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POWYS, T.F.. When Thou Wast Naked. A story.with engravings by John Nash.. , 1931.
Price: US$100.24 + shipping
Description: (London): The Golden Cockerel Press, 1931. Roy. 8vo. Orig. qtr. oasis (spine slightly discoloured) over patterned paper boards. Spine gilt titled. T.e.g. other edges uncut. (iv, 68pp.). Edition lim. to 500 numbered copies signed by the author. Skiver book-plate inside front cover, otherwise fine.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Powys, T. F.. When Thou Wast Naked: A Story. Golden Cockerel Press, 1931.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page; this being #196. 6.5 x 9.75 inches. 65pp., bound in quarter dark bue morocco over decorative boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with the gilt stamped titles on the spine. Illustrated with b/w wood-engravings by John Nash. (some darkening and wear; nick to top of spine.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Powys, T. F.. When Thou Wast Naked. Golden Cockerel Press, 1931.
Price: US$128.28 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback, morocco spine, patterned paper covered boards. 25 x 16.5cm. 66pp, [1]. Title vignette and four further wood engravings by John Nash. Number 240 of a limited edition of 500. Signed on the colophon by the author. Some wear and old worm damage to the spine. The odd spot to the end-papers, but contents beautifully clean.
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
Price: US$141.10 + shipping
Description: In patterned hard card covers with gilt to green calf leather spine. In very good condition. Boards slightly darkened at top edges. With protective plastic wrap. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Author?s signature at back. A very clean and tight copy. 66 pp. With b/w engravings by John Nash.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Half-leather with patterned cloth-covered boards. 66 pp.,6 large and small engravings. Signed by the author on the Limitation page. Very nice copy. VG+, very faint evidence of small label at base of leather spine, faint Limited edition, 360/500 copies, this one bound by Sangorski and Sutcilffe.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Powys, T.F.. When Thou Was Naked. Golden Cockerel Press, 1931.
Price: US$186.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With engravings by John Nash. Patterned paper boards, blue calf spine. Very nice copy. One of 500 copies signed by Powys.
Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$186.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with engraved title, and engravings in the text; patterned boards, blue calf back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, backstrip just a trifle rubbed at head else a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO.219). With personal red leather bookplate on front paste-down.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: #440/500, printed at Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire by the Golden Cockerel Press. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcilffe, London. Blue and cream patterned paper boards with blue leather spine, boards darkened on the edges, spine rubbed at head/tail and a little on the surface. Clean interior. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011
Seller: Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Powys, T. F.. When Thou Wast Naked. Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, 1931.
Price: US$213.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. 66pp. One of 500 copies, signed by Powys. Five intertextual wood engravings by Nash. Backed in blue morocco with pattered paper covers. Spine somewhat sunned, faint edgewear, else near fine. (Chanticleer 76).
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo.; 9 1/2 x 6 in. (242 x 151 mm); 70 pp. 5 wood engravings by John Nash, printed on Batchelor paper in 14 pt. Golden Cockerel Face type. Sangorski and Sutcilffe, London (ink stamp at foot of front inside cover) 1/4 binding in blue morocco with special cream paper boards printed in blue incorporating the press' and author's initials; gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g, rest uncut. This is copy no. 156 of 500 copies printed, signed by the author on the limitation page. All pages clean and bright and binding in near pristine condition. Previous owner's mark embossed on flyleaf. [Chanticleer 76]. Theodore Francis Powys (1875 - 1953) - published as T. F. Powys - was a British novelist and short-story writer. He has been described by C. N. Manlove as one of the three main writers - along with C. S. Lewis and Charles Williams - of "Christian fantasy" in the 20th century. John Northcote Nash CBE, RA (1893 - 1977) was a British painter of landscapes and still-lives, and a wood engraver and illustrator, particularly of botanic works, who collaborated on several Golden Cockerel publications.
Seller: Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC, Middletown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Number 321 of 500 copies, signed by Powys on colophon page in rear, printed at Waltham Saint Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire by the Golden Cockerel Press. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcilffe, London. Quarter dark green [blue?] leather over patterned paper-covered boards, clean and unmarked, binding square and tight, FINE condition with short half-inch split in leather at base of rear joint
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Powys, T.F.. When Thou Wast Naked. Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire, 1931.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with wood engravings by John Nash. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Remains of the original glassine DJ laid in. Quarterbound, navy leather spine, printed paper boards, gilt lettering, teg. 8vo. 66pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 192 of 500. Signed by Powys.
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.