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The First UK printing published by Heinemann in 1928. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a little light pushing at the spine ends and a hint of rubbing to the lower corners. Mild toning to the text-block with light spotting to the prelims and offsetting to the blank end-papers. Small neat bookseller's sticker to the lower front pastedown otherwise from inscriptions. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. A remarkable survivor as the jacket is slightly larger than the book, and is particularly susceptible to wear. Light edge-wear with very mild toning to the spine and flap folds with a few odd light marks. Fading of the green lettering to the spine. The Ralph Keene wrapper artwork is exceptionally bright for its age and looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The author's very scarce second novel. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by Heinemann in 1926. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a little light pushing at the spine ends and a hint of rubbing to the lower corners. Mild toning to the text-block with light spotting to the prelims. Small neat bookseller's sticker to the lower front pastedown and a faint penned previous owner's name to the upper front blank end-paper. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Mild toning to the spine and flap folds with a few odd light marks. The wrapper is exceptionally bright for its age and looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The author's very scarce first novel. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The sole UK printing published by Secker & Warburg, London in 1945. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Number '748' of 850 numbered copies. Publisher's original blue cloth is clean and the gilt titling remains bright. Top edge gilt with others uncut. Light toning and spotting to the extreme page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Some light offsetting to the blank end-papers. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. Light rubbing to the folds and spine ends. Some light edge-wear with slight fading of the red colouring to the spine. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Six full-page illustrations (of which four are in colour), by Henry Moore. The book has been signed (without dedication) by Henry Moore to the half-title. A melodrama for broadcasting based on Homer's 'Odyssey', with orchestral score by Benjamin Britten. Loosely laid in is a B/W photograph postcard signed by Henry Moore. The postcard measures… Read More

The First UK printing published by Methuen 1953. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Light pushing and fading tot he spine ends. Mild rubbing to the lower corners. A hint of toning to the text-block. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The scarce WRAPPER is price-clipped and is in Very Good+ condition. Mild edge wear with a little more rubbing, creasing and nicks to the spine ends. A 3cm closed tear to the upper front flap fold and a 2 cm closed tear to the upper edge. The spine colouring remains bright. The John Minton designed wrapper artwork remains bright in the removable Brodart archival cover. Scarce. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The sole UK printing published by The Gregynog Press in 1933. Number '161' of only 250 copies issued. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition with the publisher's original citron sheepskin binding and gilt titling by the Gregynog Bindery. A little rubbing at the spine and edges as usually encountered with this binding. The gilt titling and decorations remain bright. The binding remains tight. Free from inscriptions. Mild offsetting from the in-turns. Light toning to the text-block with a sprinkling of spotting to the prelims and the page edges 68-70 (not involving any text). Wood-engraved title-vignette and 7 header wood engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Loosely inserted is the 4 page publisher's Prospectus which includes a specimen page with one illustration. This prospectus is in near Fine condition. Along with 'Esope's Fables', also illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, one of the highlights of The Gregynog Press. A sharp… Read More

The sole UK printing published by The Chiswick Press, London in 1931. Number '93' of only 100 copies issued of a limited edition signed by both Christopher and Lettice Sandford to the limitation page. Printed on Chiswick Press water-marked paper. The BOOK is in Very Good+ condition with some mild fading to the board edges and the spine. The gilt titling and decoration remains bright. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A hint of toning to the extreme uncut page edges. Lettice Sandford has provided two striking full page B/W illustrations including the title page and several small decorations in the text. Three page chapter 'The Typographer's Jottings' to the rear. Protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. The first book to be illustrated by Lettice Sandford. Very scarce with only one copy having appeared at auction in the last 20 years. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing with the William Nicholson illustrations published by Faber and Faber in 1929. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The decorated vellum boards are very clean having been protected by the original glassine wrapper. Front board has some early bowing. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Number 107 of only 300 copies issued which were Signed by both Siegfried Sassoon and William Nicholson to the limitation page. 7 full page illustrations and headers by William Nicholson. Two of the tissue guards are not present. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Some toning to the spine and edges. Mild edge-wear with a little loss at the upper spine and rear edge. The wraparound wrapper artwork looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The scarce plain Glassine wrapper is complete. A very scarce title with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The sole UK printing, privately printed for the author and Geoffrey Keynes by The Chiswick Press, London in 1939. Small 8vo (160 x 99mm.). One of only 75 copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with a tiny bump to the lower rear edge and a hint of toning and spotting to the upper text-block. Publisher's original boards. The title page and the front board designed by Laurence Whistler. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Author's presentation copy inscribed to his childhood friend Marjorie on the front endpaper : 'Marjorie from SS'. Marjorie Stirling (from 1949 Mrs Shaw), was the daughter of Judge Sir James Stirling, who lived at Finchcocks, near Weirleigh in Kent, and Sassoon saw her often as a child. She married Cecil Forster in 1914. She is referred to in Chap.3 of 'The Weald of Youth' as 'an early dancing partner at local balls the days before motor cars were much in use' and 'do you reverse?.How those words bring my silly self back to me, with my inability to make… Read More

The First UK printing published by William Heinemann in 1917. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Some pushing at the spine ends with some age related markings to the boards. The original publisher's printed paper label to the spine is present and is a little toned and chipped but all the lettering is present. Some toning to the text block and the outer pages edges. Light spotting to the prelims in places. A small neat previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. The WRAPPER is complete and now presents in Very Good++ condition with some light toning to the spine and some mild age rated markings. There has been some expert professional restoration to the spine ends, the upper rear edge and a smaller area at the front lower edge. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Sassoon's first major collection of war poetry, with the tipped-in errata slip. One of only 740 copies of the English issue out of a total edition of 1000 copies printed; 260 sets of sheets were exported… Read More

Reprints from The Cambridge Magazine, No. 7, January, 1918. The only separate printing. 2 conjugate paper leaves, unbound as issued by 'R.I. Severs, Hobson Passage, Sidney Street and sold at the office 6 King's Parade Cambridge. 1918'. The pamphlet is in Very Good++ or better condition with a little dustiness and minor creasing to the edges. The 'Cambridge Magazine', edited by C.K. Ogden, was the first organisation to publish Sassoon's anti-war poems, starting with 'The Redeemer' in April 1916. It was very much an anti-war publication and Sassoon repeatedly used them to publish verse that no-one else would handle, having been introduced by his friend Edward Dent, and in total they published 26 poems of his during and immediately after the war. The 'Reprints from the Cambridge Magazine' series totalled seven in all, three of which were by Sassoon, comprising 'The Redeemer', 'To any Dead Officer', and the present title. The series was organised by A.T. Bartholomew, and Keynes believed that there were… Read More

The sole UK printing privately printed for Douglas Cleverdon in 1934. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Small quarto, original half rust cloth, uncut. Top edge gilt. Some splaying of the boards. Signed limited first edition, this being number 268 of only 303 copies signed and numbered by Sassoon on the colophon. This copy is one of 60 reserved presentation copies and additionally inscribed by Sassoon to the second bank end-paper with his characteristic interlocked double-S initials : 'O.S from S.S, these engraved gravities'. The recipient was the author (Sir) Osbert Sitwell. Osbert Sitwell had been introduced to Sassoon through their mutual friend Robbie Ross. These 22 poems 'were engraved on copper by Charles Sigrist, and printed May, 1934. The frontispiece was designed and engraved by Stephen Gooden.' After production of this limited edition, the plates were destroyed. The book is protected in a loose Mylar archival cover. Rupert Hart-Davis records that Sassoon 'longed for praise and… Read More

The First UK printing published by University Press Cambridge for Siegfried Sassoon & Geoffrey Keynes in 1958. One of only 35 copies printed for the authors. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Free from inscriptions. The publisher's plain glassine WRAPPER is in near Fine condition with just a little edge wear at the spine tips and edges. Extremely scarce. With the wrappered edition which was published a year later in 1959 by Downside Review Publication, Bath in an edition of 200 copies. This copy is also in near Fine condition with just a hint of toning to the edges. Provenance : Siegfried Sassoon then through family descent. More images available on request. Ashton rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The Sole UK printing published by Incline Press in 1997. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Number '23' of only 300 copies with the total limitation being 360 copies. The book and portfolio are housed within the publisher's decorated slipcase which is in near Fine condition. The book 'is printed on Zerkall paper in Goudy Old Style types. All hand setting and letterpress printing was done at Incline Press. The binding has been done by hand, the work shared between Incline Press and Stephen Conway at his bindery in Bradford'. A wonderful production containing seven essays on the subject of patterned paper by Paul Nash, Phyllis Barron, Sebastian Carter and others. With numerous samples of paper tipped in. Extremely scarce. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Boooks welcomes direct contact,

The Sole UK printing published by Incline Press in 1997. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Number 17 of only 50 special copies with the total limitation being 360 copies. This special edition has six loose full sheets of patterned paper housed in a separate paper portfolio. The book and portfolio are housed within the slipcase which is in near Fine condition. The slipcase decoration has a different patterned design to the Standard edition. The six full sheets of patterned papers are from The Curwen Press, Judd Street Gallery, Rampant Lions Press et al. The sheets are in Fine condition. The book 'is printed on Zerkall paper in Goudy Old Style types. All hand setting and letterpress printing was done at Incline Press. The binding has been done by hand, the work shared between Incline Press and Stephen Conway at his bindery in Bradford'. Accompanied by the scarce Publisher's prospectus. A wonderful production with numerous tipped in patterned paper samples. Extremely scarce. More images available on… Read More

The Sole UK printing published by The Pandora Press in 1961. Number 116 of only 150 numbered copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just very slight splaying of the front board and a hint of toning to the text-block. Original navy cloth with the spine lettered in gilt. Free from inscriptions and erasures. 11 illustrations (3 full-page) printed from lino, rubber cuts and line-blocks in various striking colours by Rigby Graham. No Wrapper as issued. The edition was originally intended to consist of 250 copies, but disaster struck after the seventy-sixth printing; the sheets had been spread out to dry over the floor of an attic, when a sudden spell of sunshine hatched out woodworm in the floor, and overnight more than one hundred of the sheets were peppered with holes. As the sheet had a five-colour linocut on it, reprinting was impossible, and the edition was, in consequence, reduced by nearly half. (See: Cave The Private Press, p.260). Scarce. More images available on request. Ashton… Read More

The Sole UK printing published by The Pandora Press in 1961. Number '8' of only 150 numbered copies issued. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just very slight splaying of the front board and a hint of toning to the text-block. Original navy cloth with the spine lettered in gilt. This copy additionally has the blue cloth board blocked in gold to the front (Deadman notes 'a few ' thus and corrects the edition size to 145). Free from inscriptions and erasures. 11 illustrations (3 full-page) printed from lino, rubber cuts and line-blocks in various striking colours by Rigby Graham. No Wrapper as issued. The edition was originally intended to consist of 250 copies, but disaster struck after the seventy-sixth printing; the sheets had been spread out to dry over the floor of an attic, when a sudden spell of sunshine hatched out woodworm in the floor, and overnight more than one hundred of the sheets were peppered with holes. As the sheet had a five-colour linocut on it, reprinting was impossible, and… Read More

The First UK printing published by The Bodley Head, London in 1967. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light toning to the board edges with a hint of pushing at the spine tips. Very early splaying of the front board. Internally clean with just a little light toning to the extreme page edges. Striking pictorial end-papers. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in Very Good++ condition. Some toning to the edges and spine. Light edge-wear with some creasing, a few small closed tears and a little rubbing in places. A 3cm closed tear to the upper rear edge and a very light small water stain to the lower spine which is barely discernible from the front. The wrapper is protected in a removable archival cover. Wonderfully illustrated in colour throughout by the author. Sendak's classic title and very scarce with the wrapper in such collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK Printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1956. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. It would be fine except for mild spotting to the text block, paste-downs and end papers. The pages remain clean apart from one or two spots to the page edges. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. It is the correct First Issue. Mild edge-wear with a little loss a the spine ends. Mild toning to the spine and the flap edges. Closed tears to the lower front edge and at the folds. Mild toning and spotting to the rear cover. The C. Walter Hodges wrapper artwork ( reproduced as the colour frontispiece ) looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A very presentable copy and scarce to find as such in this condition. 'One of the most remarkable children's books since 1945' (Oxford Companion to Children's Literature). The Silver Sword, has become a classic, bringing to life the story of four refugee children and their search for their… Read More

The First UK printing of this illustrated edition published by City of Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts and Crafts, Birmingham, UK in 1939. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. A hint of pushing at the spine ends otherwise the decorated covers are in exceptional condition. Internally clean. The printed paper label to the front cover is in fine condition. Profusely illustrated with B/W illustrations by Bernard Sleigh (1 full page). One full page colour illustration and a colour illustration to the title page. The book was printed under the direction of Leonard Jay at the Birmingham School of Printing. This book has a plain unprinted paper wrapper but I am unclear as to whether the book was originally issued with such but it has protected the book very well. The title 'The Immortal Hour' has been penned to the spine of the paper wrapper. ''The Immortal Hour' is a 1899 play by Scottish playwright Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym of writer William Sharp, loosely based on the Irish myth 'The Wooing… Read More

The First UK printing published by Constable & Company Ltd, London in 1911. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light pushing to the spine ends. Light darkening to the edges with a few slight age related markings to the covers. The gilt titling to the spine remains bright. Light toning to the text-block with a little light toning to the page edges. Free from inscriptions. Mild offsetting to the blank end-papers. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Some loss to the spine ends but not involving any lettering. Slight loss to the upper corners with toning to the spine, folds and edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The first collective edition of the texts in English, preceded by earlier German publication of the constituent plays. 7500 copies were printed. Shaw stated that he wrote 'The Doctor's Dilemma' to meet a challenge from his friend William Archer, a theatre critic, who claimed that Shaw could only be regarded as a supreme… Read More