Apuleius; William Adlington (translator)

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyches

1923, The Nonesuch Press , 1923. Hardback. A delightful limited edition copy of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche translated by William Adlington with original slipcase. A charming limited edition, being copy three hundred and twenty four of six hundred and twenty five printed in September, 1923. In the publisher's original red parchment quarter binding with red and cream star patterned paper boards and endpapers. With publisher's original star pattern slipcase. The intricate red borders are designed by Geofroy Tory, circa 1524. William Adlington was one among the host of translators that made the Elizabethan era the "golden age of translations". This translation captures the essence of this allegory, making it accessible to English readers while preserving its poetic qualities. The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche is an excerpt from it from the Latin of Lucius Apuleius's 2nd century AD "Metamorphoses", better known by its English title "The Golden Ass". A timeless narrative of love and trials, the tale is often seen as an allegory representing the soul's journey and transformation. In the publisher's original paper binding with the original publisher's slipcase. Externally, in very smart. The odd spot on the boards. Slipcase is generally smart with slight shelf wear, browning and bumping to extremities. Splitting to lower extremity of slipcase. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot heavier to the first and last leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 959H4

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Keywords: Cupid Apuleius Limited edition slipcase Apuleius Not Stated

Glen Baxter; Ian Breakwell; Ivor Cutler; Anthony Earnshaw; Jeff Nuttall

5 X 5

West Yorks, Trigram Press Ltd. 1981. First edition. Paperback. A nice copy of this anthology on art and writing compiled by Glen Baxter, Ian Breakwell, Ivor Cutler, Anthony Earnshaw, and Jeff Nuttall. Printed by private press and including many illustrations. This anthology, compiled by Glen Baxter, Ian Breakwell, Ivor Cutler, Anthony Earnshaw, and Jeff Nuttall, displays the artistic and written works the aforementioned individuals in order to make a commentary on society. Glen Baxter is a British artist who was trained at Leeds College of Art and was a teacher at the V&A. Ian Breakwell is a British fine artist who studied at the Derby College of Art, and uses artistic expression to comment on various parts of society. Ivor Cutler is a Scottish poet, artist, singer, and songwriter who performed regularly on BBC radio. Anthony Earnshaw was an English anarchist, author, and illustrator from Yorkshire. Jeff Nuttall was an English poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, and jazz trumpeter who was a key part of British 1960s counter-culture. This anthology was published locally by Trigram Press Limited. In publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound and pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 783J13

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Keywords: art writing Glen Baxter Ian Breakwell writing Anthony Earnshaw Jeff Nuttall Various

John Brophy

Fanfare and Other Papers

London, Eric Partridge Ltd, 1930. Cloth. A limited edition collection of papers by John Brophy, including a series of interesting essays on Egypt, in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition, being one of 600 copies published, and the first time these works were published, other than 'Journey's End' which was included in 'A Modern Miscellany&apos. Printed by the 'Scholartis Press' private press. Volume no. 1 of The Benington Books series, which are all limited editions and publish unpublished works. This volume features a collection of papers from John Brophy, the noted English soldier and author of works mainly inspired by his experiences in WWI. This collection includes a tribute to C. E. Montague, a serious of essays on Egypt, and more. Inn the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with minimal shelf wear. Offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap has sunning to the spine with minimal loss to the head, small closed tears to the extremities, and slight handling marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 950Z20

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Keywords: John Brophy Philosophy Essays Limited edition Philosophy None

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress & the Life & Death of Mr. Badman

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Cloth. A lovely Nonesuch Press edition of two of John Bunyan's religious allegories in one volume, with illustrations throughout.  A limited edition of this work, being copy eight hundred and seventy six of sixteen hundred copies.In the original decorative marble cloth. Printed on Arches paper by The Kynoch Press, with seven plates and a coloured frontispiece. Printed from the original woodblocks and colour stencilled by The Curwen Press. Collated, complete.A lovely Nonesuch Press edition of John Bunyan's two of John Bunyan's works; 'The Pilgrim's Progress' and 'The Life & Death of Mr. Badman' in one volume, with illustrations throughout. Two notable allegorical works of theological fiction, with 'Mr Badman' being intended to be a continuation of 'The Pilgrim"s Progress&apos. In the original publisher's marble cloth binding. Externally in lovely condition, with minor fading to spine. Offsetting to free endpapers. Slight rubbing to spine label. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with some dusting to roughly cut fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: Karl Michel. Near Fine .

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Book number: 958H3

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Keywords: Bunyan Nonesuch Press Private Press Christian Nonesuch Press Karl Michel

Samuel Butler

Butleriana

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1932. Leather. A limited edition collection of Samuel Butler's autobiographical essays, published by the Nonesuch Press, and bound in quarter morocco. A limited edition. Number 494 out of 800 copies printed at the Fanfare Press. In the publisher's original quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete. This work was features a collection of essays by Samuel Butler, the noted English novelist, with many being autobiographical. A selection of previously unpublished papers from the six volumes of manuscripts left by Butler at his death. With a preface and bio-bibliographical statement by A.T. Bartholomew. In the publisher's original quarter crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: None stated. Fine .

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Book number: 927Z39

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Keywords: Limited edition Nonesuch Press Samuel Butler Autobiography Nonesuch Press None stated

Peter Porcupine [William Cobbett]

The Scare-Crow; Being an Infamous Letter Sent to Mr. John Oldden

Philadelphia, William Cobbett, 1796. First edition. Cloth. A re-bound version of this pamphlet by William Cobbett. A first edition copy of this pamphlet The Scare-Crow; Being an Infamous Letter sent to Mr. John Oldden, which threatened the destruction of his house and violence to the person of his tenant William Cobbett, with remarks on the same. Peter Porcupine, or William Cobbett, was an English pamphleteer, and radical.Re-bound in cloth. Re-bound in full cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with age toned pages with spots throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 848B37

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Keywords: The Scare-Crow; Being an Infamous Letter sent to Mr. John Oldden William Cobbett Peter Porcupine William Cobbett None

Atlas Assurance Company

Atlas Assurance Company Letter

London, Atlas Assurance Company , 1869. Loose Pages, Articles. An interesting letter from the Atlas Assurance Company in 1869, regarding their insurance policy. A scarce copy. In the original paper wraps. A letter addressed to one W. G. Bland, stamped by the Atlas Fire & Life Assurance Office, detailing their insurance policy. In addition, the letter lists the company's directors and staff, alongside the company's rates and accounts. The Atlas Assurance Company was a British life and fire insurance company, established at the start of the nineteenth century. Although London based, the company held branches in places as far as Buenos Aires, Manila and Washington D.C. In the original paper wraps. Externally, in smart condition. Some darkening to the edges and some light age-toning but otherwise generally bright and clean. Ink inscription detailing the address on the front. Some handling marks and pencil marks. Three postage stamps and one company ink stamp to the paper. Internally, bright and clean with some light age-toning. Some edge wear. Light staining to the upper part of the letter which would have been stuck down. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 838G6

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Keywords: Insurance fire department london business assurance corporation fire department None

Lady Holland; Mrs Austin

A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith with a Selection from His Letters Edited by Mrs Austin

[London], Printed for Private Circulation, 1854. Leather. An affectionate memoir of wit, writer and cleric Sydney Smith. This work is the extremely scarce privately circulated copy of the memoir 1854, which was first published in 1855. Undated, dated using Copac. Printed by John Edward Taylor, Little Queen Street. Written by his daughter, Lady Saba Holland, the second wife of Sir Henry Holland. Lady Holland made a name for herself in the literary sphere by penning this carefully written memoir of her father. Sydney Smith published several sermons and religious work. His reputation among contemporaries was that of a humorist. He was known to make jest of religious subjects and is known in the United States for his rhyming recipe for salad dressing. With the bookplate of Hon. Francis C Bridgeman to the front pastedown. Bridgeman was a British Army officer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885-1895. His crest to the tail of the spine. In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with a small amount of rubbing to the rear joint and to the head and tail of spine. Slightly heavier rubbing to the front joint. Minor rubbing to the extremities. Small amount of damp staining to the rear board. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, Francis C Bridgeman. Library plate to the front pastedown. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH30-F-17

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Keywords: Lady Holland Leather Mrs Austin Private Printing Leather None

A. de Lamartine

Graziella

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Cloth. A delightful limited English edition of this novel from French author Alphonse de Lamartine. A limited edition of the work, being copy number seven hundred and fifty five of sixteen hundred copies.In the publisher's original cream cloth, with decorative green urn and red flame printed by The Curwen Press. With thirty illustrations by Jacquier, including a coloured frontispiece. Coloured stencilling by The Curwen Press. Collated, complete.'Graziella' was originally published in 1852 and tells a semi-autobiographical tale of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter during a trip to Naples. The novel, which was written by French author Alphonse de Lamartine, was originally written as a journal and was inspired by his experiences with a tobacco-leaf folder while in Naples in the early 1810s. This edition is translated by Ralph Wright. In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart indeed, with minor rubbing and slight discolouration to the spine title label. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot closer to fore edge. Fine . Ill.: Jacquier. Fine .

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Book number: 959H6

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Keywords: Nonesuch Press Limited Edition Lamartine Jacquier Limited Edition Jacquier

A. de Lamartine

Graziella

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Cloth. A delightful limited English edition of this novel from French author Alphonse de Lamartine. A limited edition of the work, being copy number one thousand two hundred and fifty eight of sixteen hundred copies.In the publisher's original cream cloth, with decorative green urn and red flame printed by The Curwen Press. With thirty illustrations by Jacquier, including a coloured frontispiece. Coloured stencilling by The Curwen Press. Collated, complete.'Graziella' was originally published in 1852 and tells a semi-autobiographical tale of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter during a trip to Naples. The novel, which was written by French author Alphonse de Lamartine, was originally written as a journal and was inspired by his experiences with a tobacco-leaf folder while in Naples in the early 1810s. This edition is translated by Ralph Wright. In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart indeed, with minor discolouration to the spine title label. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with one or two spots. Fine . Ill.: Jacquier. Fine .

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Book number: 959H5

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Keywords: Nonesuch Press Limited Edition Illustrated Lamartine Limited Edition Jacquier

D H Lawrence and David Garnett

Love Among the Haystacks & Other Pieces with a Reminiscence by David Garnett

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1930. Cloth. A posthumously published collection of short stories by D H Lawrence, copy number 199 of a limited edition of 1600. Nonesuch Press Limited Edition. Richard Aldington called Lawrence, "one of the most original and interesting persons of his time." He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential writers of the 20th century. He became known for his contraversial portrayals of sexuality, most notoriously in the novel Lady Chatterly's Lover. It was partly to avoid his public portrayal as a pornographer and partly on account of his delicate health that he returned to Italy, where he died in 1930. This collection was published posthumously. Soon after his death his reputation was rehabilitated. The influential critic F. R. Leavis insisted on his integrity and morality, and did much to place Lawrence's fiction within the "great tradition" of the English novel. These stories were originally written in 1912, when David Garnett, then the son of a publisher, first met Lawrence. He published hem posthumously, along with an introductory reminiscence of that meeting. It is a touching and fit tribute to the stories; concluding his visit Garnett says, "when we stopped and said goodbye he said something about not needing me to repay the money I had borrowed for my fare home. It was dark, there was a smell of flowers, and Lawrence's light feet were noiseless in the dust of the road." This edition was limited to 1600 copies, and is printed on Auvergne hand made paper. This is number 199. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. In the original cloth with the original dustrwapper. Externally excellent with almost no shelf wear. The dustwrapper is sound, just somewhat age-toned and with small closed tears around the head and tail of the spine, and along the top edge of the rear. The foredge of the text block is untrimmed but still reasonably clean. Internally generally clean and bright, and firmly bound. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: GEN36-G-14

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Keywords: D H Lawrence Nonesuch Press Dustwrapper Hugh Selbourne Nonesuch Press None

Herman Melville

Benito Cereno

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition copy of Herman Melville's novella about a Spanish slave ship, with hand coloured illustrations by Edward McKnight Kauffer. A limited edition of 1650 copies, of which this is number 899.Reproduced from that of the first edition of 'The Piazza Tales' (1856), a short story collection.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, six plates, and many vignettes. All of which are hand-coloured. Collated, complete. Set in 1799, this novella tells the fictional account of the revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno. Written by Herman Melville, an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Illustrated by Edward McKnight Kauffer, an American artist and graphic designer. In the original cloth, lacking the original dust wrapper. Externally excellent with fading to the spine and to the head of the boards. Bookplate of A. K. to the front pastedown, offsetting to free endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Edward McKnight Kauffer. Near Fine .

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Book number: 961Z18

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Keywords: Limited edition Benito Cereno Herman Melville The Nonesuch Press Benito Cereno Edward McKnight Kauffer Edward McKnight Kauffer

George Moore

A Communication to My Friends

London , Nonesuch Press, 1933. Cloth. The first edition of George Moore's Communication. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Limited edition published by the Nonesuch Press. Number 18 of 1000 copies. Title page design by Stephen Gooden. Planning of the book by Francis Meynell and printed by Ernest Ingham. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were unusual among private presses as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices. Moore's Communication is first and foremost a memoir and, as he states to the opening passage is 'the story of how literature hailed me&apos. George Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, memoirist and dramatist. In original quarter cloth with paper covered boards and brown dustwrapper. Externally, lovely condition. Dustwrapper is excellent with just the smallest amount of chipping to extremities at the rear wrap. Red ticket with number 604 pasted to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: GEN31-G-15

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Keywords: Hugh Selbourne Nonesuch Press George Moore Nonesuch Press None

None

The High House Press Prospectus

Bristol, High House Press, 1936. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce prospectus from the High House Press after twelve years of printing and publishing. Scarce work. Prospectus of books in preparation and recently published by the High House Press, a small press that was set up by a school master, James Edwin Masters, in 1924. All the work at the press was done by Masters, and his wife Beatrice who is credited with the type-setting in many of the books. The works listed include: A Marriage Triumph, Some English Wines & Cordials, and Hero and Leander. In the original paper binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 846T75

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Plutarch; Thomas North [trans]

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes: Compared Together with That Grave Learned Philosopher and Historiographer Plutarke of Chaeronea

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929-30 . Cloth. A limited edition illustrated five volume set of Plutarch's biographies on the lives of noted ancient Greek and Roman figures, published by the Nonesuch Press private press. Limited edition. Number 322 out of 1050 for sale in England. Privately printed by the Nonesuch press. Printed from the first edition in 1778 with the addition of 15 lives from the third edition.Illustrated with twelve monochrome plates to "Vol I" and "Vol III", eleven to "vol III", Vol IV" and "Vol V". Collated, complete. A five volume complete set. This limited edition set features a collection of biographies on eminant Grecian and Roman figures by the noted Greek philosopher Plutarch, and has been translated from the French (which was translated from the original Greek) by Thomas North. This work covers the lives of figures such as Julius Caesar, Sylla, Camillus, Pompeius and many more. In the publisher's original cloths. Externally lovely. Occasional minimal offsetting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. The odd page unopened. Fine . Ill.: T. L. Poulton. Fine .

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Book number: 961Z17

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Keywords: plutarch nonesuch press Limited edition Illustrated nonesuch press Ancient Greece T. L. Poulton