London & New York: Published by Edward Arnold and in American by Samuel Buckley & Co. and Printed at the Essex House Press, 1902. large 8vo. later cloth, gilt on spine, original wrappers bound in. 21, (1) pages followed by 37 plates. Privately printed in an edition of 350 numbered copies in black by Charles Robert Ashbee (1863 - 1942) at his Essex House Press. (Ransom 9). Rubbed along hinges, which are starting. Wear to..... READ MORE about THE OLD PALACE OF BROMLEY-BY-BOW

Price: $750.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137502

London: Guild of Handicraft, 1904. 8vo. single page featuring an engraving by St. John Hornby, folded, with one additional invitation loosely inserted featuring a lovely engraving by St. John Hornby. Written by W. J. Osborn. Light soiling, else a near fine copy. This small piece of ephemera is an announcement for an exhibition of books by the Essex House Press, as well as some featured bindings from the Guild Bindery. READ MORE about THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7TH, AT THEIR...

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137929

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire: Essex House Press, 1906. 8vo. quarter vellum over paper boards, gilt on spine. (vi), 56, (vi) pages. Limited to 300 copies. (Ransom, Tomkinson no.65; Essex House Press Bibliography, p. 81). Exlibris bookplate of John Carroll Collins on front pastedown. Endpapers discolored from the binders glue. Vellum slightly discolored. Corners lightly bumped. Overall a lovely copy. A volume of verse printed in the 'Endeavour' type. Not on Essex House paper. READ MORE about MENDICANT RHYMES

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44359

(London, Strand: Essex House Press, 1900). 12mo. original full vellum over boards, embossed rose vignette on front cover and the motto "Soul is Form.", gilt titling on spine. 23+(1) pages. Limited to 125 numbered copies printed by C. R. Ashbee of the Essex House Press (Modern British and American Private Presses 1850-1965, 63). Lacking the tissue paper issued at time of publication. A few dots of foxing on edges of textblock, just a hint of..... READ MORE about THE EVE OF ST. AGNES

Price: $2,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116316

(Strand, UK: Edward Arnold, 1904). small 4to. later quarter leather over black cloth, leather cover label with gilt. (iv), 96 pages. Printed by C.R. Ashbee at The Essex House Press, Campden, Gloustershire, in an edition limited to 200 copies on hand-made Batchelor paper with a special watermark; type hand-set in 18-point Prayer Book, black and red, a variation of the 12-point Endeavour designed by Ashbee (Ransom p.268). Rebound in later quarter leather over black cloth..... READ MORE about PROMETHEUS UNBOUND, A LYRICAL DRAMA

Price: $350.00  other currencies  Order nr. 73545

A selection by Peter Meadows from Herrick's 'Hesperides'
London: The Fanfrolico Press, (1927). 8vo. blue cloth. (x), 170, (4) pages. A selection by Peter Meadows from Herrick's 'Hesperides'. Printed in an edition limited to 550 numbered copies. Spine frayed, particularly at head of spine with some loss. Spine lightly fading. Light shelfwear. Interior near fine. Poems selected from the Hesperides of Herrick, with one poem, from the Ashmole MS.38, No. 121 . Peter Meadows is one the psuedonums of Jack Lindsey. (Chaplin p.28-29)..... READ MORE about DELIGHTED EARTH

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(Huddersfield, England): Fleece Press, 2003. broadside (12 by 9 inches). Limited to 125 copies. Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. With engraving by Jane Lydbury. READ MORE about DR DONNE'S DEVOTIOINS DISTURB'D

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 127111

(Upper Denby, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England): The Fleece Press, 2014. oblong 12mo. quarter cloth and paper-covered boards; stiff paper wrappers; both in clamshell box with paper label on spine. unpaginated. Limited to 300 copies. The work of fabric designer William Kilburn (1745-1818), known mainly for his chintz designs. This book reproduces Kilburn's 1800 pocket book, which includes 62 basic units for repeating patterns. The album was later used as a scrapbook by his grandson, which..... READ MORE about MR KILBURN'S CALICOS

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 122991

(Upper Denby, Huddersfield, England): The Fleece Press, 2014. square 8vo. illustrated paper-covered boards, cloth slipcase with illustration. unpaginated. Limited to 250 copies, signed by artist on colophon. A collection of 25 watercolor paintings by Emily Sutton, showing transferware patterns from her own collection of Victorian pottery. In a slipcase made by Smith Settle of Yeadon. Accordion fold pages measure 8 meters when fully extended. A fine copy. READ MORE about TRANSFERWARE TREASURES

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 123488

DELUXE EDITION
Upper Denby, England: The Fleece Press, 2014. oblong 8vo. quarter cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, label on spine, cloth slipcase. 278, (4) pages. DELUXE EDITION. Limited to 360 copies. This is the special edition, one of 220 bound in quarter cloth and marbled paper-covered boards and with a tipped-in copper engraving printed by Anthony Dyson at his Black Star Press as frontispiece. Preface by Christopher Buckland Wright and Simon Lawrence, introduction with endnotes. The sixth volume..... READ MORE about SENSUOUS LINES: A CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE INTAGLIO PRINTS OF JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT

Price: $550.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121869

London: The Folio Society, 1996. small 4to. full natural cloth with gold title on spine, pictorial cover label; maroon slipcase. 96 pages + 8 leaves of plates in color. Third printing. A modern translated edition of Ovid's famous ancient (tongue-in-cheek) manual of seduction. Often cited as the volume that helped garner Ovid his exile in Tomis (8-17 CE), the Ars Amatoria adapts the erotic poetic form of the ancients to a mock didactic purpose. The..... READ MORE about THE ART OF LOVE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 78346

London, England: The Folio Society, 1984. 8vo. illustrated cloth, slipcase. xxiv, 279+(1) pages. Selected and edited, with an introduction by Margaret Foster. Table of contents. Illustrations by the author. READ MORE about DRAWN FROM LIFE

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131304