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London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.14/pp.71/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light green-blue boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was a… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition: Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. A very clean binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.14/pp.61/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Blue printed dustwrapper (now browned) in very good condition, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Clean natural grain parchment covered boards, with gilt titles to both thespine and front board. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Brown marbled endpapers. Clean throughout. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College.… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition: Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. A very clean binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.18/pp.95/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Blue printed dustwrapper (now browned) in very good condition, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Clean natural grain parchment covered boards, with gilt titles to both thespine and front board. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Brown marbled endpapers. Clean throughout, with a brown marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIX [1919] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.18/pp.107/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light blue-green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.22/pp.71/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was a keen… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXX [1920]. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.24/pp.151/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper in very good condition, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light grey-green boards, lightly soiled, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original brown marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.20/pp.105/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light green-blue boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCXIII [1913]. First and limited edition: "Of this edition of The Indian Storie Of F. W. Bain have been printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper 500 copies. This is Number 18." A very clean binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.20/pp.97/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Blue printed dustwrapper in very good condition, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Clean light grey-green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.18/pp.73/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light green-blue boards, lightly soiled, with gilt titles and a cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCCXIV [1914] .. First edition. Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper . A good tight binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.18/pp.71/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Green-grey printed dustwrapper with uneven fading and sunned spine, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Light green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain. He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was a keen… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCXIII [1913]. First edition: Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. A very clean binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.16/pp.89/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Blue printed dustwrapper in very good condition, spine browned, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Clean light grey-green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original blue marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he was… Read More

London : Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd. VII Grafton St. W. MDCCCXIV. [1914] .. First edition: Printed in the Riccardi Fount on handmade Riccardi Paper. A very clean binding with the original dustwrapper. 8vo. 9.25" x 6.5" x 0.75". pp.16/pp.89/[2pp. - list of other titles] . Blue printed dustwrapper in very good condition, spine browned, now protected by a removable transparent plastic cover. Clean light grey-green boards, with gilt titles and cloth spine. Top page edges gilt, other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean throughout, with the original brown marker ribbon. ** "Francis William Bain (29 April 1863 � 3 March 1940) was a British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated from Sanskrit. He was born on 29 April 1863, the son of Joseph Bain.[1] He was educated at Westminster School, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford where he distinguished himself as a student of Classics. In 1889, he was elected a fellow of All Souls College. In his youth he… Read More

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915.. Second edition with a new preface. Contents: 1.Nietzsche; 2.Casanova; 3.Zola; 4.Huysmans; 5.St Francis and Others. Pp.xiv/252, owner's name to front free endpaper, a little slight spotting mainly to preliminary pages. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top and tail of spine and corner tips. G+.

Hildesheim: George Olms Verlag, 1971.. Facsimile reprint in the Anglistica & Americana series. Albions England is a long poem in fourteen-syllabled verse, Pp.399, Red cloth, gilt title to front, black label with gilt title to spine. VG.** "William Warner was born in London about 1558. In his later published work, Albion's England, Warner describes his father accompanying explorer Richard Chancellor on a voyage to Russia in 1553 and dying on a voyage to The Guianas in 1557". (wiki)

New York: Merrill and Baker, nd. (c.1880).. Being a Collection of Scattered Letters Published Chiefly in the Daily Newspapers 18401860, and now Edited by An Oxford Pupil. With Preface by the Author. Vol.I: Letters on Art and Science. Vol.II:Letters on Politics, Economy, and Miscellaneous Matters. Pp.xix/205/xvi/250, occasional light spotting, notation to front free endpaper indicating the marginal marks to pp.17/18 of Vol.I, small bookseller's label (T.C.Allen, Halifax) to inside rear board, minor cracking to inside front margin but holding firm. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, bumps to corner tips. Good.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1950.. Contents: In America: My Interviews; Public Writings. Pp.408, black & white portrait frontispiece, browning to endpapers. Bright red pebbled cloth with title to front and spine, brown dustwrapper has edge wear and closed tears + small losses to spine and corner tips but is in a removable clear protective wrap. Good/Fair.

London: The Bodley Head, 1976.. Those who came of literary age during the 1930's - Auden, Day Lewis, MacNeice, Spender, Graham Greene, Isherwood, Orwell, Rex Warner, to name only a few - were, whether they knew it or not and whether they knew each other or not, very much a group in the sense that they shared an acute awareness of the pressures and problems of their times." Pp.428. Brown cloth, dustwrapper edges slightly rubbed. VG/VG.

London; Gay & Hancock Ltd, 1911.. 1st edition. Baconian theory that the English philosopher and statesman, Francis Bacon, was the real author of Shakespeare's plays. Pp.xx/180, 4 facsimile plates to end, portrait frontispiece + 3 further black & white plates, inscribed by the author "To H.Crouch Batchelor with the regards of the author, Granville C.Cuningham, 19th June 1917" to front free endpaper, foxing to endpapers, occasional light red pencil marginal marks and underlining with the notation "about the best summary I have read" to final page. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front and spine, wear to spine and bumps to corners. G+.** H.Crouch Batchelor wrote "Francis Bacon Wrote Shakespeare. The arguments pro and con frankly dealt with." (1912).

Hockwold-cum-Wilton: Anglo-Saxon Books, 2003.. Reformatted and reprinted. "The verse in which the story unfolds is, by common consent, the finest writing surviving in Old English...to help those learning Old English, and to refresh the memory of those who learnt it many years ago, a literal word-by-word translation is printed opposite an edited text". Pp.192. Paperback, minor wear to lower front edge. VG.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930.. 2nd impression. "Fuller and more authoritative than the surveys in general works, less technical and controversial than the specialized monographs, the volume presents an excellent analysis 'to those who wish to gain a sounder knowledge of Beowulf so far as it may be done without an understanding of Anglo-Saxon, and to those who are just beginning a reading of the poem in that language'." Pp.xvi/349. Maroon cloth, dustwrapper a little dusty but in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/Good.