Beowulf: A Tale Of Blood, Heat, And Ashes
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A lovely example of this elegantly produced volume. Illustrated By John Howe.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A lovely example of this elegantly produced volume. Illustrated By John Howe.
London: Printed for Payne and Foss for Thomas Davison, 1829. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. First two volume edition. Lovely full dark green grained morocco binding signed by William George of Bristol. Marbled endpapers. Both half-titles present with one page advertisement at the end of volume II. Top edge gilt. "This edition is reprinted from a copy of the former.....
Privately Printed, 1904. VG. Two volumes, 8vo. Printed on antique rag paper and illustrated by twelve exquisite etchings by Ed. Hedouin and by portraits of Rousseau and Madame de Warens. Bound in art canvas with paper labels. Previous owner signature and book-plate present on the endpapers. From the private collection of Judge Edward S. Delaplaine, noted Frederick County, Maryland jurist.....
London: The Richards Press, 1950. NF / VG. A very clean, bright and solid copy. The jacket is price-clipped and chipped at the head of the spine.
London: Macmillan and Company, 1903. NF. Full smooth red morocco, decorated and lettered in gilt. Spine with 6 compartments, elaborately decorated in gilt. all edges marbled. A prize binding from the Westminster City School. Marbled endpapers. A very lovely copy.
London: The Folio Society, 1976. NF. Decorated green cloth in a brown slipcase. Ilustrated by Sir Osbert Lancaster. Previous owner stamp and date of purchase, else fine.
New York: Modern Library, (1951). First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original red cloth on boards, decorated in black and gold. 8vo - 277, [ 2 (ads for Giants only)],pp. "First Modern Library Edition" to the copyright page. Original $1.65 price to the front flap. A clean, bright and solid copy. The complete jacket shows some very minor.....
Venetia: 1566. Hardcover. Very Good. Very early tree grain leather, probably 18th century. 4to. The second edition of the text but likely the first quarto edition. Spine elaborately decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers as well as marbled edges. 100 wood-cut illustrations, including the title page, plus elaborate initial letters and decorations. A complete table of contents at the end. The.....
Franklin Center: The Franklin Edition, 1976. First edition. Leather Bound. Fine. From the First Edition Society. A fine copy in all respects. Bound in full brown leather, lettered and decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Al Hirschfeld.
Basil: Birkhauser, 1945-46. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. The complete works of Schiller in ten volumes. These volumes are in extremely clean, bright and solid condition. All the dust jackets are present. There is some toning along the edges but there are no chips or tears. All volumes are in German. Bound in red cloth...
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1822. FIRST. VG. As the custom with this author, Scott's name does not appear on the title page. Three volumes. Small 8vo. 19th century 1/2 dark green calf and marbled boards, raised bands, pairs of dark crimson leather spine labels with gilt designs in compartments. Half-title present in all volumes. An exceptionally clean, bright and solid copy.....
Brookline, MA: Hellenic College Press, (1985). Soft Cover. Fine. Slender blue soft covered issue. As new. An excellent copy in all respects of this very scarce item.
New Hacen: Yale University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Fine. A facsimile edition prepared by Helge Kokeritz with an introduction by Charles Tyler Prouty. Third printing. Brown buckram boards, red label with lettering in gilt. A lovely and unopened copy withouth the dust jacket.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955. Hardcover. Fine. A facsimile edition prepared by Helge Kokeritz with an introduction by Charles Tyler Prouty. Third printing. Brown buckram boards, red label with lettering in gilt. A lovely and unopened copy without the dust jacket.
London: Constable & Co., 1924. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Large and lovely folio production. From an un-numbered limited edition of 750 copies. With stage settings and sketches by C. Ricketts. This copy inscribed, signed and dated by Shaw at the half-title. The book is one quarter cloth at the spine with the remainder being paper on.....
Boston: Beacon Press, 1971. FIRST. NF / NF. As new.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. Full red leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Silk endpapers. Collectors Edition. Contains The Devil's Disciple and Caesar and Cleopatra. A flawless copy of a very handsome book.
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. Fine. A lovely copy in all respects. Bound in full leather. Elaborately decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Dennis Lyall. Signed by the author on a front blank. World War II action.
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 lovely production. Illustration by Herbert Tauss. Signed by the author.
London: Black, Young and Young, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in full vellum by Riviere and signed by them. Marbled endpapers. TEG. Text prepared and with notations by Eduardus Wonderus. Notes in Greek and Latin. A few instances of marginal notation. An excellent copy of a scarce edition.
London: Longman, Hurst, Reese Orme & Brown, 1812. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes, 12mo. t.e.g. Bound in smooth brown calf. Raised spine bands with six compartments. Both volumes with red and black leather spine labels. Spine elaborately decorated in gilt. Covers with gilt border rules. Marbled endpapers. This is a collection of 246 articles written by both Robert Southey.....
New York: Random House, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A clean, bright and attractive copy of this first edition. Bound in original black cloth on boards, lettered in gilt on the spine. This is the libretto for Stein's opera which had music composed by Virgil Thompson. The premiere was held in Hartford, Connecticut in 1934. The.....
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. Full red leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Silk endpapers. Collectors Edition. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. Stendahl is the pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle. A perfect copy of a very handsome production.
New York: Crosby Gaige, 1929. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition Number 207/861. Near Fine. A comedy in one act. 4to. Limited Edition; 207/861. Signed by Stephens at the rear. Cloth-backed patterned paper boards just slightly faded near the spine.
Emmaus: Story Classics, 1954. NF / NF. Illustrated by Laszlo Matulay. Previous owner embossed name, else fine in protective slip-case.