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Ten Proof Engravings published by Douglas Cleverdon in 1929. Headpiece, tailpiece and eight full pages, each signed and dated (1929) by David Jones. Sheet size 26.5 x 21.5, plate size (full page) 17.5 x 13.5cm. Housed in a custom board folder with a hand painted paper label. Ernest Percival Pearce's bookplate to the inner board and inscribed in pencil in an unknown hand below and numbered 16.X.72 DJ . Further inscribed in pencil inside the paper folder by an unknown hand DJ 19-11-60 . Very early bowing of the boards. Loosely laid in is H/W correspondence (a one sided letter and a postcard) from David Jones to Mr Pearce dated '29 Sept. 1971' and 'Feb 25th 1956' respectively. The engravings are all in near Fine condition. Illust. 4 with a very tiny rust spot near bottom left corner of blank margin. Illust. 7 with a tiny unobtrusive spot below the signature. Otherwise the plates are all in excellent condition. Only one such set has appeared at auction at Sotherbys in 1982 where they refer to the '8… Leer más

The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber, London in 1939. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Publisher's original yellow boards with the spine lettered in red and the front with a vignette illustration in red. The boards remain clean with a hint of toning to the edges. Internally, a contemporary gift inscription to the upper front blank end-paper. Very light offsetting to the front blank end-paper with one tiny mark to the lower rear blank end-paper. A few of the pages have been roughly uncut resulting in a small closed tear to the fore-edge of pages 25 and 31, and some irregularity to the upper half of the fore-edge of pages 13 and 15. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. A slither of loss at the spine ends with some toning to the spine, folds and edges and some light age related markings. The wrapper artwork (by the author) remains very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page.… Leer más

The sole UK printing published by the Gregynog Press, Newtown : 1931. Number '125' of only 250 copies issued. Illustrated with thirty-seven wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker and wood-engraved initials by her husband William McCance (typographer and sculptor). This title was Parker's first collaboration with the Press. Bound in the publisher's original tanned sheepskin, with the title blocked in black foil on the spine. Printed in Bembo Type on Barcham Green hand-made paper. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with minor rubbing to the spine and the extremities, else a fine copy with only a very occasional light spot in places. A book that is seldom encountered in such sharp condition. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Together with Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes-Stanton, Parker helped to usher in a period of masterly illustrated editions at Gregynog, with the Esope title considered one of the masterpieces of the Press. Housed in the original plain card slipcase which… Leer más

Privately Printed, London) in 1942. Nancy Cunard's very scarce portfolio 'Salvo for Russia' and one of the few major works of English Surrealism. The portfolio was edited by both Nancy Cunard and John Banting. Two leaves (a single bifolium) of text with four poems recto and verso by Cecily Mackworth, James Law Forsyth, J. F. Hendry and Nancy Cunard and 10 loosel original engravings on laid paper ' by various artists (see below), each signed and numbered by the relevant artist in pencil; sheet size: 225 x 162 mm. Sheets irregularly trimmed retaining deckle edges. There is the usually encountered occasional minor spotting and toning to the sheet edges but the prints are unaffected. The loose original tissue guards are all present and are toned and spotted (and are housed to the rear of the portfolio as new loose tissue guards have been inserted between the prints to offer further protection). Housed in the original publisher's red cloth-backed grey board portfolio with the blue printed title label to… Leer más

Large 4to., original printed wraps; Vol I printed in black on pink card, with 22 black-and-white photographic plates, pp. 160, [iv, ads.]; Vol II with cover design by Lewis in black over white card; pp. 102, [vi, ads.] with 20 full-page, inter-text and tailpiece illustrations by Lewis, Edward Wadsworth, Jacob Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Christopher Nevinson, William Roberts and many others, and 1 photograph. Both volumes aged toned with age related markings. VOLUME 1 : Some loss to the spine ends and cover edges. Both the front and back covers of this volume are detached but come together and present well in the removable Mylar archival cover. The covers are spotted along the outer edge. Internally complete with the usually encountered spotting throughout which is heavier in places. VOLUME 2 : A small area of loss to the lower spine otherwise the spine is remarkably intact. A tiny chip to the rear lower cover otherwise the covers have only very light age related markings. The covers are protected in a… Leer más

The complete boxed set of 'Orkney : Twelve Etchings On Copper'. Number '17' of only 35 such sets issued, accompanied with map and typography and housed in a solander box measuring 14 x 1 x 11 inches. 'The paper is acid free Somerset from St. Cuthbert's Mill. Typography and letterpress printing are by Penelope Hughes-Stanton. The etchings are printed by Neil Woodall and the box is made by Francis Brown of Dorchester. The twelve etchings were published in an edition of 60 with two exhibition proofs, one printer's proof and three artist's proofs. The plates were then cancelled'. The Plates are all in Fine condition and are protected by the original loose tissue guards. Each Plate is captioned, numbered (all bear the same number 17), signed and dated by Norman Ackroyd in pencil. The Plates are 1) Marwick Head, 2) Ring of Brodgar, 3)Stenness, 4)Churchill Barriers, 5) Bring Deeps, 6) Rackwick Bay, 7) Rackwick Valley, 8) Nowt Bield, 9)St. John's Head, 10) Kame of Hoy, 11) Near Kirbister, 12) Yesnaby. The… Leer más

The First UK printing published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1932. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Original blue boards with slight fading of the blue colouring to the spine. Gilt titling and decoration remain vibrant. Light pushing at the spine ends and a tiny bump to the lower rear corner. Neat 'Henry Sotheran' bookseller sticker to the lower front pastedown. Free from inscriptions. A hint of toning to the text-block and extreme page edges. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. It is correctly priced at '7s. 6d.net' to the front tower flap. A few rubbed areas to the upper spine end with a little loss, not involving the lettering. Some rubbing to the folds and corners and small losses at the upper corners. Light edgewear with a few nicks and small closed tears in places and a light horizontal scratch to the rear panel. Light toning to the spine. The wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A nightmarish prognostication of a future… Leer más

A Two Volume Set. The First UK printing of this illustrated edition published by The Cresset Press in 1930. 2 volumes, folio in half-sheets. Original publisher's bindings by Wood, London which have undergone NO restoration or colouring. The BOOKS are in Very Good++ condition. Morocco, raised bands to spines forming compartments, gilt-lettered direct, vellum sides, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Sunning to the spines and with a little rubbing to the edges, spines and folds in places. Light marginal browning to the endpapers from turn-ins with some faint offsetting from a few engravings. No inscriptions. Hand-coloured frontispiece to each volume, 10 similar plates, vignette portait of Swift to title pages, 5 maps, head- and tailpieces, all engraved after the designs of Rex Whistler. First Cresset Press edition. Number '190' of 195 copies on handmade paper; there were also 10 copies on vellum. The short-lived Cresset Press, co-founded by John Eldred Howard in 1927 and run by Dennis Cohen and A. I.… Leer más

The First UK printing published by Little, Brown & Co., UK in 1994. The Book is in Fine (as new) unread condition. The SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. This being number '119' of only 250 numbered copies bound in the publisher's original full green morocco, with gilt ruling and titling and all edges gilt. Signed by the Nobel Laureate, Nelson Mandela on the limitation page as called for. Housed in the publisher's original green slipcase which is also in Fine condition. The book is in exceptional pristine, fine condition. There was also a signed edition, issued simultaneously in an edition of 1000 copies, which was bound in quarter leather and without a slipcase. This, the full leather deluxe edition is now extremely elusive. A very handsome production. Only the second copy we have handled. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

A set of the 'Karla' Trilogy : 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'The Honourable Schoolboy' And 'Smiley's People'. All three titles are the First UK printings published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1974, 1977 and 1979 respectively. All three titles have been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. All three titles were signed at the same private signing event in 2019. Further details regarding this event can be supplied for provenance. Vol. 1) 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' : The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. The gilt titling remains bright. Light toning and spotting to the text-block. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. It bears the correct price of '£2.95' to the lower front flap. Light edge wear with the usual fading of colouring to the spine. A very tiny light watermark to the lower rear corner, which is barely discernible. Vol.2) 'The Honourable Schoolboy' : The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better… Leer más

The first UK printing published by Hogarth Press , London in 1921. The BOOK is in Very Good condition. One of an edition of only 150 copies, hand printed by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. 26 leaves, printed on rectos only, consisting of: title page, 12 woodcut illustrations printed in black, each preceded by a title leaf printed in red. Hogarth Press publications list to the rear as called for. Original marbled paper covers decorated by hand. Some offsetting from the cover turn-ins on the paste-downs. Free from inscriptions. Some rubbing and creasing to the yapped cover edges. Some splitting of the spine but the covers remain attached. Light age related markings and rubbing to the covers in places. Some toning to the paper label on the front cover but the label is complete. Internally the woodcuts are clean with just a hint of toning to the extreme page edges. Woolmer (13) quotes: 'Virginia Woolf in her diary entry for the 25th of November 1921 states : Roger's woodcuts, 150 copies, have been gulped down… Leer más

The First UK printings published by Duckworth, London between 1924-1928. A complete set of the author's celebrated Parade's End tetralogy. The last three titles with their scarce wrappers. Vol 1. (Published 1924). The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Some pushing at the spine ends. Some fading and toning to the spine. Light toning and spotting to the text-block with a little spotting to the prelims and end-papers. No wrapper. Vol 2. (Published 1925). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. A hint of toning and spotting to the text-block with a little offsetting to the blank end-papers. The WRAPPER is in exceptionally near Fine condition with just a hint of edge wear at the spine ends and a little toning to the spine. Vol 3. (Published 1926). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. A hint of toning and spotting to the text-block with a little offsetting to the blank end-papers. The WRAPPER is in Very Good++ or better condition with a little… Leer más

A First UK Printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968.The BOOK is in near FINE condition with no erasures or markings. Some fading to the purple top-stain. The purple boards are very clean. The gilt titling to the spine and the gilt double helix design on the spine remain very bright. There is a very mild crease to the spine and a little toning in places to the text block. The pages are clean. One small previous penned owner's name to the upper front end paper. The WRAPPER is in near FINE condition with very minor rubbing and edge-wear. The wrapper is notoriously fragile for becoming chipped and marked but this wrapper is one of the nicest we have handled to date. The wrapper is complete with the correct price of 35s. net. The Dorothy Judd designed wrapper looks striking and is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. This copy has been SIGNED by the Nobel Laureate JAMES D. WATSON to the title page. A copy of the ticket for the signing event accompanies this title for provenance.… Leer más

The First USA printing published by Boni & Liveright, New York in 1922. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The first state with the word 'shit' uncancelled on p. 219 and original publisher's tan buckram. Mild offsetting of the wrapper flaps to the blank end papers. Light toning to the text block but the pages remain clean. Frederick Baldwin Adams Jnr.'s bookplate (designed by Rockwell Kent) to the front pastedown (Adams Jnr. had been a former President of the Morgan Library and had served also as President of the 'Association Internationale de Bibliophile', the most prestigious organisation of bibliophiles in the world). The original WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. It is the correct first issue bearing the price of $2 to the spine and the 'Of Vocations' title description on the rear cover is priced at $2. The wrapper is notoriously fragile and brittle and this wrapper has benefitted from some expert professional Japanese tissue repairs to the verso which do not show through to… Leer más

A 2 volumes set. Both titles are the First UK printings published by Grant Richards in 1917 and 1918. First title : 'Modern War Paintings' - The BOOKS is in Very Good++ condition. Colour lithographic frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates. The book is in its original cloth backed boards with intact printed paper labels to the front board and spine. Some toning to the board edges and page edges with some offsetting to the front blank endpaper. No inscriptions or bookplates. The very scarce original printed WRAPPER is present and is in Very Good condition. The wrapper is notoriously fragile being a little chipped and with some edge-wear. Some tape repairs to the folds and edges on the verso which do not show through to the front. Second title : 'The Great war, Fourth Year' - The BOOK is in Very Good+ condition. Colour lithographic frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates. The book is in its original cloth backed boards with printed paper labels to the front board and spine (the spine label is… Leer más

Published by The Hague and London: J.BW. [John Buckland Wright] Editions in 1935 [but issued 1956 by the Golden Cockerel Press]. Letter 'E' of 25 copies (with a neat penned date of '1972' next to the letter) with an extra suite of 5 experimental engravings and a letterpress note on the edition by Mary Buckland Wright. This edition is the only one to have the complete 5 experimental engravings (other editions had 4 or less). The BOOK is in Fine condition. Although 50 copies of the text were printed (of which 40 were for sale), only 25 copies were ever bound and issued. Text in French, 4 collotype plates reproducing wash drawings by John Buckland Wright, with a suite of 5 experimental engravings and etchings for the work by Buckland Wright, together with a letterpress 'Note on the John Buckland Wright Edition of L'Apres-midi d'un Faune' by the artist's wife Mary Buckland Wright. Publisher's original morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, upper cover with gilt design after Buckland Wright, top edge gilt.… Leer más

The sole UK printing published by The Arcadia Press, London in 1972. Number '9' of only 10 deluxe copies issued, from a total edition of 100 copies. Bound in full vellum with a separate portfolio of ten plates mounted, and all signed and numbered by the illustrator. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The book is entirely hand manufactured. Hand bound by Zachnsdorf in full vellum. The limitation page is numbered and signed by the calligrapher David Howells, the paper-maker Philip Rowson and the illustrator Errol Le Cain. Illustrated with 10 full-page striking mounted colour plates by Errol Le Cain. The ten loose plates are in Fine condition and are within their original coloured mounts. They are all signed and numbered (number '9') by the illustrator. They are housed in the publisher's original marbled cloth portfolio with black ties. The portfolio case is complete and is a little rubbed in places. A sumptuous production and one of the highlights from the Arcadia Press.

A 2 Vols. set : The First UK printings published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1925. Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff. From the personal collection of literary agent David Higham with his neat penned name to the front blank end-papers of both volumes. Both BOOKS are in Very Good++ condition with the publisher's original cloth and top-stain still present. Gilt titling to the spines. Many pages remain unopened. Slight toning to the text-block and page edges. Some very mild spotting to the text-block. The WRAPPERS are in Very Good+ condition. Some toning, especially to the spines, folds and to the edges in both wrappers. Vol.1 wrapper has a small marginal tear to the rear lower edge and rear lower flap fold. Mild edge-wear to the spine ends. Vol.2 wrapper has a 5cm closed tear along the upper front spine fold and a much larger closed tear across the front panel. The extremities are lightly worn with a tiny area of loss to the lower front spine fold. Despite the description, both copies present very… Leer más

The First UK printing published by John Lane and the Bodley Head, London in 1915. The correct First UK issue has the London publisher details stated before the American publisher details on the lower title page. The BOOK is in VERY GOOD++ or better condition. The binding is tight and the book is complete. There is mild pushing to the spine tips with a few nicks. There are a few light rubbed spots to the front and rear covers (see images). The gilt titling remains very bright on the spine. The text block is lightly toned. There is a mild production crease on the main text block edge. Some offsetting to the front and rear fly papers is present. The 16 pages of adverts (as called for) are present to the rear and have some mild spotting but otherwise the pages are very clean with just the very occasional spot. There are no inscriptions. NO wrapper present. Housed in a custom russet solander box with gilt titling to the spine. A key title of the 20th century and to many scholars, one of the great novels of… Leer más

A 2 Vols. set : Both books are First UK printings and published by William Heinemann, London in 1943. The books are signed by Noel Coward and all the cast : Joyce Carey and Judy Campbell on the initial blank and on the half-title: Gerald Case, Beryl Measor, Molly Johnson, Billy Thatcher, James Donald, Dennis Price, Gwen Floyd, Meg Titheradge and also that of the Peggie Dear, the stage manager. Loosely inserted is a rare advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the original West End production of these plays at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London. (Following a Provincial Tour, 'Present Laughter' opened April 29th, 1943 and 'This Happy Breed' opened April 30th, 1943. Both productions played just over five months at the Haymarket Theatre). Both BOOKS are in Very Good++ or better condition. The wrapper has adhered in a very small area to the lower edge of the rear cover of 'Present Laughter'. A little toning and spotting to the text-blocks. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers with a little toning to… Leer más