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2005réf. 52867London: The Folio Society 2005. Hardcover. Introduction by Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrations by Grahame Baker. Small 4to. Dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering and front board only pictorial paper over boards slipcase. xx 108pp. Color frontispiece 6 full-page color plates map endpapers. Fine/near fine. First of this edition tight and immaculate. A slim young adult retelling of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" -- issued the year after the 2004 epic historical film "Troy" which based much on Homer but also utilized Graves' version secondarily. This primo copy bears an unusual autograph addition: Tipped to the half-title page is the signature of one of the films co-stars -- SEAN BEAN b. 1959; portrays Odysseus the King of Ithaca boldly signs a fine heavy stock 5" X 3" card in blue ballpoint. Laid in is the perfect bookmark: Bean's original transmittal envelope postally cancelled from North Finchley U.K. on 3 June 1993 which dates this signature. The Folio Society hardcover
1995réf. 48036Folio Society 1995. 8vo. First Edition thus with coloured frontispiece coloured plates monochrome illustrations in the text and a full-page map; decorative purple cloth gilt back a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
réf. 0553064096.Gimitation_leather. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1928réf. 25668Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. 1928. Sm. 4to. First Edition on laid paper; plum cloth upper board and backstrip with printed paper labels extremities very lightly rubbed else a very good bright clean copy. Higginson A30. Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., hardcover
1935réf. 33592New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 1935. First Edition American First Issue with the medallion in blind. With portrait frontispiece medallion shaped illustration of Caesar and a fold-out Geneology of the Royal Family of the Herods. 8vo publisher's original navy cloth lettered in gilt on the spine panel and decorated in blind with a central round portrait of Caesar. 583 folding table at rear pp. A good reading copy with tape reinforcement to the front inner hinge and wear to the binding. FIRST EDITION. Graves' best known work which became massively popular when first published in 1934 and gained literary recognition with the award of the 1934 James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. Harrison Smith and Robert Haas hardcover
1956réf. 37034Cassell 1956. 8vo. First Edition; blue cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With contemporary review cutting loosely inserted. Higginson A78. Cassell, hardcover
1931réf. 37418Heinemann 1931. 8vo. First Edition on laid paper; original maroon cloth with white cobbled design upper board and backstrip with maroon paper labels printed in black uncut fore-edges lightly spotted else a very good bright clean copy in dustwrapper the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. With spare backstrip label tipped-in facing p.92 as sometimes present. Higginson A36 recording that 1000 copies were printed. Heinemann, hardcover
1984réf. 60329Alianza Editorial S.A. 1984. tapa blanda. 2ª Mano - bueno/2ª Mano. Alianza Editorial S.A. 1984. Ensayo Mitología. Celtas Griegos Obra Completa. Firma ant.prop. Reconstruye el lenguaje mágico de la Europa Mediterranea y septentrional vinculado a ceremonias religiosas populares en honor de la diosa Luna. M. Alianza 1988.-- El libro de Bolsillo 948 y 949.-- rústica forradas en plástico 18x11 cm. 710 pp Ãndices. ISBN 84-206-1948-5 y 84-206-1949-3. Incluye los capítulos sobre """"la batalla de los arboles"""" sobre la antigua forma de escritura de runas y la transmision de la sabiduria mediante bardos. También capítulos sobre la religiosidad hebrea y su primera transformación en el cristianismo.Firma ant. Propietario y signatura en página cortesia y portadi 720 p. 2 v. 18x11 cm. tapa blanda Alianza Editorial, S.A. unknown
1992réf. C105193Deia Mallorca: New Seizin Press 1992. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Signed limited edition on hand made paper by Lluis Morera. 156 of 17b copies. 34 unnumbered pages Large 8vo. 'These poems written by Robert Graves when he was in his seventies were selected from his unpublished work by Beryl Graves'. Hand-set and printed in 18 point Bembo on hand-made uncut paper bound in the publisher's alue white and black boards and in their glassene dustwrapper. About fine in slightly chipped and slightly creased near vg glassene. Signed by Beryl Graves Lucia Graves Dunstan Ward who prepared the text Tomas Graves printer and Carmen Garca-Gutierrez binder Additinally a signed presentation on the front endpaper 'To Jean. Thanks for your visit to the press. Tomas Graves. Dec 1997.' New Seizin Press, hardcover
1933réf. 37066Arthur Barker 1933. 8vo. First Edition; blue cloth backstrip lettered in black boards very lightly faded at extreme upper edges upper halF of backstrip sunned a very goodbright clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter with two or three closed tears UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Higginson A39. Arthur Barker, hardcover
1927réf. 51888Jonathan Cape 1927. 8vo. First Edition with portrait frontispiece 26 plates on 23 and 4 maps in red and black free endpapers lightly browned lengthy ornate inscription on front free endpaper; original terracotta cloth gilt back a very good bright clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Higginson A26a; O'Brien E030. Jonathan Cape, hardcover
réf. 26615LONDON THE FOLIO PRESS 1990. A FINE COPY. BOUND IN QUARTER RED CLOTH PRINTED ON MOULD-FREE PAPER TOP EDGES GILT GLASSERINE WRAPPER SELECTED AND INTRODUCED BY SUE BRADBURY 64 PAGES. SCARCE. LONDON, THE FOLIO PRESS, 1990 hardcover
1927réf. 011201London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co Ltd 1927. Book measures 16.5x12.cm. 94pp 15pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers maroon cloth with white title labels. Cloth lightly rubbed on head and tail of spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed chipped with loss on head and tail of spine. Jacket in good condition. Internally pages clean. A good solid copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. Small 8 Vo. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, Ltd Hardcover
1931réf. 8217William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. 8.2 x 5.5 inches. Previous owners small name label on front paste-down endpaper and a few very light spots to the first few leaves otherwise a very good copy in publishers maroon cloth decorated with white cobbled design by Graves' Father-in-Law the artist and Illustrator William Nicholson.Printed paper labels to the spine and front board. A spare spine label is tipped in at back of the book. Background of spine label has faded to brown but the black lettering is as strong and bold as it ever was. Overall a very good firm and clean copy. Only 1000 copies were printed. Higginson A36. William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931
1972réf. 242950London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe 1972. Limited. hardcover. fine/fine. Small 8vo blue cloth; acetate dust wrapper. London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe 1972. Limited Edition. Reprint of the 1927 edition with a new Foreword by the author. One of only 100 signed copies. Fine copy lacking the publisher's slipcase. Martin Brian & O'Keefe unknown
1972réf. 242950London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe 1972. Limited. hardcover. fine/fine. Small 8vo blue cloth; acetate dust wrapper. London: Martin Brian & O'Keefe 1972. Limited Edition. Reprint of the 1927 edition with a new Foreword by the author. One of only 100 signed copies. Fine copy lacking the publisher's slipcase. Martin Brian & O'Keefe unknown books
1927réf. 51591Jonathan Cape 1927. 8vo. First Edition with portrait frontispiece 26 plates on 23 and 4 maps in red and black free endpapers lightly browned; original terracotta cloth gilt back a very good bright clean copy. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Higginson A26a; O'Brien E030. Jonathan Cape, hardcover
1985réf. Q-0553064096Bantum Books by Random House 1985-01-01. Imitation Leather. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Bantum Books by Random House hardcover
1956réf. 24597London: Cassell and Co 1956. First Edition. 8vo publisher’s original bright blue cloth gilt lettered on the spine in the original bright blue dustjacket decorated in yellow black and white. 203 pp. An unusually fine copy. The book was not produced to high standards and is typically not found so well preserved as this copy. Neither the book nor jacket exhibit any wear or even evidence of use. There is no fading to the bright blue and yellow of the jacket. There is a touch of age spotting to the edges or rear panel of the jacket. A beautiful copy. FIRST EDITION IN EXCELLENT CONDITION of this collection of 36 stories by the eternally popular English poet/scholar/translator/writer/Classicalist and novelist. Many of these stories were gathered from Punch to which Mr. Graves had been contributing. The title is taken from a Majorcan term meaning to fall off a ladder or damage one’s reputation. Thirty-five of these pieces are humorous a side of Mr. Graves’ talent that has been often underrated. Cassell and Co hardcover
1955réf. 320593London: Trianon Press 1955. Limited Editon 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Metcalf James. 4to. 72 pp. Limited Edition No. 118 of 250 numbered copies signed by the author & illustrator. Deep red cloth gilt lettering spine - Near Fine. Tiny bookseller's label verso bottom left. Dust jacket - Very Good .Pictures on request. Trianon Press hardcover
1969réf. mon0000068065Privately Printed 1969T. paperback. Like New. in x in x in. Signed limited edition. 180 of 500 copies. Privately Printed paperback
réf. 015548Cape 1930 1stUK. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition first issue with "The Child She Bare" on p. 157 'But it Still Goes On' can loosely be described as a sequel to Goodbye to All That. Higginson & Williams A35a. This volume also contains a postscript to 'Goodbye to all that' 'Old Papa Johnson' 'Avocado Pears' 'The Shout' and 'A Journal of Curiosities'. It is described as a post-catastrophic comedy following the writer Cecil Tompion as his son and daughter both veterans of the First World War try to break free of his controlling and bullying grip. The play deals with homosexuality gender politics generational conflict and more. Robert Graves is best known for his memoir 'Good-Bye to All That' which is about his experience fighting in World War One. NOT price-clipped. Nice tight clean book in a jacket with sl. faded spine otherwise Nr. Fine. Cape 1930 (1stUK) hardcover
1929réf. 2278Elkin Mathews & Marrot 1929. Sm. 4to. on laid paper with decorative endpapers; printed boards uncut AND LARGELY UNOPENED a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper the latter lightly browned at backstrip. EDITION LIMITED TO 530 NUMBERED COPIES 500 FOR SALE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR THIS COPY NO. 270. Woburn Books No.16. Higginson A31. Elkin Mathews & Marrot, hardcover
1928réf. 8426Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd. London. 1928. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. Small 8vo. 6.4 x 4.5 inches. Inscribed by Graves " Damn & Blast said Lars Porsena! Robert Graves. 1957" on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in publishers plum cloth with white paper labels printed in black to the front boards and spine. In the scarce original dustwrapper which has some chipping to the edges but is still generally in good condition. Higginson A30. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. London. 1928 hardcover
1934réf. 51663Arthur Barker 1934. 8vo. First Edition on laid paper with large folding pedigree; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker in custom-made slip-case an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Higginson A42a. Arthur Barker, hardcover
