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Lee, Brian North. Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith. Fleece Press, 2005.
Price: US$192.41 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardback, original cloth-backed veneer boards, with slipcase. 25 x 16cm. 101pp, [2]. 65 illustrations by Richard Shirley Smith of his bookplate-designs, some printed from the original blocks. One of 275 standard copies. An excellent copy.
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
Price: US$384.83 + shipping
Description: ONE OF 40 COPIES (from an edition of 275 copies) signed by the author, this special issue with a folder of 6 proof bookplates each signed by the artist, printed on Saunders paper, 65 illustrations by Richard Shirley Smith of his bookplate-designs, including 9 engravings printed from the original wood-blocks and 12 from line-blocks, 6 of the illustrations tipped in, photographic portrait of Shirley Smith also tipped in, the title printed in brown, pp. [ii], 103, 8vo, original quarter green linen, printed label, matching stained wood veneer boards, untrimmed, the book together with folder containing proofs in green linen dropback box with printed label, fine. The type set at the Whittington Press. With the errata-slip, referring to the publication date, tipped to the front pastedown. The colophon suggests this deluxe issue should be accompanied by 4 signed proofs, but 6 are present.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$384.83 + shipping
Description: One of an edition limited to 275 copies, being one of 235 ordinary copies. Sage green quarter linen, Japanese wood veneer boards, spine with printed label. Set in Van Dijck on T.H. Saunders HP, printed in brown and black. Narrow Quarto, pp. [1-6] 7-101 [blank] [limitation page] [3 blank], frontispiece and illustrations from wood engravings and line-blocks, some tipped-in. Printed label to front pastedown stating 'Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith was begun in 2005 but completed during 2006'. A book in Fine condition with a Fine slipcase.
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom