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1966réf. 29000John Hopkins Press Baltimore 1966. New edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. This edition of the 'Faerie Queene' is volumes 1 to 6 from the Hopkins Press 'Works of Edmund Spenser : A Variorum Edition' first published in 1932 but reprinted several times our copies being from 1966. The editors were Edwin Greenlaw Charles Osgood and Frederick Padelford. Many scholarly additions alongside the main text ie commentaries source notes critical notes bibliography etc etc. Presentable clean and sound copies with only minor wear. The gilt lettering to the spines is faded. No inscriptions. About 2400 pages in the 6 vols. - full collation on request. Not an ex library set but from the private collection of John Manning. Dr Manning was professor of English at the University of Wales Lampeter and the author of The Emblem Reaktion Books . His particular interests were Spenser Donne and other writers of that period emblem books etc. For more books from the collection use the keyword SLMANNING215 to search my inventory. Approx. size 10" by 7". Heavy set which will incur extra postal charges. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 29000. . John Hopkins Press hardcover
1909réf. 6503Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1909. Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A limited edition of 350 copies this is unnumbered. The text is from the 1596 edition. The fragment of Book VII is from the folio edition of 1609. Bound in buff paper over card with hessian to spine and paper spine labels. Edges are bumped and there is staining to both volumes. Printed on heavy laid paper rough cut. Bindings are beginning to crack. Handsome bookplates to both volumes. In fair only condition but apart from some foxing of the prelims the pages are clean and bright. Folio size. Please enquire about postage as these books are large and heavy. 1909 Cambridge University Press hardcover
réf. 475460london routledge and sons. Hardcover. Good. The book is bound in warm burgundy cloth with black and gilt framing and titles on cover and spine. The page edges are full gilt all-round. There are a number of charming engravings as illustrations dispersed throughout the book. london routledge and sons hardcover
réf. 147924London: Frederick Warne & Company N.D. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Light chip at spine crown. Frederick Warne & Company hardcover
1895réf. 000879London Eng: George Allen 1895. Paperback. Very Good. Crane Walter. Edited by Thomas J. Wise; Part VI with eight full-page and other illustrations by Walter Crane. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press on handmade "Unbleached Arnold" paper. 4 421-527 5 vii-viii p.: added engraved title page 7 additional leaves of plates and many in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Original reddish brown illustrated wrappers with overlapping edges. Final 3 leaves contain half title page added engraved title page and table of contents for Book II all presumably meant to be bound in front of Book II when the parts were taken to a binder. Pages are unopened. In Very Good Condition: wrapper edges are chipped with slight loss of paper at ends of spine and along lower edges and fore-edges; front section of wrapper is detached and back section is largely detached; wrapper is foxed; first and last two leaves foxed; very occasional foxed elsewhere; pages and plates are otherwise clean and bright. Very scarce in the original wrappers. George Allen paperback
1896réf. 000880London Eng: George Allen 1896. Paperback. Very Good. Crane Walter. Edited by Thomas J. Wise; Part VIII with four full-page and other illustrations by Walter Crane. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press on handmade "Unbleached Arnold" paper. 4 1045-1119 1 p.: 4 leaves of plates and many in-text illustrations; 28 cm. 11 inches. Original reddish brown illustrated wrappers with overlapping edges. Pages are unopened. In Very Good Condition: wrapper edges are chipped; paper lacking over spine; front and back sections of wrapper are detached; upper edges of last 6 leaves lightly stained not touching text; pages and plates are otherwise clean and bright. Very scarce in the original wrappers. George Allen paperback
1953réf. 019927Oxford: Limited Editions Club 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine in slightly foxed Very Good dustwrappers with sunned spines and chipping at the tips in a Very Good slipcase. 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 #323 of 1500 SIGNED by Parker on the colophon page. A nicely printed set retaining Spenser's original English and beautifully illustrated. One of the underrated books of the press. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1930réf. 208492Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1930. First U.K. . Hardcover. VG. 179 pages in very good condition; edges slightly yellowed. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Many maps in the text and one large fold-out map at the back. Blue cloth with gilt titles and emblem on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Top edge of the upper cover is rubbed. Binding good and tight. Scarce book. VG The Clarendon Press hardcover
1902réf. 6313Berkeley: Privately Printed by Thomas Maitland Cleland at The Cornhill Press 1902. 12mo. Oblong booklet in original brown wrappers ties at spine. Eight pages unopened. 75 Copies Only. An early printing by Cleland under the imprint of his newly expanded Cornhill Press in Boston. Fine. Most scarce. Privately Printed by Thomas Maitland Cleland at The Cornhill Press unknown
1930réf. 17328London: The Cresset Press 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Limited edition number 248 of 350 copies. With John Nash title page and head piece illustrations colored by stencil at the Press. John Northcote Nash 1893 - 1977 was a British painter illustrator and print maker; he was a founder of the Society of Wood Engravers 1920 making wood engravings to illustrate the works of private presses such as the Golden Cockerel Press and the Cresset Press. Tall 4to 133pp teg. Quarter vellum cream silk boards with gilt title at spine. Lightly browned. Internally pristine. The Cresset Press hardcover
1902réf. 6313Berkeley: Privately Printed by Thomas Maitland Cleland at The Cornhill Press 1902. 12mo. Oblong booklet in original brown wrappers ties at spine. Eight pages unopened. 75 Copies Only. An early printing by Cleland under the imprint of his newly expanded Cornhill Press in Boston. Fine. Most scarce. Privately Printed by Thomas Maitland Cleland at The Cornhill Press unknown books
réf. 202946London: Walter Scott Ltd N.D. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in leather boards. Rubbing along panel edges. 1 inch open tear at spine crown. Gilded text block edges.; The Canterbury Poets. Walter Scott, Ltd hardcover
2000réf. mon0000152830Peter Haddock Ltd 2000-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. NOT ex-library. Clean copy in good condition. Peter Haddock Ltd paperback
1923réf. 33330950Waltham Saint Lawrence Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. White Ethelbert. One of 350 copies on paper duodecimo size 49 pp. Edmund Spenser 1552/3 to 1599 is probably best known for his epic poem "The Faerie Queene" an ode to Elizabeth I. Even today he is considered one of the greatest poets of the English language. This work "The Wedding Songs" is a publication uniting two works which were published a year apart both dealing with love and romance. According to "Chanticleer" this is the first work of the Press to be illustrated with wood-engravings; however they go on to state that "there is no great feeling of harmony between the engravings and the type" p. 16. We find the three wood-engravings charming; Ethelbert White 1892-1972 was a founding member of the English Wood Engraving Society beginning his career with water colour but being introduced to wood-engraving in 1920. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter linen white paper spine label with black lettering blue paper sides over boards fore- and bottom edges uncut the frontispiece one of three wood engravings and the only one in three colours rust green and yellow the other two only in rust; Caslon type on hand-made unbleached Arnold paper duodecimo size 7 3/8" by 4 1/2" pagination: 1-8 9-46 47 final wood-engraving 48 colophon 49 publisher's device; no. 329 of the 350 copies on paper per the bibliography; note that the colophon states 320 copies on paper there were an additional 25 copies on Japanese vellum. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine with clean boards perfectly straight corners with a hint of rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some sunning to the margins of the board edges and some offsetting and light foxing to the endpapers. ___CITATION: Chanticleer no. 14. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1923réf. 33330950Waltham Saint Lawrence Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. White Ethelbert. One of 350 copies on paper duodecimo size 49 pp. Edmund Spenser 1552/3 to 1599 is probably best known for his epic poem "The Faerie Queene" an ode to Elizabeth I. Even today he is considered one of the greatest poets of the English language. This work "The Wedding Songs" is a publication uniting two works which were published a year apart both dealing with love and romance. According to "Chanticleer" this is the first work of the Press to be illustrated with wood-engravings; however they go on to state that "there is no great feeling of harmony between the engravings and the type" p. 16. We find the three wood-engravings charming; Ethelbert White 1892-1972 was a founding member of the English Wood Engraving Society beginning his career with water colour but being introduced to wood-engraving in 1920. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter linen white paper spine label with black lettering blue paper sides over boards fore- and bottom edges uncut the frontispiece one of three wood engravings and the only one in three colours rust green and yellow the other two only in rust; Caslon type on hand-made unbleached Arnold paper duodecimo size 7 3/8" by 4 1/2" pagination: 1-8 9-46 47 final wood-engraving 48 colophon 49 publisher's device; no. 329 of the 350 copies on paper per the bibliography; note that the colophon states 320 copies on paper there were an additional 25 copies on Japanese vellum. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine with clean boards perfectly straight corners with a hint of rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some sunning to the margins of the board edges and some offsetting and light foxing to the endpapers. ___CITATION: Chanticleer no. 14. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
1992réf. Q-0806513683Citadel 1992-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Citadel paperback
réf. mon0000944099Frederick Warne and Co. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Frederick Warne and Co. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright no markings. Fading to the spine marking to the backboard. Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
1929réf. 37370Scholartis Press 1929. 8vo. First Edition thus on hand-made laid paper; tan full crushed morocco boards framed in blind gilt back gilt top marbled endpapers brown silk marker a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 95 NUMBERED COPIES THIS COPY NO. 12 SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. Scholartis Press, hardcover
1973réf. BN584896Scolar Press 1973. 1973. Amoretti and Epithalamion Amoretti and Epithalamion Edmund Spenser Scolar Press unknown
1884réf. WytST. J71London: Smith Elder & Co. 1884. 1884. 8vo. pp. xiv 1 leaf 343. folding partially hand-coloured engraved map. original black & gilt-stamped cloth recased covers rubbed spine ends repaired with darker coloured cloth. First Edition. St. John wrote this account of Haiti after spending several years there as a chargé d'affaires and later resident minister. Included are chapters on population voodoo worship and cannibalism and a general description of the country and its history. Cundall 507. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1884. Hardcover
19298vo., First Edition thus, on hand-made laid paper; tan full crushed morocco, boards framed in blind, gilt back, gilt top, marbled endpapers, brown silk marker, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 95 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 12) SIGNED BY THE EDITOR.
1930réf. 75969London: The Cresset Press 1930. Hardcover. Fair Condition. John Nash. A lovely production with coloured illustrations by John Nash and printed on hand made paper. The outside of this copy has suffered somewhat with the vellum darkened and the cloth boards heavily marked and bumped at the corners. Also on the rear board the cloth has peeled back a little from the opening edge exposing the board. The interior is bright and clean. Size: Folio. Illustrator: John Nash. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 75969. . The Cresset Press hardcover
1909réf. 51143Cambridge: At the University Press 1909. Limited edition no. 97 of 350 copies two volumes 4to. Upper hinge in volume I slightly cracked but sound. Original quarter buckram paper spine labels some mild browning and creasing very good. The text is taken from the 1596 edition. Cambridge: At the University Press unknown
1819réf. 092706London: Suttaby Evance & Fox 1819. Hardcover. Very Good. 5" x 2.5. 2 volumes half bound in green calf on marbled boards. The calf has turned to a rich brown on spine. Gilt decoration on spine with title and volume plates. Boards are rubbed some wear to tip and tail of spine. Frontispiece engraved as is title page on both volumes.Page vii on life of spenser has a clean tear in need of repair. Both volumes are tight and clean. Vol. 1- xviii 483pp Vol. 2- 528pp Suttaby, Evance & Fox hardcover
1839réf. 023860London: William Pickering 1839. Book. Full Leather. The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. 5 VOLUMES COMPLETE. A very good set bound in full gilt green leather with some light rubbing and scuffing to the spines mainly vol. 1 and some foxing to the preliminary pages in all volumes. Portrait in vol. 1. A.e.g. Part of Pickering's renowned Aldine Edition of the British Poets. Images available upon request. 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" Tall. William Pickering Hardcover