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.
FOURTH IMPRESSION VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP (CELLOTAPE SHADOW TO INNER FLAPS) NAME ON FEP SOME ANNOTATIONS IN THE FORM OF A NEAT ‘V’ IN THE MARGINS. NUMBER 37 OF THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES.
REPRINT GOOD COPY NO DUSTWRAP. SOME MARKING TO THE GREEN CLOTH UNIVERSITY PRIZE LABEL TO FRONT PASTE-DOWN. PREVIOUS OWNER’S NAME TO FEP. SOME FOXING TO PRELIMS. OTHERWISE VERY GOOD. NUMBER 34 IN THE NEW NATURALIST SERIES. SCARCE.