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Shakespeare, William.. Venus and Adonis.. Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart., 1931.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Poor

Description: Leather-backed tan cloth. Tall quarto. 81pp. Reddish-brown cardboard slipcase. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Copy #297 of 1175 copies signed by Rockwell Kent. This copy is also inscribed by Leo Hart to noted book editor, Saxe Commins. A worn copy with much chipping and wear to the leather spine which lacks several pieces. The cloth covers are very good with some light soiling. The text is very good and clean. The slipcase is good with a short split at the bottom and some edge-chipping.

Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.

William Shakespeare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent - signed by Kent. VENUS AND ADONIS. The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, NY, 1931.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8 x 11 in. Quarto. Brown calf with linen boards. Signed by Kent on the limitation pg, copy 1092/1250. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; leather supple, joints excellent. Some small marks and scuffs to spine. Covers very clean with no shelf wear. Binding tight, textspotless. The publisher used folded sheets and the pgs are uncut where there is no need to cut them, i.e., no printing on those pgs. Original slipcase is a bit rough, sunned, edges chipped, one joint started, rear lower end broken but it doesn't affect the overall solidity of the case much at all. RK. RGR.

Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.

Shakespeare, William. Venus and Adonis. The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Limited to 1250 copies signed by Kent. Good in an about Very Good slipcase, sunning and soiling, some chips to the paper. Quarter red leather, some chipping and flaking, with silk on the boards, lightly soiled. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.

Shakespeare, William. VENUS AND ADONIS (Rockwell Kent Illus.). Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Contents very tight, clean, without marks. 3/4 linen covered boards/ 1/4 gold-stamped leather. TEG. Cover clean, sharp, square.Slight scuffing to top & bottom of spine, & a trifle of scuffs along spine's edges.Tips sl. rubbed. Gold letters bright. Beautifully illustrated by Kent in black, white & sienna. LIMITED TO 1,200 copies; this # 506. SIGNED BY ROCKWELL KENT ON LIMITATION PAGE. Please Ask Bookseller if this is available before ordering.

Seller: Black Swan Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.

William Shakespeare, (Illustrator) Rockwell Kent. Venus and Adonis. The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, NY, 1931.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to. Ltd. SIGNED edition. 376/1250 copies. SIGNED by illustrator. T.e.g. Gilt stamped spine title. Spine bound in leather. Uncut leaves. Fading and light rubbing to spine. Light bumping to upper forecorners. Light scraping to spine ends. Slight edgewear to slipcase. Fading and rubbing to slipcase. VG in VG slipcase.

Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

William Shakespeare, (Illustrator) Rockwell Kent. Venus and Adonis. The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, NY, 1931.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to. Ltd. SIGNED edition 589/1250. SIGNED by the illustrator. T.e.g. with gilt stamped spine title. Spine bound in leather. Deckled edges. Slight edgewear with bumping to spine ends. Scraping along spine and spine ends. Small chips to tail of spine. Fading to spine. Slight rubbing with light stains to covers. Previous owner's note to f.p.d. Rubbing and fading to slipcase. Edgewear to slipcase with abrasion to upper front foredge. Bottom edge of slipcase detaching from front panel starting at foredge. Top edge of slipcase detaching from front and rear panels. VG in VG slipcase.

Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Shakespeare, William. Venus and Adonis. Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, NY, 1931.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Limited Edition of 1250 copies, this being no. 607. Signed by the illustrator Rockwell Kent on the limitations page. Near Fine. Leather spine and corners over cloth boards. Touch of wear and very slight sunning to spine. The brown slipcase is Very Good, with no splits or tears.

Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

William Shakespeare; Rockwell Kent (illust.). Venus and Adonis (SIGNED). The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original cloth and gilt-stamped leather spine. In original slipcase. 28 cm. 81 pages. Two-color illustrations by Kent throughout. This copy has been signed by Rockwell Kent directly on the limitations page at the rear of the book. The book is in near fine condition. Previous owner's name/date written on the front loose end page. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. The leather spine is in excellent overall condition with just a touch of scuffing and edge wear to the head and tail. Light edge wear/bumping to the covers. Moderate to heavy edge wear, soiling, staining to the slipcase. Limited edition of 1250 signed copies (this being no. 1034).

Seller: JNBookseller, Palm Harbor, FL, U.S.A.

Shakespeare, William. VENUS AND ADONIS. Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 707. Quarto. 81p. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Gilt-titled leather spine over linen boards, t.e.g. Printed in black and brown on French-fold paper with typography by Will Ransom. Quite scarce with the spine still in decent condition. Fine but for minor wear to spine extremes, in slipcase Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 707.

Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.

SHAKESPEARE, William and Rockwell Kent. Venus and Adonis (Signed Limited Edition). The Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Hardcover. Number 1143 from an edition of 1250 printed on Hand & Arrows paper. Features typography by Will Ransom. An attractive edition of this classic that includes illustrations by Rockwell Kent. A very good plus copy with the pages partially unopened in cloth covered boards with leather spine that has some of the usual wear and a former owner signature to the second blank endpaper in a very good slipcase that has some minor wear. No dust jacket. Signed by Kent on the limitation page.

Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.

Shakespeare, William. VENUS AND ADONIS. Printing House of Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 1111. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. 4to. Gilt-titled leather spine over linen boards, t.e.g. Printed in black and brown on French-fold paper with typography by Will Ransom. Quite scarce with the spine still in fine condition. Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 1111.

Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.

SHAKESPEARE, William. Venus and Adonis. Leo Hart, Rochester, 1931.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Color woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 81pp., 4to, 1/4 brown calf over silk boards, t.e.g., uncut. Rochester, New York: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 1250 copies signed by Kent, with typography by Will Ransom.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.