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Carey, Henry. Songs & Poems by Henry Carey. Golden Cockerel Press, England, 1924.
Price: US$74.50 + shipping
Description: rebound in 1/2 leather, #183 of 350 copies, some light wear at the edges
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Songs & Poems by Henry Carey. With Decorations by Robert Gibbings: Printed and Published at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Twyford, Berkshire. 1924, 64 pp, 10.75 x 8, hardcover original boards. In good condition, with minor wear around edges and corners of boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light marginalia and markings. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce limited edition piece on the works of English poet and satirist Henry Carey (1687-1743). Numbered 126 of 380 total copies. COLI1924ABCB-1123-aj0641
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Carey, Henry. Songs & Poems. Golden Cockerel Press, 1924.
Price: US$82.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: hardback, small quarto, 10 3/4" x 7 4/5", quarter parchment, blue paper covered boards, leaves rough-trimmed. Title page in red and black with golden cockerel below. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings, with music drawn by Gladys Evans. Parchment mildly discoloured, light surface abrasion at the head of the upper board, parchment lifting at the rear panel. The binding remains tight and the text is clean and unmarked. Published in an edition of 380 copies of which this example is numbered 299 of the 350 for sale.
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
[GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS] CAREY, Henry. Songs & Poems. The Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire, 1924.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto. Printed in red and black. Musical illustrations by Gladys Evans, engraved on wood by W.M.R. Quick; decorations engraved on wood by Robert Gibbings. Original vellum-backed boards, gilt-lettered on spine (vellum mottled, some light wear and toning to boards, engraved bookplate on pastedown). LIMITED EDITION, number 202 of 350 copies for sale from an edition of 380.
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition number 251 of 350 copies. Music drawn by Gladys Evans & engraved on wood by W.M. R. Quick, the Decorations were designed and engraved on wood by Robert Giggings, the type was composed by A.H. Gibbs & F. Young and the book printed by A.C. Cooper at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Staint Lawrence, in Berkshire and completed on the 4th day of October 1924. Music is printed in black and red. Vellum spine with light blue paper on boards, 7 3/4 X 10 7/8 inches,64 pages. Slight rubbing to corners & edges. Very good+. (See all photos)
Seller: The Bookstall, Richmond, CA, U.S.A.
Henry Carey, Robert Gibbings (illustrator). Songs and Poems. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1924.
Price: US$95.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Print run limited to 380 of which this is number 72. Hardback, NOT ex-library. Light blue boards fading to grey, quarter bound in parchment (as stated in Chanticleer). Boards a little discoloured and sunned to edges. Corners bumped. Toning to parchment with gilt title to spine. Binding firm. Decorative bookplate of John Gant to front pastedown. Spotting/foxing within the text but mainly affecting the first few leaves. 64pp. Decorative woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Music drawn by Gladys Evans and engraved by W. M. R. Quick. The twentieth publication from The Golden Cockerel Press, as listed in Chanticleer and the second publication by the Press to be illustrated by Gibbings. The selection for this volume was made by his then wife, Moira Gibbings. Further details available on request. (Ud1)
Seller: Morning Mist Books and Maps, Cirencester, United Kingdom
Henry Carey. Songs and Poems. Golden Cockerel, Waltham, 1924.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: a fine copy in a signed Bayntun Riviere of London binding, 3/4 red morocco with raised bands and red boards, gilt fleurons on spine, joints rubbed a tad, else fine. Golden Cockerel, October 1924. Limited edition No. 372 of 380 copies ., 1924. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. the only copy in a signed Riviere binding on the mariket. Rare thus. Music drawn by Gladys Evans & engraved on wood by W.M. R. Quick, the Decorations were designed and engraved on wood by Robert Giggings, the type was composed by A.H. Gibbs & F. Young and the book printed by A.C. Cooper at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Staint Lawrence, in Berkshire and completed on the 4th day of October 1924. Music is printed in black and red
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 64p. Title page printed in red and black with Golden Cockerel vignette. Designed by Moira Gibbings. Music printed in red and black and drawn by Gladys Evans and drawn on wood by W. M. R. Quick. Decorations designed and engraved on wood by Robert Gibbings. Type was composed by A. H. Gibbs & F. Young. Book printed by A. C. Cooper at the Cockerel Press. Uncut. Small 4to. Original vellum backed blue paper binding. Gilt lettered spine. Paper boards darkened at edges. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 294 of only 380 copies. Nice copy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W34 Language: eng
Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.
(Robert Gibbings illus.) Carey, Henry. SONGS & POEMS. Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire, 1924.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: No. 147of 350 copies. Quarto. 65p. Illustrated with 20 wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Printed in black and red on hand-made unbleached Arnold paper. Bound in gilt-titled quarter parchment over light blue boards. Golden Cockerel Bibliography no. 20. About fine, just a hint of discoloration to spine
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
CAREY Henry.. Songs & Poems. With decorations by Robert Gibbings.. , 1924.
Price: US$166.11 + shipping
Description: London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1924. Sm. 4to. Orig. parchment-backed pale blue boards. Spine gilt titled. 68pp. Edition lim. to 380 numbered copies. Title-page printed in red/black ink. Uncut and unopened copy.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 64 pages. 4to, 27 x 19 cm. Twenty wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Music drawn by Glayds Evans. The third book under Gibbings' direction of the Press; this one printed in red and black using Caslon Old Face. Limited edition, copy 198 of 350 on hand-made unbleached Arnold paper. Mostly unopened, spine darkened, interior very clean and crisp. CHANTICLEER 20. Parchment spine lettered in gilt, pale blue boards. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$254.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, limited to 380 numbered copies, 350 of which were for sale (this being #131). The copy additionally signed by Robert Gibbings on the colophon leaf (the signature not called for). 4to. 64pp. Vellum-backed paper-covered boards, lettered in gold at the spine. The title page and musical notations printed in red and black. The vellum just a little tarnished, and a tiny area of chafing to the tip of one corner. A touch of very light toning and spotting to the endpapers, and two or three further tiny spots to very occasional text leaves. A very good copy of this selection of Carey's poems and songs, chosen by Moira Gibbings, with music drawn by Gladys Evans and engraved onto wood by W.M.R.Quick, and with 23 wood engraved illustrations and decorations by Robert Gibbings.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom