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Published by The Modern Library Random House, 1926
Seller: Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Leather Bound. Condition: VG. No DJ. In brown flexible leather covers. Published by The Modern Library. Gilt type on front and spine. Dark toned top edge. Hand written owner's name on title page. Back cover endpaper has a closed vertical tear. 4.5 X 6.5 inches. 246pages.
Published by Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1924
Seller: Imperial Books and Collectibles, Wauwatosa, WI, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good black boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and slightly cocked; contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 316pp. Shelf wear. Browning from age on endpapers. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Published by Liveright, New York, 1924
Seller: Gotcha By The Books, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
First Edition
hardbound. Complete poems of Villon including The Little Testament and The Great Testament in the translations of both John Herron Lepper and John Payne (and with the respective introductions of both), followed by Payne's translation of Divers Poems and Sundry Poems, and finally followed with English versions by Rossetti, Swinburne, Symons, and Ezra Pound; publication page gives date of 1924 with no other dates or details; black cloth boards with gilt titling/motif to front, blue title label and gilt titling to spine, gilt designs to spine; worn patch to front endpaper, text block foxed, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper edgeworn and rubbed, vertical stain to front panel, spine sunned. Dustwrapper. 316pp. 8vo. Very Good in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper Very Good in chipped & rubbed dustwrapper.
Published by Boni & Liveright, New York, 1926
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. 316pp. Black cloth, gold stamp on spine. Very little wear. Pages are uneven cut. Clean text. Different translators for many of the poems, including Swinburne, and Rossetti, besides the ones credited on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. L6.
Published by Portland: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1916
Seller: Mausoleum Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 12mo bound in blue paper-covered boards with paper label at spine. Near Fine with mild toning to spine and boards. Internally Fine. xviii, 258 pp., with 9 pages of facsimiles from early editions of Villon. Attractive edition. [AL].
Published by [The Grabhorn Press, 1922], [San Francisco], 1922
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sinel, Joseph (illustrator). Limited Edition. One of 210 copies, quarto size, [19] pp., inscribed by the printer Ed Grabhorn. Francois Villon (b. 1431, disappeared from view 1463), remains the best-known French poet of the late Middle Ages. Much of his life remains conjecture, but records show him involved in various forms of mayhem: murder, thievery, and other forms of criminal behavior. Many of the stories from these days have made their way into his poetry, which is sprinkled with mysteries and hidden jokes, "peppered with the slang of the time and the underworld subculture in which Villon moved" (n. b., from Wikipedia). This copy has a variant binding not recorded in Heller and Magee, bound in full leather with the title on the front in gilt. Additionally, this copy is inscibed by Ed Grabhorn on the front free endpaper as follows: "To Eddie Sherman / who helped me on / these books / E Grabhorn". One of the Fifty Best Books of 1922. ___DESCRIPTION: Variant binding unrecorded by Heller & Magee of full black leather, a narrow gilt ruled border on both front and back boards, title and author in gilt on front board, fore- and bottom edges uncut, inscription by Ed Grabhorn on the front free endpaper as described above, title page has title printed in grey with a decorative fleur-de-lis below in red, marginal captions in olive green, stanza numerals, word "envoi" in each ballad, and colophon all printed in red, eight initials in blue - the title page and initials by Joseph Sinel; hand-set Gothique Ancienne and Civilite types, Whatman paper, quarto (9.75" tall), 19 unnumbered pages, one of 210 copies, unnumbered (total edition 285). Per Heller & Magee there were two bindings, the more common being grey boards with a fleur-de-lis decoration, with "some copies" later bound in brown boards with a parchment back - this binding of full black leather is unrecorded. ___CONDITION: Volume is very good, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners, the interior is clean and bright, and other than the inscription by Ed Grabhorn mentioned above it is entirely free of prior owner markings; some rubbing to the corners and to the head and tail of the spine, small loss at the tail of the spine, and very minor overall edge wear. ___CITATION: Heller & Magee no. 49 (binding unrecorded). ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.