Thomas stanley trans (6 risultati)

First edition. Fine. Very good dust jacket, with a bit of wear to upper edge. First edition. Oversized hardcover. A lovely retelling of the traditional Czechoslovakian folktale about a little girl ordered by her cruel stepmother to collect raindrops. With the help of the Month-Brothers, she sees all the twelve months of the year at once, and uses the power to outwit the stepmother. Beautifully illustrated.…

Condizione: Good. 1906. No Edition Remarks. 92 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.…

1st ed. Some foxing, heavy on title page. Used - Very Good. VG paperback booklet Used - Very Good. VG paperback booklet.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The publisher's file copy comprising the translation to English of magnificent poems by Greek poet Anacreon. With prototype information. The filt copy of this work with prototype information by the publisher, with chapter contents and illustration list. With small annotations by the publisher. An uncommon title with translations of Anacreon's poems by Thomas Stanley. Anacreon was a popular lyric poet, known for his drinking songs and erotic poems, originally written in Ionic dialect, which touched on themes such as love, lust, festivals, and living. A fascinating volume. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, with titles handwritten to sticker to spine. Externally sound, with slight shelfwear, crack to front joint, and chipping to head of spine. Slight rubbing to extremities. Signed by a previous owner to front free endpapers. With prototype information, inscribed by publisher to half title page "Worked Mark 21/06 500 Handmade, 4 Vellum," and small annotations throughout. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. J. R. Weguelin (illustratore). book.…

14 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's full vellum. No. 27 of 800 copies. Boards a bit bowed; light tan stains to the half-title and one flyleaf; otherwise very nice.

London, The Fortune Press. 1927 1st.ed. This is number 20 of 800 copies printed. 24pp. Some pages uncut. Super 8vo (18x26,5cm.) Publisher's original vellum boards. Very good attractive copy. Private Presses.