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CRANE, Walter. Renascence: A Book of Verse. Bodley Head, London, 1891.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Printed at the Chiswick Press. Limited English edition #201 of 350. xiii, 162 p. 20 cm. Many beautiful decorations. Parchment spine. Blue paper over boards. Small tears in top and bottom of spine. Spine, spine label, and corners worn. Text block edge roughened.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Limited edition hardback book titled RENASCENCE:A Book of Verse by Walter Crane. Printed in a limited edition of 500 copies of which 350 copies were for England (No.155).Published in 1891 by Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head, London. Boards show moderate soiling with tips worn - spine/back-strap scuffed/worn with partial loss of lettering - small splits at edge. Lovely bookplate inside front board - foxing on endpapers. Bookseller since 1995 (ULTV-top-down-middle) rareviewbooks Language: eng
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Contains [xvi] 165 [iv] printed pages of text with vignettes and decorations in black & white by Walter Crane. This edition on small paper is limited to 350 copies for England and 150 copies for America. This copy is number 34 of the English Edition. Bound in original publisher's original slate blue paper covered boards with a white vellum spine and a faded red title. Printed by the Chiswick Press on handmade watermarked paper with the fore edges uncut. Cover is a little dusty, corners a little bumped, rubbed and worn, spine discoloured and ends rubbed, title label chipped, pencil inscription about the book on verso of front board, discolouration on page 3 due to an acidic sheet stored between pages, else text very clean otherwise a very good copy. Size 19.5 x 15cm [8 x 5.75 inches]
Seller: Roe and Moore, London, United Kingdom
Walter Crane. Renascence: A Book of Verse. Elkin Mathews, 1891.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1891. Limited edition, No. 11 of 35 copies intended for distribution in America. Printed by the Chiswick Press on large laid paper with untrimmed page edges. Vellum spine with gile lettering is darkened. Includes erratum slip at page 33.
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$126.25 + shipping
Description: LARGE PAPER LIMITED EDITION No. 17 (of 35) of the American Edition (65 for the English Edition). Small 4to. (approx. 23 x 18cm) hardback with cream vellum spine, gilt, and blue/grey paper-covered boards. 162pp., illustrated with various head and tail pieces and vignettes by Walter Crane. Ink initials to verso of ffep. Some browning to endpapers and untrimmed foredge a little dusty. Slight soiling to lower outer corner of upper board (please see photos). Very slight soiling to spine. Overall a GOOD+ COPY. (Shelf 4) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Walter Crane. Renascence A Book of Verse. The Bodley Head, London, 1891.
Price: US$251.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A limited edition of Walter Crane's second collection of poetry, illustrated by the author and presented in the original boards. Written and illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915), a British illustrator and artist best known for his contributions to nursery literature. He played a role in the Arts and Crafts movement. Crane wrote three poetry collections; 'Queen Summer', 'Renascence' and 'The Sirens Three'.A limited edition on small paper, with three hundred and fifty copies for England produced, this being No. 322.Illustrated throughout by Crane.A lovely collection of Crane's verses with his delightful illustrations throughout. In a quarter vellum binding. Externally generally smart; spine is a little worn to the head and tail, and some wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut, and bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Crane, Walter. Renascence. A Book of Verse. Elkin Mathews at the sign of the Bodley Head, 1891.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In good condition. Vellum spine browned with light foxing. Gilt work remains present. Tanning and sunning to hardcover boards. Light edge wear with rounded corners. Bookplate of Lewis Perry Curtis on front paste down. Light off-setting to fly leaf from bookplate. Deckled fore edge toned. Text block bright and clean. Mid-gutter shaken. Binding remains intact. Please see photos. With thirty-nine illustrations by Crane engraved by Arthur Leverett, Emery Walker and W. Boutall. Lewis Perry Curtis Family Papers were a collection of works donated by the family to Yale University in 1981. COLI1891DLMZ-variant
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$637.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition, number six of twenty-five copies printed for sale in England on Japanese Vellum. Signed by Walter Crane. 8vo. pp. xiii, 162, [5]. Loose gatherings, unbound in a slipcase of blue card with parchment spine gilt stamped with title, author and date. Thirty-nine illustrations by Crane engraved by Arthur Leverett, Emery Walker and W. Boutall. The gatherings are in fine condition. The slip case shows some markings and tears and has been repaired in places. Overall, this is a very good example of a scarce edition. There are several limited editions of this work published by Elkin Mathews but this is generally reckoned to be the finest and most rare. As a contemporary reviewer wrote, "The little volume does both author and publisher credit for the tasteful style in which it is produced".
Seller: Voewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA, Holt, United Kingdom