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Price: US$491.03 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback, original morocco-backed patterned cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 26.5 x 17cm. 112pp. Numerous illustrations. Number 293 of 300 specially bound copies, printed on hand-made paper and signed by Christopher Sandford. Firmly bound, a lovely clean copy.
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom
Price: US$775.30 + shipping
Description: , 47 [1] pages, no. 238 of a 300 copy limited edition. SIGNED by Christopher Sandford, numerous black and white in text illustration and plates throughtout First Edition , the book is a little faded at head and foot edge of boards, green colouring to spine has faded to brown, book plate of Michael Raymond William Charles Holmes T.O.S.F tipped to upper pastedown, binder's mark to upper pastedown, very good condition , quarter bound green morocco under orange cloth with dark green cockerel design, gilt lettering to spine, gilt head edge to text block , octavo, 26.5cm x 17cm Hardback SIGNED by Christopher Sandford ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Price: US$807.61 + shipping
Description: , no.277 of a limited edition of 300, signed by Christopher Sandford, printed on F.J. Head's hand-made paper, 112 pages, woodcuts throughout Limited Edition , light rubbing to boards and spine ends, spine faded, internally clean, binding firm, small bookseller's label to rear pastedown, very good condition , quarter morocco, patterned cloth, gilt titles to spine , 27 cm x 17 cm Hardback SIGNED by Christopher Sandford ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Price: US$839.91 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The sole UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press, Berkshire in 1936. The Book is in Near Fine condition with just some light fading of the morocco spine but the gilt titling remains bright. The Numbered Limited Special Edition, this being number 95 of only 300 special copies printed on F.J. Head's hand-made paper. Title page printed in gold and black. Quarter green morocco with cockerel pattern yellow cloth covered boards. Gilt title on spine. T.E.G., others uncut. Free from inscriptions and bookplates. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. The limitation page is Signed by ALL Four partners : Christopher Sandford, Anthony Sandford, L.J. Newbery, and Owen Rutter. The majority of copies were only signed by one or two partners. 34 wood engravings selected from the books including works by John Farleigh, Celia Fiennes, Tirzah Garwood, Robert Gibbings, Eric Gill, Gertrude Hermes, Blair Hughes-Stanton, David Jones, Lynton Lamb, Agnes Miller Parker, John Nash, Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious and Lettice Sandford. Introduction by Humbert Wolfe with a Foreword & Notes by the four Partners above. There was also an unnumbered unsigned trade edition. Accompanied by the loosely inserted Publishers 4 page Prospectus with the specimen full page Eric Ravilious B/W illustration (taken from 'Consequences') and the reproduction of the title page to the front cover. This is in fine condition and a very scarce item in its own right. The book is protected in a lose Mylar archival cover. We have never handled another copy signed by all four partners before. Collectible with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom