Private Press

Limited edition, one of 350 examples on verge, from a total edition of 358; 8vo, (20.4 x 14 cm); woodcut frontispiece and initials after Edward Burne-Jones, printed in black and red; finely bound in green morocco by Leonard Mounteney, elaborate gilt tooling and red morocco flowers, spine in five parts with raised bands, corresponding flower design and title in gilt, rose-coloured watered silk doublures and flyleaves, top edge gilt, enclosed in patterned paper board slipcase, spine slightly faded, an excellent example.

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.

Illustrated Benares edition, number 12 of 1000 sets; 17 vols, 8vo, (24.7 x 16.5 cm); numerous photogravure plates from etchings, drawings and paintings, with tissue-guards, titles in red and black, marbled endpapers, endpapers a little toned; contemporary half blue morocco, spines gilt in compartments, gilt lettering to spines, spines faded, top edges gilt, others uncut, boards slightly marked, corners a little rubbed, overall a very good set.

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.

one of 200 copies on paper; small 4to ( 240 x 170 mm); printed in red & black, near-fine; original limp vellum by the Doves Bindery (stamp to rear endpaper), spine titled in gilt, uncut, mild spotting to fore-edges , vellum toned and warped (as usual), otherwise a very good copy of this rare edition.

3 vols, 8vo; 105 reproductions of woodcuts after Bernard Salomon; original green cloth gilt with original clear wrappers, a fine set.

One of circa 300 copies; 8vo; 8 pages including conjugate blanck; unsewn as issued in original brown wrappers lettered in black, green cloth slipcase, a fine copy.

One of 200 copies on paper, presentation copy from Cobden-Sanderson; small 4to; printed in red & black; original limp vellum lettered in gilt to spine, a fine example.

One of 300 copies on paper, this one of 200 for distribution outside Italy; small folio (265 x 175 mm); printed on Pescia paper in red & black; original morocco-backed patterned cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, original plastic dust-jacket and cloth slip-case, a fine copy.

One of 300 copies; folio; printed in red & black King's fount throughout, partly unopened, light browning to free endpapers; original holland-backed powder blue boards, printed title label to upper cover, a very good copy.