FIRST EDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND BY BAYNTUM IN HALF RED LEATHER NEW MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. GILT TITLE. RAISED BANDS. 820 PAGES WITH 40 PLATES MAPS PLANSTEXT ILLUSTRATIONS. A FINE COPY OF A VERY HANDSOME BOOK.
LIMITED TO 225 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 24. ILLUSTRATED WITH WOODCUTS BY BARTOLOMEO DI GIOVANNI RECUT BY FRITZ KREDEL PRINTED IN GRIFFO TYPE ON HAND-MADE FABRIANO PAPER. QUARTER VELLUM OVER PATTERNED CLOTH. A FINE COPY IN A DAMAGED SLIPCASE. WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF ROBERT ELWELL TO FRONT PASTEDOWN.
5TH EDITION. SIX VOLUMES COMPLETE. FULL LEATHER. BOOK PLATE IN EACH VOLUME. SOME WEAR TO THE BOARDS AND SPINES ONE LABEL MISSING BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN AND TIGHT.
SMALL OCTAVO NICELY REBOUND IN BLACK REXINE GILT TITLE TO THE SPINE NEW ENDPAPERS AEG. WITH 10 MAPS AND PLANS (ONE MORE THAN CALLED FOR) 48 COLOUR PLATES (OF 49) AND NUMEROUS WOOD CUTS. A VERY NICE COPY.
TWO VOLUMES LIMITED TO 99 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 49. QUARTO THE SECOND VOLUME IS MADE OF SPARE SHEETS OF BOOKS PRINTED ON THE HAND PRESS OF THE OFFICINA BODONI. FINE IN QUARTER LEATHER OVER OATMEAL CLOTH AND CARD SLIPCASE. AN ACCOUNT OF THE WORK OF A HAND PRESS 1923-1977.
SEVENTEEN ENGRAVINGS BY REYNOLDS STONE. LIMITED TO 150 SETS THIS BEING NUMBER 48. EACH ENGRAVING IS CARD-MOUNTED SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY STONE. IN ADDITION A SMALL BOOKLET ‘LITTON CHENEY 1877’ A POEM BY F T COLBY WITH A LATIN TRANSLATION BY STONE’S GRANDFATHER E D STONE. ALL CONTAINED IN A DROP-DOWN BOX. A FEW MARKS TO THE BOX BUT VERY GOOD. THE CONTENTS ARE FINE. VERY SCARCE.