Pp. [vi]+86+[2](blank, colophon); qr. blue & black patterned cloth, printed paper title label on spine, pale blue/grey papered boards, edges faintly faded, the spine with small circular faded patch below label; fore and bottom edges uncut; dust wrapper, foxed and browned on reverse, slightly soiled, the edges and backstrip browned..... More
Paintings, drawings and decorations. Foreword by Sir John Rothenstein. Pp. 96, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; f'cap. 4to; dust wrapper; Oxford Polytechnic Press, Oxford, 1978. Standard Limited Edition [of 1,000]. *The first book to concentrate specifically on Carrington's art, rather than on her..... More
Pp. [viii]+188; maroon cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, hinges starting, outer leaves lightly offset, top edges slightly soiled, faint blind impression near bottom edge of last couple of leaves, a little faint foxing; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1928. First..... More
Being letters from Dewas State Senior. Pp. 176, frontispiece, plus 7 plates; grey cloth, lettered in red, boards a trifle sprung, edges lightly rubbed, the spine a trifle bruised at extremities; dust wrapper, slightly soiled (heavier on backstrip), edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; inked..... More
Pp. [ii]+[iv]+344(last blank)+[2]; maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, a trifle flecked and marked, edges lightly rubbed; fore and bottom edges uncut; the free endpapers faintly offset, hinges starting at a few points, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; Edward Arnold, London, 1910. First edition, colonial issue. See Kirkpatrick..... More
Pp. 322; black cloth, lettered in yellow, the boards a trifle bowed, fore-corners and foot of spine slightly bruised, the cloth lightly flecked and scuffed; fore and bottom edges uncut; name in ink on upper free endpaper (faintly offset onto the pastedown), a few pages a trifle cropped at bottom..... More
With a short history of the Press by Mary E. Gaither. Pp. xii+178(last blank), frontispiece, text illustrations, appendices, index, erratum slip tipped-in at front, 4 page Addenda loosely inserted; tiny mark to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with small piece chipped from..... More
Novelist, Poet, Prophet. Edited by Stephen Spender. Pp. [vi]+250, numerous illustrations (many full page), notes, index; cr. 4to; tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1973. First U.S. edition. [see Roberts F180]. *Contributors include David Garnett..... More
Pp. xii+372, 16 plates, text figures, appendices, indices; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, 1989. First U.K. edition. *'This index to over 700 British and American books, periodicals, and exhibitions catalogues makes it possible to find reproductions of approximately 4,000 different photographs and works of art relating to..... More
Pp. xii+372, 16 plates, text figures, appendices, indices; med. 8vo; dust wrapper;St. Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, 1989. First U.K. edition. *'This index to over 700 British and American books, periodicals, and exhibitions catalogues makes it possible to find reproductions of approximately 4,000 different photographs and works of art relating to Bloomsbury.'[wrapper..... More
A biography. Pp. xvi+310, 16 plates, full page family tree, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; bookplate on upper pastedown; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1981. First edition. *Anne Ritchie was born in 1837 and died in 1919 at the age of 82. Her life linked the world of her father, William Makepeace..... More
Being the third volume of Left Hand, Right Hand! An Autobiography. Pp. viii+324+[2](blank, colophon), frontispiece portrait plus 22 plates, pictorial 'handprint' endpapers, appendices, index; scarlet buckram, spine blocked in black and lettered & decorated in gilt, boards a trifle canted, fore-corners of lower board faintly bruised; top edges black; dust..... More
Being a book of characters and the fifth and last volume of Left Hand, Right Hand! An autobiography. Pp. xii+324, frontispiece, plus 22 plates, pictorial 'handprint endpapers, appendices, index; scarlet buckram, spine blocked in black and lettered & decorated in gilt, fore-corners of boards bruised; top edges black; dust wrapper..... More
Being the second volume of Left Hand, Right Hand! An Autobiography. Pp. viii+320(last blank), frontispiece, plus 22 plates, pictorial 'handprint' endpapers, appendices, index; scarlet buckram, spine blocked in black and lettered & decorated in gilt, the spine cloth faintly faded; top edges black; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, edges..... More
An entertainment. Introduction by Michael Holroyd. Illustrations by Erte. Pp. 48, illustrated (several full page); square 4to; pink cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and split; a little light foxing; Blond, London, 1969. First trade edition. More
Pp. 21+[3](advertisements), med. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, with advertisements on lower wrapper, the wrappers slightly creased; text block faintly browned and lightly creased, a couple of spots of foxing; Oxford University Press, London, 1935. First edition. The English Association Pamphlet No. 93. More
A Critical Biography. In two volumes. Volume One: The Unknown Years, 1880-1910. Pp. xxiv+480(last blank), coloured frontispiece plus 16 black & white plates, green patterned endpapers, 2 double page pedigrees, index; Volume Two: The Years of Achievement (1910-1932). Pp. xii+754, coloured frontispiece plus 16 black & white plates, brown patterned..... More
Pp. 104(last blank), index; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; free endpapers lightly offset, a little light foxing; The Hogarth Press, London, 1952. First edition. The Hogarth Lectures on Literature No. 17. More
Pp. 290+[14](publisher's advertisements); yellow cloth with printed paper title label on spine, the boards slightly soiled (heaviest at edges), top fore-corners lightly bruised, the spine label lightly browned and rubbed, a few small wrinkles to cloth of upper board; fore and bottom edges uncut; bookplate on upper pastedown, the free..... More
Pp. 330(last blank), 5 plates, notes and references; gilt lettered yellow cloth, slightly soiled; free endpapers offset, lower hinge tender; The Hogarth Press, London, 1938. First edition. Kirkpatrick A23a, first binding state (lemon yellow cloth). Woolmer 440. *Lacking the dust wrapper. Approximately half the copies of the first edition were..... More
Pp. 320; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the spine slightly faded (heavier beneath backstrip price-clip), top edge of upper board slightly foxed; top edges green; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly faded and rubbed, with a couple of tiny chips and splits..... More
Pp. viii+132(last blank), price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; bookplate on upper pastedown, a very little light foxing; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1949. Third printing. More
Pp. xii+180, frontispiece portrait, 3 plates, 2 text illustrations, index; boards a trifle flecked; top edges red; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; Hart-Davis, London, 1957. First edition. The Soho Bibliographies IX. More
Pp. [viii]+80(last blank), bibliography; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and chipped; free endpapers faintly offset; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1946. First edition. *A biographical introductory portrait is followed by chapters devoted to each of the major works. More