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186247595London: Smith Elder and Co 1862. First Edition. Full leather. Fine. 400p 420p octavo. With errata and both half titles 12 tinted lithographs 4 color lithographs and 3 folding maps. Beautifully bound in full green morocco top edge gilt spines sunned to brown bound by P. Fister Co. Inscribed by the author in volume 1 on the half title page to Mrs Menzies from her sincere friend the Author" Rare signed. <br/><br/> Smith Elder and Co hardcover
18974803London George Allen 1897 Très bel exemplaire de la première édition. Six volumes. Édité par Thomas J. Wise et avec les fabuleuses illustrations art nouveau de Walter Crane. Un des 1000 exemplaires non numérotés sur papier fait main imprimés par Charles Whittingham & Co. à la presse de Chiswick. Les couvertures souples originales des parties ont été conservées et reliées à l'arrière. Récemment réparé / ré-épinglé en cuir rouge avec les planches d'origine en cuir rouge. Certaines planches présentent quelques taches, mais dans l'ensemble elles sont en très bon état. A l'intérieur, les livres sont sains, mais les bords sont légèrement assombris. Un bon exemplaire. lxxxvii, 1-248 [i], [couvertures], viii, 251-528, [couvertures], viii, 529-806, [couvertures], viii, 807-1044, [couvertures], viii, 1045-1276, [couvertures], viii, 1277-1546, [8], [couvertures].
18974803London: George Allen 1897. Six volumes. Limited first book-form edition. Edited by Thomas J. Wise and with the fabulous arts and crafts illustrations of Walter Crane. One of 1000 unnumbered copies on handmade paper printed by Charles Whittingham & Co. at the Chiswick Press. The original soft covers of the parts have been retained and bound in to the rear. Recently repaired / re-spined in red leather with the original red leather boards. Some of the boards have some darkening / staining but overall in very attractive condition. Internally the books are sound but slightly darkened to the edges. A decent copy. lxxxvii 1-248 i covers. viii 251-528 covers. viii 529-806 covers. viii 807-1044 covers. viii 1045-1276 covers. viii 1277-1546 8 covers. . Très bel exemplaire de la première édition. Six volumes. Édité par Thomas J. Wise et avec les fabuleuses illustrations art nouveau de Walter Crane. Un des 1000 exemplaires non numérotés sur papier fait main imprimés par Charles Whittingham & Co. à la presse de Chiswick. Les couvertures souples originales des parties ont été conservées et reliées à l'arrière. Récemment réparé / ré-épinglé en cuir rouge avec les planches d'origine en cuir rouge. Certaines planches présentent quelques taches mais dans l'ensemble elles sont en très bon état. A l'intérieur les livres sont sains mais les bords sont légèrement assombris. Un bon exemplaire. lxxxvii 1-248 i couvertures viii 251-528 couvertures viii 529-806 couvertures viii 807-1044 couvertures viii 1045-1276 couvertures viii 1277-1546 8 couvertures. George Allen paperback
189771892London: George Allen 1897. Limited edition. 3/4 Leather. Very Good. 6 volume set. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. lxxxvii 1546 pp Bound into 3/4 brown leather over green marble boards and endpapers. 5 raised bands to spines. Illustrated with oveer 200 woodcut illustrations as well as head and tail pieces and decorated initials by Walter Crane. Limited to 1000 copies printed on handmade paper. TEG. Sun toning to spines. A bit of rubbing to edges. Previous owner's bookplate Deatherage on front fixed endpaper of each volume. Some scuffing to the spines. Crane's best work. George Allen unknown
1751001<p><strong>SPENSER Edmund <em>The Faerie Queene</em></strong>. With an exact Collation of the Two Original Editions Published by Himself Spenser at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590 and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added A new Life of the Author and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two Copper-Plates from the Original Drawings of the late W. KENT Esq. London: Printed for J. Brindely. . . <strong>1751</strong>. 3 volumes. 4to pp. ii lxiii lxiv blank xxxvii xxxviii blank xxxix - xl Contents xli errata xlii blank 453 454 blank; ii 440 20 full-page engraved plates in volume 1 7 full-page engraved plates in volume 2 5 full-page engraved plates in volume 3 dully rebound probably 19th century in quarter calf publisher's cloth; tear in pp. 125-126 in volume 3 but otherwise a good clean set with good impressions of the plates.</p><p>The life is by Thomas Birch prolific writer member of the Society of Antiquaries and Fellow of the Royal Society. <em>The Faerie Queene </em>is an epic poem one of the longest in the English language. It is primarily an allegorical poem and was originally presented by Spenser to Queen Elizabeth I in 1589 in an attempt to gain Royal patronage. It has become a hugely influential work in which Spenser invented the verse form known as the Spenserian stanza.</p><p>Free Tracked Post for All UK Customers<br />Overseas Customers please contact for postage prices</p> J. Brindely. . . hardcover
88434London The Folio Society 2011 Limited Numbered Edition 114/1000. The gorgeous facsimiles are bound in 3 volumes : Each volume is bound in stunning white Nigerian goat skin blocked with a gilt design on cover and spine that is seductively sensuous to the touch. The volumes are housed on a sliding tray in a maroon toile vendome silk covered wooden case 31.8x23.6x20.6cm. that is lined with maroon cloth. All three volumes are identically bound and gilt embossed except for the book number on the spine. Presented in a wooden slipcase covered in Tsarina Crush with a sliding tray in the base for ease of use In very good near fine condition. Near fine slipcase. Pages all clean and tight. An excellent limited edition copy. Books I & II 528 pages books III & IV 516 pages books V & VI 507 pages. It is printed on thick watermarked laid paper with gilt top page edges and white ribbon markers. Profusely illustrated with 88 large illustrations and 135 illustrative head and tailpieces by Walter Crane. 1712 pages in total he sixteenth century was the golden age of English poetry. Edmund Spenser burned to create an English equivalent to Virgil’s Aeneid. Instead of lauding the Caesars he would glorify Elizabeth the Virgin Queen. Where Virgil connected Rome to the heroic past of Troy Spenser would forge a link between Tudor England and the mythological age of King Arthur. The result was The Faerie Queene a rich allegory which elevated Protestant virtues through the medium of a romantic chivalric epic. Today the power of Spenser’s story and the beauty of his verse still live in ‘famous memory’. London, The Folio Society, 2011 Limited Numbered Edition 114/1000. hardcover
1901165727London: Essex House Press 1901. The epitome of an Essex House Press production First Essex House Press edition number 62 of 150 copies only each printed on vellum and hand-coloured. First published in 1595 Spenser wrote this ode for his bride on their wedding day. It is printed here as the fifth work in the Essex House Press Great Poems Series. The Essex House Press was founded by Charles Robert Ashbee and Laurence Hodson following the closure of William Morris's Kelmscott Press in 1897 and "came from the heart of the arts and crafts movement" Franklin p. 64. Ashbee bought the Kelmscott Press's Albion printing presses after William Morris's death and employed one of the Kelmscott compositors Thomas Binning. In 1902 "a bindery was established in the Guild under the direction of Annie Power who had been a student of Douglas Cockerell" Crawford p. 400. For this work Florence Kingsford Cockerell 1871-1949 one of the leading book illuminators of the English arts and crafts movement provided the illuminated letters. Kingsford Cockerell studied calligraphy under Edward Johnston and predominantly worked for the Ashendene Press. Octavo. Printed in Caslon type. Hand-coloured frontispiece woodcut by Reginald Savage illuminated letters in gilt red blue and green by Florence Kingsford Cockerell with tissue guards. Original vellum spine lettered in gilt rose and "Soul is Form" blind-stamped to front cover. Pastedowns lifting slightly from boards: a near-fine copy. Ashbee A Bibliography of The Essex House Press p. 15; Franklin p. 243; Ransom Essex House Press 23. Alan Crawford C.R. Ashbee: Architect Designer & Romantic Socialist 2005; John Mansfield Thomson Farewell Colonialism: The New Zealand International Exhibition Christchurch 1906-07 1998. hardcover
1862FINfeSAI69London: Smith Elder And Co. 1862. 1862. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. vii-xix 1list of illus. 1 leaferrata 400; 1 p.l. v-xviii 1 leafplate list 420. lacking half-titles. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-coloured lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. contemporary half calf spine & corners worn but solid neat gilt library stamp at foot of spines some foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves. First Edition. St. John who as a young man was fascinated with Borneo and the adventures of Sir James Brooke rajah of Sarawak and took up the study of the Malay language was introduced to Brooke on his visit to England in 1847 and accompanied him as private secretary when Brooke was appointed British commissioner and governor of Labuan. Thenceforth St. John and Brooke were closely associated. St. John was with Brooke during his final operations in 1849 against Malay pirates and he accompanied Brooke to Brunei the Sulu archipelago and to Siam in 1850. Although St. John deemed some of his chief's dealings with the natives high-handed and ill-advised he in a letter to Gladstone defended Brooke against attack in the House of Commons. While the official inquiry into Brooke's conduct which the home government appointed was in progress at Singapore St. John acted temporarily as commissioner for Brooke 1851-5 and visited the north-western coast of Borneo and the north-eastern shore ascending the principal rivers. Appointed in 1856 British consul-general at Brunei St. John explored the country round the capital and penetrated farther into the interior than any previous traveller. He published his full and accurate journals supplemented by other visitors' testimonies in these well-written and beautifully illustrated volumes entitled Life in the Forests of the Far East 1862. DNB Included are chapters on the Sea and Land Dayaks and their social life the Samarahan River and the Caves of Sirih St. John's ascents of the Mountain of Kina Balu explorations in the interior to the south and south-east of the capital expedition up the Limbang River visits to the Sulu Islands Borneo proper Sarawak the Chinese in Borneo the Chinese insurrection and Roman catholic and protestant missions. The plates include tinted lithographs showing scenery and natives and four hand-coloured lithographs of notable flora. cfCasey Wood p. 548 2nd Edn. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1862. Hardcover
003849EGLondon: THE FOLIO SOCIETY 2011. Limited Edition. HARDCOVER. Fine. A FINE THREE VOLUME SET IN A FINE WOOD BOX COVERED IN SILK. LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 651/1000 Copies. Bound in full Nigerian goatskin based on Walter Crane's original edition. Tope edge gold gilt. Set is essentially as new. No flaws. No signatures no bookplates. A very large and heavy volume weighing over twenty pounds. Extra shipping required. No oversea orders. THE FOLIO SOCIETY unknown
19001041London: British Literary Society 1900. Extra Illustrated Edition of the Aldine Poets Limited to Ten Numbered and Registered Copies of Which This Is No. 4. Publishers Fine Leather Bindings. Near Fine. A complete five volume set in near fine condition beautifully bound in publishers full leather inlaid Morocco bindings with bright gilt floral patterns to covers and spine. Leather inlaid doublures silk end pages bright gilt page edges pages are bright and clean without marks and no foxing. illustrated with color plates. Limited edition #4 of 10. No publication date stated - circa 1900. A stunning example in excellent condition. Near Fine. British Literary Society unknown
19323785Oxford: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press.& Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell 1932. First Thus. One of 375 numbered copies on Batchelor's Shakespeare Head handmade paper this copy being number 134 out of a total edition of 386 copies. Eight large octavo volumes 11 3/16 x 7 1/8 inches; 285 x 194 mm. Bound in the original quarter green calf over marbled boards by Douglas Cockerell. Vellum tips. Spines lettered and dated in gilt. All edges uncut. In the original glassines. Publisher's prospectus loosely laid in. Collating 8 135 1 blank 3 140<br/>-144 137-306 1 1 blank; 8 252; 8 220 1 3 blank; 8 240 1 7 blank; 8 260 2 2 blank; 8<br/>415 1; 8 240 1 3 blank; 8 278 2. With 111 woodcut illustrations decorations and title vignettes after and by Hilda Quick all hand-colored except for five that are printed in red and black. A Vewe of the Present State of Ireland with pictorial woodcut title-page border and woodcut frontispiece map of Ireland by Macdonald Gill both hand-colored. Lettering for half-titles title-pages headings and initials printed in red black and blue after designs by Joscelyne Gaskin some shoulder notes printed in red with occasional text printed in red and black. A Fine set.<br/><br/>"The text of the present edition of Spenser's Works has been prepared by Professor W.L. Renwick. It follows in every case the first editions.The decorations have been designed and engraved on wood by Hilda Quick those in The Shepheardes Calender being based on the cuts in the original editions. The initial letters and the letterings for the title- page and headings have been engraved by her from designs by Joscelyne Gaskin.The eight volumes of Spenser 1930 are equally good—different as the character of the author is but in merita nothing to choose between them. Perhaps the small devices below Spenser's sonnets printed in black and in the vellum copies beautifully laid with gold are the most discreet and opulent form of decoration fitting and in flawless taste" Franklin.<br/><br/>Franklin 150 236. Ransom 17:67. Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press...& Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell unknown books
FORT916165The Folio Society. Used - Very Good. Limited Edition. 3 Volume set in original case. Facsimile of the 1897 First Edition from George Allen. Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Printed on Corolla Classic Watermarked Layed paper and bound by Lachemaier in full Nigerian goatskin blocked with a gilt stamped design based on Walter Crane's original. Limited Edition 90/1000. Housed in original crushed silk box. The Folio Society unknown
1897028708J.M. Dent: London 1897. Limited Edition. Quarto. In two volumes limited to 1250 copies after which the type was distributed. Continuous pagination. This beautiful set was published by J.M. Dent in 1897 following their 1893 edition of Malory's Morte D'Arthur illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. This was a major work issued as a companion to the Beardsley Malory which was now pictured and decorated by Louis Fairfax-Muckley whose magnificent illustrations recall Beardsley's though lacking the erotic images in the borders. Some of the decorative vegetation Faix fax-Muckley used for instance is reminiscent of that found in Dent's Morte D'Arthur though his illustrations are also more consistent with the depiction of the characters in the text see the image of the Redcross Knight as he fights the dragon. In addition to the border nicely populated by dragons the image is partially enclosed by a form of the Gothic bracket that the manuals describe. Bound by Birdsall in ¾ brown Morocco over cloth raised bands lettered and fully decorated in gilt top edges gilt all others uncut. The original gilt decorated covers were bound in at the rear of the book. London unknown
2011031046London: Folio Society Ltd. 2011. Book. Illus. by Walter Crane. Near Fine. Full Leather. First Folio Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Three 3 volumes in white Nigerian Goatskin lavishly decoated in gilt. Top edge gilt. White ribbon marker in each volume. Housed in silk covered wooden slipcase. Limited Edition of 1000 copies of which this is #563. This is a facsimile edition of the original edition one of the great illustrated books published in 1897 with Walter Crane's wonderful images. 6 books bound in three.1546 pages. Books in fine condition excepting a small scuff to top edge of Vol 1 barely visible. Box has some wear. Large Item will need extra freight. . Folio Society Ltd. Hardcover
84097803London 1862 Smith. 3/4 Leather over marbled boards very good 400420p.index 4 color litho illustrations 12 tinted plates 2 vol. set corners & covers bit rubbed one plate in color facsimile else clean as is. FIRST EDITION Valuable relation of the British Consul-general at Borneo also secretary to Sir James Brooke in Labuan temporary Com- missioner of Labuan Charge d'Affaires in Haiti & the Domin- ican Republic Resident Minister in Haiti Minister Residen- tiary in Peru Envoy Extraordinary to Mexico and Minister to Sweden. St. John explored the country around the capital of Borneo and penetrated farther into the interior than any pr- evious traveller. He published a full and accurate journal. Covering the Sea & land Dayaks their social life the Kay- ans of Baram Samarahan river & caves mountain of Kina Balu and its ascent expeditions to explore the interior of the South and South-east of the capital. His Limbang or Malayan journal Sulu archipelago & its islands the Kingdom of Bor- neo proper Sarawak & the Chinese in Borneo. The author was secretary to Rajah Brooke of Sarawak and he was the British consul at Brunei this work was based on his explorations. Casey Wood p.548. Describes travels in Northern Borneo. A most excellent primary resource. Color scans can be sent by e-mail. R A R E ! unknown
1930205189Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press St Aldates Oxford & published for the press by Basil Blackwell 1930. Hardcover. The original contents are in fine condition pages mostly unopened / the attractively simple new binding is in near new condition with just a bit of fading to the edges of the silk moire endpapers. Photographs upon request. Number 250 of a limited edition of 375 copies printed on Batchelor's Shakespeare Head handmade paper. The text of the present edition has been prepared by Professor W.L. Renwick and the decorations have been designed and engraved on wood by Hilda Quick with the initial letters and the letterings for the title-page and headings having been engraved by her from designs by Joscelyne Gaskin. This set has been rebound in full burgundy leather black leather spine labels with gilt titling pale lavender silk moire endpapers and sewn-in ribbon markers. All edges uncut and mostly unopened. Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press St Aldates Oxford & published for the press by Basil Blackwell hardcover
46508London: Folio Society 2011. Limited Edition. Leather. Near Fine. Walter Crane. Three volumes in white Nigerian goatskin decorated in gilt. Top edges gilt. Housed in wooden slipcase with iridescent like covered cloth. Edition limited to 1000 copies of which this is #201. This is a facsimile copy of the original edition of 1897 one of the great illustrated books of the 19th century by Walter Crane. Volume 2 with a very small nick to the spine head with a couple small light tears in back of the slipcase and a very small abrasion to one edge. The fore-edge text block of one volume with a faint pencil or ink line but very unobtrusive. In all a near fine set. Folio Society unknown
189769960London: The Folio Society 2011. 4to.Limited Edition. Limited Facsimile Edition. 3 volumes. Full white Nigerian goatskin with elaborate gilt-stamped decoration and lettering to boards and spines based on Walter Crane's original design within a maroon silk covered wooden slipcase; top edges gilt. Very minor spots to the fore-edges; otherwise all in fine condition clean and bright including the heavy slipcase. A beautiful facsimile edition with Walter Crane's incredible black & white illustrations throughout. Numbered 588 of 1000 limited edition copies published by The Folio Society from the originally published George Allen editions printed at The Chiswick Press 1894-7. This is a very heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Leather. Limited Edition. 1897. The Folio Society 2011 hardcover
41208London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand. 1758. 4to. 26cm in 2 volumes xliiI08673I & 392385-392393-6731pp. signatures: a-e4 a-f4 B4-C4 D2; B-4Q4 4R1; A-4Q4 4R1. chapter device decorations in contemporary full calf expertly rebacked raised bands gilt ruled borers corner and centre device decorations in the panels double black crushed morocco labels the original boards have some wear and wear on the edges signature of Hemy Streatfeild in upper margin of titles and Streatfeild armorial bookplates on front paste-downs endpapers with the family motto "Data fata Sequutus" Following my destiny fate from Vergil's "Aeneid" ESTC T134641. One of the classical works of the English language The Faerie Queene was first published in two parts in 1590 and 1596. Spenser's epic poem was written in a rhyme scheme that became known as Spenserian stanza. The long allegorical work honours the Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I in particular. The Queen was delighted enough with the work to award Spenser a pension for life. Aside from providing the extensive notes for this work John Upton 1707-1760 also published Critical Observations on Shakespeare 1746. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, in the Strand. 1758 unknown
1758BB1494London: printed for J. and R. Tonson 1758. First Edition thus. Full Calf. Fine. First Annotated Edition illustrated grangerized with the full suite of 32 double-page plates by William Kent for the 1751 edition of Spenser’s Faerie Queene published by Stephen Wright and John Brindley ESTC T35152. 4to: xlii68 including glossary6731; 673pp Illustrated with 32 double-page tab-mounted copperplate engravings by William Kent. Engraved armorial bookplates of John Moore Paget 1791-1866 on front paste-downs. Laid in are various manuscipt leaves one on stationary of the Old Vicarage Cuckfield now a Grade II listed building originally built in the early 17th century rebuilt in Georgian style in 1780s and finally altered in the nineteenth century. A magnificent set printed on heavy paper and bound in contemporary full stained calf joints very skillfully rebuilt spine in six compartments between raised bands four very richly gilt two with red and black morocco lettering pieces gilt; decorative gilt rolls on thick board edges page edges speckled red. A superb perhaps unique example pages and plates pristine crisp fresh and bright. Lowndes V 2477 and III 2477. Alston III101. Spenser Encyclopedia pp. 389 for Kent and 706 for Upton. . Upton's edition was the first attempt at an original-spelling and an annotated text. "The extensive notes tracing sources and identifying historical personages are still valuable; all later annotators are indebted to Upton's erudition." Radcliffe Spenser and the Tradition: English Poetry 1579-1830 William Kent was a skilled designer and decorator but a poor painter and draughtsman and despite their energy and directness his designs for The Faerie Queene are not wholly successful they were severely criticised by Horace Walpole in his Anecdotes of Painting in England. But the subjects represented contain many interesting reflections of Kent's involvement with picturesque gothic architecture and garden design including such romantic structures as the Hermitage and Merlin’s Cave a thatched mock-gothic building housing a library for Queen Caroline at Richmond. John Moore Paget of Cranmore Hall Somerset inherited from his father a "library of curious and valuable books and a decided taste for bibliology. A book-hunter from his youth his constant delight in after life was to search old book-stalls and add from time to time some scarce or quaint old work or rare engraving to his increasing collection." Gentleman's Magazine vol. 221 1866. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. printed for J. and R. Tonson unknown
186227407London: Smith Elder and Co. 1862. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. v-xx 400; iii xviii ii 420 pp bound without the errata leaf in volume I and both half titles. Recent tan half calf over marbled boards spine with raised bands gilt lettered red labels lettered direct to two lower panels. 12 tinted lithographs 4 coloured lithographs and 3 folding maps. Some foxing adjacent to the plates and maps a very good set. London: Smith, Elder and Co. unknown
193052242Stratford-on-Avon: Printed at the Shakespeare Head St. Aldates Oxford & Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell 1930. Number 83 of 350 sets. Woodcuts by Hilda Quick headings and initials by Joscelyne Gaskin. 8 vols. 8vo. Half green calf over Cockerell marbled boards covers very slightly faded otherwise fine. Quick Hildsa. Number 83 of 350 sets. Woodcuts by Hilda Quick headings and initials by Joscelyne Gaskin. 8 vols. 8vo. Printed at the Shakespeare Head St. Aldates Oxford & Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell unknown
167916502London: Henry Hills for J. Edwin 1679. First complete edition. Near fine. Hardcover. Folio. xii339i168210-119-1114-258369-391ipp. Early full calf Cambridge-style binding rebacked in the 19th century with the spine in 7 compartments intricately gilt; leather label gilt. Engraved frontispiece. Each work has its own title page and for the first three begins the pagination anew though 'The Shepherds Calandar' is mispaginated in three places. 2A-Z4 Kk mismarked K Nn mismarked NAa-Zz4Aaa-Zzz4Aaaa-Iiii4Kkkk Aaaaa-Ccccc4. A handsome copy with an inscription dated 1891 probably the date of the reback. Unbeliveably quirky pagination and signature markings but complete. One of two states of this printing: This state shows two bars with catchword 'Calen-" on page 258 followed by p. 359 'Calendarium Pastorale'. A second state lacks the catchword has 'Finis' between the bars on p. 258 an advertisement leaf and then the 'Calendarium'. Carpenter p. 111. DNB suggests that this edition may have been edited by Dryden. Wing S4965. ESTC R7177. Henry Hills for J. Edwin hardcover books
189721539London: George Allen 1897. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated by Walter Crane. 4to. Six volumes bound from parts. 85 full-page black and white illustrations by Walter Crane. Printed on handmade paper by Charles Wittingham at the Chiswick Press. Ivory colored buckram gilt spine and with the upper boards blocked in gilt and red. Volumes 3-6 also have top edges gilt and the original wrappers bound in. <br/> <br/>Cloth has traces of soil paper is lightly age-toned at the edges we note one inner hinge partially cracked else this is a fine set. One of 1000 copies.<br/> <br/>Howey F-147. George Allen hardcover books
190110880New York: Samuel Buckley & Co 1901. Limited Edition. Vellum binding. Fine. Ocravo 22pp. A beautiful copy printed on vellum and bound in full limp vellum hand illuminated in shell gold and various paints. Beautifully executed. 1/150 numbered copies this is #148. Engraved bookplate. Fine example. Samuel Buckley & Co unknown
