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John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd. 1932. First edition. Hardback with DW. Illustrated in b/w. Large quarto. Head and tail of spine and boards slightly sunned and spotted, in a wrapper that is worn with damp stain to top of spine. Red gilt to top of pages and pages uncut. Otherwise a clean and sound copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Undated c1930s. First Thus. Limited Edition of 2000 Copies, printed on Basingwerk Parchment. Hardback copy in light blue cloth boards with lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 310pp. B/w frontispiece 'Judgement of Paris', 5 full-page b/w illustrations, b/w illustrations within text. Not library copy, no inscriptions, few marks to boards, fading to gilt lettering on spine. (26/7).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. First US trade edition, demy 8vo (8.75 x 5.75 inches), pp. (1-4), 5-240, index. Original natural buckram backed brown boards, printed lettering piece. Near fine clean copy. Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. No owner names or inscriptions. H11092 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 2 to 5 days of cleared payment. The estimated shipping times and estimated arrival dates given in the listing are not provided by us and are usually wrong or very misleading. We do not pay for any foreign taxes or customs duties and have no information about them. These are the responsibility of the buyer. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

First edition light blue vellum, gilt stamping, top edge gilt, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 10" x 6" xvi, 276 [pp]. A facsimile Limited Edition 1 of 750 copies of the original edition published in 1751, this copy is not numbered. Four black and white illustrations. Includes an early and imaginary voyage that includes a trip to the moon by flying machine, this being one of the illustrations. Foxing to the front end papers and title page, spine tanned, name to front end paper, corners pushed in. In Very Good sound and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. lx, 381 pages, 1 leaf : color frontispiece, maps (1 folded) facsimile. Publisher's binding sturdy and attractive, finger smudges to front and rear panels, cup rings to rear panel, tape residue at endpapers, contents unmarked, partly unopened, and very pleasing. This is copy 964 of an edition of 1050 copies. 1700 grams.

First English edition, first printing. Signed by the editor. Numbered 282 of of 525 limited copies. Original quarter vellum with orange cloth-covered boards, titles in gilt to the spine and a gilt motif to the upper board. Illustrated in black and white with a fold-out map, a fold-out frontispiece, and five further illustrations. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the velum and cloth with some light discolouration, the edges a little rubbed and a slight bump to the bottom corner of the lower board. Without the silk page marker. The contents, with some offsetting and spotting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout. Signed by N. M. Penzer in black ink on the half title. The first English translation of an anonymous account of a Spanish 1792 expedition to what is now British Columbia, describing the geography, flora, fauna and the indigenous people that they came across, as well as an encounter with an English expedition led by George Vancouver. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Complete in 10 volumes.

Limited Edition. Folding map with route coloured in red and a further ten maps throughout the introduction. lx+ 381pp Coloured photographic frontispiece, title-page with original woodcut vignette by William Monk, notes, bibliography. Original yellow cloth covered boards stamped with an armorial device, vellum spine lettered in gilt, endpapers with faint foxing and the silk tie marker loosely inserted, some edges rough cut. Vellum slightly darkened, cloth lightly discoloured on the rear board, yet a lovely tight, firm, and clean copy of a handsome edition. Limited to 1050 vellum bound copies, this being No. 848. 25.5 x 19cm. The sixth publication of the Argonaut Press.

Limited edition, one of 24 hand painted copies, part of a larger limitation of 225 deluxe copies printed on Japon Vellum and containing the suite of illustrations in two states, this being number 111. Publisher's deluxe binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Quarter tan morocco over patterned paper-covered boards with titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. "One of 24 copies hand-painted" in manuscript red ink to the limitation page. Illustrated with two sets of six captioned tissue-guarded plates by Stuart Blanch, with one set hand-coloured and numerous head-pieces, the first hand-coloured. Contained within the original quarter morocco over tan cloth fleece-lined slipcase. A very good copy indeed, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing to the extremities, a little wear to the corners and a touch of fading to the spine. The contents, with a minor tear to a couple of the tissue guards are otherwise wonderfully clean and bright throughout and remain free from any previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. The plates remain bold and fresh. A most attractive copy. Signed by the editor, N. M. Penzer, and illustrator, Stuart Blanch, in ink to the limitation page. A beautifully produced edition of Lucian's satirical dialogues, embellished with a suite of exquisitely hand painted semi-erotic plates. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Adam and Charles Black, London. 1937. Second revised edition. Hardback with DW. Large 8vo. Fold out map + 10 other maps and illustrations. Page edges very slightly foxed. Contents clean. Wrapper price clipped and browned with small tears to top edge. Spine sunned and closed tear to tail. Generally a clean and sound copy.