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  • A Doves Press publication comprising poems by William Wordsworth, almost all of which were composed between the years 1798-1807
    A Doves Press publication comprising poems by William Wordsworth, almost all of which were composed between the years 1798-1807

    [DOVES PRESS]. WORDSWORTH, William.
    A Decade of Years. 1911.
    £1,750.00

  • A fine copy of Charles Ricketts' recollections of Oscar Wilde for the Nonesuch Press. One of 800 copies.
    A fine copy of Charles Ricketts' recollections of Oscar Wilde for the Nonesuch Press. One of 800 copies.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; WILDE, Oscar; RICKETTS, Charles.
    Oscar Wilde Recollections by Jean Paul Raymond & Charles Ricketts. 1932.
    £400.00

  • Limited edition of 500 copies
    Limited edition of 500 copies

    DE CHAIR, Somerset.
    The Silver Crescent. 1943.
    £250.00

  • Nonesuch Press limited edition of Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne.
    Nonesuch Press limited edition of Complete Poetry and Selected Prose by John Donne.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; DONNE, John.
    Complete Poetry and Selected Prose. 1929.
    £500.00

  • An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.
    An excellent example of the Nonesuch edition of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, with illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; BURTON, Robert.
    The Anatomy of Melancholy 1925.
    £375.00

  • The Beggar's Opera.
    The Beggar's Opera.

    GAY, John; LYDIS, Mariette (illustrator); HERBERT, A. P. (preface).
    The Beggar's Opera. 1937.
    £175.00

  • An attractive two volume deluxe edition of the Fables of La Fontaine, sensitively illustrated by the oft underrated Stephen Gooden, in publisher's vellum.
    An attractive two volume deluxe edition of the Fables of La Fontaine, sensitively illustrated by the oft underrated Stephen Gooden, in publisher's vellum.

    LA FONTAINE, Jean de; GOODEN, Stephen (illustrator).
    The Fables of... 1931.
    £500.00

  • Freshly translated Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Mabinogion by Gwyn and Thomas Jones, one of the great pieces of British literature from the Middle Ages.
    Freshly translated Golden Cockerel Press edition of The Mabinogion by Gwyn and Thomas Jones, one of the great pieces of British literature from the Middle Ages.

    JONES, Gwyn and JONES, Thomas; BRABY, Dorothea (illustrator).
    The Mabinogion. 1948.
    £1,250.00

  • A beautifully produced edition of Herrick's poetry, illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, in the special deluxe binding with extra plates.
    A beautifully produced edition of Herrick's poetry, illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, in the special deluxe binding with extra plates.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; HERRICK, Robert; Sir William Russell Flint (illustrator).
    One Hundred and Eleven Poems. 1955.
    £1,250.00

  • A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Dulac's superbly illustrated Rubaiyat.
    A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Dulac's superbly illustrated Rubaiyat.

    DULAC, Edmund (illustrator).
    The Rubàiyàt of Omar Khayyàm. [1909].
    £2,750.00

  • Limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by The Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Eric Gill.
    Limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published by The Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Eric Gill.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; CHAUCER, Geoffrey; GILL, Eric (illustrator).
    The Canterbury Tales. 1929-31.
    £8,000.00

  • Limited edition, one of 350 copies, 5 colour woodcuts by Felix Hoffmann, original vellum, original slip-case.
    Limited edition, one of 350 copies, 5 colour woodcuts by Felix Hoffmann, original vellum, original slip-case.

    BALZAC, Honoré de.
    Die Geschichte von der Liebe der schönen Seneschallin Blanche, anders Die lässliche Sünde... 1951.
    £200.00

  • Limited edition of The Complete Works of Petronius, signed by the translator and inscribed by the publisher.
    Limited edition of The Complete Works of Petronius, signed by the translator and inscribed by the publisher.

    [PETRONIUS]; LINDSAY, Jack (translator); LINDSAY, Robert (illustrator).
    The Complete Works of Gaius Petronius. 1927.
    £375.00

  • Officina Bodoni, Verona, text in Latin, Italian, English, one of the most beautiful of Mardesteig's productions with hand-colouring
    Officina Bodoni, Verona, text in Latin, Italian, English, one of the most beautiful of Mardesteig's productions with hand-colouring

    AESOP.
    The Fables... 1973.
    £6,900.00

  • First edition of The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo by Bernard and Elinor Darwin, published by the Nonesuch Press in 1925.
    First edition of The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo by Bernard and Elinor Darwin, published by the Nonesuch Press in 1925.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; DARWIN, Bernard & Elinor.
    The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo. [1925].
    £225.00

  • Nonesuch edition of Alexander Pope's Miscellany, published in 1935.
    Nonesuch edition of Alexander Pope's Miscellany, published in 1935.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; POPE, Alexander.
    Pope's Own Miscellany. 1935.
    £150.00

  • The Letters of George Meredith to Alice Meynell, published by the Nonesuch Press in 1923.
    The Letters of George Meredith to Alice Meynell, published by the Nonesuch Press in 1923.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; MEREDITH, George.
    The Letters of George Meredith to Alice Meynell 1923.
    £50.00

  • Nonesuch edition of Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine by William Cobbett.
    Nonesuch edition of Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine by William Cobbett.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; COBBETT, William.
    Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine 1927.
    £65.00

  • Nonesuch edition of Love Among the Haystacks by D.H. Lawrence, published in 1930.
    Nonesuch edition of Love Among the Haystacks by D.H. Lawrence, published in 1930.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; LAWRENCE, D.H.
    Love Among the Haystacks, & Other Pieces. 1930.
    £125.00

  • Signed limited edition of The Constant Mistress by Enid Clay, illustrated by her brother Eric Gill.
    Signed limited edition of The Constant Mistress by Enid Clay, illustrated by her brother Eric Gill.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; CLAY, Enid; GILL, Eric (illustrator).
    The Constant Mistress. 1934.
    £375.00

  • Limited edition of The Lord's Song by Eric Gill, published by the Golden Cockerel Press.
    Limited edition of The Lord's Song by Eric Gill, published by the Golden Cockerel Press.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; GILL, Eric.
    The Lord's Song. A Sermon. 1934.
    £325.00

  • Limited edition of The Lord's Song by Eric Gill, published by the Golden Cockerel Press.
    Limited edition of The Lord's Song by Eric Gill, published by the Golden Cockerel Press.

    [GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]; GILL, Eric.
    The Lord's Song. A Sermon. 1934.
    £250.00

  • Limited edition of Wood Engravings by Eric Gill, published in 1924.
    Limited edition of Wood Engravings by Eric Gill, published in 1924.

    [ST. DOMINIC'S PRESS]; GILL, Eric.
    Wood-Engravings. 1924.
    £2,250.00

  • Nonesuch edition of The Mistress and other select poems by Abraham Cowley, published in 1926.
    Nonesuch edition of The Mistress and other select poems by Abraham Cowley, published in 1926.

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; COWLEY, Abraham.
    The Mistress 1926.
    £50.00

  • A lovely copy of the fine Ashendene Press edition of the first printed book on fishing.
    A lovely copy of the fine Ashendene Press edition of the first printed book on fishing.

    [ASHENDENE PRESS]; BERNERS, Dame Juliana.
    A treatyse of fysshynge wyth an angle. 1903.
    £2,250.00

  • A very fine publication on hand made paper and specially bound by sangorski and sutcliffe, the poems of nizami, 1928.
    A very fine publication on hand made paper and specially bound by sangorski and sutcliffe, the poems of nizami, 1928.

    NIZAMI. BINYON, Laurence.
    The Poems of Nizami, 1928.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition of Ten Lyric by W.J. Ibbett, limited to 100 copies.
    First edition of Ten Lyric by W.J. Ibbett, limited to 100 copies.

    [PEAR TREE PRESS]. IBBETT, W. J.
    Ten Lyrics. 1924.
    £375.00

  • A finely printed edition of these Old Testament texts; the first book printed in Charles Ricketts' third typeface, the King's fount. One of 300 copies.
    A finely printed edition of these Old Testament texts; the first book printed in Charles Ricketts' third typeface, the King's fount. One of 300 copies.

    [VALE PRESS].
    Ecclesiastes; or, The Preacher, 1902].
    £380.00

  • A very good example of this early Vale Press book, somewhat unusual in having an actual illustration by Charles Ricketts.
    A very good example of this early Vale Press book, somewhat unusual in having an actual illustration by Charles Ricketts.

    [VALE PRESS]; MOORE, T. Sturge (editor).
    The Passionate Pilgrim and The Songs in Shakespeare's Plays. 1896.
    £375.00

  • Attractive 1890s production, designed by the architect Herbert Horne,printed by the Chiswick Press, difficult to find in such near fine condition.
    Attractive 1890s production, designed by the architect Herbert Horne,printed by the Chiswick Press, difficult to find in such near fine condition.

    JOHNSON, Lionel.
    Poems. 1895.
    £375.00

  • A fine press edition of Victorian poet Thomas Hood's timeless satire about the corrupting influence of money.
    A fine press edition of Victorian poet Thomas Hood's timeless satire about the corrupting influence of money.

    [ESSEX HOUSE PRESS]; HOOD, Tom.
    Miss Kilmansegg and her Precious Leg. 1904.
    £150.00

  • 15 original etchings by Hubert Sommerauer; publisher's black textured leather binding lettered in gilt, slip-case, a fine copy. Wolfram Benda's Bear Press.
    15 original etchings by Hubert Sommerauer; publisher's black textured leather binding lettered in gilt, slip-case, a fine copy. Wolfram Benda's Bear Press.

    STEVENSON, Robert Louis; SOMMERAUER, Hubert (artist).
    Markheim. 1993.
    £400.00

  • A special edition of this seasonal play by one of the most influential Hollywood screenplay writers of all time, Ben Hecht (1893-1964).
    A special edition of this seasonal play by one of the most influential Hollywood screenplay writers of all time, Ben Hecht (1893-1964).

    HECHT, Ben; JACOBS, S.A. (designer).
    Christmas Eve: A Morality Play. 1928.
    £425.00

  • A faithful rendering of a 15th-century poem originally composed in the Scots language by Henryson, here given fresh new life by Irish poet Seamus Heaney.
    A faithful rendering of a 15th-century poem originally composed in the Scots language by Henryson, here given fresh new life by Irish poet Seamus Heaney.

    HEANEY, Seamus; O'DONOGHUE, Hughie (artist); CARTER, Sebastian (designer).
    The Testament of Cresseid. 2004.
    £2,250.00

  • One of 500 copies of this work by T.E. Lawrence in the original binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe,
    One of 500 copies of this work by T.E. Lawrence in the original binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe,

    GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS. T.E. Lawrence.
    Men in Print. 1940.
    £180.00

  • 4 volumes, one of 750 sets, preface by Humbert Wolfe, frontispieces by Albert Rutherston, publisher's vellum, Cresset Press, 1928.
    4 volumes, one of 750 sets, preface by Humbert Wolfe, frontispieces by Albert Rutherston, publisher's vellum, Cresset Press, 1928.

    HERRICK, Robert.
    The Poetical Works. 1928
    £220.00

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