Henry Vaughan, Silurist. Poems ...; An Essay from "The Mount of Olives" [and] Two Letters from MSS. in the Bodleian Library
Soho, The Nonesuch Press, 1924. Number 491 of only 850 numbered copies. More
Soho, The Nonesuch Press, 1924. Number 491 of only 850 numbered copies. More
[London], Nonesuch Press, 1927. More
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1937 (first thus). Number 552 of 1000 copies printed at the Curwen Press. '[Robert] Thornton had published his school edition of Virgil in 1812, with a second edition printed in 1819. This included not only Virgil's Latin verses but also "imitations" of Virgilian poetry by other..... More
London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935. Number 24 of 250 copies numbered and signed by the author. One of the Grayson Books series edited by John Hackney. More
Flansham, Bognor Regis, Pear Tree Press, 1934. Number 25 of 100 copies. 'Script by Helen Hinkley. Design and plate printing by James Guthrie'. Guthrie, who was known for his experiments in coloured intaglio printing, has signed the final leaf. William Strode (1598-1645) was one of the five members of parliament..... More
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1946. Number 283 of 750 numbered copies. This is the fifth book published by The Wakefield Press. More
[Rio de Janeiro], Confraria Bibliófila Brasileira 'Cattleya Alba', [1944] (first thus). Number 48 of only 200 copies of this deluxe privately printed edition printed on undyed silk, signed by the illustrator Martha Pawlowna Schidrowitz and the translator Álvaro Moreyra. The 52 hand-coloured illustrations, based on the 52 cards in a...... More
Carlton, Queensberry Hill Press, 1985. 'The story of the Eucalyptus oil industry - and the "eucy" men, and their contribution to the Australian bush tradition' (cover sub-title). Number 214 of 350 copies signed by the author. Mounted on the front pastedown is the bookplate of Peter Marsh (of Queensberry Hill..... More
Paris, Georges Crès et Cie, 1919 (first thus). Number 701 of a total edition of 1700 copies, this being one of 1650 copies on 'vélin de Rives' paper (numbered 51-1700). The fifth title in the Le Théâtre d'Art series. More
Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1950. Loosely inserted is a copy of the 4-page prospectus (a little marked and tanned) and an order form (both folded twice). [3 items]. More
Brisbane, The Shapcott Press, May 1963. The lengthy colophon on the verso of the rear cover states that the item 'was wholly set by hand by Harrison Bryan & Brian Donaghey and printed with the assistance of the English Honours students in the University of Queensland'. Loosely inserted is a...... More
Gordon, Australian Amateur Press Association, 1952. One of only 200 copies of this issue, 'Set up and printed by Hal E. Stone at "Pallamana," Elgin Street, Gordon'. It was the magazine's third and final issue; the first one was published in July 1948. Bookselling was never easy: a lengthy note..... More
Adelaide, Sullivan's Cove, 1987. Number 80 of only 185 copies initialled by the publisher. More
Adelaide, Sullivan's Cove, 1987. Number 79 of only 185 copies initialled by the publisher. More
Sydney, Sunnybrook Press, 1936. Hand-printed by Ernest H. Shea; this is number 153 of only 300 copies signed by the author, the well-known Sydney bookseller. David Scott Mitchell (1836-1907) should need little introduction; his eponymous library in the State Library of New South Wales is a national treasure. Loosely inserted..... More
Brooklyn, The Angelica Press, 1974 [first thus]. One of 2000 copies. More
Cambridge, The Minority Press, 1930. Minority Pamphlet No. 5. Cover design by Raymond McGrath. Loosely inserted is the one-page publisher's catalogue. More
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1933. Number 852 of 1000 copies of which 800 copies are for sale in England ... and 200 are for sale in the United States. More
Chelsfield, The Stanton Press, 1924. Number 126 of 200 copies on Kelmscott hand-made paper; a further five copies on vellum were also produced. More
[London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts, London, and John Lane, New York] [Vale Press], 1901. One of only 310 copies. The Latin text of this famous tale of Cupid and Psyche from the 'Metamorphoses' of Apuleius (often known as 'The Golden Ass') was edited by C.J...... More
London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896 (first thus). One of only 210 copies of this elegant publication from the Vale Press. The colophon states: 'Chosen by John Gray, the border and decorations engraved by Charles Ricketts, under whose supervision the book has been..... More
London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896. One of only 210 copies of the fourth publication from the Vale Press. In his 'Bibliography of the Books issued by Hacon & Ricketts' (page xx), Ricketts notes: 'The greater number of these poems are translations from..... More
London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1903 (first thus). One of only 270 copies, including 10 copies on vellum. In his 'Bibliography of the Books issued by Hacon & Ricketts', Charles Ricketts elaborates: 'Edited by Robert Steele, the original spelling being retained ... Composed..... More
London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896 (first thus). One of only 200 copies for sale of the second publication from the Vale Press. The colophon states: 'printed by the Ballantyne Press, the build of the book and its decoration being by Charles Ricketts'..... More