Search Results: Bindings from Stephen Rench

Bristol: John Wright, 1887 Book. Good. Full-Leather. Bound volume of three works by Agrikler. 1] Poems, humorous and philosophical by Agrikler. A new series with the latest additions. Bristol: John Wright; [1887?] viii, 165, [3] pages + frontispiece and 12 plates. Preliminary pages misbound. Bound with 2] Poems, humorous and philosophical By Agrikler. New series. London: Griffith & Farran. iv, 140 pages + 13 plates. Bound with 3] Rhymes in the West Country dialect by Agrikler. Fourth edition. London: Houlston and Sons. iv, 124 pages + 12 plates. Bound together in full leather, gilt decorated and lettered to the front board and lettered to the spine. Leather lightly rubbed and the spine is lightly faded and a bit dulled. Pages are all edges gilt. The first title is dated from "The valedictory" on page viii. Pencil note to the head of the first title page - Morocco binding. The plates are printed illustrations glued onto blank pages which have been bound in, presumably as extra… Read More

Leipzig: Poeschel & Trepte, 1922 Book. Very Good. Full vellum. 48 unnumbered pages. Numbered 43 of the 500 copies printed. In full vellum binding which is soiled and lightly browned. Light browning to pages..

London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1926 Book. Good. Full-Leather. 258, [2] pages + frontispiece. First published in March 1923, there were then 5 reprints, this the last listed from November 1926. In the original full red leather, the colour is a little blotchy in places, spine lightly faded. A little rubbing to the corners. School prize bookplate to the front free end paper dated 1927..

London: Elliot Stock, 1896 Book. Good. Half vellum. viii, [ii], 127, [1] pages. Bound in half vellum with a leather lettering label to the spine. Armorial bookplate to the front pastedown of William Rule Westwood Chafy of Rous Lench Court. Ink stamp of binder to the front free end paper - Bound by J. Goodman & Sons, Birmingham. Some spotting to pages throughout. Pages are top edge gilt, others untrimmed..

Paris: Librairie Charpentiere et Fasquelle, 1904 Book. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 205 pages. Bound in half leather, floral decoration to the spine, the leather has faded from green to brown and there is light wear to the spine. The original paper covers are bound in. The owner's name Winifred M Osborne is written at the head of the front cover. Her initials are also at the foot of the spine..

Leipzig: Verlag Meister der Einbandkunst, 1925 Book. Good. Half leather. 237, [3] pages. In half leather binding over marbled paper boards. The binding has the small gilt stamp of Johs. Larink, Hamburg to the foot of the rear inner board. The leather is rubbed along the edges and bands on the spine. Browning to the edges of the end papers from contact with the leather. Numbered 79 of the three hundred copies printed..

Paris: éditions Rene Kieffer, 1920 Book. Illus. by Bois originaux gravés par J-B Vettiner. Good. Full leather. 224, [6] pages. Numbered 73 out of the 550 copies printed. Original covers bound in. In full leather binding with embossed decoration, some wear mainly to edges and spine. Light browning to pages and occasional spotting..

Barton on Sea: A & J Partnership, 1995 Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. ISBN 0951606514. x, 188 pages + plates. Signed by the author to the title page. Original covers have been removed. Now in a full leather binding, blind ruled decoration to the boards and gilt lettering to the spine. Green leather, spine fading. No indication as to who the binder was..

Paris: P.-V. Stock, 1903 Book. Very Good. Half leather. [vi], 448 pages. Bound in half leather by Bickers. The name "Scott O'Connell" appears at the foot of the spine. Some staining to the leather. Light browning to pages throughout. A few small tears to the upper edges of a few pages, but clear of text..

London: Thomas Hodgson, 1846 Book. Fair. Hardcover. viii, 542 pages and additional engraved title page. Spotted throughout, ink ticks and marks. Bound in full leather - presumably a binder's sample of available styles. Diced leather front board in black leather, plain burgundy leather rear board. Rear board has one white vellum tip and one green. Spine in green leather with 4 different tools used to decorate. 4 different types of paper used for the end papers. The explanation may well be in the name of the previous owner to the title page - H.W. White, Bookseller + Stationer, Merthyr Tydfil, July 1st 1846. The engraved title page is heavily stained. The binding is worn and marked..

London: Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1893 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [iv], iii, [i], 203, [7] pages + plates. The original paper covers are bound in. Full leather binding by Durvand Thivet, some wear and a few marks, spine more worn. Pages are top edges gilt..

London: The first edition club, 1934 Book. Good. Full-Leather. 33, [1] pages. 400 copies printed. In full leather binding which is now browned and has some wear. Corners a little worn and bumped. Small ink stamps to the foot of the front pastedown - Bound for the First Edition Club - Henry T. Wood Ltd London. Browning to both front and rear end papers from contact with the leather in the covers..

London: Printed for Frederick Westley & A.H. Davis, 1826 Book. Good. Full leather. 444 unnumbered pages. Lacks 24 pages of index at the rear, never bound in here. In original full embossed leather binding, wear to the head and foot of the spine and to edges. Ink owner's name to a front end paper Miss Mary Talbot Scott, April 5th 1834. Some spotting..

Geneva, 1787 Book. Very Good. Full leather. 204; 219, [1]; 199, [1] pages + frontispiece to volume 1. The half titles are present and state - Oeuvres de M de Florian, so possibly part of a larger set. Attractively bound in old full leather with gilt decorated spines. The head of each of the front free end papers has been cut off. Pages are all edges gilt..

Paris: Imprimé pour l'auteur par les soins de Jules Augry, typographe et bibliophile, 1901 Book. Good. Half leather. 95, [1] pages. The original paper covers are bound in also. Numbered 13 of the 50 copies specially printed - this for Léopold Lecomte whose initials appear on the front board. Half leather binding by H. Leclerc, the leather is stained by old polish. With the paper covered slipcase although this is worn at the edges and also darkened along the lower edge..

Paris: Chez A Le Vasseur et Cie, 1896 Book. Very Good. Full leather. [vi], xvi, 543, [1] pages + 6 plates. Bound in full leather, with the original paper covers bound in. The spine is faded and there are some marks. Paper is lightly browned throughout and there is some occasional chipping to the page edges. Bookplate of Richard Martin Baxter to the front pastedown. A heavy volume, extra postage will be required to send it outside the UK.

Stratford upon Avon: Printed and sold by J. Ward, 1817 Book. Good. Full leather. Vol 3, the Appendix was published in 1821 by Longman. Pagination Vol 1 - [iv], ix, [i], 361, [1] pages + 3 plates. Vol 2 - [iv], [363]-795, [1] pages + 5 plates but plate facing page 692 duplicates that facing page 573. Vol 3 - xiv, [ii], 333, [vi], 336-575, [1] pages +30 plates. All bound in attractive full leather, creasing to the spine of vol 3. Some light wear. Ink owner's name to the front free end paper in each volume. Lacks one plate due to the duplication in vol 2..

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1885 Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). [vi], 472 pages. In full leather - stamped to the front pastedown by the binders - Bound by Otto Schulze and Company, Edinburgh. Bookplate of William Roughead. Leather has browned and the spine has faded, some uneven fading to the front board also. Pages are top edges gilt. Some light staining to a few pages. Signed by the author to the half title page - By request, George Meredith..

Birmingham: The Weather Oak Press Limited, 1950 Book. Illus. by Illustrated by I. Anne Ellis. Very Good. Full-Leather. [ii], 54 pages. Numbered 173 of the 1000 copies printed. Signed by author and illustrator. Pages lightly browned throughout. In full leather binding, gilt decoration to the front board and gilt lettering to the spine. Green leather, browning to the edges. No indication as to who the binder was..