Private Press & Fine Printing

First edition; 4to; sixteen colour plates, a little spotting to original preliminary and terminal blanks, otherwise near-fine, later binding of half-red morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, spine a little faded, otherwise very handsome.

number 56 of 75 deluxe copies signed by the author and artist and with an additional original signed etching by hughie o'donoghue, from an overall limitation of 450; 4to; tipped-in colour illustrations by Hughie O'Donoghue; publisher's green cloth with inset colour illustration, uncut, original colour etching numbered and signed in pencil, loose as issued in original card folder, together in cloth slip-case.

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.

Limited edition numbered no 19 of 95 on papier Impérial Japon (total number of copies 475); folio (37 x 29 cm), 312 pp, signed by both the author and the illustrator on half title, one manuscript letter by the illustrator and a manuscript poem from the author inserted loose before half title, interleaved pages of various sizes, 28 plates in five colours with 28 additional black and white plates at the rear; bound in contemporary brown calf, art deco style spine with gilt lettering and flower design, slight wear on spine, overall a fine copy.

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 edtion, number 17 of 20 hors commerce, out of a total of 160 copies, 4 vols; 4to (31.5 x 26.5 cm). 276 pp.; 272 pp. with 15 colour plates, including frontispiece, and 15 chapter heading vignette illustrations and initials, all cut in wood and printed in colour by F. L. Schmied with 15 supplementary plates not called for in index and two extra suites of all the illustrations, one in colour, one in monochrome; original wrappers protected by chemises and slipcase; slipcase slightly rubbed, with one joint starting to split.

Limited edition, number 228 of 750; 4 vols; 8vo; preface by Humbert Wolfe, coloured frontispieces by Albert Rutherston, publisher's gilt-lettered full vellum, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, a fine set.

Limited to 525 copies signed by the Author; tall 4to; black & white plates and illustrations by Flint, page headings printed in red, first capital of each paragraph in blue; publisher's half morocco over white cloth with silhouette decoration, original slip-case, near-fine.