Reynard The Fox And Other Mediaeval Netherlands Secular Literature
New York: London House & Maxwell, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy.
New York: London House & Maxwell, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this nautical adventure novel. Original green cloth. The jacket is complete save for a minor chip to the foot of the spine which has been professionally repaired.
London: Fisher & Unwin, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt. The dust jacket's spine is darkened though it remains quite readable. The jacket is not price-clipped. Laid in a promotional pamphlet from Fisher & Unwin praising and promoting Conrad.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. A very nice copy of the true first edition. The Rover first appeared serially in the Pictorial Review in 1923. This copy of the limited edition was published in November of 1923 in an edition of 377 copies, this one being number 362 and signed.....
Antwerp: J. P. Van Dieren, 1852. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Scarce true first edition written, I believe, in Flemish. Illustrated by Dujardin. Marbled endpapers. All edges red. Bound in full vellum by Riviere and signed by them.
Waltham St. Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Portrait of the author and other decorations by Robert Giddings. 8vo. Cloth backed marbled boards. In original orange dust jacket, just slightly finger smudged. From an edition of 600 copies, this one being number 299. A very attractive copy...
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1980. F. Full brown leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Collectors Edition. Silk endpapers. A perfect copy. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry.
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1976. Hardcover. Fine. Full red leather decorated and lettered in gilt. a.e.g. From the 100 Greatest Books series. Silk moire endpapers. Limited Edition. Illustrated by Roland Descombes. An extremely clean, bright and pleasing copy.
New York: Grove Press, 1959. FIRST. NF / VG. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy.
London: Robert Cunninham & Sons, No date (circa 1960). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A fine copy of a very rare publication from this highly respected Dante scholar. Original blue cloth with a complete dust jacket.
New York: Scribners, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy by a great author. The great critic Hugh Kenner spoke very highly of Mr. Davenport. Some creasing and closed tears along the bottom edge of the front panel. Some staining to the bottom edge.
New York: The Heritage Press, 1946. F. Three volumes, boxed separately in individual slipcases. Cloth backed marbled boards. Extremely clean and bright.
New York: Dutton, 1900. VG. Circa 1900, No date given. Illustrated boards in color. Six full page color illustrations and over 80 black and white illustrations. Most of the illustrations appear to be by J. Finnemore.
New York: Bibliophilist Society, 1931. First edition thus. Very Good / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. Illustrated throughout by John Alan Maxwell. Illustrated endpapers. The book is solid. The jacket is complete though a bit dusty to the spine. The front panel is bright. Minor edge-wear.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1922. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original paper on boards with cloth spine lettered in dark blue. Edited by H. F. B. Brett-Smith. From the Percy Reprint series, this one being Number 4. Some few pages roughly opened but the majority of the book remains un-opened. "The Seven Deadly Sinnes was a......
Barre, Mass. The Imprint Society, 1971. Near Fine. Previous owners embossed name, else fine in fine box. A lovely production throughout. Illustrated with facsimiles from the 15th century manuscript. Translated by W. Kenneth Thompson.
Avon: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. FIRST LIMITED ED. Limited Edition Number 136/2000. F / F. A lovely copy housed in a slip-case. Illustrated by Raymond F. Houlihan and signed by him at the limitation page. Prospectus laid in. From an edition of 2000 copies, this one being number 136.
New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, (1932). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Bound in original red cloth, lettered in silver. In the complete dust jacket with design by the author. This jacket has received some marginal restoration. It is bright and complete. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper. The second volume in.....
Moscow: State Institute of Literature, 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ten volumes complete. Original gray cloth. All contents in Russian. The publisher is a guess on my part. Each volume has a stamp "Made in the USSR" to the foot of the title page. All volumes solid and in generally excellent condition. One copy with a stain to the fore-edge...
Moscow: 1956-1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Ten volumes complete. Gray cloth lettered in gilt. All text in Russian. Some very minor wear but overall a very nice set. Much better paper was used in this set than typically used from Soviet Era presses. Overseas shipping will have to be negotiated.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1953. LIMITED ED. Limited Edition Number 605/1500. NF. Bound in lightly soiled cream colored cloth. Colotype illustrations by Edy Legrand and unsigned. From an edition of 1500 copies, this one being number 605.
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Full tooled leather with gilt decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A very fine copy. Signed by the author.
London: C. Whittingham for T. Tegg et.al. 1822. NF. Twenty one attractive wood-cuts. Early full straight grain red morocco, covers decorated in gilt and blind. Spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Inner dentelles bordered in gilt. A.E.G. A very lovely book.
London: C. Whittingham for T. Tegg et.al. 1822. G. Full straight grain brown leather with boards bordered in gilt. Spine decorated in gilt and bordered in gilt and black. Red spine label lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. General wear. Some separation at the outer front hinge, at the bottom third. Book remains tight and solid...
Paris: Editions du Sabilier, 1928. FIRST LIMITED ED. Paperback. Limited Edition Number of 800. Near Fine / Near Fine. Limited edition. Inscribed by Duhamel on the ffep. Wrappers with original glassine. From an original edition of approximately 800 copies, this one numbered as "E.S." Pages entirely uncut. Extremely scarce.