boris harding edgar (4 Ergebnisse)

Wrappers. First Edition. Wrappers somewhat soiled and spotted, but internally a nice copy.

Wrappers. First Edition. Wrappers somewhat soiled and spotted, but internally a nice copy Sold together with: A Second Catalogue of Detective Fiction by Charles Rare Books, Catalogue No. 55, Hampstead, [1961] and Detective Fiction: A Century of Crime, First and Early Editions (A Co-operative Catalogue issued jointly by R.A. Brimmell (Hastings) and Charles Rare Books (Hildenborough), c.1967. Wrappers. In good state throughout.

Forty-four pages, octavo, with two-page leaf of addenda loosely inserted. Four pages illustrating seventeen pictorial covers on art paper. In printed card wraps. A worn and creased copy of an influential catalogue, issued at a time when, as the introduction points out 'catalogues devoted to detective fiction [were] something of a rarity in the book trade'. 'We have permitted ourselves the indulgence here of including some fringe books [.] who can say that James Bond will not be better remembered in the 21st Century than Sherlock Holmes?' (Item 204 consists of nine Fleming firsts, including 'Casino Royale', for twenty-one pounds, with the comment 'the prices of these are likely we think to increase substantially in the years to come.') According to his friend Anthony Rota (Books in the Blood, 2002) Harding-Edgar once quipped 'Book collecting is a disease and I am the doctor. It is a very expensive cure.'.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 8vo. Later blue buckram lettered gilt on spine. Boris Cliffe Harding-Edgar (1919-2005) initially opened the Charles bookshop in London. After a couple of years in Essex he moved, in 1954, to Tudor House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire. He initially focused on detective fiction and then widened his business to include 19th and 20th century authors. A forerunner in the field of modern first editions his catalogues featured Beatrix Potter, Kate Greenaway drawings and fore-edge paintings. Harding-Edgar later moved to Spain for his health where he dealt in maps and prints. A Catalogue of Modern First Editions and Second-Hand Books on Various Subjects. Summer Catalogue. 1948. pp. 19. Original green card covers lettered black. Modern First Editions, Private Press Books, Literary Periodicals, Sets of Standard Authors, Books in Fine Bindings, Etc., Etc. Catalogue No. 5. Spring, 1950. pp. 16. No covers. Catalogue No. 6. 1950. Modern Rare Books. pp. 19. Original yellow card covers lettered black. Comment in pen on rear cover states 'No. 1 of two copies only printed on this paper.' Catalogue No. 7. 1951. Books for the Collector. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered maroon. Catalogue No. 10. 1952. First Editions. pp. 14. Original cream card covers lettered green. Catalogue No. 11. 1952. Modern English Literature. pp. 16. Original white wrappers lettered black. Catalogue No. 12. 1952. For the Collector. pp. 16. Original grey card covers lettered purple. Catalogue No. 13. 1953. First EditionsÉ Mainly Modern. pp. 16. Original yellow card covers lettered black. Catalogue No. 14. 1953. First Editions of the 20th Century. pp. 15. Original green card covers lettered black. Catalogue No. 15. 1953. A Selection from Stock of Modern First Editions 1880-1950. pp. 13. Original light blue card covers lettered dark blue. Catalogue No. 16. 1953. A Catalogue of First & Fine Editions in English Literature of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries from the Library of a Collector. pp. 35. Original cream card covers lettered black and red. Catalogue No. 17. 1954. Modern First Editions. pp. 16. Original illustrated wrappers lettered black. Catalogue No. 18. First Editions in English Literature. pp. 16. Original cream wrappers lettered black. Catalogue No. 19. Poems, Prose & Plays: Twentieth Century First Editions. With a short supplement of Antiquarian Books. pp. 20. Original cream wrappers lettered black and red. Catalogue No. 20. Collectors Choice: First Editions XIXth, XXth Centuries. pp. 20. Original pale orange card covers lettered black. Catalogue No. 21. English Literature in First Editions. pp. 16. Original pink card covers lettered black. Catalogue No. 22. First Editions. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Twenty-Four. Modern Rare Books. A Beatrix Potter Collection slip loosely inserted. pp. 20. Original grey card covers lettered pink. December 1955. A Christmas Garland: A Twenty-Fifth Catalogue of First Editions. pp. 22. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue 26. Recent Purchases. First Editions. Special Offer slip loosely inserted. pp. 16. Original pale yellow card covers lettered green. Catalogue 27. Books and Drawings. 4 illustrations. pp. 26. Original cream card covers lettered red. Catalogue Twenty-Eight. [First Editions & Detective Fiction]. pp. 28. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Twenty-Nine. Modern Books & Manuscripts. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty. English Literature First Editions 1860-1950. pp. 24. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-One. Modern First Editions and Private Press Books. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Two. Modern Books, Manuscripts, Drawings. pp. 24. Original pale blue card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Three. First Editions of Modern Authors. pp. 25. Original grey card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Four. Fifty Books Selected from our Stock. pp. 18. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Five. First Editions. pp. 20. Original grey card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Six. One Hundred Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. pp. 18. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Seven. Modern First Editions. pp. 24. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Eight. Modern First Editions. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Thirty-Nine. Modern First Editions. pp. 20. Original cream card covers lettered black. Catalogue Forty. Some Recent Purchases. pp. 25. Original cream card covers lettered red. Very occasional markings in the text. Very good. Very good.