Private Press & Fine Printing

First edition, number 9 of 100 specially bound copies, from an overall limitation of 750; folio (310 x 190 mm.); printed in dark green throughout, wood-engraved frontispiece, title vignette, 6 chapter headings and device, all by John Buckland-Wright, one full-page map of the east coast of Australia; full green morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, top edge gilt, others uncut, spine very slightly lightened, but otherwise an excellent copy; housed in original cloth slip-case, lightly marked.

Limited to 300 numbered copies on Batchelor hand-made paper, large 4to., title printed in red and black, marginal notes printed in red, 12 full-page etchings and watermark by Elizabeth Corsellis, original quarter blue morocco over tan cloth by Zaehnsdorf, a tad rubbed on spine and corners, otherwise near-fine.

One of 500 copies, small 4to., original quarter blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering direct, top edge gilt, others uncut, a little sunned and rubbed at spine, some light marking to cloth.

Number 117 of 500 copies, 8vo., woodcut title device and illustrations by John O'Connor, original buckram-backed marbled cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, a little rubbed at extremities, minor bumping to fore-corner tips.

Number 148 of 500 copies, tall 8vo., with Foreword and Commentary by H. S. Ede, publisher's quarter blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering direct, top edge gilt, others uncut, a very good copy.

Number 87 of 100 specially bound copies signed by Somerset de Chair, from an overall limitation of 500, 12mo. (110 by 145mm (4¼ by 5¾ inches)), engraved portrait frontispiece, original vellum gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers decorated with a honeycomb design and Napoleonic bee, very minor splaying, gilt edges, a fine copy.

Limited edition number 315 of 500, tall 8vo., 61, (1) pp., with Foreword and Commentary by H. S. Ede, publisher's quarter blue morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering direct, top edge gilt, others uncut, some spotting, mostly to fore-edge, head of last few pages and a few to cloth of rear cover, otherwise good.

Number 4 of 60 specially bound copies, with a duplicate set of the plates, from an overall edition limited to 360 copies, signed by the author and artist; tall quarto (320 x 200 mm); title printed in pink and green with vignette and decorative border, 7 collotype plates after aquatints by John Buckland-Wright, 9 additional aquatint plates loose in pocket at end (title and 8 plates, including the extra unused plate referred to on the colophon); publisher's grey and salmon morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, upper cover with fighting cock design by Buckland-Wright blocked in gilt, spine gilt lettered and with cockerel motifs, top edge gilt, slight abrasions to 2 raised bands and a small, faimt mark to the upper board, blue cloth slipcase (slightly rubbed), otherwise near-fine copy.

Limited to 450 copies, of which this number 262; 5 vols, 4to (298 x 210 mm, 11¾ x 8¼ in); 2 woodcut frontispieces, 3 woodcut title-page borders, woodcut dedication leaf, 48 full-page woodcut illustrations, paper with Shakespeare Head watermarks, light scattered spotting and browning at extremities; red half morocco, spines gilt-lettered, light spotting to boards, otherwise very good.