Which is Absurd
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. An early issue in the Autonym Library. More
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1896. An early issue in the Autonym Library. More
London, Boriswood Limited, 1931. 'This, the only Complete Edition of BOY is limited to 145 copies on English hand-made paper, numbered and signed by the author, for private issue to subscribers only. There have also been printed 15 copies for presentation'; this copy is number 47. An 'appalling story of..... More
Farnham, Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2013. Not least, the 'introduction aims to place Ruskin's own approach to the vexed questions of access and cultural values' (dustwrapper). In the Nineteenth Century Series. More
Bath, Millstream, 1988 (first edition). More
London, Methuen & Co Ltd, 1964 (second, revised, edition)/ 1940. Loosely inserted are Schoenbaum's first and second supplements to this edition (1966 and 1970, both in excellent condition and each with Schoenbaum's compliments slip loosely inserted). With the later pencilled ownership signature of poet, author and critic Alan Brissenden. More
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1908. More
Newmill, Patten Press in association with Newlyn Art Gallery, 1995. The gallery opened in 1895. More
Atglen, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1998, 1998 and 2000. These volumes contain contemporary values for nearly 4000 figures, many of which had never been seen before. [3 items]. More
London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925. The first edition of this collection of poems. More
Franklin Center, The Franklin Library, 1980 (first thus). More
London, Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society Ltd., 1921 (first thus). Number 244 of 1025 copies on Riccardi hand-made paper (of which only 1000 were for sale), printed in the Riccardi Press fount at the Chiswick Press (a further 14 copies were printed on vellum). More
Wellington, E.R. and H.A. Ryan, 1993. Number 145 of 1000 copies. A history of the Australian descendants of Scottish Covenanter Adam Harkness of 'Mitchellslacks' (died 1657). Loosely inserted is a small group of ephemera relating to the Harkness family, including the original prospectus and an addendum to the family tree..... More
Sparkford, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1994 (first UK edition). Paintings by Peter Bilas. More
Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1973. More
London, The Folio Society, 1983 (first thus). Translated, and with an introduction, by Keith Harrison. More
London, The Folio Society, 1985 (first thus). Introduction by Frank Delaney. More
London, Oxford University Press, 1967 [third edition]. More
London, Oxford University Press, 1951 [first edition]. More
London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1920. Frederick William Harvey (1888-1957), English poet and officer in the 5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment; 'he was captured on 17 August 1916 and spent the remainder of the war in prisoner-of-war camps. His first volume of poems, "A Gloucestershire Lad", was published shortly after..... More
Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1981. With the ownership signature and acquisition details of eminent Australian neurosurgeon Professor Donald Simpson AO (1927-2018) on the front flyleaf. More
Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1981. Provenance: the eminent Australian neurosurgeon Professor Donald Simpson AO (1927-2018), with his inscribed and signed compliments slip indicating that he 'inadvertently bought two copies'. Also loosely inserted is printed letter referring to the book (annotated in ink). More
Derby, Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 1995 (fourth edition)/ 1983. Some related ephemera loosely inserted. Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Historical Series Number 2. More
London, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1967 (first edition). More