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Nicholas Breton. A Mad World My Masters, Vol. II. The Cresset Press, 1929.
Price: US$6.38 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1929. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains uncut pages. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Noticeable tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.57 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Limited Edition #193 0f 500 copies.
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: hardback, large 8vo, xxxii,228;249pp, top edge gilt, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, plain green cloth, gilt spine titles on slightly frayed labels, Very Good condition / no dustwrappers
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This Two Volume Set with slipcase is clean, solid and in great shape! These are Limited Edition hardcover books. These books are number 203 of 500 copies. The bindings are strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The title page shows 1929 as the published date. The green covers with gold detailing are clean and in great shape. This Two Volume Set with slipcase looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!
Seller: THIS OLD BOOK, Brookfield, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original green cloth with gilt decorations on both covers. Gilt lettering on red paper on the spine. 5 3/4 X 9 1/2. This is a 2 Volume Set. Set is Complete. From the colophon, "This edition is limited to 500 copies on mould-made paper, numbered 1-500, and to 30 copies on hand-made paper, numered1-XXX. The number of this copy is 112 of 500 copies." Volume I, 228 pages and contains the following, Introduction, Fantasticks, Wits trenchmour, A mad world my masters, Characters upon essay's, The court and country. Volume II, 249 pages and contains the following, Elogy of Queen Elizabeth, The wil and wit, The author's dream of strange effects, The scholler and the souldiour, The miseries of Mavillia, The praise of virtuous ladies, A dialogue between anger and patience, A phisitions letter, A farewell and A post with a packet of mad letters. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight. Very nice set.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.83 + shipping
Description: London: The Cresset Press, 1929. Royal 8vo. Original patterned cloth. T.e.g., other edges uncut. Limited & numbered edition to 500 copies. Nice set. NOTE: English poet of the 16th & 17th centuries, produced between 1577 and 1626, satirical, religious, romantic and pastoral writings, in verse and prose.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Two volumes, green cloth decorated in gold, leather spine labels gilt, tall 8vo., xxxii, 227, (1); (v), 249, (1) pages. One of 500 numbered copies printed on mould-made paper. Name and date at flyleaf of both volumes, spine slightly faded, moderate wear at spine extremities, crease down center of label of volume one, mild chipping to gilt of both labels, still very good copies in archival mylar.
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
BRETON, Nicholas. A Mad World My Masters and Other Prose Works. Cresset, London, 1929.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: 2 volumes. Edited by Ursula Kentish-Wright. 8vo, decorative green cloth with leather spine labels, uncut edges, t.e.g. London: The Cresset Press, 1929. Very good (+). Number 101 of 500 numbered copies of this Elizabethan writer's prose.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: The Cresset Press Ltd., 1929. 1929. Very good. - Octavo, decorative gilt & green cloth with gilt-lettered maroon labels on the spine. The top edges are gilt. The spines are slightly faded & the Vol. 1 label is chipped. xxix, [ii], 227 & [1] pages; and [vii] & 249 pages; partially unopened. Very good. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$69.96 + shipping
Description: 2 vols. [xxxii] + 28pp. + [viii] + 249pp. + [i]. Ex.-libris Manley Anselm Power, ownership signature, later blind embossed ownership stamp, e.ps. and flyleaves lightly browned, lightly soiled and rubbed green cloth with rubbed gilt lettered leather title label to spines, t.e.g. rest uncut. One of a Limited Edition of 500 Copies. US$70
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cresset Press, London, 1929, #231 of 500 copies. patterned cloth, 8vos., 227,249pp. VG in soiled & splitting slip-case. $
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
BRETON, NICHOLAS. A Mad World My Masters and Other Prose Works. Cresset Press, London, 1929.
Price: US$93.97 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Two (2) volumes in olive green patterned cloth. Gilt lettered red leather title labels to spine. Top edge gilt. This edition limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is #86. Various pieces describing Elizabethan life. Some darkening to cloth on the spine o/w near fine copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$116.28 + shipping
Description: London: The Cresset Press 1929. 8vo. Original patterned cloth. Uncut. T.e.g. This edition is limited to 500 copies on mould-made paper. The number of this copy is 30. Signed by the Editor. Near fine set. NOTE: A prolific writer of the 16th century of satirical religious romantic and pastoral verse prose and pamphlets.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$133.56 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unread.Edited by Ursula Kentish-Wright.THis edition is limited to 500 copies,on mould-made paper,numbered 1-500,and 30 copies on hand-made paper,numbered I - XXX. The number of this copy is 158. Green boards with gold air-brushed art deco style pattern,gilt lettering in purple label to spine,lightly shelf-worn,top page edges gilt, other page edges rough-cut ,contents very clean.Vol. I - 228pp ; Vol II - 249pp.
Seller: eclecticbooks, BOLTON, United Kingdom
(Cresset Press) Breton, Nicholas. A Mad World My Masters. The Cresset Press, London, 1929.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: No. 47 of 530 copies. 2 vols. 8vo. Ransom, Selective Check Lists, Cresset 12 Original decorated cloth, uncut, red leather spine labels, t.e.g. Spines lightly soiled, else Very Good
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.