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Arthur Bryant. Historian's Holiday. The Dropmore Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$122.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Number 369 of limited 550 copies - although it states that only numbers 1 to 25 have been specially bound and signed by the author - and this copy is both. The book also has a personalised inscription on the FEP reading, 'For Dinny from Bri' It is tempting to speculate that this is in fact number 3 and the addition of the further two numbers were of significance to the recipient! Gilt titling and uncut block. Presents well.
Seller: Juniper Books, Petersfield, United Kingdom
Bryant, Arthur. Historian's Holiday. London: The Dropmore Press, 1946, London, 1946.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vi, 84p, 2, Publisher's half vellum and cloth with device on the front board. No #14 of 25 copies signed by the author and specially bound from a total edition of 550 copies. Ridler p70, Dropmore Press No. 3. A fresh clean copy.
Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.
Bryant, Arthur. Historian's Holiday. The Dropmore Press London, 1946.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Small 4to. Title page and colophon in red and black. 3/4 vellum over brown cloth by Evans of Croydon, gilt stamped spine and upper cover, uncut. Fine. No slipcase. 12 essays by the English historian and editor (born 1899), originally published in the Illustrated London News. Third of the "Dropmore Essays" series, printed in December, 1946. Copy Number 5 of 25 specially bound copies, signed by Bryant on limitation page. Has fine engraved bookplate of John Raymond Danson.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Bryant, Arthur. Historian's Holiday. Dropmore Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 84 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Limited edition, copy 1 of 25 signed by Bryant, printed on a hand press on paper hand made by Portals of Whitechurch. The author, an English historian and one time columnist for the Illustrated London News was also noted for his studies of Samuel Pepys. Unopened, bound by Evans of Croydon. All but one of the Essays herein were reprinted with the permission of the Illustrated London News. Toning to parts of vellum covers. Three quarter vellum and dark salmon boards, front cover decorated in gilt. Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.