An Arthurian Reader. Selections From Arthurian Legend, Scholarship And Story
Chatham: The Aquarian Press, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fine example in all respects.
Chatham: The Aquarian Press, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fine example in all respects.
London: William Heinemann LTD., (1931). Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original green cloth, lettered in black on the front board and the spine. Illustrated dust jacket, signed by "MB", housed in a green cloth, clamshell case. 3/6 price stated on the spine of the jacket. Third impression. Inscribed and signed by the author at the half-title. Very scarce dust.....
Norwich: Galley Beggar Press, (2013). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Original black card-stock book, lettered in red and white. French flaps, with content description and author bio. Signed by the author directly to the title page. Author's first book. Clays publication.
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. Full green leather decorated and lettered in gilt. a.e.g. From the 100 Greatest Books series. Limited Edition. Silk moire endpapers. Illustrated by Alan Price. A lovely copy.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Hardcover. Fine. A fine copy bound in full deep navy blue leather, with elaborate gilt decoration depicting a whale under the sea. Decorated and lettered in gilt and all edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by Boardman Robinson.
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. A fine copy in all respects. Bound in full grained brown leather, illustrated and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt.
London: The Folio Society, 1961. FIRST. NF. Teal cloth in gray slip-case. Previous owner embossed stamp. A very clean and solid copy. Includes drawings by Michelangelo.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1884. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. 148 pages, no ads. One scratch on the front board. Previous owner signature on the ffep. A very clean, bright and solid copy. Wright, 3740.
New York: The Classics of LIberty Library, 1992. F. A fine copy in all respects. One quarter leather on cloth. Brown leather spine is lettered in gilt. Brown cloth boards are decorated in gilt. a.e.g.
Paris: Bibliotheque de la Pleiade/Librairie Gallimard, 1951. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Two volumes, complete. These books remain unopened and unread for over 60 years. A cleaner, nicer set won't be found. Both volumes are housed in a card-stock slip-case. Not very attractive, perhaps, but very effective in protecting these two small octavo volumes...
London: Harper Collins, (2023). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author to the title page. Issued without a dust jacket. A beautiful book with an elaborately decorated and textured front cover. This book also features an introduction by Benedict Cumberbatch. Illustrated throughout by a host of artists - Dapo Adeola, Joelle Avelino, Peter Bailey,Barroux.....
London: Reeves & Turner, 1887. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First one volume edition. Original blue/gray cloth with paper spine label. 8vo - 450, [2] pages. The paper label shows some minor wear. An additional page of ads for Mr. Morris's works is tipped in at the front. A very interesting association copy. Morris presents this signed copy at.....
London: Chatto & Windus, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. A beautiful copy. Fontispiece showing the Seal of Bishop Poore, with tissue guard. Vol. xviii of the Medieival Library. Unopened and unread. Mostly un-cut.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Bound in original green cloth with a complete and fine example of the dust jacket. The book was issued in three variant bindings and the consensus now is that the green binding takes precedence, followed by orange, and brown. The author's name is spelled Nabokoff with this title but.....
London: Heinemann, (1959). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Book plate on paste-down. In a complete fine dust jacket designed by Sheila Perry. Contains 13 short stories. An extremely clean, bright and crisp copy.
Norfolk, Conn. New Directions, (1941). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. In original deep red burlap weave cloth with paper label to the center of the front panel and another label at the spine. This copy meets all of the points to be listed as A21.1. The front and spine labels are in the small size. The name.....
Boston: Little Brown, 1957. FIRST. VG / VG.
Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1972. FIRST. NF / NF. A lovely set. Previous owner name on ffep and the dust jacket is price-clipped. Very nice.
Mount Vernon: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. FIRST. F / F. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin and signed by him at the limitation page. From an edition of 1500 copies, this one being number 136. Prospectus laid in.
New York: Lewis Copeland, 1931. FIRST. NF. Marbled boards with red cloth spine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Contributions from Langston Hughes, Clarence Darrow and Robert Frost, to name a few. Some pages uncut.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original black cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. Illustrated paste-down to the front panel. Edited by Kate Douglas Wiggins and Nora A. Smith. Illustrated throughout by N. C. Wyeth. The book is very tight and solid. This is due, in part, to a somewhat.....
New York: The Viking Press/Studio Books, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. Beautifully illustrated in color by Boris Zvorykin. Previous owner signature and embossed name. Introduction by Petger Ustinov. A lovely copy. Small folio.
Moscow: State Publisher of Fiction And Literature, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Original paper on boards. Text entirely in Russian. A clean and solid copy. Illustrated frontispiece and small vignette illustrations throughout.
London: David Nutt, 1900. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Three 8vo volumes. Translated into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Le Motteux. Introduction by Charles Whibley. Boards are a smooth glossy burgundy paper and the spines a paler burgundy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. A lovely set.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A lovely example of this elegantly produced volume. Illustrated By John Howe.