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Published by Clover Hill Editions, London in 1977. Number 'XXX1' of only 80 special copies, printed by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press on Barcham Green handmade paper, watermarked 'Clover Hill' (made for Douglas Cleverdon in 1936). The BOOK is in Fine condition, bound in quarter-morocco and marbled boards. Illustrated with ten wood engravings by David Jones, this title is considered by many to be the artist's most significant work. These engravings were initially printed in the Golden Cockerel edition in 1927. Jones, however, felt that the some of the delicacy of his wood engravings had been lost, as the paper was not properly dampened by the Press as they hurried to meet a deadline. According to the Publisher's Note by Douglas Cleverdon, Jones acquired the ten blocks in order to ensure that they would not be reprinted without his approval. In 1977, Jones agreed to 'Clover Hill Editions' reprinting the book using his original blocks, in the manner that he originally intended. In this present…
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by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.)
Twelfth Night : With Wood Engravings By Eric Ravilious : With The Publisher s Flyers
by Shakespeare, William & Ravilious, Eric (Illus.)
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he First UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press in 1932. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Number 265 of only 275 copies published on Batchelor hand-made paper with Golden Cockerel watermark, wood engraved title, borders plus 29 wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious printed in brown and grey/green. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Top edge gilt. A tiny area of light wear to the upper front cover edge and light rubbing to the lower edges otherwise the decorated cloth boards are in very good condition. Internally clean, with no inscriptions, erasures or bookplates. The leather spine and corners are in very nice condition. The gilt titling to the spine remains very bright. Loosely inserted are the 'Golden Cockerel Press' flyers for 1931 (with one full page illustration), 1932 and the catalogue for 1938 which all detail this publication. The book is protected in a loose archival Mylar cover. 'This is one of the most magnificent editions from the plays of Shakespeare ..'. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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- Date Published 1932
- Keywords Cockerel, Ravilious, Shakespeare
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The Chester Play Of The Deluge With Ten Wood-Engravings by David Jones : One Of The Special Copies With A Separate Set of The Prints On Japon : With A Complete Set Of The Publisher's Four Prospectii
by Jones, David (Illus.)
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The Honourable Schoolboy : Publisher’s Proof Copy Signed By The Author
by Le Carre, John
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A Proof copy published by Hodder & Stoughton, London in 1977. The wrappered PROOF is in Very Good++ or better condition and is bound in plain white card covers. Blue map endpapers which are slightly undersized. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The scarce proof WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. There is a little loss, creasing and rubbing at the spine tips with a little edge-wear at the corners. There is a sticker to the front cover publicising '120,000 copies first printing', 'record paperback price paid for UK rights' and 'simultaneous world publication on September 8th'. The wrapper is identical to that for the first trade edition although it differs in a few respects being slightly shorter, with a promotional sticker to the upper panel, larger spacing to the text on the lower flap and with a misspelling of the photographer's surname. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. A…
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The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales
by Chaucer, Geoffrey & King, Ronald (Illus.)
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The First UK printing published by Editions Alecto, London in 1967. Elephant Folio. With frontis and fourteen mask images, each are titled and initialed by the artist in pencil printed silk screen and letter-press in 24 pt Plantin. Number 65' of an edition of only 125 signed copies. The 15 proofs (50 x 37cm) were issued as 15 unbound, four page sections on Barcham Green rag-made housed within a paper wraparound folder. The whole housed within a blue cloth folder with silver titling and the original publisher s canvas slip-case. (There were also separate editions of 50 plus 5 proofs made of all the images except Friar & Franklin ). All the screen-prints are present and in excellent condition. The spine of the portfolio is faded. The slipcase is very good condition. The Prologue is held in important public and private collections world-wide. There was also a later (second) edition, published 11years later by The Circle Press. The first edition of 1967 was begun by Editions Alecto, but following…
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The Good Soldier Schweik
by Hasek, Jaroslav
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The First UK printing published by Heinemann, London in 1930. Illustrated by Joseph Lada and translated by Paul Selver. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition with the publisher's original red cloth and gilt titling. Some light splitting, pushing and light fading at the spine ends. Mild toning and spotting to the text-block. Light spotting to the prelims and to the extreme page edges in places due to the quality of the paper stock used. Mild offsetting to the black end-papers. Free from inscriptions. The very scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good- condition. Some loss to the spine ends, corners and upper rear edge (see images). A closed tear with associated creasing to the rear panel. The red lettering to the spine has faded but remains very legible. Mild edge-wear in places. The wrapper presents very well in the removable Brodart archival cover. Lada's striking cartoonish B/W illustrations match the irreverent tone of the text. First published in Czechoslovakia, this title was issued…
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Wall And Piece : With The Scarce Wrapper
by Banksy
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- First UK Edition
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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The First UK printing published by Century, London in 2005 with full number line including the number '1'. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with original illustrated boards. Just a hint of toning to the extreme outer page edges. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is in in near Fine condition with just some very faint toning. Far less than usually encountered. One small minor vertical crease to the upper panel edge. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. 'Wall and Piece' comprises a three-part series of previously published books by Banksy, including 'Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall', 'Existencilism', and 'Cut It Out'. Extremely scarce with the wrapper as the vast majority of books were issued without one. A sharp copy of an increasingly elusive title. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner : Only 100 Copies Issued
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor & Le Cain, Errol (Illus)
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The sole UK Printing published by The Arcadia Press, London in 1972. Number '17' of only 100 copies issued (There was also an additional 10 deluxe copies bound in full vellum with a separate portfolio of plates signed by the illustrator). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The book is entirely hand manufactured. Hand bound by Zaehnsdorf Ltd. in quarter vellum and handmade seaweed paper to the boards. Some light bumping to the front vellum corner tips. Gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Green endpapers. Housed in the publisher's Slipcase which has one minor bump to the bottom corner. The book itself is very clean and bright, with no marks to the endpapers or pages. The limitation page is numbered and signed by the calligrapher David Howells, the paper-maker Philip Rowson and the illustrator Errol Le Cain. Illustrated with 10 full-page striking mounted colour plates by Errol Le Cain. The publisher's Prospectus is loosely inserted and is in Fine condition. A sumptuous production from The Arcadia…
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Stanley Morison And Eric Gill 1925-1933 : Douglas Cleverdon’s Personal Copy Presented To Him On His 80th Birthday : Bound By Sangorski & Sutcliffe : With Related Ephemera
by Cleverdon, Douglas
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The sole UK printing privately printed (at Rampant Lions Press) in 1983, as a surprise 80th birthday tribute to Douglas Cleverdon. This is number '1' of only 230 copies printed for subscribers and well wishers only, who are all listed. This copy is number '1' as it was presented to Douglas Cleverdon on the evening of a memorable Party at Carlton House Terrace, London. It bears a fine calligraphic inscription : 'Very many happy returns Douglas from your friends within. January 17th 1983'. It is fully bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in brown leather, with gilt borders and 'DC' in gilt in a roundel to the front. Marbled end-papers and presented in a matching, fleece lined box. The BOOK is in Fine condition. The other copies from this edition were bound in wrappered card covers. Loosely inserted are the original subscription form, the invitation to the party, Douglas Cleverdon's printed thank you letter, the memorial address by John Wells for Cleverdon's funeral in 1987, an obituary, and a copy of Will…
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The Looking-Glass War : Double Signed By The Author
by Le Carre, John
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The First UK printing published by Heinemann, London in 1965. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just some very light toning to the text-block. A hint of spotting to the lower text-block. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in near Fine condition. Some very light edge-wear at the upper spine end. The colouring to the spine remains very bright with no fading of the red colouring to the spine (Please ignore the white patches in the images which are just reflective glare). The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been double signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page : 'John Le Carre a.k.a. David Cornwell'. A very collectible copy of the author's fourth title and very scarce to find double signed. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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The Kingdom Of The Pearl
by Rosenthal, Leonard & Dulac, Edmund (Illus.)
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The First UK printing published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd, London in 1920. Number '97' of 100 special deluxe copies signed by the artist to the limitation page. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with original white paper-covered boards with gilt titles to the front and a vellum spine with gilt titles. The vellum spine remains very clean and bright. The boards have lightly darkened in places to the edges. Internally clean and free of inscriptions. All ten tipped in colour plates and their printed tissue guards are present as called for and are in fine condition. The very scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. The gilt titling and decoration remains very bright to the front cover. A small closed tear to the upper front edge and a little age related marking but it remains in exceptional condition for its age. The wrapper is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Léonard Rosenthal was a famed Parisian jeweller who personally commissioned Dulac's illustrations; they first appeared in…
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Endymion. A Poetic Romance by John Keats, with Engravings by John Buckland-Wright
by Keats, John & Buckland-Wright, John (Illus.)
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The sole UK printing of this illustrated edition published by Golden Cockerel Press, London in 1947. Number '383' of 500 copies issued on Arnold's hand-made paper with the Golden Cockerel Press watermark, of which one hundred copies were specially bound in vellum at Sangorski and Sutcliffe. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. The vellum spine with gilt titling has a few lights spots. The cloth boards with gilt decoration are clean. The binding is tight. Top edge gilt. Free from inscriptions. Some light sporadic toning to the page edges in places, more so to pages 12-15, 90-91 and 132-133, and the rest mild - all copies appear to have been affected with this to some degree, and it does not particularly detract. Profusely illustrated throughout with engravings by John Buckland-Wright. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. One of the highlight productions from the Golden Cockerel Press. Increasingly scarce. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious
by Shakespeare, William/ Ravilious, Eric (Illustrator)/ Powers, Alan (Introduction by)
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- 9781851246243 / 185124624X
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Bodleian Library, 2024. Hardcover. New. 96 pages. 10.51x7.65x0.60 inches.
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Twelfth Night – Illustrated by Eric Ravilious
by Shakespeare, William/ Ravilious, Eric (Illustrator)/ Powers, Alan (Introduction by)
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Bodleian Library, 2024. Hardcover. New. 96 pages. 10.51x7.65x0.60 inches.
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Twelfth Night--Or, What You Will
by Shakespeare, William; Eric Ravilious (illustrator)
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Limited Edition, 1932: The Golden Cockerel Press. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover in pictorial brick toned cloth; 3/4 caramel morocco with gilt titles. First limited (# 267 of only 275 copies) Eric Ravilious illustrated edition. Book is in near fine condition, generally crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Minor wear and scuffing present. Ravilious' splendid wood engravings throughout. considered some of his best work. Laid in is a full page loose leaf advertisement. 'Golden Cockerel Books for the Spring'. 4to. 77 pp. Large item--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.There is a loose flyer 'Golden Cockerel Books for the Spring' enclosed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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TWELFTH NIGHT OR, WHAT YOU WILL
by (RAVILIOUS, Eric) SHAKESPEARE, William
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(Waltham Saint Lawrence): The Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight darkening of leather on the spine. Near Fine. Eric Ravilious. Original Sangorski and Sutcliffe morocco leather-backed boards with Ravilious illustrations on both covers. The text is illustrated with a wood-engraved title, decorative borders, and 29 lovely wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious printed in brown and gray/green. Copy #261 of 375 printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings on Batchelor hand-made paper with the Golden Cockerel watermark.
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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.
by DIAS, João José Alves
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Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile. ***
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The Butterflies Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.
by Simson, Clive
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- 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994
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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the authors experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.
by Ratcliffe, D.A
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- 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
by Martell, Charles
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- 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.
by Hart, Ian & Edmundson, William
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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
by Martell, Charles
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.
by Hart, Ian
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- 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.
by [MOZAMBIQUE]
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New York, New York, United States
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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief…
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