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Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Four volume set. All bound in vellum with gilt lettering on spines, top edges with gilt, each volume with color frontispiece. V. I: Hesperides, lxxxix, 90 pp. V. II: Hesperides, xiv, 175 pp. V. III: Hesperides, xv, 179 pp., V. IV: Noble Numbers & Additional Poems, xii, 144 pp. This edition was limited to 750 sets; 475 sets were for sale to the public in the United Kingdom and 250 sets in the United States. This is number 717. Each volume has moderate wear with bumps on bottom corners, a sunned spine with legible lettering, many pages uncut, no owner names or gift notes, clean texts, tight bindings. **The weight of this 4-volume set with packaging exceeds 4 lbs (1.8 kg). Extra charges for priority and international shipping.**
Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited, numbered edition. This set is #275 out of only 750. 4 volume set complete. Charming color frontispiece in each volume. Hand set and printed on mould made paper. Covers have damp stains, some rippling, mottling. Text is not water damaged and is completely clean and unmarked. Books appear tight and never fully opened. (Q7)
Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$51.31 + shipping
Description: Limited numbered edn (389 of 750). 4 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered paper-laid boards, top edges gilt (spines tanned and light marks at edges of boards - otherwise a VG set), lacks slipcase. Pp. various, illus with coloured frontispieces by Albert Rutherston (no inscriptions).
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
Herrick, Robert. The poetical works of Robert Herrick 4 vv. The Cresset Press, 1928.
Price: US$55.71 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, strappi macchie Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, strappi bruniture
Seller: Miliardi di Parole, Pietra Marazzi, AL, Italy
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, Four volumes. In Good minus condition with a Good slipcase. Slipcase in multicolor cloth, toning to fore edge and top panel. Spines are cream with gold print. Boards in cream paper. Light toning to spines, slight warping. Text blocks have has gilt top edge, deckle edges, uncut pages, tanning/spotting to endpapers. Each volume contains a handcolored pochoir frontispiece. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. Hesperides (lxxxix, 89 pages) - Vol. 2. Hesperides (xiv, 174 pages) - Vol. 3. Hesperides (xv, 178 pages) - Vol. 4. Noble Numbers : and Additional Poems (xii, 144 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookshelves. 1371553. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Herrick, Robert - Illustrated by Albert Rutherston. Poetical Works. Cresset Press, London, 1928.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An attractive four volume set bound in the original parchment and generally clean and attractive volumes. These have been protected by the patterned cloth slipcase which is a little worn but functional.
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$121.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1928. First edition thus - 4 volumes in a limited edition of 750 sets of which this set is number 640. lxxxix, 90pp; xiv, 175pp; xv, 179pp; xii, 144pp; a colour frontispiece in each volume, and a few other black and red decorations.Top edges gilt. Robert Herrick (1591-1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. The text of this 4 volume collection is from the Oxford edition, edited by F.W. Moorman, and contains a preface by Humbert Wolfe. The books are uniformly bound in the original light-tan paper covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The cases of the books are in very good condition with some shelf wear and light soiling on the boards. The spines are darkened and the spine ends are bumped. There is a neatly repaired split in the paper on the top 1 1/2" of the front spine edge of volume 1. The contents are tight and clean with offsetting to the free endpapers and a decorative (nautical) bookplate on the front fixed endpaper of volume 1. There is no inscription. PLEASE NOTE: This is a heavyish set and extra postage may apply for delivery outside the UK.
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Herrick, Robert. The Poetical Works Of Robert Herrick. The Cresset Press, London, 1928.
Price: US$129.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautiful Limited Edition set of the works of this 17C English lyric poet. Four-volume Limited Edition [The Cresset Press, London, 1928]; original tan-coloured boards, gold titling on spines, rough-cut page edges, top edge gilt, bookplate inside front board, bookseller sticker; an excellent set. Limited to 750 sets [this being #596]. Decorations by Albert Rutherston. Robert Herrick [1591-1674] is best known for his poetry collection “Hesperides”, which includes the “carpe diem” poem beginning "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"
Seller: Orchard Bookshop [ANZAAB / ILAB], Adelaide, SA, Australia
Price: US$192.40 + shipping
Description: A beautifully illustrated four volume Limited Edition set of the poetry of Robert Herrick. In full vellum bindings, and with a colour frontispiece to each volume from Albert Rutherston. The complete four volume first edition thus of this beautifully illustrated edition of the works of seventeenth century English poet, Robert Herrick. A Limited Edition work, this set is number 52 of 750 sets produced.Illustrated with a hand printed colour frontispiece to each volume, and a small number of further vignette decorations, all the work of British artist and illustrator Albert Rutherston.These volumes contain a wealth of Herrick's works, including his most famous work, 'Hesperides' first published in 1648. In the publisher's original full vellum bindings. Discolouration to back strips, with the odd light marks or area of discolouration to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. A significant number of leaves unopened to each volume. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Rutherson, Albert. No. 486 of 750 copies. Hand-colored frontispieces by Albert Rutherson in each volume. Handset in Fell type and hand-printed at the Oxford University Press. 4 vols. 8vo. Vellum, uncut, t.e.g. Spine of Vol. III slightly toned, else Fine Hand-colored frontispieces by Albert Rutherson in each volume. Handset in Fell type and hand-printed at the Oxford University Press. 4 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
HERRICK, Robert.. The Poetical Works.. London Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.
Price: US$266.20 + shipping
Description: Limited edition, number 228 of 750; 4 vols; 8vo; preface by Humbert Wolfe, coloured frontispieces by Albert Rutherston, publisher's gilt-lettered full vellum, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, a fine set.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Wolfe, Humbert (preface). Poetical Works of Robert Herrick. Cresset Press Ltd, London, 1928.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 16mo. Four volumes. v1: Hesperides: [lxxxix], 90 pp / v2: Hesperides: 175 pp / v3: [xv], 179 pp / v4: Noble Numbers and Additional Poems: [xii], 143 pp / decorations in color by Albert Rutherston / No. 290 of 475 copies / vellum bindings, gilt lettered spines, t.e.g.,very good to fine condition.(96834). Bookplate of Edwin C. Buxbaum.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Herrick, Robert. The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick. The Cresset Press, London, 1928.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Preface by Humbert Wolfe. Illus. by Albert Rutherston. Four volumes, vellum, spine slightly tanned. Very Good.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: Four vols., 8vos, original vellum, t.e.g. One of 750 numbered copies in the edition, handset in Fell type and hand-printed at the Oxford University Press. The frontispieces in each volume have been colored by hand. A handsome set. Slight tanning to spines, neat 1928 gift inscription in each volume, else fine in publisher's cloth-covered slipcase.
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$352.74 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A particularly smart, beautifully presented, limited edition set of Robert Herrick's poetry. Held in the original scarce slipcase. First thus, the first edition of this imprint. Numbered 94 of 750 sets that were handset and printed in Fell type on mould-made paper at the University Press Oxford. Illustrated, with coloured frontispieces and several vignettes to all volumes by Albert Rutherston. Rutherston was a famous painter of landscapes and figures. He also designed posters and theatre sets. The Italian-born British poet Humbert Wolfe wrote the preface to these works. Robert Herrick wrote his poetry during the seventeenth century. A Cavalier, he wrote over 2,500 poems. Most of these are found in his large poetry collection, 'Hesperides'. 'Hesperides' fills volumes I-III of this set. Volume IV contains his 'Noble Numbers and Additional Poems'. 'Hesperides' earned Robert Herrick his reputation and is regarded as his magnum opus. It falls in the 'Carpe Diem Genre' of poetry and this poem revived the genre. In the original paper vellum boards and held in the original slipcase. Externally, generally smart. Boards remain bright with just a few light marks and spots to boards and spines. Slipcase is smart with just some minor shelfwear to the edges. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Minor offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is in a NEAR FINE condition. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom