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1912130812Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. 1912. Octavo pp. 1-8 1-187 188: printer's imprint original pictorial blue cloth front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. A collection of nine ghost stories dedicated to Swain's longtime friend M. R. James. ". Swain's tales share many features with those of James' and draw on the friends' common interests and antiquarian studies. They are however rather milder in tone and regularly incorporate a playful humour not often found in James' work. The tales relate the adventures of a fictionalized version of the author Mr Batchel Rector of Stoneground parish. Although by today's standards readers may find Swain's stories rather lacking in supernatural horrors their subtle qualities become apparent on re-reading and many find Mr Batchel one of the most enduring creations of English ghost fiction." - Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 468. Ashley Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction p. 170. Barron ed Horror Literature 3-193. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1571. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 209. Sullivan ed The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural p. 419. Tymn ed Horror Literature 3-238. Bleiler 1978 p. 190. Reginald 13908. Cloth rubbed at upper spine end spine panel tanned endpapers and page edges just a bit tanned a very good copy. Penciled signature of A. Langley Searles noted fantasy enthusiast and publisher of the long-running fanzine FANTASY COMMENTATOR dated 1944 on front paste-down. An attractive copy. #130812 W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. unknown books
192720372Capel-Y-Ffin Abergavenny: Francis Walterson 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter red buckram spine green/blue mottled batik boards spine lettered in gilt. Near fine. Gill Eric. 21 pages. 22 x 17.5 cm. Limited edition copy 116 of 150 signed by Eric Gill hand printed on Batchelor hand-made paper by the Chiswick Press with wood engravings by Eric Gill. Introduction by John O'Connor noting the author composed this piece in a Toledo cell. GILL 280. Clean bright copy backstrip slightly sunned. Francis Walterson hardcover books
17083257n. p. n. d. No binding. Very good . Gill Eric. Scarce woodblock print of Eric Gill's "The Purchaser" P40 on tissue paper initialled "E. G." in the block; the engraving was used in "The Devil's Devices" and elsewhere. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream leaf of tissue paper approx. 11.75" by 9.25" with 5" by 3.25" print in black. <br/><br/>___CONDITON: Very good plus with light crimping to the edges and a few faint spots of foxing. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. unknown books
195108749Cambridge: Addson-Welsley Press Inc 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. With special reference to the EDSAC and the uses of a library of subroutines. 167 2pp Bound in original cloth. This was the first textbook written on the subject of computers computer programming and software. Wilkes Director of the Mathematical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge designed and built the EDSAC-the first storage program computer with the assistance of Wheeler and Gill for Cambridge University. A near fine copy with neat owner's name on front free endpaper. <br/><br/> Addson-Welsley Press, Inc hardcover books
194720019New York: Dial Press 1947. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 246pp. Text evenly age-toned else tight and fine in the original Arthur Hawkins dustwrapper slightly darkened on spine panel lightly worn at extremities still Near Fine. Bright copy of the author's uncommon first book winner of the Avery Hopwood prize for 1946. Eckert went on to pen a few Crime Club mysteries in the Fifties under the name Josephine Eckert Gill. Dial Press unknown books
20012307241London: Hermes House 2001. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Ink name on endpaper edge wear to jacket. 2001 Hard Cover. A comprehensive guide to the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui. Ancient formulae and symbols explained and interpreted for today's world with simple tables to help apply them and a unique glimpse at the professional use of the Luo Pan the Feng Shui compasss. Practical advice on applying the principles--from choosing a house to adding subtle details to your existing home and from creating tranquil outdoor spaces to realizing dreams and aspirations. Gives an insight into relationships in the office and at home suggests ways to improve health career and friendships to create nurturing environments for your loved ones. Over 6000 photographs and illustrations including floor plans and garden designs help you make a full Feng Shui survey on your living spaces. Hermes House hardcover books
19309181Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press 1930. Hardcover. Orig. blue/green cloth leather spine label nicked. Teg. Very good. Gill Eric. 79 pages. 27 x 19.5 cm. Translated into English by William Jowett. Ornaments and initial letters by Eric Gill. Printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings. Limited edition copy 152 of 500. CHANTICLEER 69. Backstrip slightly sunned. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1969WRCLIT30941London: Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press 1969. Cloth. First edition. About fine in lightly spine-sunned dust jacket. Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press hardcover books
18895268fdBoston: Alfred Mudge & Son 1889. Octavo burgundy cloth hardcover 227 76 188 81 75 pp. Very Good; some rubbing to joints. Alfred Mudge & Son, 1889. hardcover books
193661270London: Faber and Faber. Very Good. 1936. Hardcover. First Edition. 354pp. Very Good. . Faber and Faber hardcover books
19131305205Manchester: University of Manchester 1913. Hardcover. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Ex-Library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print tattered corners and spine caps spotting and shelfwear tape across spine for reinforcement; Text block has gilt top edge deckle-edged shaken binding intermittent spine breaks front endpapers torn along spine exposing binding library label on front pastedown spotting to front endpapers library stamp on verso of frontispiece and verso of title page call number in pencil on verso of title page; 412 pages frontispiece folded map folded map after final page 20 page publisher catalog. 1305205. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. University of Manchester hardcover books
191820775Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press 1918. First edition. Original Wraps. Orig. black wrappers. Fine. Gill Eric. 23 pages in text. 26 x 20 cm. No. 24 of St. Dominic's Press Publications. Contains Gill's red cross on title Paschal Lamb and Spray of Leaves. Two pages of St. Dominic Press adverts at rear. GILL 366. "This was also published in black paper wrappers lettered on front cover in gilt our copy." Fresh almost as new copy. St. Dominic's Press unknown books
19932134Blandford Forum Dorset: Waterfront Publications 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Small soil spot on title page/- tiny bit of seaweed was left between leaves else tight bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear else bright and clean. Burgundy textured paper boards gilt lettering cream endpages. Oblong 8vo. 144pp. Illus. b/w plates. <br/><br/>130 photographs reproduced from the original glass plates National Maritime Museum Greenwich. Waterfront Publications hardcover books
1959194336Los Angeles: Bruce of Los Angeles 1959. Magazine. 48p. including covers 5.25x7.5 inches digest size magazine of physique photos by Bruce of LA very good in stapled pictorial wraps. Bruce of LA's quarterly physique digest mostly illustrated with his photos and models but with a few other pros and amateurs as well and order forms included. Early issues were clearly marked with season and year but later issues left off the dates identified only by volume number in this case volume actually meant issue. Bruce of Los Angeles unknown books
197345641NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Spine sunned lacking the glassine else very good in publisher's cloth backed boards. Inscribed and signed by Gill on the front free endpaper. <br/><br/> Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1973115860New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1973. First edition. Hardcover. An excerpt from the then forthcoming book "Ways of Loving." Printed as a New Year's greeting for the friends of the author and publisher. A near fine copy with some fading to the spine and edges in a near fine glassine with a few small tears and a chip at the base of the spine. Publisher card laid in. Harcourt, Brace & World unknown books
19349024139London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. Hardcover. Fine. One of 500 numbered copies bound in the publisher's original clolth covered boards cover and spine stamped in gilt. Printed and published by Christopher Sandford Francis J. Newbery & Owen Rutter at the Golden Cockerel Press. <br/><br/> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1934193178London Golden Cockerel Press 1934. 1934. Tall narrow 8vo. Title page vignette and full-page illustration by the author. Original gilt stamped cream cloth uncut light soiling. No signatures on bookplates. Very good. #23/500 numbered copies printed by Christopher Sandford et al at the Golden Cockerel Press. First use by the press of Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types. Hardcover. [London] Golden Cockerel Press, 1934. hardcover books
193417041003London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1934. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Gill Eric. No. 197 of 500 octavo size 16 pp. "The Lord's Song" is a sermon composed by the inimitable Eric Gill 1882-1940; it is a call to reaffirm free will as well as an acknowledgement of sin and spiritual responsibility in an age dominated by an industrial work force. This volume is the first book in which the Golden Cockerel Press has made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types and Gill contributes wood engravings to accompany his text in a combination of spiritual and social criticism.<br/><br/>This copy has a rather remarkable provenance as evidenced by the prior owners' bookplates to the paste-down endpapers: A. M. Albert Mayer Cohn bibliographer of George Cruikshank whose bookplate features Cruikshank's "Connoisseurs at a Book Stall" and a Ditchling address label; Evelyn and Lowell Kerr creators of one of the principal collections of Algernon Charles Swinburne in the U.S.; and the bookseller's ticket of Philip Duschnes renowned New York bookseller and publisher of "The New Colophon".<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full white buckram with gilt lettering on the spine and front board wood engraving of "St. Thomas' Hands" P382 used on books containing writings by Gill to title page plate of "The Lord's Song" P856 facing page 5; Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types Arnold and Foster's pure rag paper octavo 9" by 4.5" pagination: 1-4 5-15 16 one of 500 copies this number 197.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and the only prior owner markings we see are the bookplates mentioned above; the white buckram has light overall soiling spine is lightly sunned and there is slight foxing to front and rear endpapers.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Gill no. 26 Chanticleer 92.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1934239328London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. No. 191 of 500 copies. Title vignette full-page frontispiece and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. Cream buckram lettered in gilt on upper cover from Gill's design. Fine. Gill Eric. No. 191 of 500 copies. Title vignette full-page frontispiece and wood-engraved initial capital by Eric Gill. 24pp. Printed by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. 1 vols. 4 1/2 x 9 inches. According to the colophon this book was "the first in which the Press made use of Eric Gill's Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic types." Gill 26 Golden Cockerel Press unknown books
193412241London: Golden Cockerel Press 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.cream basket-weave cloth. Near fine. Gill Eric. 16 pages. 9 x 4 1/2"with a frontispiece engraved on wood by the author. Limited edition copy 13 of 500 printed on Arnold paper in Perpetua Roman and Felicity Italic type.The first book to appear in the new 14pt. version of this font. CHANTICLEER 92. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1917Embry 183437Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1917. First edition first printing. Toning to lower one half inch of spine panel lower corners just showing still near fine in edgeworn dust jacket with a one half inch chip to lower spine a one inch piece missing from mid spine and a closed tear with creases to lower front panel. Tape repairs to verso. Color frontis and b&w illustrations by Milo Winter. Illustrated boards. Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1917. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
196661930NY: P.J. Kennedy & Sons 1966. First edition. xvii 323 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket that has a small chip at the crown and light overall rubbing. NY: P.J. Kennedy & Sons unknown books
196614005NY: Kennedy 1966. First edn. 8vo pp. 323. A fine copy in little chipped and soiled dj. This is a biography of the noted type designer. Kennedy unknown books
1968156749Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California Los Angeles 1968. Softcover. G Covers have moderate aging soiling or foxing; only first page is not clear. Tan paper wraps 71 pp. several duotone illus. Reminiscences of the life and work of English sculptor printmaker and designer Eric Gill 1882-1940 as told by Cecil Gill Beatrice Warde and David Kindersley. Includes a few examples of his work and one view of the artist at work. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles unknown books
