(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: $2,000.00  other currencies  Order nr. 116316

Hammersmith: Doves Press, The, 1902. 8vo. full limp vellum, gilt, later paper covered boards slipcase. 386, (3) pages. Limited to 325 copies printed by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (Marianne Tidcombe, The Doves Press, 37-42, Catalogue Raisonne p.20; Ransom no.5&7), of which this is one of 300 copies printed on paper. The title page and the first leaf of text have some foxing along the outer edge. Else a tight, bright, and unmarred copy housed in a later..... READ MORE about PARADISE LOST, A POEM IN XII BOOKS

Price: $4,500.00  other currencies  Order nr. 49646

London: Oxford University Press : H. Milford, 1934. 8vo. original quarter white parchment, backstrip gilt lettered, patterned cream and blue boards. 52 pages. Limited to 750 numbered copies. Corners rubbed, fore-edges untrimmed, faint partial browning to endpapers. Some faint partial broning to half-title page, else a fine copy. Seven plates and printed at The Alcuin Press. READ MORE about KINGFISHER OUT OF EGYPT; A DIALOGUE IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN

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With a wood engraving by John Depol
N.P. Bullnettle Press, 1996. 12mo. red cloth spine with decorated paper-covered boards. (20) pages. With a wood engraving by John Depol. Limit to only 90 copies. A fine copy. Issued to mark the end of William Morris's centenary year. Set in Dante by Michael and Winifred Bixler and printed on Hahnemule German Ingres paper by Asa Peavy. Patterned paper covered boads were made by Coriander Reisbord, who also bound the edition. Printed in red and..... READ MORE about SIR GALAHAD: A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY

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Cambridge: Printing Historical Society, 2013. small 4to. cloth. ix, 46 pages. Reissued edition for members of the Printing Historical Society. Contains a new introduction by David McKitterick. Originally issued by the University as a Christmas book. One of the smaller limitations of these special books and one of the most interestingly produced books in the series. Shows examples of the fine press work of the presses mentioned. Spine slightly faded. READ MORE about CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS COLLECTION OF PRIVATE PRESS TYPES, KELMSCOTT, ASHENDENE, ERAGNY, CRANACH

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136562

(Tualatin, OR): Clinker Press, The, (2019). 4to. braodside. This lovely broadside featuring a quote from John Ruskin is hand printed and hand colored by Andre Chaves of Clinker Press. READ MORE about PARTIAL KNOWLEDGE

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(South Pasadena, CA: Ward Ritchie, 1933). 8vo. Tan printed wrappers. 60, (1) pages. First edition printed by Ward Ritchie in an edition of 125 unnumbered copies. Some chipping around the top edge of the wrappers. Minor fading to spine. Else a fine copy. A catalogue of 166 items. Very scarce. READ MORE about DOVES BOOKS FROM THE PRESS & BINDERY OF T.J. COBDEN-SANDERSON WITH MEMORABILIA OF THE MAN...

Price: $200.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136652

New Castle, DE: The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, 2002. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. This highly-researched work is the most authoritative account of the first and most famous private press of the 20th century - The Doves Press. Starting its operation in the wake of William Morris, the Doves Press became a major influence in the development of modern book design. Marianne Tidcombe reveals..... READ MORE about THE DOVES PRESS

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and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David; Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches (of King Edward VII.)
New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. folio. Bound in full red leather, black leather gilt cover title label, leather pastedowns and endpapers, in black cloth slipcase. (xvi), 386, (2) pages with a laid in supplement of viii pages. and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David; Pointed as they are to be sung..... READ MORE about BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

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Strand, London: Edward Arnold, 1900. small 4to. full vellum. (x), 391, (vii) pages. Printed in an edition of 200 numbered copies. (Ransom, Tompkinson no.12). A handsome book in very good condition, with one of the four silk ties loosely inserted, , vellum slightly soiled. Done into Englyshe by Thomas Hoby. Edited from the Cambridge University Library copy of the "Editio Princeps" of 1561, by Janet E. Ashbee, and carried out under the supervision of C.R...... READ MORE about COURTYER OF COUNT BALDESSAR CASTILIO, DIVIDED INTO FOURE BOOKES. VERY NECESSARY FOR YONGE...

Price: $275.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44383

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

(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

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Rutland, UK: Martlet Books, 2010. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. vi, 138 pages. Limited to 300 copies. Born in South London in 1893, Herbert Hodgson is now regarded as "one of the great printers of the twentieth century". In the opening chapter of this book he gives a vivid account of life a century ago in the poorer areas of the capital. After an apprenticeship as a printer, he served from 1915 to 1918 in France..... READ MORE about IMPRESSIONS OF WAR; THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HODGSON 1893-1974

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105869

London: Constable, (1936). 8vo. cloth. xviii, 404 pages. First edition. Experiences with the Vale Press, Rivingtons, the Ballantyne Press, John C. Nimmo, the Slade professorship, National Portrait Gallery, etc. Bookplate. READ MORE about SELF & PARTNERS (MOSTLY SELF), BEING THE REMINISCENCES OF C.J. HOLMES

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London: Sotheby and Co., 1928. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 8 pages and 5 plates. The illustrated version of the catalogue. According to William and Sylvia Peterson (The Kelmscott Chaucer, a Census), this copy in a binding by Lilian Barton-Wilson was sold by Arthur Fairfax Murray at this sale, purchased by Dutton, sold to Chaucer Head Book Shop, sold to John Saks, sold at Christie in 1983 to Sir Paul Getty and then sold by Sir..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A COPY OF THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER PRINTED UPON VELLUM AND OF THE EXTREMELY FINE...

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Hammersmith: The Kelmscott Press, 1897. 4to. original full vellum with silk ties, custom green cloth covered boards slipcase. (iv), 90 (2) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 308 copies of which this is from a series of 300 copies on paper. (Cockerell 52; Peterson A52, Walsdorf 52). A small abrasion to the limp vellum near the top front tie. Very small red ink stains near the lower front vellum panel and also near the..... READ MORE about LOVE IS ENOUGH, OR FREEING OF PHARAMOND: A MORALITY

Price: $6,950.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57837

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1983. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 155, (3) pages. Illustrated. Prices realized loosely inserted. A fine copy. READ MORE about PRINTED BOOKS, FINE BINDINGS AND WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING THE JOHN A. SAKS...

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2012. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover with dust jacket. 104 pages. "The photography in Historical Types is excellent. The commentary on each type identifies its salient features with expert skill. The result is an anthology that can be put into the hands of a lettering artist or a printer, in the confident expectation that both would learn what gives letterforms in print their distinctive character." - Nicolas Barker "A..... READ MORE about HISTORICAL TYPES FROM GUTENBERG TO ASHENDENE

Price: $39.95 save 50% $19.98  other currencies  Order nr. 105522

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. "This new study offers an insight into his work, the personality that drove his long career, and the fascinating, highly-charged social and political backgrounds against which that career was played out." - William Morris Society Magazine, Spring 2020 "Correspondence forms forms the backbone of Loxley's recent book Emery Walker: Arts, crafts and a world in motion, and builds a...... READ MORE about EMERY WALKER: ARTS, CRAFTS, AND A WORLD IN MOTION

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133470

Zurich: H. Schumann, 1949. small 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in, leather spine label, top edge gilt. (ii), 44, (8) pages; 48 plates. Catalogue for an auction held October 19, 1949, in Zurich of items from the renowned Dutch bibliophile's collection. Contains 150 entries and 48 plates. Depicted are Elzevier's La Bible (1663), richly bound by Magnus; the Kelmscott Press's Chaucer bound by Douglas Cockerell; beautifully detailed illustrations of clothing, furniture from..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FEU M. PAUL MAY, AMSTERDAM, PREMIÈRE PARTIE

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London: Longmans & Co., 1898. 8vo. grey-blue printed paper boards, blue linen spine, title in black. (ii), 32 pages. First printing in this format printed at the Chiswick Press in in Golden Type which was designed by William Morris. Spine lightly faded, boards slightly soiled. Else a tight and bright copy. The lecture was delivered by William Morris a Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881. READ MORE about ART AND THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9748

Exeter, NH: The Colophon Book Shop, 1996. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with cloth taped-spine. 143+(1) pages. Well printed sales catalogue describing the collection of John J. Walsdorf. With a one page preface by Walsdorf. READ MORE about KELMSCOTT PRESS, WILLIAM MORRIS & HIS CIRCLE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56267

London, New York: Longmans, Green, 1950. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 406 pages. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. With book shop label, "Bertrand Smith's Acres of Books." READ MORE about THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM MORRIS TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS

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Edited by William Peterson.
(New York): Grolier Club, 1996. 8vo. quarter cloth with printed paper-covered boards. xii, (ii), 78, (3) pages. Edited by William Peterson. Enlarged and corrected edition, printed in an edition limited to 750 copies. To celebrate the Morris centenary year, the Grolier Club and the William Morris Society in the United States published this enlarged and corrected version of the very last book published by the Kelmscott Press. This autobiographical history of Morris and his Kelmscott..... READ MORE about A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS TOGETHER WITH A SHORT...

Price: $90.00  other currencies  Order nr. 62019

London: Chiswick Press, 1899. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 45 pages. First edition. (Printing and the Mind of Man 367). An important address on decoration and the arts. A near fine copy. READ MORE about SOME HINTS ON PATTERN-DESIGNING. A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE WORKINGMAN'S COLLEGE, LONDON, ON...

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25684

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 1996. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 318 pages with 113 illustrations. Paperback edition. Reprint of the first edition with additional illustrations and new introduction. With his Kelmscott Press and associations with the Arts & Crafts Movement, William Morris helped raise the public's awareness of fine books to new heights. Morris inspired and influenced a generation of other designers and those working in American typography..... READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK DESIGN AND WILLIAM MORRIS With a new Foreword by Jean-Francois Vilain

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New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 1998. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 552 pages. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy in near fine jacket. This groundbreaking bibliography and biography describes the books published by American publisher, Thomas Bird Mosher, whose editions helped to convey England's literature and design to the American public. "The Mosher Books" include works by authors such as William Morris, Oscar Wilde, Fiona Macleod, Robert..... READ MORE about THOMAS BIRD MOSHER, PIRATE PRINCE OF PUBLISHERS

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. 264 pages. "Several checklists appear, one at the end of each chapter, listing all the books discussed and arranged chronologically... to help a reader understand the content of what was printed. Though the text is an enjoyable read from start to finish, the addition of these checklists, as well as the comprehensive bibliography and footnotes, allow readers to..... READ MORE about THE PRIVATELY PRINTED BIBLE: PRIVATE AND FINE PRESS PRINTINGS OF BIBLICAL TEXTS, 1892-2000

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N.P. Heritage Series, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 8 pages. Reprinted from an edition published by The Cambridge University Press. Illustrated. READ MORE about NOTES ON THE ERAGNY PRESS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8056

Chicago, IL: Potter & Potter Auctions, 2021. 4to. softcover. 135, (3) pages. Auction catalogue from March 13, 2021 featuring 617 items. Features a section on fine press, specifically Kelmscott Press. READ MORE about FINE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS. PUBLIC AUCTION #97

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135704

Syracuse, NY: Spare Moments Press, 1962. 8vo. Staplebound paper wrappers. 5, (1) pages. Printed in an edition of 300 copies..."one hundred of which are marked as keepsakes for participants in a quiet evening at the Herity Press on June 26, 1962." Text is from "A Note By William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press..." Hamersmith, London, 1908. READ MORE about NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS

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Translated by Lady Lucie Duff Gordon.
London & New York: sold by Hacon & Ricketts, printed at the Ballantyne Press under the supervision of Charles Ricketts, The Vale Press/John Lane, 1903. 8vo. full crushed red morocco, gilt borders with decorated ornaments on front and rear covers, five rised bands, title in gilt on spine in second compartment, gilt borders on spine, leather turn-ins decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. 156, (2) pages. Translated by Lady Lucie Duff Gordon. One of 300..... READ MORE about MARY SCHWEIDLER, THE AMBER WITCH. THE MOST INTERESTING TRIAL FOR WITCHCRAFT EVER KNOWN

Price: $595.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137470

London: Hacon and Ricketts, 1896. 8vo. blue paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover label. 74 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 310 numbered copies. (Ransom and Tomkinson no.5, L'Art Ancien no.25). With bookplate, "From the Library of Ann Saddlemyer." Some discoloration to the endpapers from the binder's glue, else a tight, bright, and unmarred copy. Edited by T. Sturge Moore. First page embellished with an engraved figure and margin decorations. Many decorative initials throughout..... READ MORE about THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM AND THE SONGS IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 48143

(Washington, D.C.): Library of Congress, n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated, but 11+(1) pages. Issued for an exhibit at the Library of Congress, with a checklist of exhibited presses with proprietary types, from 1891 to World War II. Includes type specimens from the Ashendene, Caradoc, Doves, Eragny, Kelmscott, Gregynog, Grabhorn, Spiral, Village, and Cranach Presses, etc. Fine condition. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PRIVATE PRESSES WITH PROPRIETARY TYPES

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 63856

Herefordshire: Whittington Press, 1994. 4to. quarter Oasis leather with marbled paper (by Colleen Gryspeerdt) covered covers and including a separate portfolio of woodengravings for Virgil's Georgics by Edward Craig, all enclosed in a slipcase. (vi), 236, (2) pages. Limited to 925 copies, this being one of 95 copies bound thus and containing the separate portfolio of woodcuts. Filled with tipped in plates, photographs and samples of private press items. Some of the articles in this..... READ MORE about MATRIX 14

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 41218