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Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. pp. 96.

Zustand: New.

XXIV, 266 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Orig.-Leinen mit Orig.-Umschlag, 4°. - Verlagsfrisches Exemplar. Kommentar: *Erste Ausgabe. -.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Set in the King's fount and printed in red and black on specially watermarked handmade paper. Blue paper-covered boards with decorative printed label superimposed, linen back. Front endpaper unpleasantly browned, some occasional foxing elsewhere. Externally, a very bright clean copy in a later buckram box.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of 240 (250) copies printed in Vale type in red and black on specially watermarked hand-made paper. Woodcut decorations by Charles Ricketts. Printed paper-covered boards, green peacocks on a drab ground, stone back with printed spine label. Some browning to endpapers, some wear to extremities. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1903 (first thus). Demy octavo, lv pages printed in red and black. Original quarter plain linen and blue-grey papered boards, with the printed paper title-label on the front cover; all edges uncut; papered sides a little marked and unevenly tanned, with slight wear to one corner tip; endpapers and adjacent blanks a little browned; a few minor signs of age and use; an excellent copy. One of only 270 copies, including 10 copies on vellum. In his 'Bibliography of the Books issued by Hacon & Ricketts', Charles Ricketts elaborates: 'Edited by Robert Steele, the original spelling being retained . Composed [by Charles Ricketts] in the fount known as the King's Fount'. The title page reads in full 'Heirefter followis the Quair maide be king Iames of Scotland the First callit the Kingis Quair and maid quhen His Majestie wes in Ingland'. The poem was composed during James' eighteen years in England (1406-1424) as a hostage of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI.

Zustand: Good. - Octavo, olive green cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine & with multiple frames & decorations in blind on both covers. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped with a tiny scratch to the cloth of the front cover & creasing to the bottom corner of the rear cover. lxxxviii pages plus colophon, unopened. There is an owner's bookplate tipped onto the front pastedown. The book is lightly cracked at page lvi and the rear endpaper & pastedown are darkened with a small stain to the bottom edge of the endpaper. There is damage to the bottom corner of the rear pastedown with the cloth creased & small pieces out of the paper & out of the bottom edges of 3 rear leaves. Despite its flaws, the contents of the book, with Ricketts' elaborate floral decorations, are bright & very attractive. The colophon reads: "This edition of Julius Caesar has been seen through the press by T. S. Moore. Decorated by Charles Ricketts under whose supervision the book has been printed at the Ballantyne Press M.D.C.C.C.C.".

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. A hidden gem of medieval poetry, written c. 1423 and attributed to James I of Scotland. One of 260 copies. Description: Half cloth over blue paper boards, printed label on front cover. Front and back endpapers of same paper as contents. Octavo: 24 × 15 cm; pag: liv (54 pp.). 1 Initial. Printed from 'King's fount' in red and black on 'Vale-Press' hand-made paper, top edges uncut. Ref.: Watry B42 Condition: Binding generally in very good condition with only light discolouration to the covers and printed paper label. One notable scratch to rear cover. Endpapers partially slightly browned. Contents bright and clean. Despite the occasional minor blemish, an excellent copy. Notes: Ricketts prefaced his edition of the King's Quair with quotations taken from Rossetti's historical ballad 'The King's Tragedy'. The single decorated initial in the volume is used to distinguish the envoy from the rest of the poem. Robert Steele edited this text from the Bodleian manuscript (Arch. Seiden B24, fols. 192-211): his corrections are not annotated (Watry 2004, 174).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of 280 (290) copies printed in Vale type in red and black on specially watermarked hand-made paper. Woodcut decorations by Charles Ricketts. Printed paper-covered boards, drab leaves reverse out of a green background, stone back with printed spine label. Armorial engraved bookplate of Lord Battersea. Very slight wear to extremities, slight freckling. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut bis sehr gut. One of 320 copies. Issued in two volumes with 'In Memoriam', but offered here separately. Description: Original white buckram, title in gilt to spine. Octavo: 23 × 15 cm; pag.: cxvi, [2]. With 'Willow' border on title page, several initials and the HACON AND RICKETTS pressmark. Printed from 'Vale' type on 'Vale-Press' hand-made paper. Ref.: Watry B29 Condition: Covers slightly soiled and browned, spine browned, slightly rubbed to extremities. Internally, some browning to endpapers, with occasional light foxing, mainly to foot, but generally bright and clean. A good+ copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1. - X sermons preached by the that learned and and Rev. Divine John Donne Doctor in Divinity once Dean of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul's. Chosen from the whole body of the Donne's Sermons by Geoffrey Keynes and published MDCCCCXXIII by the Nonesuch Press 30 Gerrard Street Soho. Bifolium. ( 289mm. ) Uncut. Printed in red and black. 2. - A specimen Broadside of a Linotype face for text composition. The type, a recutting of a design by Eric Gill, is named Pilgrim. Quarto uncut opening out to folio. Printed in red and black. 3. - To be published by subscription, Edition limited to 375 copies, printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand - made paper, . Ovyde Hys Booke of Methamorphose [ Books X - XV ] Translated by William Caxton 1480 . . Oxford : Basil Blackwell Publisher to the Shakespeare Head Press . 1923. Bifolium. ( 294mm. ). Printed in red and black. 4. - The list of books to be published by Messr. Hacon and Ricketts, at the sign of the Dial, LII Warwick Street, Regent Street. [ The Vale Press ]. Pp. [1] ii - iv. Uncut. A hand written note in ink at the foot of page iv states - ' Example of Vale Press Type from the Vale Press. ' Tiny remains of adhesive in the corners of page iv.5. - Salome. Single sheet cut into two halves ( 208mm x122mm ). Printed in red and black. Delightful woodcut border enclosing an illustration of Salome and text. ' Vale Type ' written ink at the foot of the recto. Tiny spots of adhesive paper in the corners of the verso 's. 6. - Certificate of Artisan Art Scholarship Award from the London County Council Technical Education Board. Single sheet 203m. Text enclosed by wood cut floral border. Probably printed by the Vale Press. 7- The fleuron A Journal Of Typography Eited by Oliver Simon. No.2. London at the Office of the Fleuron, . . 1924. 4to. (276mm. ) Pp. [4].

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white vellum over boards, three red silk ties across the front and rear boards blocked in black to the front board, probably designed by Charles Ricketts, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Hand written Number 9 of 50 Limited Edition numbered copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains 6-(xiv), 60 printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition and housed in red cloth drop front box with clear acrylic glass lid. Light sun fading down the spine of the box. Extremely rare production. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cream buckram cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, symmetrical Venetian architectural interior design by Charles Ricketts to the upper panel, top edge gilt. Quarto. 9'' x 7''. Hand written Number 12 of 50 Limited Edition Numbered Copies SIGNED by the author to the Limitation Leaf 'Gordon Bottomley'. Produced on Abbey Mills, Greenfield Crown Paper. Contains [xiv] 58 printed pages of text. Superb monochrome relief bookplate belonging to D. R. H. Williams to the front paste down. Light foxing to the end papers and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [Vale Press], 1896 (first thus). Crown octavo, xcix pages (first blank) printed in red and black, with wood-engraved borders and ornaments. Original plain papered boards with title-labels on the spine and front cover; all edges uncut; covers lightly browned and bumped, with slight wear to one corner; title-label on the spine slightly chipped at the edges; endpapers browned; edges slightly foxed; a very good copy (internally fine). One of only 200 copies for sale of the second publication from the Vale Press. The colophon states: 'printed by the Ballantyne Press, the build of the book and its decoration being by Charles Ricketts'. In his 'Bibliography of the Books issued by Hacon & Ricketts', Ricketts elaborates: 'Vale type. Border printed in red, designed and cut on the wood by Charles Ricketts . Two hundred and ten copies printed at ten shillings and sixpence'.

One of 210 copies. Engraved title page with 'Laurel' border initials and decorations by Charles Ricketts, printed in Vale type in red and black. 8vpo, original blue paper covered boards, printed paper labels on spine and upper cover. A very good, fresh copy. Campbell Dodgson's copy, with his booklabel. Campbell Dodgson (1867-1948) was the famous art historian who was Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. He was a friend of many key figures of the day including Shannon and Ricketts, Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas as well as Laurence Binyon, whom he hired as an assistant Keeper.

First separate edition: the play was originally published in 1884 with another play, Callirrhoë. Octavo. pp lxxx. Printed in black and red. Wood-engraved rose border (used twice) and two large ornamental initials all by Charles Ricketts. The only book in which this border design was used. Boards with two different patterned papers; spine label. A play. 210 copies were printed, of which 23 were destroyed in a fire in 1899.Endpapers tanned. Covers rubbed at spine and edges. Spine label darkened. Very good.

First edition. Octavo. pp lxxxv. Prelims printed in black and red. The first page of text has a decorative border by Charles Ricketts. Quarter green paper boards with a decorative leaf design by Ricketts. A play set in ancient Rome.Mottling to spine (possibly from binder's glue?). Spine label rubbed, affecting several letters of the title. Free endpapers lightly tanned. Very good.

Edited by Robert Steele. Printed in red and black in a special font designed by Charles Ricketts, 'The King's Fount'. One of 260 copies. 8vo., a really fresh and crisp copy in the original quarter linen with blue paper covered boards, printed paper label on upper cover. Very slight speckling to endpapers and edges as usual, otherwise a very good untrimmed copy. A more elaborate illustrated edition had been planned but it was abandoned in favour or the rather charming simplicity of this version in Rickett's extraordinary typeface. The three planned illustrations appeared later in 'The Dial' (no.4 & 5).

First edition, one of 310 copies; 8vo; wood-engraved illustrated page with initial, and further initials, by Charles Ricketts, unopened; original powder blue boards with printed title-label to upper cover and spine, a little toned, but really a very good copy. A very good example of this early Vale Press book, somewhat unusual in having an actual illustration by Ricketts. Accompanied by the press's original printed prospectus, loosely inserted. Watry B5.

One of 300 copies; folio; printed in red & black King's fount throughout, partly unopened, light browning to free endpapers; original holland-backed powder blue boards, printed title label to upper cover, a very good copy. A finely printed edition of these Old Testament texts; the first book printed in Ricketts' third typeface, the King's fount. Watry B38.

With prefatory note by Charles Ricketts. Portrait engraved by Charles Ricketts after a medal by Alponse Legros. One of 200 copies on paper with an additional 2 on vellum. 8vo., original blue boards, printed paper label on upper cover, partially unopened, slightly marked, head of spine chipped, a few erased pencil annotations to items in the catalogue. Printed in the Vale & Avon founts under the supervision of C. Ricketts at the Ballantyne Press. London, E.J. Van Wisselingh at the Dutch Gallery. Very good, spine slightly faded, upper joint weak at tail, top corner of upper cover bumped, foredge lightly spotted, but otherwise bright, clean and presentable. .

With wood engravings by Thomas Sturge Moore. Original cream buckram, spine lettered in gilt, edges untrimmed. London, Printed at the Ballantyne Press under the supervision of Charles Ricketts. A very good copy, spine darkened and cloth slightly marked in places. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. One of only 216 printed copies of this important book about book design on the threshold between the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau. Description: Half printed paper with 'wild rose' design in green and pink. Printed label on spine. Octavo: 20 × 13 cm; pp. [4] blank, [31], [5] blank. Printed from 'Vale' type in black and red on Arnold's unbleached hand-made paper with Vale watermark. Paragraph marks designed by Pissaro and engraved by Ricketts. With 'Vale' monogram in red on p. 1. Provenance: Bookplate of Jean Grès on the front pastedown. The woodcut (12 × 10 cm), dated 1928, was cut by the artist Robert Lanz (Paris, 1896 - Geneva, 1965). Ref.: Ricketts p. 23; Watry B16 Condition: Boards slightly rubbed and stained. Label on spine with losses. Front and rear flyleaves slightly browned. A browned area on pages 30-31, probably caused by a paper bookmark. Otherwise internally in very good condition. Despite the somewhat modest condition of the bindings, still a very well preserved copy.

Full page floral border, one large initials and 5 woodcut illustrations by Charles Ricketts. One of 310 copies on handmade paper. Printed in Vale type on heavy paper with a watermark of engraving tools and wreaths. Pp.30. Tal 4to, original linen backed blue paper covered boards with printed paper label on upper cover, largely unopened. Slight darkening to spine and bumping to corners, rubbing to edges of the boards, some browning and spotting to first and last few leaves, particularly to endpapers and edges. One of Ricketts's most powerful books, the woodcuts being among his best illustrations. A design for one of the woodcuts was reproduced in 'The Pageant' and another in 'The Dial'. With the signature of Charels Ricketts in pencil on the front free endpaper.

6 wood engravings by Thomas Sturge Moore. One of 310 copies, 287 of which were for sale in Britain and the US. Pp. [2], clxxxiii, [3]. 8vo., original cream buckram spine lettered in gilt. A good copy, spine darkened, sides with a little light soiling, endpapers gently browned as usual with occasional mild spotting. One hundred and twenty three of Wordsworth's poems, selected and illustrated by Sturge Moore. With the booklabel of C.R. Ashbee, architect, designer and founder of the Guild of Handicraft as well as the Essex House Press and one of the prime leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Edited by Charles Steele. Initials and ornaments by Charles Ricketts. Printed in black and red. First edition, one of 260 copies. 8vo. Original cloth backed boards, printed label on front cover. Uncut and unopened. "Printed under Ricketts' supervision at the Ballantyne Press" [for the Vale Press], London, Bookplate of Thomas and Catharine Edward Hodgkin on verso. Thomas was a Newcastle banker and connoisseur. Capelleveen, A93a. Very slight soiling on front cover, otherwise fine copy.

London/ New York, Vale Press Messrs. Hacon & Ricketts, 1903, LIII,(1) pag., decorations designed and cut from wood by Charles Ricketts, printed in red and black in Vale type under supervison of Charles Ricketts at the Ballantyne Press in 250 copies (240), printed paper-covered boards with green peacocks on a drab ground, stone back with printed spine label, untrimmed. = Julia Domna is a poetic drama by Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley who wrote as Michael Field. The protagonist was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty.the first Roman Empress of the Severan dynasty. Owner's entry in pen on divisional title; some browning to endpapers.Spine-edges slightly worn.