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Editore: F. Lewis Ltd. Leigh-on-sea, Essex. 1946, 1946
Da: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, Regno Unito
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. (10.6 x 7.3 inches). 44pp. Illustrated with 12 striking full page wood engraved plates, comprising the title, the ten commandments and the greatest commandment, by Braby. Limited edition of 1025 copies on mould made paper, with only 1000 for sale. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere in attractive full red polished calf binding. Spine with two raised bands, each decorated with a gilt dot. Compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Turn-ins with decorative floral gilt tooling. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. With the leather Beeleigh Abbey bookplate of W. A. Foyle on the front pastedown endpaper. Some cracking to the hinges, both still firm and tight, and minor rubbing to the extremities, but overall a lovely, highly attractive volume. --- More photos available on request.
Editore: Published by The Studio, Limited, London, 1922
Da: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
ix, 29pp. 104 plates. Illustrated with 88 black/white and 16 colored plates. 11-7/8" x 9-2/8" A NF/VG copy. Binding is in NF condition, gilt bright. Binders stamp to ffep (head of verso). Some light age toning to edges of leaves, some foxing to text leaves (primarily first and last blank leaves), plates are bright, some very light soiling to few plates (possibly handled with dirty fingers), but overall a very good clean and bright copy. Brown half-calf, brown cloth, gilt lettering to back strip, TEG, marbled end papers, colored plated are tipped in with a tissue guard. "Bound by Bayntun-Riviere, Bath, England". We presume ca 1940-1950 1st Trade Edition. Printed by Herbert Reiach Ltd.
Editore: Macmillan & Co, Cambridge, 1861
Da: UK Countryside Booksellers, Cromford, DERBY, Regno Unito
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Thomas Hughes aka 'The Author of Tom Brown's Schooldays', Tom Brown at Oxford, Macmillan and Co, Cambridge, 1861, thus First Edition. A scarce edition in this fine binding bound by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath. 7.5"x5.5". Externally 3/4 calf-bound in attractive dark blue, gilt margins and blue boards, 5 raised bands and floral decoration and gilt titling all in very good/fine condition. Internally marbled endpapers and bookplate of W A Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey. Vol 1 xii, pp 319; Vol 2 vii preliminaries, pp 338; Vol 3 vii preliminaries, pp 309 plus 24 pages of adverts. All the volumes are clean with no marks, all in really good condition. This rare first edition of Hughes' sequel to 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' is from the dispersal sale of an exceptional library and is bound by the exceptional Bayntun of Bath, an extremely pleasing set.
Editore: Cassell & Company Ltd., London, 1951
Da: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Leatherbound. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red three-quarter leatherbound covers are mostly clean, with gilt ruling. Corners are sharp. Spine has raised bands, gilt ornament and text and is bright with firm ends. Binding is rebound. Marble end papers/ pastedowns coordinate with binding. Pastedowns and feps have some toning at margins, some cataloguer's marks in pencil. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have gilt along head.** PS2024.0229** 456 pages. 5.25 x 8.25 inches** A very good copy of this collection of speeches made by Winston Churchill over the years 1949-1950. They cover a wide range of topics, domestic and foreign, and offer a running commentary on political events of the age. This is a handsome private library volume, with a binding by Bayntun (Rivière) of Bath, England.** First edition, as per the publisher's information.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009912"**.
Editore: Cassell and Company, London, 1954
Da: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Four volumes, beautifully bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full red morocco. All edges gilt, lettering and rule in gilt, feather-patterned endpapers, inner gilt dentelles. xxi, [1], 416; xi, [1], 344; xi, [1], 332; xi, [2], 322pp. 9.25 x 6.25 x 5". As a heavy set that will be packed and shipped with care, this order will incur additional shipping charges.
Editore: David Nutt, London, 1891
Da: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing with twelve page publisher's catalog. Original cloth covers, with wear to head and tail of the spine, bumping to corners, small split along lower joint. Custom slipcase from the Bayntun bindery, in style of three-quarter blue morocco binding, with six-panel "spine". 8 x 5.5 x 1.75".
Editore: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1948
Da: GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS PBFA, BATH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. 8vo., title, half-title, colour frontispiece protected with tissue guard, profusely illustrated throughout with numerous monochrome illustrations and diagrams, including one folding plate. Published by George Allen and Unwin Ltd (London), 1948. Finely bound in a later Cosway-style full navy full morocco by Bayntun Riviere in Bath with their binder s signature to the front turn-in, the upper cover with inset hand-coloured oval portrait of Admiral Hood (1724-1816) under glass, the miniature within a gilt-tooled border, double rule gilt border to covers, foliate spray corner pieces, spine separated into compartments by five raised bands finished in gilt, lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, turn-ins with gilt fillets, watered silk endpapers, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown. A fine example. This work provides a comprehensive history of the Royal Navy s origins, ships, officers, seamen, administration, important battles, weaponry, and military tactics. Professor Michael Lewis (1890-1970) was a leading British Naval Historian and Academic. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor Lewis became Assistant Master at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and served in the Royal Marine Artillery during WWI. In 1922, he was appointed as the Assistant Head of History and English at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. In 1934, Professor Lewis was appointed as Professor of History and English at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and in 1946 became Director of the Sub-Lieutenant s General Education Course, before retiring from teaching in 1955. Professor Lewis was a Commander of the British Empire (CBE), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), and a Fellow of the Society of Arts (FSA). Professor Lewis authored nine books on Naval History: England s Sea Officers (1939), British Ships and British Seamen (1942), The Navy of Britain (1948), The History of the British Navy (1959), A Social History of the Navy, 1793-1815 (1960), The Spanish Armada (1960), Armada Guns (1961), Napoleon and his British Captives (1962), and The Navy in Transition, 1814-64 (1965). This copy has a unique and notable provenance having been owned by William Foyle (1883-1963), who co-founded the famous Foyles bookshop with his brother Gilbert, on Charing Cross Road in London. In 1943 William Foyle acquired the former medieval monastery of Beeleigh Abbey near Maldon in Essex, and put together one of the world s greatest private book collections, which he kept in the former monastic dormitory. Following William Foyle s passing in 1963, the abbey and book collection were inherited by his daughter Christina. Christina left her estate to the Foyle Foundation, and after she passed away in 1999, the book collection was sold by Christies in July 2000, where it achieved a world record sales total. Unbeknown to the public, in a private agreement with Christies prior to the sale, many books from the collection were acquired by William s grandson Christopher, the nephew of Christina. Christopher also bought back the abbey and Foyles bookshop from the Foyle Foundation charity trustees at market value. Christopher worked tirelessly to rejuvenate the Foyle s bookshop and sold the business to Waterstones in 2018. Christopher and his wife Catherine additionally undertook significant restoration of Beeleigh Abbey, and added greatly to the book collection. Christopher received an OBE for services to publishing, aviation and charity, and served as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Christopher passed away in August 2022 at the age of 79. (Maldon Standard.) (US Naval Institute.) (Navy Records Society.) (Royal Museums Greenwich.) Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
Editore: Bradbury & Evans, 1848
Da: GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS PBFA, BATH, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, etched frontispiece, vignette title page, rustic type at head of page 1, 38 plates, wood-engraved vignettes and initials in the text, all after Thackeray, the Marquess of Steyne woodcut on page 336. Published by Bradbury & Evans (London), 1848. Finely bound in a later Cosway-style blue full morocco by Bayntun Riviere in Bath with their binder s signature to the front turn-in, the upper cover with inset hand-coloured oval portrait of Thackeray under glass, triple rule gilt border to covers, incorporating copious gilt foliate devices, spine separated into compartments by five raised bands finished in gilt, four containing gilt foliation, all edges gilt, turn-ins with gilt fillets and decorative gilt corner-pieces, marbled endpapers, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, two blue silk bookmarkers. The binding is in fine condition. Internally, there is toning to some of the plates and occasional light spotting; near fine. Vanity Fair was Thackeray s first major work and established his status as one of the great Victorian novelists. The story has been adapted for film and television on numerous occasions. This copy has a unique and notable provenance having been owned by William Foyle (1883-1963), who co-founded the famous Foyles bookshop with his brother Gilbert, on Charing Cross Road in London. In 1943 William Foyle acquired the former medieval monastery of Beeleigh Abbey near Maldon in Essex, and put together one of the world s greatest private book collections, which he kept in the former monastic dormitory. Following William Foyle s passing in 1963, the abbey and book collection were inherited by his daughter Christina. Christina left her estate to the Foyle Foundation, and after she passed away in 1999, the book collection was sold by Christies in July 2000, where it achieved a world record sales total. Unbeknown to the public, in a private agreement with Christies prior to the sale, many books from the collection were acquired by William s grandson Christopher, the nephew of Christina. Christopher also bought back the abbey and Foyles bookshop from the Foyle Foundation charity trustees at market value. Christopher worked tirelessly to rejuvante the Foyle s bookshop and sold the business to Waterstones in 2018. Christopher and his wife Catherine additionally undertook significant restoration of Beeleigh Abbey, and added greatly to the book collection. Christopher received an OBE for services to publishing, aviation and charity, and served as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Christopher passed away in August 2022 at the age of 79. Leo McKinstry, the British journalist, historian, and author, commented on his close friend Christopher after his passing: He was a distinguished entrepreneur and philanthropist, with an eclectic range of interests that reflected his lively, inquiring mind. His instinct for hard work was accompanied by gregarious, humorous, generous nature and an openness to maverick ideas. The manner of his passing mirrored his character, positive to the last. Having contracted a rare form of cancer, he fought heroically for years against the illness, never complaining, never far from laughter. (Maldon Standard.) Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.
Editore: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1909
Da: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
Libro Prima edizione
Leatherbound. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red three-quarter leatherbound covers are mostly clean, with gilt ruling. Corners are sharp. Spine has raised bands, gilt ornament and text and is bright with firm ends. Binding is rebound. Marble end papers/ pastedowns coordinate with binding. Pastedowns and feps have a few binder's marks, some toning at edges. Bookplate on front pastedown from Cragwood estate, home of Jane Engelhard. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have gilt along head.** PS2024.0201** 414 pages. 4.75 x 7.25 inches** A very good first edition copy of this volume of speeches made by Winston Churchill. Covering a period of four years, the speeches correspond to Churchill's early years as an MP and Cabinet minister in the British government. The oratory and power of expression that would make Churchill such a compelling political leader are present already at this early date in his career.** The book is housed in a handsome binding from Bayntun (Riviere) Bindery of Bath, England.** Of interest also is the provenance. The bookplate inside the front cover comes from Cragwood, the Far Hills (NJ) estate that was home to Charles W. Englehard Jr. and his wife Jane. Jane Engelhard (1917-2004) was an American philanthropist and arts patron, and it is from her estate that this book comes.** First edition, per the publisher's information. Printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009893"**.
Editore: London Cassell, 1964
Da: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione Copia autografata
FIRST EDITION THUS 1964, an abridgement by Timothy Baker of 4 volumes of Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Pasted onto the first free endpaper is the lower part of a typed letter signed in ink by WINSTON S. CHURCHILL to Frank O. Salisbury Esq., (portrait painter). Below Salisbury's name is written "For your book as promised" in blue ink. 4to, approximately 300 x 240 mm 12 x 9½ inches, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, pages: [8], 1-312, finely bound by Bayntun Riviere, Bath, (their name on last free endpaper), half blue morocco over cloth covers, gilt ruled divides, 2 gilt lettered wine coloured labels and gilt decoration to spine, wine coloured gilt lettered morocco label to upper cover, gilt top edge, marbled endpapers, Henry Sotheran's ink stamp on first free endpaper. Binding slightly rubbed, 15 mm ( ¾ inch) crack to upper hinge, loss of marbled paper to edges of pastedowns, otherwise a very good copy. Frank O. Salisbury painted Winston Churchill's portrait on more occasions than any other artist; the 2 images of Churchill The Siren Suit and Blood, Sweat and Tears are both Salisbury paintings. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Editore: Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1919
Da: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, Regno Unito
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. 22×17cm; [10],222,[4]+[16 plates]pp. Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere, Bath. Half morocco, dark green with light green cloth boards; gilt titles and jockey-cap motif between raised bands on spine. Binding square and tight. Top edge gilt, light foxing to other edges. Some light and unobtrusive foxing within. Marbled endpapers. Photogravure frontispiece and plates with plate marks. A 'Very Good' copy.
Editore: Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd., London, 1899
Da: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. This First English edition set has been rebound spectacularly in full crimson levant by Bayntun Riviere of Bath, with Churchill's signature in gilt on each face, the spines gilt-tooled and lettered with rampant lion ornaments in six compartments, raised bands, all edges gilded and leather-edged marbled endpapers. The books have been trimmed for binding. All maps, plans and tissue guards are present. The contents are fine and unfoxed. First English Edition Set (Cohen A2.1.a) (Woods A2a). 8vo [1 of 2,003 sets produced] (488 pages and 516 pages, profusely illustrated with drawings, 11 folding color maps, other maps & plans.).
Editore: London, Duckworth & Co., 1904. First Edition., 1904
Da: MFLIBRA Antique Books, MONTREAL, QC, Canada
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Author: W.H. Hudson Title: Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by W.H. Hudson. Publisher: London, Duckworth & Co., 1904. First Edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 7.5" X 5". Pages: 315 pages. Binding: Attractive and fine binding, finely and beautifully bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full green morocco leather, the spine beautifully lettered and dated in gilt, gilt borders on boards, inner gilt borders and hand-marbled endpapers (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. An exquisite Bayntun-Riviere binding! Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). **** The book: "A stunning 1904 first edition of ""Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest"" by W.H. Hudson, published by Duckworth & Co., London. This early environmental novel is exquisitely bound by Bayntun-Riviere, renowned for their fine craftsmanship. The novel is set in the lush forests of South America and blends romance, adventure, and mysticism with a deep appreciation for nature and its preservation.
Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. None (illustratore). First edition. A Bayntun-Riviere first edition of William Alexander Clouston's travel work on Iran, a smartly bound copy of this scarce work. The first edition of this scarce work.Bound by Bayntun-Riviere.A charming travel work on Iran, told in a series of brief sketches.The author, William Alexander Clouston, looks at the wit and humour of those in Iran, as well as the local legends, tales, and aphorisms.Clourston was a folklorist from the Orkney Islands.Bookplate of Scottish bibliophile Alexander Stone to the front paste down. Ink inscription of David Fyfe Anderson, dated 1950, to the recto of the front free endpaper. David Fyfe Anderson was a obstetrician and gynaecologist who taught at the University of Glasgow. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards, bound by Bayntun-Riviere. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine, and light rubbing to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper. Spots to the fore edge and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional scattered spot. Very Good Indeed. book.
Leather. Condizione: Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). First edition. The first edition of L. T. C. Rolt's illustrated biography of civil engineer Isambard Kindom Brunel, in a full morocco Bayntun-Riviere signed binding. The first edition, first impression of this work by prolific English writer and the biographer Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt.In a full morocco signed binding by Bayntun-Riviere, with gilt detailing to the spine, and marbled endpapers.Illustrated with thirty images on eight double sided plates. Collated, complete.Rolt examines the main events and achievements in the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a major figure of the Industrial Revolution, remembered for his innovations in the constructions of steamships, railway lines, and dockyards, and the development of the SS Great Britain, which when launched was the largest ship ever built.A beautifully bound example of this biography of Brunel. In a full morocco signed binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Externally, very fine, with a touch of fading to back strip, as is common with blue morocco. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine. book.
Leather. Condizione: Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). First edition. A beautifully bound edition of Joan Wake's genealogical history of the Brudenell family, in a very fine full morocco binding from Bayntun-Riviere. The first edition, first impression of this work from English historian Joan Wake.In a full morocco signed binding by Bayntun-Riviere, with gilt detailing to the spine, and marbled endpapers.Illustrated with thirty-five half tone plates, a double page map, and a folding genealogical table. Collated, complete.This is a charming and detailed biography of the Brudenell family of Deene Park, Northamptonshire. The family acquired the impressive property in 1514, when Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas Sir Robert Brudenell purchased it, with ownership descending through the male line to the modern day.With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front pastedown.A beautifully bound example of this work. In a full morocco signed binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Externally, exceptionally beautiful, with a touch of fading to back strip, as is common with blue morocco. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine. book.
Editore: George Bayntun, Bath,, 1925
Da: E.C. Rare Books., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON. Boswell, James Published by George Bayntun, Bath, 1925 2 Vols Cosway Style Bindings by Bayntun Riviere, Bath, England. Beautiful, first edition, illustrated two-volume edition of the most celebrated biography in the English language. Quarto, Published by George Bayntun. bound in full Brown morocco, spines slightly sunned, Cosway Style binding extra gilt, with gilt titles and gold and blind tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, Silk deblures, all edges gilt. Housed in 2 separate cloth slipcases. Complete with 576 illustrations, facsimiles and maps including 13 plates in photogravure. Newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation. It was a crucial part of Boswell s magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait, together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture, that made him the Shakespeare of biographers. (Baugh et al., 1065-66). "One of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation." (Gordon Turnbull, Oxford DNB).
Editore: Bradbury and Evans, London, 1848
Da: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
First edition, mixed issue: with the title on p. 1 in rustic type, "Mr. Mott" for "Sir Pitt" on p. 453, but lacking the suppressed woodcut on p. 336. With engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, 38 engraved plates, and numerous engravings on steel and textual wood illustrations by the author. xvi, 624, [1] pp. 8vo. Finely Bound, with an Autograph Letter, Signed. The letter, on a folded 8vo sheet, is undated, and likely written to Percival Leigh, the humorist who wrote for Punch, and who was an intimate of Thackeray. The full text reads: Clarendon, Sunday Dear Mr. Leigh I hope the clerk at the bar told you that I was prevented from coming home by illness last night. Will you call here the first morning you are free? About 9 will to the best time & I'll see you well or ill. Fathfully yours WM Thackeray. Van Duzer 230; Grolier English 87 Full red crushed red levant with gilt borders, spine and turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., by Bayntun Riviere. Autograph Letter, signed, inserted at front. Fine With engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, 38 engraved plates, and numerous engravings on steel and textual wood illustrations by the author. xvi, 624, [1] pp. 8vo First edition, mixed issue: with the title on p. 1 in rustic type, "Mr. Mott" for "Sir Pitt" on p. 453, but lacking the suppressed woodcut on p. 336.
Leather. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. George Cruikshank (illustratore). First edition. The uncommon first edition of George Cruikshank's richly illustrated edition of 'Der Freischütz Travestie'. The very scarce hand-coloured plates issue, in a signed binding. In a half crushed morocco signed binding, with the stamp of Henry Sotheran to the verso of the front free endpaper, and the stamp of Bayntun-Riviere to the recto of the rear free endpaper.The very scarce most desirable issue of this work, which was issued in four states: hand-coloured, india proof, large paper, small paper. This, the hand-coloured copy with plates on whatman paper, is the most scarce and most desirable. Cohn, 'George Cruikshank; a Catalogue Raisonne', 36.Illustrated with twelve hand-coloured plates by British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank. Collarted, complete.With the endpapers renewed.A wonderful edition of the English translation of this German opera, first performed in Berlin in 1821, and with a plot based on August Apel's 'Der Freischutz'. In a half crushed morocco signed binding, with gilt detailing. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd spot and light handling marks throughout. Hand-coloured plates exceptionally vibrant. Very Good Indeed. book.
Editore: Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850
Da: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Full leather. Condizione: Near fine. First edition of The Personal History of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. (illustratore). First Edition. Octavo, xiv, [2], 624pp. Full red morocco, portrait and signature stamped in gilt to covers. Five gilt-embellished raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Ornate gilt trim, turn-ins, and gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun Riviere in Bath, England. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Solid text block, slight bow to covers. Includes first issue points as named in Smith, notably p. 16, line 1 "cha pter" spacing; p. 30, line 13 period after "and"; and a lack of quotes on lines 7 and 8 of page 285. An early issue, with "screwed" on page 132, line 20. Complete with 40 full-page plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page. (Smith 1, 9). David Copperfield was originally printed as a serial in 1849 and 1850. Upon the release of the final installment, Bradbury and Evans published the first bound book edition on November 14, 1850.
Editore: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1968
Da: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Libro Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Tolkien, J. R. R.: Lord of the Rings (London: George Allen and Unwin 1968). First UK Paperback Edition. 1077 pages. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full red morocco with all edges gilt; 5 raised bands to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2; author's name blocked in gold in panel 3; publication date blocked in gold in panel 6; decorative chiyogami end-papers; and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. "Eye of Sauron" beautifully blocked in gold to the front board. What differentiates this copy from the norm - apart from the stunning binding - is how clean the interior pages are. An OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. There is a small name to the half-title page. This book would grace any Tolkien collection.
Editore: London: Macmillan & Company Ltd. & 1896, 1894
Da: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
First edition in book form, first printing of both volumes. With the tipped in signature of Rudyard Kipling. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full navy blue morocco illustrated and ruled in gilt to the upper and lower boards; five raised bands, gilt ruled and illustrated compartments, titles in gilt to the spines. Gilt decorated board edges, inner dentelles triple ruled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Publisher's original cloth bound in at the rear of each volume. 'The Jungle Book' with an engraved frontispiece by William Henry Drake (complete with tissue guard as issued) and many illustrations throughout the text by the author's father John Lockwood Kipling, William Henry Drake and Paul Frenzeny. 'The Second Jungle Book' with numerous illustrations throughout the text by John Lockwood Kipling and a single page of publisher's adverts at the rear, as issued. A fine set, the bindings square and tight, without fading or wear. The contents are clean and bright throughout, without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions. Both volumes are housed in a blue cloth, ribbon pull slipcase. Tipped in at the front free endpaper of The Jungle Book is a slip of paper signed in black ink by the Nobel Prize winning author, Rudyard Kipling. A beautifully presented, appealing set of this classic of nineteenth-century children's literature, charting the adventures of the "man-cub" Mowgli and his jungle-dwelling friends. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Editore: Printed By W. And S. Graves, and Sold By Sherwood, Neely and Jones, London, England & Edinburgh, 1817
Da: Certain Books, ABAA, Bolivia, NC, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Leather. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. viii + (2) publishers' advertisements + 335 + plate and explanatory pages at back. Illustrated with 8 finely engraved plates, (5) of which are hand-colored; the other (3) plates illustrate equipment used for the collection and preservation of specimens and are in black & white. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; nicely bound by Bayntun Riviere of Bath, with their stamp on the front endpaper edge; in fine linen and red morocco leather corners and spine; titles gilt, with gilt dragonfly, swallowtail, scallop shell and blooming floral gilt tooling in the spine compartments; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Light rubbing to the binding; contents clean and in very good condition.
Editore: J.M. Dent, London. 1907, 1907
Da: Holybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB, Alton, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Illustrated by C.E. Brock. The series of English Idylls. First Edition thus, with 24 coloured illustrations by Charles Brock for this edition. Bound in full red morocco gilt binding by Bayntun-Riviere . Superb gilt tooling and design, five raised bands and compartments, all edges gilt, inner dentelles and marbled endpapers. The text block is clean, bright and tight. A very attractive and highly presentable example indeed of this superbly illustrated edition. 14491.
Editore: Cape, London, 1953
Da: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. First Edition. (London: Jonathan Cape 1953). First UK Edition. 218 pages. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full black morocco with all edges gilt, 5 raised bands to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3, with gilt decorations to panels 4, 5 and 6; marbled end-papers and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. To the middle oif the front board is a red heart (with gold border). What differentiates this copy from the norm - apart from the beautiful binding - is how clean the interior pages are. "Casino Royale" is often found with foxing and soiling. This copy has escaped that fate completely and is an OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. No inscriptions. Becoming very scarce indeed. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. Looks very smart in its custom-made acetate cover. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Editore: Putnam, London, 1937
Da: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. 218 pages. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. Sumptuously re-bound in full red morocco with all edges gilt, 5 raised bands to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3;decorative chiyogami end-papers; and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards. What differentiates this copy from the norm - apart from the beautiful binding - is how clean the interior pages are. An OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. No inscriptions. Becoming very scarce indeed. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. Looks very smart in its custom-made acetate wrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Editore: Rex Collings, London, 1972
Da: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. 413 pages. Superbly rebound by the world-renowned Bayntun-Riviere of Bath. SIGNED LETTER LAID IN . Sumptuously re-bound in full biscuit-brown morocco with all edges gilt, 5 raised bands to the spine with title blocked in gold in panel 2 and author's name blocked in gold in panel 3;decorative chiyogami end-papers; and single-line gilt border to both the front and back boards with rabbit motif in gold gilt to the front board What differentiates this copy from the norm - apart from the beautiful binding - is how clean the interior pages are. An OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. No inscriptions. Becoming very scarce indeed. It would grace any collection of modern first editions. A fine copy. Laid in is a SUPERB TYPED & SIGNED LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR DATED 4th MAY 1973 from his address 26, St Paul's Place, Canonbury, London N.1. addressed to a Mrs Vaughan at The Thatched Cottage, Baulking, Near Uffington, Berkshire: Dear Mrs Vaughan, What a very encouraging and splendid letter to/ receive from somebody who actually lives in the Downs --/ not quite Hazel's Downs, but jolly near. I feel deeply/ grateful to you for taking the trouble to write to me./ It would be idle to deny that the book caused me a lot/ of trouble and heart-searching, and to know that there is/ somebody like yourself to whom it has given pleasure makes/ it all worth while. As to the 'O' Level syllabus, I sup-/pose if Hazel ever appeared there, he would indeed have a/ golden fleece (or whatever the lapine equivalent of/ "fleece" is. as far as the author was concerned. But I/ would be in two minds about it. So often, if children's/ noses are actually held into a book, with the implied com/ ment: "Read that, you little beast. It'll be good for/ you," it only seems to put them off - not surprisingly, perhaps./ Incidentally, I have been much surprised and mystified by/ people saying the book is a "modern fable," "a deep, moral/ comment on modern society," etc. etc. There was no such/ stuff in my thoughts. I was just writing a story, and any-/ thing of that nature is entirely fortuitous./ I have a cottage at the other end of your Downs myself --/ it's not far from Streatley, and on the Ridgeway - so per-/ haps we may meet one day, who knows?/ Again, many thanks for your kind letter./ Yours very sincerely/ / RICHARD ADAMS". Scarce with these attributes. Looks very smart in its custom-made acetate wrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Editore: Chapman and Hall, London, 1865
Da: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, Bayntun binding. Two volumes. Does not contain the slip addressing the choice of title, called for by Eckel, nor any advertisements. [i]-xi [1]-320; [i]-[viii], [1]-309 pp. Three quarter red morocco with marbled paper. Raised bands, six panels on the spine, with gilt devices, 'Our Mutual Friend', 'Dickens Vol.I/II', and '1865. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers in light blue and pink, with 'BAYNTUN.BINDER.BATH.ENG.' on verso. Tissue protecting frontispieces. Binding is handsome, with minor bumping of corners and wear to extremities. The text is marred by a faint semicircular damp stain to upper edge both volumes, most visible on some of the plates.
Editore: London: Chatto & Windus, 1910
Da: Green Ink Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. - First Edition - Beautifully rebound by Bayntun and Riviere of Bath in burgundy full leather w/ patterned endpapers - Gilt lettering to upper board and spine which has five raised bands - Gilt edged text block - Binder's gilt stamp to front turn-in - Content a little toned throughout - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - xv/248 pages. 8vo.
Editore: Longmans, Green and Co, New York, 1915
Da: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo, 7.3 x 4.8 in., pp. vii, 312. Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and seven other engravings by the author. Modern dark-green three-quarter calf over light green cloth. Gilt title and five raised-bands to spine, with gilt decoration to panels and publication year at bottom. Gilt top-edge. Ink stamp at top of front free endpaper reads: "Henry Sotheran Ltd. 2-5 Sackville St. W.1". Light age-toning to page, finely rebound by Bayntun-Riviere. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere, but it is not marked as such in the book. Edith Anna Å none Somerville (2 May 1858 - 8 October 1949) was anIrish novelistwho habitually signed herself as "E. Å . Somerville". The eldest of eight children, Somerville grew up in Drishane, Castletownshend,County Cork, She is said to have dominated her sister and brothers in a family where women were encouraged to be bold. She received her primary education at home, and then attendedAlexandra CollegeinDublin. In 1884, she went toParisfor the first of several trips to study art at theAcadémie ColarossiandAcadémie Delécluse, and then spent a term at theWestminster School of ArtinDean's Yard, Westminster. At home, riding and painting were her absorbing interests. In January 1886, she met her cousin Violet Martin, and their literary partnership began the following year.In 1898 Edith Somerville went to paint at theEtaples art colony, accompanied by Violet. There they profited from their stay by conceiving together the stories later gathered inSome Experiences of an Irish R. M., completed the following year.By the time Violet died in 1915, they had published fourteen books together. Her cousin's death stunned Edith, who continued to write as "Somerville and Ross", claiming that they kept in contact through spiritualistséances. The precise nature of their relationship â " whether they were romantic and sexual partners as well as literary collaborators and friends â " has been the object of speculation by later writers. Somerville was a devoted sportswoman who, in 1903, had become master of theWest CarberyFoxhounds. She was also active in thesuffragistmovement. She had exhibitions of her pictures in Dublin and in London between 1920 and 1938, and was active as an illustrator of sporting picture books and children's picture books. She died at Castletownshend in October 1949, aged 91, and is buried alongside Violet Florence Martin at Saint Barrahane's Church, Castletownsend. (from Dictionary of Irish Biography).