In Remembrance of Rose.
New York: Scribner's, (1987), First American Edition Uncorrected Proof copy. octavo, printed wrappers. Scribner's, A near mint copy. We have hundreds of Advance and Proof copies in stock. More
New York: Scribner's, (1987), First American Edition Uncorrected Proof copy. octavo, printed wrappers. Scribner's, A near mint copy. We have hundreds of Advance and Proof copies in stock. More
(London): British Museum, 1973, 32pp., followed by 24 black and white plates. Reprint of the 1965 edition. octavo, wrappers. British Museum, Also with 6 color plates. More
London: British Museum, 1969, First Edition. small octavo, wrappers. 32pp. followed by 25 plates. British Museum, Illustrated in black and white and in color. More
New York: Basic Books, (2008), Second printing. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 528 pp. Basic Books, Illustrated. A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. More
New York: Random House, (1971), First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (332)pp. Random House, "He is perhaps best known for his universally admired Nonesuch Press and for his influence on book design in general. But in this book we get the whole man: childhood and youth in a...... More
BIS Publishers, (2010), First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 191 pp. BIS Publishers, Creative Characters is a collection of in-depth interviews with the most influential typeface designers in the business as well as up-and-coming young guns, who discuss the motives and methods behind type. The list of designers includes Jim Parkinson, Underware..... More
(London): The Macmillan Press Ltd., (1972), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. xii, 52pp. The Macmillan Press Ltd., A comprehensive bibliography of general studies of Irish Drama written between 1899 and 1970. The 600 entries have been annotated only when the title does not suggest the nature of the..... More
(Washington, DC: Marine Corps Historical Center, 1997), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 44pp., stapled. Marine Corps Historical Center, Part of the Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Official records of the Marine Corps and appropriate historical works were utilized in compiling this..... More
(Stroud): Tempus, (2007), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (128)pp. Tempus, Profusely illustrated. The forgotten airfield at Throwley, Faversham, Kent, which existed between 1917 and 1919, was created to aid Britain's coastal defence after the public's fearful outcry in response to Zeppelin raids early in the First World War..... More
London: Heinemann, (1946), First Edition. octavo, printed paper wrappers. 144 pp. Heinemann, With contributions by A. E. Coppard, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Sylvia Townsend Warner, T. H. White, Oscar Wilde and others. Illustrated with artwork by Max Beerbohm, Ben Nicholson, Lucian Pissarro and others. Wrappers lightly dusty, upper right corner bumped..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, (1987), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. St. Martin's Press, More
New York: Viking, (1981), First American Edition Uncorrected Proof copy. octavo, printed paper wrappers. Viking, Near fine. Printed title neatly affixed to spine with clear tape. We have hundreds of Advance and Proof copies in stock. More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1992, First Edition. octavo, boards. 178pp. Oak Knoll Press, In this collection of essays, leading scholars investigate the interaction between authors, publishers, booksellers, readers, and regulatory bodies in England and France across three centuries, and show the key role that the book trade --..... More
Madison: Univ of Wisconsin Press, (1989), First Edition. octavo, wrappers. (xiv), (300)pp. Univ of Wisconsin Press, Mathews' career in publishing "coincided with the transition from Victorian to modern literature, a period which literary historians date from about 1880 to 1920...what makes Mathews unique is the role he played in encouraging..... More
New York: New York University Press, 1980, First Edition. quarto, maroon cloth. xvi, 162 pp. New York University Press, Illustrated. New. More
London: HMSO, 1981, Public Record Office Museum Pamphlets No. 10. oblong quarto, wrappers. (16)pp. HMSO, A manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror. A fascinating introduction to this important record. Illustrated. More
New Haven, CT: Yale Univ Press, (1997), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. viii, (88)pp. Yale Univ Press, This book examines Blake's stupendous achievement by discussing and displaying some fifty works out of the Paul Mellon Collection at the Yale Center for British Art. These include a number of..... More
New York: Macmillan, (1967), First Edition. large octavo, maroon cloth in dust jacket. Macmillan, Fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
(Cambridge): Cambridge University Library, 1975, First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (iv), (28)pp. Cambridge University Library, Ilustrated with photographs and drawings. A very fine copy. More
New York: Vanguard, (1976), First Edition. octavo, cloth. Vanguard, Short story collection. Several small pieces of tape (unnecessarily) on the verso of jacket, else a very fine, clean copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
(London): The British Museum Press, (2002), First Edition. large octavo, boards in dust jacket. (138) pp. The British Museum Press, This book catalogues for the first time in detail the relatively small but important collection of German printed books in The British Museum's Department of Prints and Drawings. With one..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 258pp. Princeton University Press, Wrappers issue. Illustrated with 44 plates. A reexamination of Cruikshank' s contributions to 19th century British Society, literary culture as well as political and social culture through satire. Front wrapper caricature of Cruikshank by Ronald Searle. New..... More
Boston: Godine, (1995), octavo, boards in dust jacket. Godine, Illustrated. Expanding ont he work of Evan Gill in The Inscriptional Work of Eric Gill: An Inventory, this listing adds more than 180 new items. Notes give the locations, sizes, dates, architects and craftsmen. Appendices list Pupils or Assistants, 1906-1940; Locations..... More
(London): Cassell, Later Printing. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 224pp. Cassell, Thirteen episodes of bravery begins with the gallant fight of Napoleon's Old Guard at Waterloo, to the Alamo, the Zulus at Rorke's Drift, the "Bridge Too Far" at Arnhem and concludes with the Gloucesters at Imjin during the Korean..... More