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Trade Paperback. Book catalogue. Reference copy in Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy. Fading/edgewear to wraps.

stiff paper wrappers. Elkin Mathews Ltd. (illustratore). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 77 pages. An advanced overseas copy of Catalogue 70 of Love and Friendship Association Books. Covers soiled, tears and paper loss at extremities and spine, covers mostly detached from spine and text block.

Printed wrappers, 8vo, ix, [3], 125, [1] pp, 775 entries. From the introduction: "Our arrangement of this catalogue will we hope be easy to follow. Byron's separate works are listed in the chronological order of their appearance. After the later editions of these works come books closely associated with them, also in chronological order - e.g. following Childe Harold and Don Juan there are lists of continuations, imitations, criticisms, and defences of these poems. Finally there are the translations, in alphabetical order of the languages into which they were made. In a very few cases we have departed from the chronological order for the purpose of grouping together books by the same author or for other reasons. We have taken care not to describe books published in foreign countries as first editions unless we have conclusive evidence that they are, and many books which we have classed as "probably" or " possibly" first editions are almost certainly principes. America presents the greatest difficulty for determining the first editions of Byron's separate works. Editions of some of them were published in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia in the same year." Spine reinforced with old tape, manuscript spine-title, wrappers edgeworn with some loss. Several corners dog-eared, one or two ink annotations.

Printed wrappers, 8vo, approximately 60 pp. 510 items. Contents: Part I Books by or relating to Authors who lived in the Eighteenth Century or Earlier numbers 1 - 138; Part II Books by Authors who lived in the Nineteenth Century numbers 139 - 248; Part III Modern First Editions numbers 249 - 361; Part IV War Books numbers 362 - 510. A trifle worn at head of spine, otherwise Near Very Good.

Later cloth, original printed wrappers bound in, gilt spine-title, 8vo, 246 pp. 2193 items. Includes a section of material by and about Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges (items 236-262), with Blunden commenting in his introduction: "What a strange story that is of Sir Egerton Brydges, narrated by the items in this catalogue! The Englishman abroad is known to be mad, but it is not known exactly how mad. His bibliography may reveal it.". Inscribed on the title-page 'with compliments of L.C. Floyd McKeon' [= Lannan Councer Floyd McKeon ]. Wrappers duststained and chipped, spine torn and in need of re-glueing to textblock.

Printed wrappers, 8vo, 42 pp (in double-column format). 496 items. The contents include: Type Specimens items 1-64; Fine Printing of All periods 65-265; History of Printing 266-417; Calligraphy & Lettering 418-496. Staples rusted, otherwise Good.

Limited Edition. Bound in gilt blocked fine ribbed cloth. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 110 pages. Notes; Limited to 100 copies. Subjects; Books. Dr. Samuel Johnson. Book Catalogues. Auction Catalouges. Elkin Mathews, Ltd. 3 Kg.

Limited Edition. Bound in gilt blocked fine ribbed cloth. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 110 pages. Notes; Limited to 100 copies. Subjects; Books. Dr. Samuel Johnson. Book Catalogues. Auction Catalouges. Elkin Mathews, Ltd. 1 Kg.

Printed wrappers, 8vo, 25 pp in double-column format, facs. 199 items. A highly interesting catalogue which includes many scarce type specimens, drawn principally from the UK and Europe, including a few 'apparently unrecorded' items. The type specimen books comprise items 1-123 with the fine printing supplement comprising items124-199. The literature on type specimens is limited and this catalogue includes valuable details of the items listed. Wrappers yellowed at edges, otherwise Good. Laid in is a printed advertisement card stating the firm's interest in type specimen books and typographical works generally.

8vo., First Edition; modern boards, backstrip with printed paper label, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a near fine copy. Listing 619 entries, this outwardly humble catalogue boasts a bibliophilic importance far beyound its printed wrappers. 'The effective beginning of what was to become within five years one of the widest and deepest movements of taste in the whole history of bibliophily' (John Carter, 'Taste and Technique'). 'This catalogue is a milestone in the history of bookselling, for in it appeared books priced from ten shillings to two guineas which had never appeared in any West End catalogue before' (W.S. Lewis). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

ONE: Elkin Mathews catalogue. xii + 125pp., 8vo. 776 items, with a number of facsimiles. In grey printed wraps. Internally in fair condition, on aged paper, cocked at foot, in heavily-worn wraps with repair to rear cover. Containing numerous annotations in Senhouse's close, neat hand, mostly in pencil, giving bibliographical information relating to various entries, with reference to his own collection. Next to the entry for a first edition of 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers' Senhouse writes: 'my copy "H S" Sold to Quaritch'. Beside the entry for the 'spurious' third edition of the same work Senhouse writes, in one of four references to Lytton Strachey as 'L.S': 'E & P 1804 p3 | see book | M.S.'s copy | Blue Bds | L.S's copy | Buff Bds'. Long note beneath entry for an 1817 American edition of 'Manfred' indicates Senhouse's meticulous attention: 'Bk - Coll - III J/A 1937 | Wise | 1. Reverse 1/2 title blank. Reverse title carries imprint. V. rare | 2. - imprint at foot. - blank. B3 B7 six cances* [* Not properly cancels, having no stubs, but single leaves tipped in with gum [therefore] wrongly put down in the forme. B. conjugation B1-8: 2-6. 715 | B1.8 The of B2 would loosen B7 | ordinary 2 7 | 3 6 | 4 5 | B1. 1/2 Title B2 tit B3 DRAM PERS - reverse blank] | 3. - Title has 2 u Hamlet added'. The final blank page of the catalogue carries a 26-line pencil account by Senhouse of 'Rayner Heppenstall's 1st programme' broadcast on telepathy, dated October 1945. The test was conducted by radio listeners, who sent in their responses to the BBC for evaluation. Senhouse notes that he took the 'Test with Maureen Church at 12 Gt Ormond Street', and also gives the two sequences of ten entries, giving Church's birthday as 31 December 1917. The test involved attempting to correctly describe a sequence of roses and skulls (Rs and Ss). Senhouse points out how John Donne's poem 'Compass' was 'so beautifully read by Rayner' during the programme, and describes how he 'deliberately ended up with my own initial - a foregone conclusion. At one moment I tried to oppose myself to Maureen's choice, [therefore] not surprised when my list emerged the very opposite of hers in every case - even the last & wh[ich] I thought at the time wld probably have to be changed in mine to make the opposition complete'. He ends by explaining that he 'wrote to R[ayner] the next day, giving some such explanation of my peversity & enclosed the 2 lists. He rang up when I was out, but wrote to F. S. W. to say that a) The uneven birthdays were the exact reverse of the even! b) That we were right in every entry but the last 2! Since you can't revoke in the last 2 tricks, I am thinking of claiming a grand slam!' TWO: Duplicated typescript titled 'Findings of "Telepathy" experiment. 1p., 8vo. Stamped 'RECEIVED | 3 DEC 1945 | ANSD.' In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Divided into two sections: 'As announced' (beginning 'The results of the experiment conducted in "Telepathy", the first programme in this series, are as follows: -') and 'As billed in the Radio Times' (beginning 'Some remarkable results emerge from an analysis of the 24,442 sets of ten guesses at pictures of a rose and a skull.').