BETJEMAN. JOHN.

GHASTLY GOOD TASTE. Or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture.

Chapman & Hall Ltd. London. 1933. Manuscript copy of the book in a neat hand, with the writer's brief notes in the margins, in a ruled notebook. (10 x 8.1 inches). Calligraphic title page, the text written in black, red and green inks. Photo negative of the fold out 'Street of taste' pull-out and typed leaf of 'The growth of good taste' tree, both loosely inserted. The corresponding page numbers from the 1933 first edition are noted in the margins, and the text contains the unchanged poem on page 119, suggesting that this was copied from a first issue of the first edition. Half beige buckram binding with marbled paper on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges speckled with red. I fone copy of this curious but attractive item.

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Book number: 10563

BETJEMAN. JOHN.

SUMMONED BY BELLS.

John Murray. London. 1960. PROOF COPY. Illustrated with drawings by Michael Tree. Publishers green proof stiff card wrapper. Decorative endpapers bound in. A couple of page corners creased and the green wraps rubbed to the edges but overall a very good example.

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Book number: 10268

BETJEMAN.JOHN.

SUMMONED BY BELLS.

John Murray.London.,1960. FIRST EDITION.Illustrated with drawings by Michael Tree.Finely bound in recent full dark green calf,five raised bands on spine.Compartments decorated with gilt bell and floral device.Red title label.Spine lettered in gilt.Top edge gilt.Original decorative bell endpapers bound in.A lovely copy of one of the most popular books of poetry published in the twentieth century.:

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Book number: 5439

BETJEMAN. JOHN.

SUMMONED BY BELLS.

John Murray. London. 1960. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.1 x 6.8 inches). Illustrated with line drawings by Michael Tree. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco. Five raised bands on spine. Compartments with ruled and dot lines and decorated with gilt bell and floral devices. Red title label, dotted and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Original decorative bell endpapers bound in. A lovely copy of one of the most popular books of poetry published in the twentieth century.

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Book number: 9681

BEWICK. THOMAS.

A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. The Figures engraved on Wood by T. Bewick. ---- Vol.1. Containing the history and description of Land Birds; And a Supplement, with additional figures. - Vol.2. Containing the history and description of Water Birds.; And a Supplement, with additional figures.

Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick; Sold by him, and E. Charnley, Newcastle ; and Longman and Co. London. 1821. Two volumes. Small 4to. (10.2 x 6.7 inches). Illustrated with fine wood engravings by Bewick. A bright and clean set throughout. Bound in early nineteenth century diced brown calf boards professionally re-backed with later brown calf spines. A pencilled note on the front blank endpaper of volume 1 states that the books were re-backed in 1960 by Oliver & Boyd of Edinburgh. Spines ruled and decorated in blind. Twin burgundy labels, gilt, to each volume. Labels chipped to edges and with the 'B' from the author name lacking on the label to volume one, otherwise all other lettering intact. Marbled endpapers with previous owners bookplates to the front pastedowns. All edges marbled. Some very minor rubbing but overall a very good copy.

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Book number: 9321

BIBLE.

THE HOLY BIBLE. Containing the Old and New testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's command. Appointed to be read in Churches. Stereotype edition.

Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. London. 1823. 12mo (5.7 x 3.6 inches. 2 inches thick). General title page and New testament title page both dated 1823. Fine contemporary full black straight grained morocco. Spine with four raised bands, each ruled in gilt. The compartments lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Boards with elaborate decorative gilt borders. Board edges and turn-ins with decorative gilt roll. All edges gilt. A lovely copy in a beautiful early nineteenth century binding.

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Book number: 10994

BIBLE.

THE MOFFATT TRANSLATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Containing the Old and New Testaments.

Hodder & Stoughton, Limited. London. 1957. 8vo. Bright, clean copy finely bound in mid twentieth century full red morocco leather binding by Morrell. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Spine compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Ronald Knox's Monsignor coat of arms with the motto "Lux in Tenebris Lucet" (Light shines in the darkness) stamped in gilt to the centre of the front board. Single gilt ruled border on all the boards. All edges gilt. Double ruled border on the turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. A little darkening to the spine but overall a fine and beautiful presentation of this translation. --- A controversial figure, Knox converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism in 1917. His major work was this translation of the Saint Jerome Latin Vulgate bible which he started in 1936. The translation was finally published, including the New Testament in a single volume, in 1949.

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Book number: 10820

BIBLE. Greek New Testament.

NOVUM TESTAMENTUM. Juxta Exemplar Millianum.

E Typographeo Clarendoniano. Sumptibus Academiae. Oxonii. 1763. FIRST BASKERVILLE EDITION. 4to in 2's. (12.2 x 9.7 inches). Half title, Title page, 415pp. One of 500 copies printed, using the fine Baskerville Greek type. A clean and crisp copy in a very good contemporary leather binding of full diced dark brown calf boards, with floral gilt roll borders. Professionally re-spined at a later date with a matching coloured Morocco spine, ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Board edges ruled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges marbled. A small patch of rubbing to the front free endpaper and some rubbing and bumping to the edges but overall a very good copy of this beautifully printed book in an attractive 18th century binding.

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Book number: 10588

FINE HAND TOOLED IRISH CRAFT BINDING.

ALBUM OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION MATERIAL. Printed and manuscript items; Photographs, letters, documents, drawings, Loose bank notes, printed views and maps. China, Russia, West Indies, Europe, U.S.A, Africa....

NP. ND. . HAND TOOLED FINE BINDING. Large 4to. (7.4 x 5 inches.). A collection of maps, engraved views, bank notes, photographs and hand written letters, one detailing the writer's travels which accompanies the photo's. Engraved views and maps, some hand coloured, letters (one relating to travels across Kurdistan dressed as a Cossack, one an ill fated ships travels around the West Indies), documents, 2 signed etchings, one original pen drawing, early American passport (with small area of loss), and photos. ----- Attractive late 19th century or early twentieth century craft binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with decorative gilt border and emerald green morocco shamrock onlays. Boards with single gilt ruled borders. Each corner with circular design incorporating Fleur-de-lys and emerald green morocco onlays with gilt borders of Shamrocks. A similar design is in the centre of the board. The inner line of the border on both boards is decorated with morocco onlay and gilt shamrocks. Inner boards with wide morocco panels decorated with green leather onlay shamrocks and gilt decoration and ruled lines. Green silk endpapers, which are bit rubbed. Binders monogram G W B (possible Guild of Women Binders, but I can find no record of this book being bound by them) in gilt on the inside of the rear board. All edges gilt. The spine is a bit faded and the edges a little rubbed but overall this is still an attractive craft binding. Previous owners name, Arthur Herve Browning (A member of a Huguenot community in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland) written in neat calligraphy to the front free endpaper.

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Book number: 10996

COLLECTION OF VALENTINE AND OTHER RARE CARDS IN A FINE VELLUM BINDING.

ALBUM OF 19TH CENTURY MOVABLES, LIFT-UPS, CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PRINTED EPHEMERA.

NP. ND. . FINE LARGE DECORATIVE VELLUM BINDING. Folio. (14.8 x 12.8 inches.). A collection of 211 items of late 19th and early 20th century cards and ephemera including 26 rare, 3-D, movable, lift-up, Valentines and Christmas cards, each mounted onto a white stiff card page and with multiple pieces of ephemera attached around the page. Attractive late nineteenth century binding of full white vellum. Spine with decorative gilt designs within double gilt ruled lines in compartments. Boards with triple gilt ruled borders to the very edges and elaborate dark brown morocco panels with highly decorative gilt tooling. A thin blue ink line inside and out of the brown panels. Four gilt corner pieces inside the middle panel. Red painted initials, with gilt borders, to the centre of the front panel. Board edges and turn-ins with decorative gilt rolls. Green and white patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Inner hinges reinforced with buff cloth strip. A little marking and a couple of small splits to the binding but overall a fine and attractive vellum binding housing an interesting collection of rare, unusual and highly decorative items.

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Book number: 10997

OMAR KHAYYAM. ; FINE BINDING.

THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse. (Translated by Edward Fitzgerald).

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1911. Reprint of the 1899 Golden Treasury edition. Small 8vo. (6.1 x 4.1 inches). Finely bound, by Riviere and Son, in beautiful early full dark green morocco, extra gilt. The spine with raised bands, dotted in gilt. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt, including floral centre pieces. Elaborate floral centre design to boards with gilt tooling over beige leather onlays. Inner Dentelles with ruled and dotted border lines and decorated flowers in the corners, all in gilt surrounding green Moire silk centre pieces. Silk endpapers. All edges gilt. A couple of small dents to the spine and corners. Some creasing to the very edges of one of the blank paper endpapers but otherwise the pages are clean and bright throughout and this is a beautiful copy.

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Book number: 10773

HADFIELD. JOHN. Compiles. ; Zaehnsdorf bindings.

A BOOK OF JOY. + A BOOK OF BEAUTY. + A BOOK OF DELIGHTS. An Anthology of Words and pictures compiled by John Hadfield.

Vista Books. London. 1962/3. THREE VOLUMES. Large 8vo. (8.1 x 6.1 inches). Book of Joy is a First Collected edition, the other two are early reprints. Each volume is illustrated throughout with 64 illustrations, many in full colour. A fine, clean set which have been finely bound, by Zaehnsdorf of London, in full green, brown and blue morocco. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt piping along the ridge. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards with single gilt ruled borders, the front boards all with the book title stamped within a decorative border, all in gilt. Original decorative endpapers bound in. The inner boards edges have elaborate gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Housed in a blue cloth covered slip case. A little darkening to the spine of the Book of Delights but overall this is a fine trio, in beautiful leather bindings, of this interesting series of anthology volumes, each containing verse, essays, short stories and quotes. A wonderful presentation.

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Book number: 10884

MILTON. JOHN. -- Trinity College Dublin prize bindings.

THE POETICAL WORKS. In Two volumes. To which is prefixed, a life of the Author.

Printed by R. Tullis, for A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh. 1804. TWO VOLUMES. 6mo. (7.32 x 4.3 inches). Vol.1; xii, 287pp - Vol.2; iv, 275pp. Bound in contemporary full tree calf with gilt ruling and red morocco volume numbers and title labels to spines. Trinity College Dublin arms in gilt to all four boards. Copper engraved College prize labels mounted onto the front pastedown endpapers of each volume. The books were presented to Gulielmo (William) Spedding in 1830. --- Reverend William Spedding (24th March, 1803 - 14th June, 1870) spent 25 years as the Military Chaplain to the Artillery Garrison, co. Cork, and then became the Rector of Killencoole, co. Louth, Ireland. ---- Some foxing to many pages and area of loss to the outer corner of one leaf in volume one, otherwise text complete. Rubbing to edges and chipping to the spines of the bindings but overall a good set.

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Book number: 10796

BIRMINGHAM. G. A. YEATS. JACK. B. ILLUSTRATES.

IRISHMEN ALL. With twelve illustrations in colour by Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.

T. N. Foulis. London. 1913. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.6 inches). Twelve full colour tipped-in plates, each mounted onto beige laid paper with a printed border and title. The colour illustrations, from Yeats' original oil paintings, include; The Farmer, Publican, Exile from Erin, Police Sergeant, Priest and Country shop assistants. Each plate with a tissue guard. A very good and bright copy in publishers green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Grey endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. This copy has the previous owners name, (Henry W. Kerr, who illustrated 'Scottish life and character' & 'Annals of the parish' for the same publisher) written on the front free endpaper. Cloth faded from green to tan but still an attractive and bright copy of this wonderful book.

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Book number: 8367

BIRMINGHAM. G. A. YEATS. JACK. B. ILLUSTRATES.

IRISHMEN ALL. With twelve illustrations in colour by Jack B. Yeats, R.H.A.

T. N. Foulis. London. 1913. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.6 inches). Twelve full colour tipped-in plates, each mounted onto beige laid paper with a printed border and title. The colour illustrations, from Yeats' original oil paintings, include; The Farmer, Publican, Exile from Erin, Police Sergeant, Priest and Country shop assistants. Each plate with a tissue guard. Aside from just a few spots of very light foxing to a handful of of pages this is a very good and bright copy. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed.

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Book number: 8679