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First editions, first impressions; 2 vols, 8vo; illustrated throughout, scattered light foxing; publisher's blue cloth, devices to boards, and titles to spines gilt, all edges gilt, black coated endpapers, spines bumped, corners a little rubbed, overall a very good set; vi, [2], 212; [vi], 238, [2, ads]pp.
£2,875 -
8vo; illustrations by the author; contemporary full chestnut morocco by Hatchard's Ltd., marbled endpapers and all edges gilt, fading to spine, with small stain to base and mild scratching to upper cover, otherwise very good and internally fine.
£325 -
First edition, one of 150 copies only; large 8vo (268 x 175 mm.); 5 plates by Charles Ricketts, internally very good; original burgundy morocco, elaborately ruled & blocked in gilt to a design by Ricketts, with his monogram to the foot of upper & lower panel, a little rubbed at spine-ends, but really an exceptional copy, top edge gilt, others uncut.
£950 -
First (Library) edition, one of 275 copies(ý); 4to; printed on Japanese vellum, publisher's colour lithographed device to title, 12 full-page colour lithographed illustrations by Nicholson with captions, tissue guards, monogram bookplate to front pastedown; publisher's variant binding vellum-backed pictorial vellum boards, a little spotted and toned, slightly splayed.
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2 vols, one of 600 copies & 550 copies respectively; 8vo; titles printed in red & black, vol. I with 5 etched plates by Charles Ricketts, 1 engraved bookplate design by William Bell Scott, tissue guards; vol. II with 16pp. advertisements at end; both in publisher's gilt-patterned green cloth, an attractive, clean pair.
£200 -
Number 773 of 800 copies; tall 8vo (260 x 155 mm.); title with vignette printed in red; original near-white cloth gilt, designed by Ricketts, top edge gilt, others uncut, an excellently bright & sharp copy.
£400 -
First Edition; large 8vo; 22 full-page illustrations by the author, slight toning, very occasional, random spotting, mostly to final few leaves; late 20th century full maroon morocco, gilt-panelled, marbled endpapers and original cloth cover and spine bound in at the rear, slight fading, upper, outer corner of front cover mildly bumped, otherwise very good.
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First trade edition, signed presentation copy from the author; small 4to (220 x 170 mm.); inscribed by the author to head of half-title, toning to free endpapers, overall internally fine; publisher's green cloth with symmetrical Venetian architectural interior design by Ricketts to upper cover, lettered in gilt to spine, very slight sunning to spine, otherwise a very good copy.
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First edition; 4to; 65 plates, pictorial endpapers by Charles Ricketts; publisher's blue cloth, printed dust-jacket, partly toned, overall a very good copy; with an offprint retrospective on Charles Ricketts by the poet Gordon Bottomley, initialled presentation copy from Bottomley to 'L.B.' [possibly Laurence Binyon(ý)], in original printed wrappers, some browning; with another work on Ricketts by Sturge Moore.
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One of 600 copies; 8vo; title printed in red & black, 5 etched plates by Charles Ricketts, 1 engraved bookplate design by William Bell Scott, tissue guards; publisher's gilt-patterned green cloth, a little rubbed and bumped at corners and spine ends, but overall an attractive, clean copy.
£120