Private Press
David Scott Mitchell. A Reminiscence
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
A Stitch in Time; or, Pride prevents a Fall
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Number 748 of 1525 copies. More
Coo-ee. Official Magazine of the Australian Amateur Press Association. Number 3, April 1952
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
Elia [Volume I] and The Last Essays of Elia [Volume II]
'Near Newtown', The Gregynog Press, 1929 and 1930 [first thus]. Each volume is number 143 of only 285 copies. [2 items]. More
Thaïs
Paris, F. Ferroud [for the] Librairie des Amateurs, 1909 [first thus]. Number 816 of a total edition of 1200 copies, this being one of 1050 copies on vélin d'Arches' paper, intialled 'F.F.' by the publisher François Ferroud, who had succeeded his better-known uncle André Ferroud as head of the firm..... More
L'Éducation sentimentale. Histoire d'un jeune homme
Paris, Georges Crès et Cie, 1924 (first thus). Number 1014 of a total edition of 1961 sets, this being one of 1850 on Rives paper (numbered 112-1961). The 140th title in the Maitres du Livre series. [2 items]. More
Les Contes de Jacques Tournebroche. Illustrations de Léon Lebègue
Paris, Calman-Lévy, Editeurs, 1908 [first edition]. One of 100 copies on 'vélin d'Arches' paper (from a total edition of 161 copies) of this collection of short stories. The illustrations and ornaments, printed in gold and coloured inks, mimic mediaeval illuminations. 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
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
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
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
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
Phèdre et Hippolyte. Tragédie publiée sur le texte original avec un avant-propos et des anecdotes par Ad. van Bever
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
Latterday Symphony. A Novelette
[London], Nonesuch Press, 1927. More
Occasional Verses
Wellington, Wai-te-ata Press, 1971. 'This collection has been printed by several hands at the Wai-te-ata Press. The cover was designed by John Drawbridge' (dustwrapper blurb). More
Poems by Esenin. Translated by Charles Brasch
Wellington, Wai-te-ata Press, 1970. 'These translations from Esenin were printed by several student hands at the Wai-te-ata Press, Department of English, Victoria University of Wellington. The cover was designed by Robin White' (dustwrapper blurb). 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
The Hour of Magic and other Poems
London, Jonathan Cape, 1922. Number 40 of only 110 copies of the large-paper edition signed by both the poet and the artist (of which 100 were offered for sale). More
Of Dramatick Poesie. An Essay, 1668. Preceded by a Dialogue on Poetic Drama by T.S. Eliot
London, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1928. Number 499 of 580 copies; one of the Haslewood Books series. Eliot's contribution is quite short (one and a half pages). More
Christmas at Bracebridge Hall
Brooklyn, The Angelica Press, 1974 [first thus]. One of 2000 copies. More
First Eleven
[Sydney], Barn on the Hill, 1942. Number 79 of 140 copies hand-printed by Richard Edwards and Roderick Shaw. This collection of 11 poems by Edwards was the third and final title to be published under the Barn on the Hill imprint. This short-lived foray into private press printing was followed..... More
The Essays of Francis Bacon
Tolz, Bremer Presse, 1920. Number 215 of 270 copies printed by Johannes Hoops, based on the first complete edition of 1625. This may be a secondary binding; it is certainly not up to the standard of the quality of the paper or the presswork. More
Dirty Hands or the True-Born Censor
Cambridge, The Minority Press, 1930. Minority Pamphlet No. 5. Cover design by Raymond McGrath. Loosely inserted is the one-page publisher's catalogue. More
A Communication to my friends
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