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Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. London.,1945. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. viii,696pp. Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise near fine copy in publishers dark blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, with the gilt publishers emblem at the bottom of the spine. In the original dustwrapper lettered in light blue and brown. Overall a near fine bright clean copy.:

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967 Second impressions of the second edition, 3 volumes uniform in red cloth with dust jackets with the Ring and Elvish script about the Eye of Sauron, all are price clipped and with rubbed joints and fore edge folds, some splitting to ends of joints etc., slightly rubbed or chipped at ends of spines, Vol 1 has a short tear to the front bottom corner, a name and date to fep, and a pasted down photo of Tolkien taken from a newspaper, there is a tape stain to the paste down, Vol 3 has small name and date to the fep, otherwise they are a tidy set with just some expected handling wear and dust soiling, obviously they have been read a few times but no faults noted, each vol has a folding map at the rear, Revised Second Edition (2 kg rate, double standard shipping charge) . Second Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by J R R Tolkien. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Bound in 20th-century 1/4-vellum over marbled boards. Strasbourg: Matthias Schürer, July 1510. Second Strasbourg edition of Erasmus heavily annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs. Printed in Roman and Greek types. This is the original version, containing 818 adages, which is considerably shorter than the later expanded versions published under the title Adagiorum chiliades. (Adams E-420; Bezzel, Erasmusdrucke, 50; Van der Haeghen, Bibliotheca Erasmiana, p.25-6; Bibl. Belgica II, 276: no. E.61; Muller, Strasbourg II, p. 179, no. 45.) The Adagia could only have been possible in the new world of European education, in which careful attention to a broader range of classical texts produced a much fuller picture of the literature of antiquity. Its impact has been long lasting. Such popular expressions such as one step at a time, between a rock and a hard place, break the ice, an iron in the fire, looking a gift horse in the mouth, and many other sayings can trace their… Leer más

The Bodley Head, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples) : The Last Battle. London : The Bodley Head, 1956. First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 7.75"/20cm. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over boards, bright silver lettering imprinted on spine. DJ in light green w/black and white lettering (front) or white with black lettering (back); front also features a Pauline Baynes illustration in blue and brown of Lucy conferring with faun Tumnus. Blank endpapers/flyleaves; 184 numbered pp. Many Baynes illustrations in b&w (none in color)scattered through text.Condition notes: A highly collectible copy of this Narnia classic, seventh and last in the series (in Lewis' original, published, order). This is the rare 1956 British First edition/First Impression by The Bodley Head. Included is the original dustjacket -- not a reproduction, not price-clipped. Binding is slightly cocked off square,solid. DJ shows tanning and foxing from age both interior and exterior(see photos), a few chips and… Leer más

Basil Blackwell, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Various : Fifty New Poems For Children. Oxford : Basil Blackwell, [1922]. First edition. 7 5/8"/20cm h. Bound in publisher's black paper boards; b&w pictorial paper pastedown to front board. Plain white endpapers. 63 numbered pp plus one wo numbers following. By my count actually fifty-two; index. Condition notes: boards heavily worn with some sunning, considerable tanning and staining to white front pastedown; spine pastedown removed (remnants still clinging); boards bent forward at spine creating a slightly curled appearance; joint worn through for one-plus inches, revealing internal fabric. Corners worn and bumped. Uncut edges show darkening. Modest foxing to endpapers; discreet gift inscription to front flyleaf; both pastedowns show ridging where spine/boards are bent; front flyleaf has remains of a since-removed sticker. Hinge beginning to separate pp 32-33. Pages show varying but generally minor tanning and staining throughout; other than gift… Leer más

Collectible Fine Deluxe Slipcase Edition First Edition With a Colour Frontispiece showing a facsimile page from Prof. Tolkien's original color manuscript. Terrific written in alliterative verse it has the feel of a cross between the Lord of the Rings and Alliterative Death of Arthur. Comes with original advertising and attached ribbon marker. Handsome binding too. See five of our Three Geese in Flight Scans.

George Allen & Unwin. London. 1954 and 1955. FIRST EDITION, first printings of Volumes 2 and 3. The 1st volume is 1954 2nd impression, printed in a run of only 2500 copies, which is actually the first revised version of the text, due the printers dispersing the type after the first impression and having to completely reset it for this printing. Including Tolkien's corrections to the text and the Elvish title page inscription, this version became the standard text for many years to follow. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). A bright and clean set throughout. Fold out map of Middle earth at the end of each volume. The set has been finely bound in recent full red morocco leather. Spines with raised bands, the compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Decorative gilt roll border on the boards. All edges gilt. Plain magnolia endpapers. The three volumes are housed in a burgundy cloth covered slipcase. ------ A fine and attractive set with the earliest reprint of the first book and first… Leer más

London : Faber & Faber Ltd, 1949; 1937. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG+ in Good+ dw. 8vo, 224pp, red cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. A clean copy of the 1949 Faber & Faber edition of a classic metaphysical novel by Charles Williams, originally published in 1937. Treats of occult subjects with unusual insight. A 1951 presentation inscription is written on front flyleaf (no other markings), light shadowing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is price-clipped and has some chipping and wear.

London: Allen & Unwin, 1955. Third Impression. Cloth. Good plus/Lacking dust jacket. Tolkien, J.R.R. : The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings. London : George Allen and Unwin, Ltd, 1955. First edition/3rd printing. Lacks dustjacket. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.875"/22.3cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Topstained red. Plain white endpapers. 352 numbered pp. Foldout map in black and red ink, once tipped in to recto rfep has been neatly detached and is included. Hammond/Anderson A.5.ii; information on the printing history of this copy is taken from Hammond and Anderson, "J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography", and supplemental information on tolkienbooks.net. While the copyright page states "Second Impression", tolkienbooks.net documents that Third Impressions differ from Second Impression copies only in lacking the year (1955) on the title page; this copy, then, lacking the year is a Third Impression. Condition notes: A  good-plus, worn but sound… Leer más