpaper to Vol I caused by external damp. Contemporary ownership inscriptions to the front free endpapers. Good John Rodker for Subscribers hardcover
1927818P32London: John Rodker 1927-30. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Hester Sainsbury. A lovely anthology set of Asian poetry dealing with love beautifully illustrated with hand-coloured plates by Hester Sainsbury. Complete as twelve volumes bound in four.A limited edition limited to one-thousand copies of which this set is numbered eight hundred and twelve. An extensive anthology of Eastern poetry on the subject of love translated into English here from the original Sanskrit Chinese Japanese Arabic and Turkish. Including 'Comrade Loves of the Samurai' 'Love Stories and Gallant Tales' 'Ninety Short Tales of Love and Women' 'The Book of Women and The Education of Wives' 'The Harlot's Breviary' and more.Volume I illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume II illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume III illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates.Volume IV illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece and eleven hand-coloured plates.Illustrated by Hester Sainsbury.Translated into English by Edward Powys-Mathers a well known translator. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Spines are faded and lightly bumped. Very light bumping to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good Indeed John Rodker hardcover
1870959Y40Middlesex: E. J. Kibblewhite 1870. First edition. Magazine. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". Not Stated. A pleasing set of scarce issues from this illustrated popular-science magazine 'The English Mechanic and Mirror of Science'. First edition. Comprising five issues from Vol. X of 'The English Mechanic and Mirror of Science' also known as 'The English Mechanic and World of Science'. Includes No. 250-253 and No. 260. Scarce to find issues from this year/volume. In the publisher's printed wraps. This popular-science magazine published weekly from 1865 to 1926 aimed at readers interested in inventions gadgets new scientific discoveries technology and mathematics. The publication consists of lively correspondence sections as well as articles on topics including 'Electricity: Its Theory and Applications' 'Production of Artificial Jewels' and 'Spontaneous Combustion of the Human Body'. Thoroughly illustrated throughout with in-text detailed wood engravings. A very well-preserved set for its age comprising scarce issues of this popular-science publication. In the publisher's printed wraps. Externally very smart with mild wear around the string bindings. The odd handling mark or spot to the wraps most notable to No. 260. Internally text blocks to all but No. 260 are separated from the stapled binding however leaves remain neatly intact with each other. Other volumes firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with only the odd handling mark or small spot to majority of volumes. Most notable instances to No. 260 which also has a small closed tear affecting the last couple leaves. Very Good E. J. Kibblewhite unknown
1868927Y35London: Not Stated 1868-1870. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A uniform five-volume set from Edward Arber's 'English Reprints' containing important works such as Milton's 'Areopagitica' and Tottel's Miscellany. A set of five volumes from Edward Arber's 'English Reprints' containing popular literary works from the 16th and 17th century. Arber's publication of this series as well as his others such as 'English Garner' made detailed studying of these texts more accessible to the ordinary student. Bound in this very scarce original green cloth with gilt text to the spines. Each work comes with its own introduction and historical contexts. The entirety of this set includes the following:1868 Areopagitica by John Milton 1644; Sermon on the Ploughers by Hugh Latimer 1549; The Schoole of Abuse 1579 and A Short Apologie of the Schoole of Abuse 1579 by Stephen Gossson.1868 An Apologie for Poetrie by Sir Philip Sidney 1595; His Traualies by Edward Webbe 1590; Table-Talk by John Selden 1689.1869 Seven Sermons Before Edward VI by Master Hugh Latimer 1549; Utopia by Sir Thomas More translation pub. in 1556.1869 Instructions for Forreine Travel by James Howell 1642; Roister Doister by Nicholas Udall c1553-1566; The Revelation to the Monk of Evesham c1196-1482; The Essayes of a Prentise in the Divine Arte of Poesie and A Counterblaste to Tobacco by James VI of Scotland I of England 1585 and 1604 respectively. 1870 Tottel's Miscellany: Songs and Sonnets by Henry Howard Sir Thomas Wyatt Nicholas Grimald and Uncertain Authors 1557. Bound in the original green cloth. Externally smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards heaviest to 'Tottel's Miscellany' and damp stains to 'Latimer More'. Hinges at risk of detaching to 'Latimer More'. With the bookplate of one John Cannon to the front pastedowns of 'Howell Udall etc.' and 'Latimer More'. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few scattered spots to the first and last few leaves with instances throughout to 'Howell Udall etc'. Good Not Stated hardcover
2012#BIBLIO-1356<p>Evidence Inference and Enquiry Proceedings of the British Academy: 171 by various authors. Edited by Philip Dawid Willian Twining and Mimi Vasilaki. Hardback 2011. First edition. Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press. Pagination: xiv 487pp.</p><p><br />In like new condition. Scuffing to dust jacket but very clean very slight edge-wear. Maroon cloth binding gilt lettering and bands to spine very clean and firm. Corners a little bumped. A little light marking to page edges but very clean. Page surfaces clean no inscriptions marginalia underlining etc. See pictures for more information.</p> The British Academy; Oxford University Press hardcover
1984CE225026Bangor ME: Polaris Publications 1984. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. pale blue trade size wraps 1st ed.1984 364 pages INITIALED signed. Limited to 500 #142 Initialed by the Editor. Polaris Publications paperback
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2010Q-193496414XOni Press 2010-07-06. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oni Press paperback
9L-RHK9-R6CAHardcover. New. hardcover
1947026264New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1947. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Written by Charles G. Booth Mary Collins Guy Endore Erle Stanley Gardner Geoffrey Homes Eugene D. Williams George Worthing Yates. <br/> <br/> Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover
1993Q-0713991011Viking Adult 1993-03-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Adult hardcover
1999Q-0441006493Ace Trade 1999-11-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ace Trade paperback
1764852P5London: R. and J. Dodsley 1764. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 8.5". None. A very scarce first edition study on the ancient poets of Wales with faithful translations of the poems into English by Evan Evans. The first edition of this very scarce work.Errata leaf present to the rear.Text is complete and continuous despite error in pagination. 'Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Antient Welsh Bards' was Evan Evans' first publication favourably launching his career and an antiquary and critic.In this volume Evans translated ancient Welsh poetry from their original language into English hoping to showcase and bring to light the brilliancy of traditional Welsh Bards to an eighteenth century audience.Including examples of poetry of Taliesin Owain Cyfeiliog Myfanwy Fychan and more.Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title 'Ex Libris Griffith Roberts 1773'. Welsh poem written in a neat hand to the rear free endpaper and reverse of the final leaf of text. In a full calf binding rebacked with new endpaper. Externally generally smart. Minor bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Minor marks and rubbing to the boards including a few small damp stains to the head of the front board. Prior owner ink inscriptions to the recto of the front endpaper dated 1949 and 1980. Older prior owner's ink inscription verso of the front free endpaper and recto of the front blank dated 1796. Welsh poem written in a neat hand to the rear free endpaper and reverse of the final leaf of text. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few spots and with a tidemark to the head of the text to pages 61/62 and pages 145-152. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title. The occasional ink annotation to the margins. Small and neat repair to the bottom margin of leaves Y1 and Y2 and to the rear free endpaper. Very Good R. and J. Dodsley hardcover
19291008Y45London: Ernest Benn Limited 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Numerous Illustrators . A scarce copy of the first and only 'Christmas Tree Annual' containing early illustrations from Edward Ardizzone. The first and only Christmas Tree Annual published in aid of the Children's Country Holidays Fund.In the publisher's quarter cloth with illustrated boards. A notable volume for its early examples of Edward Ardizzone's illustrations who had not yet become a household name. In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu is one of the earliest recognised books Ardizzone illustrated for and that was published in 1929. Here he illustrated 'Some Modern Magic' by Stephen King-Hall. Offering a delightful collection of children's poems short stories and puzzles from authors including E. F. Benson Algernon Blackwood John Drinkwater and Cosmo Hamilton. Colour frontispiece three colour plates and many in-text and full-page drawings. Text and in-text illustrations are tinted in alternating colours throughout. In the publisher's quarter cloth with illustrated boards. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are toned to the margins but generally clean with a contemporary Christmas gift inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed Ernest Benn Limited hardcover
19291009Y2London: Ernest Benn Limited 1929. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". Numerous Illustrators . A scarce copy of the first and only 'Christmas Tree Annual' containing early illustrations from Edward Ardizzone. The first and only Christmas Tree Annual published in aid of the Children's Country Holidays Fund.In the publisher's original red cloth. A notable volume for its early examples of Edward Ardizzone's illustrations who had not yet become a household name. In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu is one of the earliest recognised books Ardizzone illustrated for and that was published in 1929. Here he illustrated 'Some Modern Magic' by Stephen King-Hall. Offering a delightful collection of children's poems short stories and puzzles from authors including E. F. Benson Algernon Blackwood John Drinkwater and Cosmo Hamilton. Colour frontispiece three colour plates and many in-text and full-page drawings. Text and in-text illustrations are tinted in alternating colours throughout. In the original red cloth binding. Externally generally smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is strained. Marks to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are toned but generally clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Good Ernest Benn Limited hardcover
1952760P19New York: Frederick Fell Inc 1952. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition this science fiction short story anthology containing eighteen entertaining and popular stories in total. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A selection of eighteen short sci-fi stories by a variety of popular authors.Including 'The Pedestrian' by Ray Bradbury 'The Other Side' by Walter Kubilius 'Brightness Falls From the Air' by Idris Seabright and more.Edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities with some light marks. Dustwrapper is lightly edgeworn with a tape repair to the tail of the spine. Spine is a little sunned. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Frederick Fell, Inc hardcover
1897812D25London: The Unicorn Press 1897-98. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Various. A wonderful selection of four quarterly periodicals from 'The Dome' literary magazine with contributions from the likes of Hokusai Yeats and Rossetti. First Edition. Set of four quarterly periodicals published from 1897 to 1898.Illustrations include a range of illustrated plates and musical notations throughout all volvumes. This is a selection of four periodicals from 'The Dome' periodical subtitled 'A Quarterly Containing Examples of All the Arts' as well as 'An Illustrated Monthly Review'. 'The Dome' ran from March 1897 to July 1900 and was one of the last successful Aestheticist literary magazines.This set includes Numbers One Three Four and Five with the first two published in 1897 and the latter two published in 1898. These volumes contain contributions on architecture literature drawing painting and music from extremely notable contributors of the day.No. 1's contents include 'Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist' by Sandro Botticelli and 'Impromptu Amoroso' by Edgardo Levi. With nine illustrated plates.No. 3 includes 'A Blessed Damozel' by J. E. Woodmeald and 'Vivien and Merlin' by E. Burne-Jones. With nine illustrated plates some of which are coloured. No. 4 includes ''To Baby' by Louis Barsac 'The Paralytic' by Laurence Binyon' and 'Fuji through Rain' by Hokusai. With nine illustrated plates some of which are in colour.No. 5 includes 'Aodh to Dectora' by W. B. Yeats' 'Prologue-Before the Theatre' by Arthur Symons and 'The Enchanted Sea' by H. A. Payne. With nine illustrated plates some of which are in colour.Edited by Ernest J. Oldmeadow who was the publisher and manager of The Unicorn Press.With seventeen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of No. 1 ten pages to No. 3 eight pages to No. 4 and eight pages to No. 5.Collated complete. In the original publisher's binding with paper covered boards. Externally smart. Some wear to the extremities and the spine with particular edge wear and subsequent loss to the spines of No. 4 and No. 5. A few marks to boards with some discolouration to the margins of No. 1. Dampstain to the margins of No. 3. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout with light age-toning to margins.Some of the pages are unopened to Vol I Vol III and Vol IV. Some of the tissue guards for illustrated plates have come loose to Vol III Very Good The Unicorn Press hardcover
1961908Y18New York : Mercury Press Inc 1961-1971. First edition. Magazine. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not stated . A brilliant collection of issues from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction with short stories from Fritz Leiber Isaac Asimov and more. A set of eight volumes from the popular work The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.This magazine became one of the leading amongst the genre with a reputation for publishing literary material and including more diverse stories than its competitors. The years included range from 1961-1971 where the editor for the majority of the period was Edward Ferman although his father Joseph Ferman held the title of official editor. In 1970 Edward succeeded him as publisher. These eight issues each contain a selection of short stories novelets and additional features on the topics of films cartoons books and science. The collection includes the following:1961 - February Volume 20 No. 2 July Volume 21 No. 1 September Volume 21 No. 3 and December Volume 21 No. 6With short stories from authors such as Michael Young 'The Timekeeper' and Ron Goulart 'Time Was'. July is an All Star issue with a feature from Isaac Asimov on 'Science: Recipe for a Planet'.1969 - July Volume 37 No. 1A special Fritz Leiber issue featuring one of his short novels a profile and a bibliography. Alongside other short stories. 1970 - April Volume 38 No. 4Features Fritz Leiber's well-received sword and sorcery novella 'III Met in Lankhmar'.1971 - September Volume 41 No. 3 November Volume 41 No. 5With such authors as Kit Reed 'Underground' and Fritz Leiber 'The Price of Pain Ease'. Features from Isaac Asimov and Baird Searles. In the publisher's illustrative wraps. Externally smart with edge wear to the wraps. Small chips to the covers of September 1961 and July 1961 as well as chips and loss to the spine to February 1961. Front hinge starting but firm to February 1961. Slight sunning and general wear to all spines. Handling marks to the wraps. Internally generally firmly bound. April 1970 First leaf unbound but present. Pages are age toned due to paper used and clean throughout. Very Good Mercury Press Inc unknown
1929813D62London: Dulau & Co. Limited 1929-40. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Various. A lovely twelve volume set which contains the 1928 to 1940 issues of 'The New Flora and Silva' gardening publication edited by Euan Methven Cox with numerous illustrated plates. Scarce complete twelve volume set containing the 1928 to 1940 issues of 'The New Flora and Silva'.Illustrations include various illustrated plates throughout the volumes depicting relevant flower and plant species. This is the complete twelve volume set of the 'New Flora and Silva' gardening publication containing all of the issues from 1928 to 1940. These volumes were issued yearly and contain all of the monthly issues from the previous year. Vol I 1929 contains ninety-four illustrated plates Vol II 1930 contains one-hundred and four illustrations Vol III 1931 contains one-hundred and one illustrations Vol IV 1932 contains one-hundred and three illustrations Vol V 1933 contains one-hundred illustrations Vol VI 1934 contains one-hundred and three illustrations Vol VII 1935 contains ninety-two illustrations Vol VIII 1936 contains one-hundred illustrations Vol IX 1937 contains eighty-eight illustrations some of which are coloured Vol X 1938 contains ninety-six illustrations Vol XI 1939 contains one-hundred and five illustrations and Vol XII 1940 contains eighty-one illustrations. These illustrations are all shown on illustrated plates. Edited by Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox 1893-1977 was a Scottish plant collector and botanist. He accompanied Reginald Farrer the author of 'My Rock Garden' on his last botanical expedition to Burma in 1919. He was a very successful propagator of flowers particularly rhododendrons and formed a commercial nursery that was later run by his son and grandson. Contains all of the publisher's adverts for each monthly publication to rear of volumes. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Minimal bumping to the extremities and spine with light fading to the spine particularly Volumes I to VI. A few marks to boards. Light spotting to text block. Offsetting to the endpapers of Vol VI. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age-toning to margins of text and light spotting particularly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Dulau & Co. Limited hardcover
1956SET32-H-4London : Privately Printed 1956-1986. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7". None. A collection of ten volumes of The Old Water-Colour's Society's Club published between 1956 and 1986. Issued only to members. Containing: Volume XXXI 1956 Volume XXXII 1957 Volume XXXIII 1958 Volume XXXIV 1959 Volume XXXV 1960 Volume XXXVI 1961 Volume XXXVII 1962 Volume LVII 1982 Volume LX 1985 Volume LXI 1986 Illustrated throughout with 188 plates several of which are coloured and hundreds more illustrations in the text. The Royal Watercolour Society originally called the Society of Painters in Water Colours briefly the Society of Painters in Oil and Watercolours and for much of its existence the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours is an English institution of painters working in watercolours. In cloth bindings some with paper-covered boards. Externally generally smart with just a few marks more prominent to the boards of the paler volumes. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with just the odd spot and handling mark. Ink signature to front free-endpaper of the final volume. Very Good Privately Printed hardcover
