Althea willoughby (9 Ergebnisse)

sewn paperback, small 8vo, colour frontis plus one page of text, contents clean and sound, no inscriptions, printed paper wraps, cover edges rubbed and a few grubby marks; Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. NEWBOLT, Henry; WILLOUGHBY, Althea. A Child is Born. London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1931. Limited large-paper edition, number 57 of 200 copies printed on English handmade paper and signed by Henry Newbolt on the limitation page. Tall octavo. Original red cloth lettered in gilt to the upper cover. 12 pages with two illustrations by Althea Willoughby. A very good copy with light fading to the spine and a few minor marks to the cloth, the contents clean and bright, the signature bold. Number 32 of the Ariel Poems series, A Child is Born is Sir Henry Newbolt's Christmas meditation on the Nativity, illustrated by Althea Willoughby in a distinctive decorative style. The signed large-paper issue was limited to just 200 copies printed on English handmade paper. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. STEPHENS, James; WILLOUGHBY, Althea (illustrator). The Outcast. London: Faber & Gwyer, 1929. First edition, limited issue. Slim tall octavo. Original green paper-covered boards, titled in gilt to upper cover. Limited large-paper edition, one of 500 copies printed on handmade paper, this being number 294, signed by James Stephens on the limitation page. Twelve pages including limitation, half-title, title, monochrome illustration and poem. Colour illustration by Althea Willoughby. A near fine copy with only the lightest handling. Number 22 in Faber's celebrated Ariel Poems series. James Stephens (1880-1950), one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival, is best remembered for works including The Crock of Gold and Deirdre. His brief poem The Outcast is complemented by two illustrations from Althea Willoughby (1904-1982). Signed by Author(s).…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Illustrated to front cover and spine. Wear and slight loss to ends of spine and corners. Light browning to rear cover. Horizontal crease across entire jacket. A few archival tape repairs to reverse. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Quarter orange cloth with green paper covered boards. Paper title label to front board. Decorative endpapers. Tipped-in frontis. Includes a 24 page calendar with colour illustrations by Edward Bawden (unused). Rubbing to edges of boards. Slight fading to ends of spine. Internally in very clean condition throughout. Inscribed by the editor, Charles B. Cochran, to his wife Evelyn: 'To Evelyn, my favourite amourette, Charlie. The Sole property of Mrs. Charles B. Cochran'. The couple were married from 1905 until Charles' death in 1951. Cochran was a leading impresario of the inter-war years who popularised the revue format in the UK. A very nice association copy. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 8.25 inches (13 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 94 + calendar pages. Signed by Author. …

Color illus. by Althea Willoughby, 8.5 x 5.5", green boards, unpaginated, covers worn and darkened, spine cover chipping, extremities worn, hinges loose else a decent copy of this No. 28 of The Ariel Poems. LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES.

hard cover. Zustand: fair. no jacket. Large-paper edition, printed on English hand-made paper. Limited to 500 copies. This is no.347. Green paper covered boards, gilt lettering to front board. Signed by James Stephens. b/w illus.on half title page. A colored plate. (11)pp. Boards somewhat stained. Spine worn and foxing. [f1313-171421]. signed. …

hard cover. Zustand: good. no jacket. Large-paper edition, printed on English hand-made paper. Limited to 400 copies. This is no.147. Green paper covered boards, gilt lettering to front board. b/w illus.on half title page. A colored plate. (13)pp. Boards and spine sl.stained and corners sl.rubbed. Upper corner of front board sl.bumped. [f1316-171424]. …

Each item is 1p., 12mo, the note being the last of the three. All written in green ink, the first on green paper, and the other two on pink paper. The three in very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Written in an attractive, calligraphic hand. ONE: She writes that she is enclosing 'four rough designs [not present] for the woodcut frontispiece to the "Glade [sic] of Glenbella', and asks to be informed by return of the firm's choice, and she will 'get on with it at once'. She ends with a query about galley sheets. TWO: Docketted with brief pencil accounts. 'Thank you for sending me a copy of the Glades of Glenbella, I am very pleased to have it. What a difference it makes to the "cut" to see it printed well and on really nice paper!' She asks whether the author is satisfied, before apologises for asking for the block to be returned: 'had I had more time at first I should have naturally taken a small edition before handing it over'. THREE: Note. She is returning the block, and thanks the firm 'for enabling me to take a small edition of prints'.…

22*14,5 cm. OPappband. Numeriertes Exemplar. Nr. 346 von 400. unpaginiert. Einband berieben, bestossen und fleckig mit Läsuren. Rücken fehlt. Ecken gestaucht mit Läsuren. Front- und Fußschnitt unbeschnitten, sonst gut. L30-3 Wichtiger Hinweis: Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung zur Zeit KEIN Versand in EU-Länder. Due to EPR, there is currently no delivery to EU-countries. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.…