Private Press
The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
Oxford, B.H. Blackwell, 1918. Huxley's third published work, and the third title in the 'Initiates Series of Poetry by Proved Hands'. Bromer A3 (750 copies). More
A Little Book of Nature Thoughts. Selected by Thomas Coke Watkins
Portland, Thomas B. Mosher, 1903. More
Pomes Penyeach
Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927. This short collection of poems was sold for 12 pennies (1 shilling) or 12 francs and contains 13 poems, hence 'Pomes Penyeach' (the thirteenth poem being the 'tilly', the Irish term for the thirteenth item in a 'baker's dozen' and also the title of the..... More
Love and the Virgins, and Poems
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1958. The title page is signed by the author. The title-piece is a revised edition of the work first published in 1929. The ninth publication of Harry Muir's Wakefield Press; not stated, but limited to 500 copies. Provenance: Jean Whyte (1923-2003), a dominant figure in Australian..... More
Moralités Légendaires de Jules Laforgue. Contenant: Hamlet ou les suites de la piété filiale; Le miracle des roses; Lohengrin fils de Parsifal, Salomé; Pan et la Syrinx; Persée et Andromède
Paris, Éditions de la Banderole, 1922 [first thus]. Number 165 of a total edition of 700 copies, this being one of 594 copies on vélin d'Arches' paper (numbered 107-700). More
Charles' Wain. A Miscellany of Short Stories
London, The Mallinson Publishing Company, Ltd., 1933. A collection of eighteen short stories dedicated to bookseller and anarchist Charles Lahr. This is number 56 of 95 copies signed by all 18 contributors, of which only 85 copies were for sale. The contributors are: John Arrow, H.E. Bates, Oswell Blakeston, Alec..... More
Idyllia [verse by Hugh McCrae, illustrated by Norman Lindsay]
[Sydney, N.L. Press, 1922]. Number 5 of 133 copies (of which only 100 were for sale to the public) signed by Hugh McCrae. The five original etchings, individually numbered and signed in pencil by Norman Lindsay, are 'What the Deer Said'; 'Robin Hood'; 'Pantera'; 'The Yellow Lady'; and 'The Talking..... More
Recreations. Poems by Iain Lonie
Wellington, Wai-te-ata Press, 1970 (second edition)/ 1967. 'This booklet was printed by several hands at the Wai-te-ata Press, English Department, Victoria University ... The collection was first published in a very limited edition on hand-made paper in 1967. Don Peebles designed the cover' (dustwrapper blurb). More
In Quest of Truth
St Peters, The Author at the 'Ankh' Press, [1939]. Number 90 of 150 copies signed by the author. 'I have printed this little book on my small hand-printing machine' from his home at 85 First Avenue, St Peters, an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. More
Aphrodite. Illustrations en couleurs de Paul-Émile Bécat
Paris, L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1937 (first thus). Number 941 of a total edition of 3200 copies, this being one of 2870 copies on 'beau vélin' paper (numbered 330-3200). More
Vers et Prose. Morceaux choisis par Stéphane Mallarmé
[Paris, Georges Crès and Éditions Les Arts et le Livre, under the imprint] L'Intelligence, 1926 (first thus). Number 1044 of a total edition of 1230 copies, this being one of 1000 copies on 'vélin de Rives' paper (numbered 231-1230). The fifth title in the L'Intelligence series. More
Mary's Spinning
Worcester, Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1970. One of just 180 copies printed in blue and black on Japanese Kozu-shi paper with Ogura lace paper wrappers. The text by Judith Masefield (better known as an illustrator and daughter of John Masefield) is a poem about Mary spinning yarn to weave a coat..... More
Le Travailleur Étrange et Autres Récits
[Paris], Éditions du Sablier, 1921. Number 372 of a total edition of 512 copies, this being one of 445 copies on 'hollande van Gelder' paper (numbered 1-445, the last 20 hors-de-commerce). This is the 17th volume in the Le Sablier series. More
The Grey River
London, Seeley and Co., 1889. The front flyleaf is inscribed and signed by one of the authors, Rosa Praed, 'To my Friend & Country woman Mrs Langloh Parker. In cordial admiration & regard & with sincere good wishes for the future. R.M. Praed. London. Oct 30th / 05'. The catalogue..... More
The Mask of Comus
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1937 (first thus)/ [1634]. Number 256 of 950 copies on Pannekoek mould-made paper. This edition contains Milton's text and the music composed by Lawes for the original performance of the masque in 1634. More
Peronnik the Fool
London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1933. Number 246 of 525 copies of this deluxe edition, signed by George Moore and Stephen Gooden. More
A Checklist of Ex Libris Literature published in Australia
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 1942. Number 170 of 250 copies signed by the author (and the first publication of his Wakefield Press). With the ownership signature of Edward Edgar Pescott. More
A Checklist of Ex Libris Literature published in Australia
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942. Number 234 of 250 copies signed by the author (and the first publication of his Wakefield Press). Offered together with two pieces of correspondence relating to bookplate literature in Australia (apparently in response to queries from Muir): 1. An August 1939 autograph letter signed by..... More
The Wakefield Press, 1942-1978
Adelaide, Book Collectors Society of South Australia, 1993. Number 157 of 250 copies (200 for sale) signed by Marcie Muir. The second publication of the Society, being a history of Harry Muir's private press and its eleven publications. Provenance: Juliana Bayfield (1938-2011), the influential librarian at the Children's Literature Research..... More
Select Poems Divine and Humane
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Number 152 of 1250 copies. More
Chapman ... with Illustrative Passages
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1934. Number 319 of 700 copies on Van Gelder paper. The work comprises a lengthy essay on George Chapman by Havelock Ellis, and 26 excerpts from Chapman's works. More
The Iliad [and] Odyssey
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1931 [first thus]. 'The Iliad' is number 860 of 1450 copies for sale; 'Odyssey' is inscribed 'out of series', of a total edition of 1300 copies for sale. Loosely inserted in 'The Iliad') is the single-sided information sheet by Francis Meynell on how to properly open..... More
A Stitch in Time; or, Pride prevents a Fall
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Number 748 of 1525 copies. More
Irene Iddesleigh. A Novel
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1926 (first thus). Number 478 of 1250 copies. 'This edition follows exactly the text of the original Belfast issue of 1897 except that certain misprints have been corrected'. More