Done into English verse by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Ernest Henley, John Payne and Leonie Adams. With an Introduction by Leonie Adams. The Wood-blocks cut by Howard Simon.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. small 4to. cloth, leather spine label, top edge gilt, slipcase. (viii), 103+(1) pages. Done into English verse by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Ernest Henley, John Payne and Leonie Adams. With an Introduction by Leonie Adams. The Wood-blocks cut by Howard Simon. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Simon (LEC 43). Lacking the slipcase. Very minor shelfwear, else a near fine copy. Printed by hand..... READ MORE about THE LYRICS OF FRANCOIS VILLON

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 28730

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. xxv, 163+(1) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sussan (LEC 236). Fine in a later slipcase, which is near fine. With a new introduction by Louis Kronenberger and illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. Designed by Francis Meynell and printed at the Oxford University Press under the direction of Charles Batey. Colored via stencils in France. READ MORE about VOLPONE, OR THE FOX, A COMEDY BY BEN JONSON FIRST ACTED IN 1605

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24843

With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. small 4to. leather-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 344, (2) pages. With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author. Limited to 1600 numbered copies (LEC 350); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. With the illustrations taken from the..... READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON

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Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xvi, 357, (3) pages. Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 410); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Six page introduction..... READ MORE about THE PILOT

Price: $70.00  other currencies  Order nr. 126006

with an introduction by John Bayley and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. 8vo. quarter leather, slipcase. xxi, 427, (3) pages. with an introduction by John Bayley and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Parker (LEC 418); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. The office copy retained by..... READ MORE about JUDE THE OBSCURE

Price: $110.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125910

With an Introduction by Sir John Gielgud and illustrations by Tony Walton.
N.P. The Limited Editions Club, 1973. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xi, 114; vi, 125, (3) pages printed dos-a-dos. With an Introduction by Sir John Gielgud and illustrations by Tony Walton. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Walton (LEC 457). Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase.Printed at the John Roberts Press with design by Bernard Roberts. READ MORE about LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN & THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27442

Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published).
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933, 35, 38, 40-41. 4to. publisher's cloth. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies (LEC S-02, 03, 04, 05). Prospectus loosely inserted. All in near fine condition. An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. Includes the highly desirable encyclopedic third volume, The History of the Printed..... READ MORE about THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2161

New York: The Limited Editions Club, n.d. (1939). 4to. cloth. xxvi, (4) pages followed by 4 full-page plates including one color plate by Rackham. Prospectus to the series of 37 volumes issued by the LEC. Bookplate on front pastedown. Near fine. Overall design of this classic in book design and illustration was in the hands of Bruce Rogers. Each of the 37 volumes of Plays is illustrated by a different illustrator. The impressive list includes..... READ MORE about SHAKESPEARE, A REVIEW AND A PREVIEW

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9470