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J G Wilson [John Gideon Wilson] (1876-1963), 'the most famous English bookseller of his time' and proprietor of the prestigiousBiblio.com

15660Without date or place. J. & E. Bumpus Ltd. 477 Oxford Street. It is Sir Basil Blackwell in his DNB entry on Wilson who described him as 'the most famous English sic bookseller of his time'. The freshness and enthusiasm conveyed by this small volume supports Blackwell's view that Wilson viewed 'bookselling not so much as a matter of retail trade as a service in which bookseller and customer met and shared the experience of contact with the precious manifestations of the spirit of man' as well as casting light on the methods and practices which made Wilson so successful. 23pp. 12mo with a further nine pages of pencil notes on early printing and two small leaves of memoranda loosely inserted. In Wilson's neat hand with occasional corrections. Ryman 'Strand Reporters Book'. In fair condition on lightly aged and worn paper. The notebook's first item is the draft of the talk titled 'Modern Fine & First Editions' on three numbered pages. It begins: 'The first year's course presented several talks relating to Stock and how it should be displayed & kept. In the main we considered the regular level stock & what are usually called bread & butter lines. We didn't touch with much detail on remainders as a regular departmental matter although as we all know many of the remainder items are most attractive books & when stocks are small the selling is quick & easy. It is perhaps a topic that deserves an evening to itself.' This section is followed by another three pages of untitled notes on the nature of bookselling which is described as 'more than mere handling of books as commodities selling what is asked for going with the stream. It is having a knowledge & control of the material passing it on with a touch of personal flavour. Swank you say. Yes indeed I agree. But not altogether swank because the exercise of control the keeping of a feeling of detachment is the proper attitude of all good salesmanship.' This section contains a praise for the 'zest & enthusiasm' of the 'old-fashioned bookseller': 'He was not ashamed to voice his love for authors & books. He was no trimmer. Is not a part of the new style a joy in belittling what has been the popular & accepted literary forms Isn't this another kind of swank' After a few pages of miscellaneous notes comes a proposal for a book on the 'story of bookselling in the City of London' 'a most deserving study which might be attempted as a thesis arranged by the Stationers' Company or by a combined effort on the part of the Publishers' Assocn. & the Associated Booksellers.' Another page headed 'Anecdotal History of Bookselling' proposes 'a social club which could meet once a month or say six times a year. At the meetings those who know the history of the booktrade in some of its aspects would be asked to speak & members would add their memories or views.' Two pages one detached concern 'Stocktaking' beginning: 'Art of valuing our possessions: To know what we are worth in relation to sale prices. To look at everything frankly and rearrange sales. This presupposes a knowledge of what we paid for the goods = Cost a. Purchases during financial year. b. Books taken in last stock sheets. c. Detail all valuable books.' Another note discusses the 'reconditioning of bookshops in line with modern shopfitting' with reference to <> exteriors given to WHSmith establishments'. The memoranda on the two small leaves contain some interesting thoughts for example: 'Typography is not enough. The real maker is the author. Would your designer refuse to clothe with beautiful design inferior writing. Overalls - & a little more music!' and 'Steep yourself in words well spoken Surround yourself with beautiful phrases Dont be ashamed to be found reading a classic'. Wilson's view of the bookseller's high calling is also conveyed in another note: 'Impossible to maintain freshness of reception all the time. Gradually we become set. Is there any cure for this shutting down The only preservative is a habit of holding our own opinions very personally while keeping an open mind to new ideas; and to avoid infatuation by maintaining a lively detachment in our work.' Without date or place. [J. & E. Bumpus Ltd., 477 Oxford Street.] hardcover

Joseph Simpson (1879-1939), English artist, engraver and cartoonist [George Bernard Shaw; Maxim Gorky; Gabriele D'Annunzio; ThomBiblio.com

Joseph Simpson English artist and cartoonist. Signed proofs of six prints caricaturing George Bernard Shaw; Maxim Gorky; Hall Caine; Thomas Hardy; Algernon Charles Swinburne and J. Pierpont Morgan' 'London Opinion' and 'Lions'.

15178First published in the weekly magazine 'London Opinion'. Reprinted in the book 'Lions' published in New York and San Francisco by Morgan Shepard Co. 1906. Simpson was a native of Carlisle in Cumbria and came to London in the early years of the twentieth century where he was encouraged by Frank Brangwyn to take up etching. In 1918 he was made official artist with the new Royal Air Force. The National Portrait Gallery has eight of Simpson's works but none of the present six which are all in the style of the artist's portrait 'ink irregular' of the Earl of Halsbury present in the Gallery's collection.Each of the six caricatures is printed in black within a 17 x 12 cm border. Each has Simpson's original pencil signature three in grey and three in orange outside the border in the bottom right-hand corner. All six are printed on thin paper ranging in size from 18 x 13cm to 19.5 x 13cm and each is backed on a piece of card from 19 x 13.5cm to 21 x 16cm. All six in good condition on aged paper with minimal spotting with the card mounts showing evidence of previous framing. These six caricatures are uncommon: they are not among the eight Simpson items held by the National Portrait Gallery. Originally produced for the 'London Opinion' weekly magazine they were among the fourteen which featured in the 1906 book 'Lions' New York and San Francisco: Morgan Shepard Co. The book itself is scarce: it was only published in America and there are no copies in English libraries listed on COPAC or among the twelve on OCLC WorldCat. In the introduction to 'Lions' C. Haldane Macfall 1860-1928 ranks Simpson with Max Beerbohm F. Carruthers Gould and E. T. Reed as one of the leading English caricaturists adding that there is 'no living caricaturist who can approach Joseph Simpson in decorative sense in massing and arrangement or for beauty of artistry'. Macfall regards Simpson's portrait of Gorky as 'the finest portrait of the Russian upon which I have so far set eyes' and commends 'the aggressiveness of SHAW . the solemn earnestness of HALL CAINE . the poetic absorption of his SWINBURNE'. Simpson was a native of Carlisle in Cumbria and came to London at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1918 he was made official artist of the Royal Air Force. He was a close friend of Frank Brangwyn whose influence is apparent in his work. [First published in the weekly magazine 'London Opinion'. Reprinted in the book 'Lions', published in New York and San Francisco unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni350,00 £GB≈ 399,63 €

(EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (BINDINGS - LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH). ROGERS, SAMUELBiblio.com

RECOLLECTIONS OF THE TABLE-TALK OF SAMUEL ROGERS. TO WHICH IS ADDED PORSONIANA

1856ST17640sLondon: Edward Moxon 1856. Apparently the FIRST EDITION. 200 x 130 mm. 7 7/8 x 5 1/8". viii 355 pp. bound with the half title and with an inserted plate as frontispiece.Edited by Alexander Dyce. VERY PLEASING SLIGHTLY LATER DARK BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO ATTRACTIVELY GILT covers with French fillet border and elegant botanical cornerpieces raised bands heavily gilt spine in compartments featuring elaborate scrolling cornerpieces an intricate fleuron centerpiece and tiny circlets turn-ins with plain and stippled rules and filigree gilt decoration at corners and midpoints of two sides textured silk brown and cream millefleur-patterned endpapers all edges gilt. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 55 PORTRAIT PLATES five in color all with tissue guards. Verso of the front free endpaper with the engraved bookplate of Robert B. Lawrence. A hint of browning to some of the inserted plates but A FINE AND HANDSOMELY BOUND COPY the text especially fresh clean and smooth and the binding bright and virtually unworn. This is a tastefully bound collection of anecdotes and witty banter recorded by poet Samuel Rogers whose private means made his gracious home in Westminster a gathering place for the poets and artists of the age. Scion of a wealthy banking family Rogers 1763-1855 achieved fame with the publication of "The Pleasures of Memory" in 1792. His friend Alexander Dyce who compiled the present work tells us in the preface that Rogers "was in the habit of writing down in all their minutiae the anecdotes &c. with which his conversation abounded." These records provide us with an intriguing glimpse of literary society in London in the first half of the 19th century. Our second work "Porsoniana" contains anecdotes about the "very eminent Greek scholar" Richard Porson 1759-1808 related to Dyce by that individual's close friend William Morby. This edition is one of at least three printings that were issued by Moxon in the initial publication year and it would seem to be the first appearance of the text. In any case our volume has the added feature of 55 inserted engravings of the persons discussed in the book. Although the binding is apparently unsigned the owner's bookplate on the front flyleaf is placed near enough to the top edge that it may be obscuring a stamped binder's signature. The work displayed here is certainly of high enough caliber to have been produced by Riviere or Zaehnsdorf. Edward Moxon unknown

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts · États-Unis468,00 $US≈ 395,97 €

Jean de La Fontaine Translated into English verse by Edward Marsh Illustrated by Stephen GoodenBiblio.com

The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine.

19331577212024745Author: Jean de La Fontaine. Translated into English verse by Edward Marsh. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. Title: The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Publisher: London William Heinemann Ltd. 1933. Printed at The Windmill Press Kingswood Surrey. First Illustrated Edition by Stephen Gooden. Language: Text in English. Size: 8 x 5.5 inches. Pages: lxxi-469 pages. Binding: Fine and superb full polished tan calf binding finely executed by Bayntun Bath England binder's stamp to front endpaper. The boards are bordered with an elegant gilt fillet the spine richly gilt-decorated in compartments with gilt rules and floral devices and with a contrasting red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Gilt turn-ins with intricate floral tooling marbled endpapers and all edges gilt hinges fine - as shown under a protective removable mylar cover. A handsome noble presentation binding in excellent condition. Content: Near fine content bright tight and clean - as shown. Tight square and beautifully preserved throughout. Illustrations:Complete with twelve full-page reproductions from engravings by Stephen Gooden each printed on special paper and facing its referenced text page including "Death and the Woodman" "Juno and the Peacock" "The Old Man and the Three Youths" etc. The plates are sharply printed and retain excellent tonal depth. The book: A refined 1933 English edition of La Fontaine's celebrated Fables here translated into verse by Edward Marsh and presented in an elegant private-press style printing. The collaboration between Marsh's dignified poetic rendering and Stephen Gooden's exquisitely engraved illustrations produces a volume of exceptional literary and artistic harmony. Gooden's plates evoke both classical restraint and imaginative precision underscoring the fables' timeless moral wit irony and human insight.This copy is elevated further by its luxury Bayntun binding representing the finest traditions of English hand-binding: restrained design precise tooling and impeccable craftsmanship. As both a literary classic and an object of art the volume stands as a distinguished collector's example of early 20th-century fine book production. London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1933. Printed at The Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey. First Illustrated Edition by Stephen Goo hardcover

MFLIBRA Antique Books · Canada450,00 $US≈ 380,75 €