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Price: US$267.32 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 'Near Newtown', The Gregynog Press, 1929 and 1930 [first thus]. Octavo, two volumes, viii (last blank), 266 (last blank), [1] (colophon) and viii (last blank), 220 (last blank), [1] (colophon) pages with a total of 27 illustrations (from wood-engravings by Horace Walter Bray, adapted from contemporary prints). Cream buckram over bevel-edged boards, lettered in gilt on the spines; leading and bottom edges uncut; a few trifling marks to the covers; essentially a fine set. Each volume is number 143 of only 285 copies. [2 items].
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Lamb, Charles.. Elia and The Last Essays of Elia. 2 volumes.. The Gregynog Press., 1929.
Price: US$288.62 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 240 of a limited edition of 285. Volume 1. vii + 265 pp, illustrated. Volume 2. vii + 219 pp, illustrated. Fine hardbacks in publishers original grey cloth with gilt lettering. Housed in foxed but strong slipcase.
Seller: Elaine Beardsell, HOLMFIRTH, United Kingdom
Gregynog Press. Lamb (Charles). Elia and The Last Essays of Elia. Gregynog Press, Newtown,, 1929.
Price: US$303.06 + shipping
Description: Numerous wood-engravings by Horace W. Bray, adapted from contemporary prints One of 285 numbered copies. Printed in Baskerville on Japanese vellum Two volumes Fine set
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Lamb, Charles. Elia and the Last Essays of Elia ( Two Volumes ). Gregynog Press, UK, 1929.
Price: US$307.86 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Olive green buckram with bevelled edges, gilt titling to the spine panel. Wood engraved headpieces by H.W. Bray. Limited to 285 copies - this being copy number 217. A bright UK limited edition set. The Wrapper : No wrapper as issued. The Book : The books are bright, clean and tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. No fading, no toning, tight bindings. Both volumes have dusty top edges and an attractive former owner's bookplate on the front pastedowns. Attractive copies. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Lamb, Charles. Elia and The Last Essays of Elia (in Two Volumes). Gregynog Press, 1929.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. (A gift from Edward Marsh, with a signed letter from him on his personal stationery from his longtime residence at 5, Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn; Marsh was Churchill's lifelong friend and private secretary and was also a great sponsor and friend of Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke and other Georgian poets: he edited five volumes of Georgian Poetry between 1912 and 1922 and was Brooke's literary executor and edited his Collected Poems posthumously); 2 octavo volumes: 265 + 219pp (including woodcuts adapted from contemporary prints); #83 of 285 numbered copies; Very Good gilt-stamped cloth with bevelled edges; books are lightly sunned and rubbed with softened spine ends and slightly bumped corners (cloth of bottom corners of Vol 1 just beginnning to fray at very tips), spine sunned and a little faded but quite readable still, a little faint even soiling to panels, internally unmarked: a clean tight very nice Gregynog production and a very unique association copy (price is for set)
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
LAMB Charles 1775-1834(Gregynog). Elia and the Last Essays of Elia. Gregynog Press, Newtown, 1929.
Price: US$384.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG, 1929, ltd edition Gregynog. 2 Volumes. Bound in grey buckram with gilt spine titling, rounded edges. Internally No inscriptions. Volume 1, Elia, (vii), [1], 265 pp, [2]. Volume 2, The Last Essays of Elia, (vii), [1], 219 pp, [2]. 11 wood engraved head and tail pieces by HW Bray adapted from prints in the collection of Edward J Finch. 230*155mm, an edition of 285. (Harrop 17)
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Price: US$452.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Limited edition of 285 copies, this being No. 115, printed by Robert Ashwin Maynard. Pp. vii, 265, colophon; vii, 219, colophon, printed entirely upon Japon vellum. The wood-engravings are by Horace Walter Bray and were adapted from contemporary prints in the collection of Edward J. Finch. Taupe buckram, gilt-stamped spine titles, Gregynog press-mark on title-page. Bookplate of Canadian literary giant, Robertson Davies to front pastedowns. A very good, clean and tight copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Lamb, Charles. Elia and the Last Essays of Elia. The gregynog Press, 1929.
Price: US$506.69 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 2 vols. 8vo. Pp, vii, 265; vii, 219. Wood engraved illustrations. Original cloth lettered gilt; beveled edges. Slip case with printed paper title label. (label a little spotted). No. 173/285 copies printed. An excellent copy.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom