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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1892.
Almost very good condition.
Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- LEATHER BINDING
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1327885
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
10th
1925.
Very good condition.
Deluxe edition in publisher's blue calf binding. Gilt border to front cover with floral motif at corners and vignette of little girl in mop cap. Gilt vignettes and floral decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Cream and blue pictorial endpapers. Charming verses and b/w illustrations. The first of the Milne Pooh quartet in which we meet Winnie-the-Pooh for the first time in a poem entitled Teddy Bear. 'A bear, however hard he tries, Grows tubby without exercise...' Complete with blue ribbon page marker. This is the second deluxe edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine very slightly browned. Indentation to centre of front cover, pencil mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Small patches of surface paper damage to both pastedowns. Page marker is detached but still present. Some joints are cracked and some are lightly pulled but the binding is still tight.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- WINNIE THE POOH
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- LEATHER BINDING
AN HISTORICAL TOUR IN MONMOUTHSHIRE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William Coxe.
Illustrated by R.C. Hoare.
Stock no. 1327737
Published by T. Cadell.
1801.
Good condition.
Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, red title labels to spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations and maps, some fold-out. Spines rebacked retaining original title-strips. Covers are very edge-worn and scuffed. New endpapers. Two names in ink to top margins of title-pages of both volumes (one name crossed out in each volume). Heavy foxing to contents and a musty (antiquarian) smell to contents. All plates are present. Fold-out map of Monmouthshire to volume 1 has been neatly repaired on verso with clear tape. Plan of Monmouth in volume 2 (pg292) has been neatly/professionally repaired and plan of Chepstow in volume 2 (pg357) has a small hole to it (not affecting any text or the illustration).
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Bernhard Schutz.
Stock no. 1827952
Published by Abrams.
Circa
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Blue leather spine with gilt title, b/w illustrated cloth boards. Fabulous colour & b/w photos throughout. 472 pages. ISBN: 9780810932975. 5th printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing and a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- MIDDLE AGES
- CHURCHES
- BUILDINGS
- LEATHER BINDING
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA (THE LETTERPRESS SHAKESPEARE)
Written by William Shakespeare; Michael Neill.
Stock no. 1827951
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Edited by Michael Neill. Very large format. This edition does NOT include the commentary volume. Three-quarter bound in red goatskin leather, red marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Limited Edition of 3750. This is copy number 6 of 3750 numbered copies. A beautiful copy, contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf-scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- SHAKESPEARE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare; Peter W.M. Blayney.
Stock no. 1827950
Published by W.W. Norton & Company Inc..
2nd
1996.
Very good condition.
The Norton Facsimile. Based on Folios in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection. Prepared by Charlton Hinman with an introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney. Large format. Heavy volume. Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. Published according to the True Original Copies. Leather spine. Pictorial cloth. Second edition. ISBN: 0393039854. A lovey copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing and a small tear of surface paper to lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
- LEATHER BINDING
PARADISO
Written by Dante Alighieri; Henry Francis Cary; Michael Prodger.
Illustrated by Giovanni Di Paolo.
Stock no. 1827933
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Dark blue leather spine with gilt titles. Pale blue silk moire sides. Top edge blue. Superb colour illustrations by Di Paolo. Translated by Cary with an introductory essay by Prodger. A few minor (very light) marks to leather spine. Contents fine. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light shelf-scuffing (NR F).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- LEATHER BINDING
ALL ROUND THE WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF VOYAGES, TRAVELS, AND ADVENTURES IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by W.F. Ainsworth.
Illustrated by Gustave Dore; et al..
Stock no. 1827689
Published by William Collins Sons & Company.
1st
1868.
Almost very good condition.
Large and very heavy set of two volumes. Edited by Ainsworth. Leather spine & corners with 5 raised bands to spine, gilt tooling and title label. Brown cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Two hundred b/w illustrations. Six folding colour maps. Sereis I is 1st 1868, Series II is 1st 1870. Spine of Series I is split to top half of front joint. Both volumes are worn at board edges and scuffed. Title label of both volumes is heavily rubbed. Foxing throughout. Series I has a closed tear (no loss) mainly to margin of plate opposite page 592, also a small chip to vertical edge of illustration list. Biro mark to some maps. Else contents are very good.
- Categorised in:
- TRAVEL
- HISTORY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
JOHN KEATS: THE COMPLETE POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by John Keats; John Barnard; Andrew Motion.
Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1827677
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Folio Poets Series. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather and cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge green. Edited by John Barnard and introduced by Andrew Motion. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- LEATHER BINDING
BRITISH MYTHS & LEGENDS
Written by Richard Barber.
Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1827561
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
This is the combined edition, with leather spine. Marvels and Magic; Heroes and Saints; History and Romance. Pictorial boards depicting Excalibur. Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- LEGENDS
- LEATHER BINDING
GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Bernhard Schutz.
Stock no. 1827557
Published by Abrams.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Blue leather spine with gilt title, b/w illustrated cloth boards. Fabulous colour & b/w photos throughout. 472 pages. ISBN: 9780810932975. 5th printing (no date, but after 2002). A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly faded to plain side and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- MIDDLE AGES
- CHURCHES
- BUILDINGS
- LEATHER BINDING
PARADISE LOST
Written by John Milton; Peter Ackroyd; John Wain.
Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827556
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2003.
Very good condition.
Large format. Green leather spine with gilt title. Peach silk moiree covered boards. Top edge coloured. A Poem In Twelve Books by Milton with a preface by Ackroyd, an introduction by Wain and colour illustrations by Blake. Spine & top coloured edge lightly faded. Contents lovely. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- LITERATURE
- RELIGION
- CHRISTIANITY
- LEATHER BINDING