VILLON, FRANCOIS; (TRANS. H. DEVERE STACPOOLE)

The Poems of Francois Villon

New York, John Lane Company. 1914. Half-Cloth. Book, 8vo. xvi, 300 pp. Green half-cloth and brown boards with gilt to spine. Illustrated frontispiece, A nice copy on laid paper of Villon's poetry. Translated by DeVere Stacpoole. Ownership name of ex US consul, Donal Fish McGonigal. Fine.

Neale Williams Antiquarian BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 9740

Catalogue: Bibliophile & Illustrated

Keywords: Literature, Poetry, French Writers, Francois Villon

YOUNG, FRANCIS BRETT

Portrait of a Village

London, Heinemann. 1937, First Edition. Cloth. Ill.: Hassall, Joan. Book, 8vo. [xiii] 180pp. Blue-black waxed boards with gilt decoration to front, gilt lettering to spine and publisher's blind-stamped device to rear. Dustjacket complete and unclipped (6',- net) with minor shelf-wear (as is common with this title) and closed repairs. This is Brett Young's classic portrayal of village life in Monk's Norton, Worcestershire. With the famous woodcut illustrations (30) by Joan Hassall: quintessential "Old England". A very nice copy. Very Good/Good.

Neale Williams Antiquarian BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 8931

Catalogue: Bibliophile & Illustrated

Keywords: Hassall, JoanLiterature, British Writers, British Artists, Illustrators.