Gawsworth john ed (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. New Poems. By 18 poets, including W H Davies, Edward Thomas, Edith Sitwell, and others. 78 pages, clothbound (covers a little worn) , good condition.

Zustand: Gut. 1.Edit. 8vo. XXXV, 513 S. OLn. mit transparentem Schutzumschlag. Gutes Exemplar. = MacDonald Illustrated Classics, Bd. 25.

Zustand: Good. 8vo. 283 pp., Very Good, Green Cloth, Dust Jacket with staining, rubbing & edge wear; shelf wear.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1932 Rich & cowan first edition on green cloth.

1st edition. Ex-library with usual stamps, etc. and written number on spine. Otherwise in good condition. Green cloth a bit worn and soiled, with paper title label on front board and red lettering on spine. Bright and tidy internally with a few spots of foxing. Rough cut edges. Used - Acceptable. Fair ex-lib hardback in green cloth. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. An anthology comprising the newly released poems of esteemed poets from the early twentieth century, as compiled by eccentric John Gawsworth. The first edition of Known Signatures, a compiled anthology of new poems from distinguished talent across Britain, edited with an introduction by British poet and editor John Gawsworth. In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A popular figure within literary circles, Gawsworth compiled this charming anthology to showcase the new works of friends, including W.H. Davies, Lord Alfred Douglas, Hugh MacDiarmid and Edith Sitwell among many others. A champion of traditional verse and an eccentric, Gawsorth declared himself King of Redonda micronation following the death of friend M.P. Shiel. In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks. Minor fading to boards, with minor browning to title label and top edges. Small knocks to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is generally bright and clean with slight browning, heavier to rear wrapper and spine, with slight sunning to top edge of front wrapper. Small nick to top edge of front wrapper. A couple of faint spots to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. A lovely first edition of this scarce autobiography by John Gawsworth published by the Tartarus Press, chronicling the life of Welsh occult author and mystic Arthur Machen. The limited first edition of this work, printed by the Tartarus Press for The Friends of Arthur Machen, in association with Reino de Redonda. Scarcce. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With in-text monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. A vivid record of the life and work of Arthur Machen (Arthur Llewellyn Jones), a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction, including the now considered classic novella, The Great God Pan. Written by British author, poet and compiler of anthologies, John Gawsworth. As a young man he ran the Twyn Barlwm Pres, a small press with its title inspired by the mountain of Twyn Barlwm in South Wales, beloved by Arthur Machen. Machen was one of the surviving writers of the 1890s he admired and befriended, and this biography is Gawsworth's longest piece of written work, though he could find no publisher for it in the 1930s. This copy previously owned by Godfrey Brangham, the co-editor of Arthur Machen'sSelected Letters (1988) and of a selection of Machen's introductions and forewords, The Day's Portion (1991). In the original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with a touch of fading to the spine and the bookplate of Godfrey Brangham to the front paste down. Dust wrapper is also lovely, with sunning and a touch of bumping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

FIRST EDITION. Half title; a bit browned. Orig. orange cloth, lettered in black; spine darkened, extremities sl. rubbed & dulled, a few marks. Pencil signature of 'Little John' on leading f.e.p. A good copy only. Copac records four copies at BL, Oxford, London Library, and Leeds University. The work includes 30 stories, of which 17 are printed for the first time. Contributions comprise 'A Double Return' by Arthur Machen, 'The Murderer' and 5 other stories by Richard Middleton, 'A Body's Lassie' by Hugh Macdiarmid, 'The House of Dust' by Herbert de Hamel, and others. This partially original anthology collects together stories by known greats and newly discovered writers of the supernatural genre. Terence Ian Frytton Armstrong, 1912-1970, better known as John Gawsworth, also went by the pseudonym Orpheus Scrannel. He was a poet, editor, and compiler of crime, mystery and horror collections, though usually anonymously.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A presentation copy of the first edition of this collection of songs and poetry from notable alumni of the Merchant Taylors' School. The first edition. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the half title page: 'aunt Mabel's copy with her godson's gratitude John Gawsworth'. In the publisher's original beige cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A work edited by John Gawsworth, a British writer, poet and compiler of anthologies, both of poetry and of short stories. The volume comprises a selection of songs and poems from Merchant Taylors' school, including works from Edmund Spenser, Thomas Lodge, Thomas Kyd, Henry Campion, James Shirley, and more. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Externally, light fading to spine with slight shelf wear to the head and tail. Dust wrapper is unclipped, with sunning to spine, chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with archival tape reinforcements to the reverse of the wrap. Some damage where tape has been removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Author's inscription to half title page. Light spotting to fore edge. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. xxi, [3], 26-313, [1] p. 19 cm. B&w frontispiece illustration of the author. Blue cloth hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has darkened spine, chipped corners and spine head as well as slight darkening to upper edges of flaps. Published years after the author's death in 1911, when it was thought that the store of Middleton material had been exhausted, The Pantomime Man proved universally popular among fans of speculative fiction. Introduction by his friend Lord Alfred Douglas.…

First edition, extravagantly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Inscribed for Wilf. Gronow, this 'hack' job of 18 years ago, thoroughly out of perspective (who sees at 26?) and yet, at 39, not utterly declassed, his friend John Gawsworth". The author has also annotated and signed the publisher's advertisement and title page. During the First World War, Wilfred Henry Gronow (1887-1966) served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in blue. Spine skewed and toned, soiling and a couple spots to cloth, faint marks to edges. A very good copy.…

First edition, first impression, in the uncommon dust jacket. This macabre anthology prints 17 of the 30 stories for the first time. Its contributors comprise Arthur Machen, Stephen Graham, Richard Middleton, E. H. Visiak, M. P. Shiel, John Gawsworth, Frederick Carter, Hugh MacDiarmid, Sir Ronald Ross, Herbert De Hamel, E. H. W. Meyerstein, Charles Duff, Herbert Palmer, R. L. Mégroz, Nugent Barker, and Marcus Magill. Bleiler 1230; Locke I, p. 2. Octavo. Original orange cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. With dust jacket. Spine lightly faded, spots of soiling to covers, pulp paper stock toned; unclipped jacket spine a little toned, bright front panel with 2 cm closed tear at head, occasional nick: a very good copy in like jacket.…