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1960réf. 226863Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1960. Hardcover. Prof. Schoeck's tidy ownership information in each volume with some neat notes marginalia and typed inserted notes else V.1: very good plus with chipped and price-clipped dust jacket. V.2 and 3 have light shelfwear without dust jackets. From the library of Prof. Richard J. Schoeck. Three volume set. V.1 Minor Poems: 1960 corrected printing of the 1910 edition 528pp. V.2 Faerie Queen Bks I-III: 1910 518pp. V.3 Faerie Queen Bks IV-VII: 1910 519pp. Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover
1902réf. 1006531902. SPENCER Edmund. Prothalamion and Epithalamion. 28 2 pp. Small folio bound in deluxe three-quarter teal morocco matching buff paper over boards. Deckled edge. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1902. A fine edition of Spencer's famous poetical celebrations of marriage designed and printed by Bruce Rogers with delicate headpiece illustrations and vignettes by Edwin Howland Blashfield. A fine copy in a deluxe binding printed on handmade paper. One of 419 copies. hardcover books
1750réf. p024.066GB: J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper 1750. 134 x 82 mm. Old ful leather. Spines with raised bands are lettered in gold All edges gold. Frontispiece. No other plates. Clean tight texts are quite closely trimmed. All bindings are sound but a bit rubbed. Set is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1200g. . Hardback. VG-/No DW. J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper, Hardcover
1860réf. 059211London: Ward and Lock 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1860. FINE BINDING by Leighton son & Hodge Shoe Lane'. "Petter and Galpin printers Playhouse Yard" -- title page verso. Hardback. Introductory Essay. With an illustrated engraved frontispiece plate with tissue-guard. With an initial half-title leaf. Contemporary full red Morocco-leather; gilt lettered and decorated spine. Full gilt decoration to covers; gilt dentelles. All page-edges gilt. Original yellow end-papers. NEAR FINE. i i xxxiv 472 pages. Index of First Lines. SCARCE. Only the Bristh Library holds a copy in the UK. 8vo. Will be well-packed for posting. London: Ward and Lock. VERY SCARCE. Ward and Lock hardcover
1930réf. 17586London: Cresset Press Ltd. 1930. Hardback vellum spine over silk covered boards. With a removable clear protective wrapper. 33.5 x 20.5cm. xxiii 135pp. Titlepage and 12 illustrations by John Nash coloured by pochoir. No. 214 of a limited edition of only 350 copies on handmade paper. Binding slightly marked frayed silk to bottom corner of rear board. Contents very clean a nice bright copy. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good. Cresset Press Ltd. Hardcover
1895réf. 56883NY: Dodd Mead & Co. Very Good. 1895. Hardcover. Original green cloth decorated in gilt. Limited to 450 copies. Bookplate and PO inscriptiion. Slight rubbing/soil to cloth mild corner wear. Title page in red and black. B/w illustrations throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Dodd, Mead & Co hardcover
1909réf. 199448Cambridge England: University Press 1909. Copies 173 of 350. Hardcover. Good Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean with the occasional smudging and foxing; inner hinges of volume one has been reinforced with tape that is coming loose; textblocks appear solid. Half-bound beige boards; 2 volumes; 544 494 pp. unopened. "Of this edition printed in the Cambridge type upon hand-made paper three hundred & fifty coies have been printed of which three hundred numbered -- are for sale in England and America and the type has been distributed." The text of Books I to VI is that of the edition of 1596; the fragment of Book VII is from the folio edition of 1609. The letter to Sir Walter Raleigh and the prefatory verses are from the edition of 1590. -- inside book. University Press hardcover
1909réf. 199448Cambridge England: University Press 1909. Copies 173 of 350. Hardcover. Good Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean with the occasional smudging and foxing; inner hinges of volume one has been reinforced with tape that is coming loose; textblocks appear solid. Half-bound beige boards; 2 volumes; 544 494 pp. unopened. "Of this edition printed in the Cambridge type upon hand-made paper three hundred & fifty coies have been printed of which three hundred numbered -- are for sale in England and America and the type has been distributed." The text of Books I to VI is that of the edition of 1596; the fragment of Book VII is from the folio edition of 1609. The letter to Sir Walter Raleigh and the prefatory verses are from the edition of 1590. -- inside book. University Press hardcover books
1898réf. 898Y35London : Harper & Brothers 1898. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 7" . Walter Crane. A decorative edition of the Elizabethan poet's first major work illustrated throughout by Walter Crane. A decorative edition of Edmund Spenser's first major work originally published 1579. There is one full page illustration for each month illustrations surrounding the text of each page and a pictorial cloth binding. Collated complete. Better known for his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' here Spenser presents a series of bucolic pastorals depicting the life of a shepherd through the twelve months of the year. Curiously the term 'sarcasm' here has its first recorded use in English. All illustrations are the work of celebrated artist Walter Crane a notable figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and producer of paintings illustrations children's books ceramic tiles and wallpapers. A pioneer in art education for the young he is also remembered for his creation of various iconic images associated with the Socialist movement of the day. Crane is considered to be the most influential and amongst the most prolific children's book illustrator of his day and also contributed illustrations to an edition of Spenser's 'Faerie Queene'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with decorative design. Rubbing to front joint. Shelf wear to head and tail of spine and extremities. Hinges strained but sound. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Harper & Brothers hardcover
1953réf. 017393Oxford: Limited Editions Club 1953. Hardcover. The spines of the dustwrappers slightly darkened with some chipping to the tips and the typical foxing to the side panels. Near Fine in Very Good dustwrappers and a Near Fine intact slipcase with foxing to the paper spine label. Agnes Miller Parker. Two large quarto volumes 7-3/4" x 11-3/4" bound in gilt-decorated green cloth and illustrated with pen decorations by John Austen and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Copy #916 of 1500 SIGNED by Parker on the colophon page. A nicely printed set retaining Spenser's original English and beautifully illustrated. The uncommon dustwrappers are present as is the slipcase. One of the underrated books of the press. Limited Editions Club hardcover
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1825réf. 00092666London: William Pickering 1825. Full Leather. Very Good Complete in five volumes. Full black leather ruled in gilt and bearing gilt titles and decorations in six compartments along the spine; first volume has a frontis portrait of Spenser; title pages bear Pickering's wreath; contents include Masterman's biography; t.e.g. The pages are surprisingly bright with some minimal foxing scattered only lightly throughout and some toning at foreedges and around the free edges of the plain endpapers; the contents page in the first volume has a very neatly closed tear; a stamp on the reverse of each front free endpaper from B. H. Blackwell Ltd. Oxford is so discreet as to be nearly indiscernible. All bindings are sturdily sewn and all leather covers while occasionally nicked or scratched on front or rear and showing small spots of wear at raised bands corners and spine ends remain remarkably attractive and well-kept. William Pickering unknown
1898réf. 774F21London: Harper 1898. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 7". Walter Crane. A delightful edition of the Elizabethan poet's first major work illustrated throughout by Walter Crane. A decorative edition of Edmund Spencer's first major work originally published in 1579. There is one full page illustration for each month illustrations surrounding the text of each page and a pictorial cloth binding. Collated complete.Better known for his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' here Spenser presents a series of bucolic pastorals depicting the life of a shepherd through the twelve months of the year. Curiously the term 'sarcasm' here has its first recorded use in English.All illustrations are the work of celebrated artist Walter Crane a notable figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and producer of paintings illustrations children's books ceramic tiles and wallpapers. A pioneer in art education for the young he is also remembered for his creation of various iconic images associated with the Socialist movement of the day.Crane is considered to be the most influential and amongst the most prolific children's book illustrator of his day and also contributed illustrations to an edition of Spenser's 'Faerie Queene'.A plate to the front pastedown states the name 'M. Mr. William'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Some rubbing and discolouration to front board and spine. Slight shelf wear to spine head and tail and extremities. Hinges strained. Name plate to front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Harper hardcover
1909réf. 53839Cambridge: University Press 1909. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 89/300. Small Folio. 6 543 1 6 493 1pp. Original beige half cloth over light brown paper-covered boards with black lettering on paper label of spines; protected by modern mylar. Engraved emblem on title page. Decorative endpieces. Printed in Cambridge type on handmade paper with 350 copies printed of which three hundred numbered copies are for sale in England and America. This is copye 89. The text here given of Books I to VI of The Faerie Queene is that of the edition of 1596 in two volumes quarto. Of these two volumes the first contains the second edition of Books I to III which had already appeared in 1590. Books IV to VI were printed for the first time in 1596. The fragment of Book VII is from the folio edition of 1609. The Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh and the verses addressed to and by Spenser are from the edition of 1590. A few misprints have been corrected as listed on final tow pages of volume one. Bottom and foredges uncut. Light wear along edges of covers. Paper label of volume one with chips some loss of lettering volume two minor w/o loss of lettering. Two small square dicolorations on front covers of both volumes tape residue. Back cover of volume one with small scuff. Some light damp-staining on free endpapers minimal in volume two. University Press hardcover
1909réf. 53839Cambridge: University Press 1909. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 89/300. Small Folio. 6 543 1 6 493 1pp. Original beige half cloth over light brown paper-covered boards with black lettering on paper label of spines; protected by modern mylar. Engraved emblem on title page. Decorative endpieces. Printed in Cambridge type on handmade paper with 350 copies printed of which three hundred numbered copies are for sale in England and America. This is copye 89. The text here given of Books I to VI of The Faerie Queene is that of the edition of 1596 in two volumes quarto. Of these two volumes the first contains the second edition of Books I to III which had already appeared in 1590. Books IV to VI were printed for the first time in 1596. The fragment of Book VII is from the folio edition of 1609. The Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh and the verses addressed to and by Spenser are from the edition of 1590. A few misprints have been corrected as listed on final tow pages of volume one. Bottom and foredges uncut. Light wear along edges of covers. Paper label of volume one with chips some loss of lettering volume two minor w/o loss of lettering. Two small square dicolorations on front covers of both volumes tape residue. Back cover of volume one with small scuff. Some light damp-staining on free endpapers minimal in volume two. University Press hardcover books
1898réf. 923Q17London: Harper & Brothers 1898 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6.5". Walter Crane. A wonderfully illustrated copy of Edmund Spenser's first major work with adornments from Walter Crane. Bound in the publisher's decorative green cloth. A decorative edition of Edmund Spenser's first major work originally published in 1579. There is one full page illustration for each month and many further adornments surrounding the text of each page. Collated complete. Better known for his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' here Spenser presents a series of bucolic pastorals depicting the life of a shepherd through the twelve months of the year. Curiously the term 'sarcasm' here has its first recorded use in English. All illustrations are the work of celebrated artist Walter Crane a notable figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and producer of paintings illustrations children's books ceramic tiles and wallpapers. Crane also contributed illustrations to an edition of Spenser's 'Faerie Queene'.Bookseller label for Andrew Baxendine Edinburgh. Bound in the publisher's decorative green cloth. Externally excellent with light rubbing to the extremities and joints. A little bumping to the spine and the odd mark to cloth. Hinges are a touch strained but holding firm. Bookseller label to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Harper & Brothers hardcover
1825réf. spenserpoetical5 vols small octavo 165 x 105 mm. Engraved frontispiece to vol. 1 woodcut headpieces. Contemporary green calf spine with five raised bands compartments lettered and decorated in gilt triple gilt rule to covers pale yellow coated endpapers gilt edges. Bound White Pall Mall. Spines lightly sunned a very good set. William Pickering hardcover
1845réf. 73339lviii 1-371 pages portrait frontispiece; 1-450 pages; 1-430 pages; 1-399 pages; 1-430 pages Published by Henry G. Bohn hardcover
2025réf. x-303203311XSpringer Nature 2025. Hardcover. New. 497 pages. 9.26x6.11x9.49 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
réf. 216572F.C. and J. Rivington 1805. Hardcover. Good. Eight volumes 8vo full period calf gilt ruled raised bands with gilt titles. Perhaps Good: the front board of Vol. I is detached and the front fly leaf is present but entirely detached the rear board of Vol. VII is detached and the front board is nearly so. Rubbing and short splits at the joints corners and spine ends moderately rubbed five hinges starting shallow damage at the top of the spine of Volume VI. Overall not an unattractive set. Please request a quote for shipping. F.C. and J. Rivington hardcover
1882réf. 42715Lancashire England: Alexander B. Grosart 1882. Book. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 9 Volume Set 8vo. "Edited with a new Life based on original researches and a glossary embracing notes and illustrations by the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart LL.D. Edin. F.S.A. St. George's Blackburn Lancashire." Nine volumes were printed between 1882-84. Limited to 150 copies only. "Printed for Private Circulation Only." Green cloth boards with gilt title along spines. Shelfwear to all nine volumes: moderate scuffing along edges and covers slightly heavier fraying at top and bottom spine edges light spine fading. Some light tanning and foxing along page edges. Volume One's front spine hinge has been reinforced with archival tape. Otherwise volumes are tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Overall volumes are in Good condition. Alexander B. Grosart Hardcover
1758réf. 8579London: J and R Tonson 1758. Very good condition matched 2 volume set. Rebound in cloth covered boards with leather spine5 raised bands and embossed leather labels with gold gilt. The books are tighly bound and square. The corners are sharp the covers are clean. Volume 1 has a recent bookplate inside the front cover and older bookplate on the front end sheet. There is a name written in cursive at the top of the title page both volumes. There is a notation inside the cover of the first volume stating that volume 2 is lacking plate 8 it is followed by a question mark. I counted 7 plates in the 2 volumes and can see no evidence of a plate being removed. . The body of both of the books appear to be notation free with the exception listed. The book pages are age toned with light to moderate foxing. Please note the listed albeit minor defects listed. Priced reasonably given the printing and the minor defects. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J and R Tonson Hardcover
1839réf. 374600Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1839. First American edition. 5 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth spined titled in gilt boards tamped in blind. Some foxing overall a bright and fresh set. Very good plus. First American edition. 5 vols. 8vo. This edition anonymously edited by G. S. Hillard includes a lengthy introductory essay "An Essay on the Life and Writings of Edmund Spenser" anonymous but by George Robinson according to Lowndes republished from the five-volume Pickering edition of Spencer published in 1825 which according to Hillard "was taken as the basis of the present one . The Introductory Observations upon the 'Faerie Queene' the glossarial and explanatory notes have been added by the present editor" Uncommon set in nice condition. NCBEL I 1030; Lowndes p. 2477 Charles C. Little and James Brown unknown
1839réf. 374600Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1839. First American edition. 5 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth spined titled in gilt boards tamped in blind. Some foxing overall a bright and fresh set. Very good plus. First American edition. 5 vols. 8vo. This edition anonymously edited by G. S. Hillard includes a lengthy introductory essay "An Essay on the Life and Writings of Edmund Spenser" anonymous but by George Robinson according to Lowndes republished from the five-volume Pickering edition of Spencer published in 1825 which according to Hillard "was taken as the basis of the present one . The Introductory Observations upon the 'Faerie Queene' the glossarial and explanatory notes have been added by the present editor" Uncommon set in nice condition. NCBEL I 1030; Lowndes p. 2477 Charles C. Little and James Brown unknown books