Balfour Ronald (24 results)

Condition: Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title!

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Ronald Balfour (illustrator). The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Omar Khayyam. First edition published in 1920 by Constable & Company Ltd (London). This copy: New Edition 1930. Hardcover with original grey and red board binding, title "OMAR" printed in bold on front cover and spine. 39 tipped-in plates including 6 in colour. Size: 26.0 × 20.0 cm. Weight: 0.7 kg. Language: English. Pages: [unpaginated, complete]. Condition: Fair. Boards worn with rubbing and age marks. Spine joints rubbed with noticeable wear. Binding slightly loose. Edges with some browning and foxing. Endpapers heavily foxed. Pages with occasional foxing, waviness, and age toning, but plates complete and well preserved. Text block generally good. Description: A classic Art Deco illustrated edition of the Rubaiyat, this New Edition (1930) presents Omar Khayyam's timeless quatrains in English translation, accompanied by Ronald Balfour's 39 plates, including 6 striking colour tipped-in illustrations. Balfour's style, influenced by Beardsley and the Art Deco movement, combines exotic fantasy with decorative elegance. Highly regarded since its first publication in 1920, this edition remains a sought-after collector's work of illustrated poetry. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ronald Balfour (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1920, First Edition. Quarto. 20cm x 26cm approx. With the 6 colour and 32 b&w tipped-in plates. Original cream papered boards, gilt titles, circular colour illustration set on upper cover. Binding square and firm. Some general mild soiling to covers and light rubbing to extremities. Small puncture mark to rear cover (see images). Clean and bright within. A 'Very Good' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. BALFOUR, Ronald (illustrator). Quarto, covers moderately worn, stained and sunned but complete, internally good+ with the drawings and tipped in plates by Ronald Balfour (38 tipped in plates some colour and drawings). Gift inscription on front free end paper dated 1921. Would reward rebinding. [QP].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Balfour Ronald (illustrator). A very interesting illustrative take on the Rubaiyat by Ronald Balfour with a mix of art deco and decadent full page colour , black and white images and drawings.38 tipped in full page illustrations in addition to figurative drawings. SIGNED by Ronald Balfour on the title page. Some edge wear to the binding and browning to pages. Overall very good. (More images on request). Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ronald Balfour (illustrator). Limited Edition. Published by Constable and Company Limited. Signed by Ronald Balfour to the limitation page, with a print run of 100, this being number 25. Original green textured cloth binding with gilt Omar to front and head of spine and gilt Drawings by Ronald Balfour 1920 to tail of spine. Some light general discolouring to front and back, along with the odd minor spot. Spine faded and a little mottled. Binding tight. Gilt edging to upper face of page block, now a little dulled. Bookplate to front pastedown, designed by Edward Ardizzone, of Drusilla and Colin White. Some toning and spotting to pastedowns and endpapers but with only the odd, very minimal spot within the main text. Original two ribbons present and attached. Creases to the corners of two plates one coloured (opposite 25) and the other B&W (opposite 39). Thirty eight tipped in plates comprising of six full colour and thirty-two mainly black & white (some with hints of colour). Many further line drawings within the text. A beautiful book: although the illustrations have echoes of Beardsley, these images capture the elegance and to some degree, a sense of release and adventure following the end of The Great War. More details available on request (519Ud1). Signed by Illustrator(s).

8vo. pp xxxiv, 98. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine. The book has the ownership signature of Ronald Edmond Balfour (1922) on the front endpaper. This is almost certainly Ronald Edmond Balfour, who among other things, wrote a bibliography for E.M Forster's 1934 book on Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson. In World War 2 he was something of a hero and there is much on him at the Monuments Men site. He had a huge book collection and went to Eton and King's College Cambridge (hence the Forster connection.) Possibly inspired by Canon Kynaston's acrostics (and double acrostics) he wrote out an alphabet at the end of the book. It is headlined 'Camp Alphabet from the ECC of October 10th 1872.' This is probably the Eton Cadet Corps, who are still in existence (David Cameron was a member- hence his fondness for The Jam's Eton Rifles.). Also hand-written translation of a poem, 'St. Anthony of Lucca' on the verso rear endpaper. Faint foxing to endpapers, with slight rubbing at spine ends, otherwise very good plus.

Cloth. Condition: Fair / Good. Ronald Balfour (illustrator). New Edition. Internally very good subject to some browning , all plates present and in good condition , greeting (c30 words) on fep , front hinge nearly loose , cover defective (water stained , lacking spine) Pics available. Priced to reflect faults Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. Quarto. 20cm x 26cm approx. With the 6 colour and 32 b&w tipped-in plates. Original publisher's cream papered boards, gilt titles, small circular colour illustration set on upper cover. Binding square and firm. Some general mild soiling to covers, some mild tanning and light rubbing to corners. Overall near very good with very clean text and plates. Sound. Near Very Good. Some light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date given but likely the 1920 edition. 10.5 x 8 inches. Unpaginated. 38 tipped-in b/w and color plates featuring illustrations by Ronald Balfour with additional illustrations in brown on pages opposite to text. Creme cloth boards lettered in gilt with circular illustration affixed to front board. Small bookseller label at rear pastedown, soiling, tearing to spine-ends and corners, faint 2-inch tear along center of rear hinge. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dodd Mead and Company, NY. A translation from Persian to English by Edward FitzGerald of a selection of four line poems attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048 1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia". No date given but likely the 1920 edition. The book is 10.5 x 8 inches and has 38 tipped-in black and white and color plates featuring illustrations by Ronald Balfour with additional illustrations in brown on pages opposite to text. This collector's edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, illustrated by Ronald Balfour. The book is unpaginated but is roughly 100 pages. Good copy of the first edition. The book has a little soiling on the spine and the gilded printing is faded. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition thus, of the version illustrated by Balfour. Half-bound in red leather with red cloth boards. Gilt detailing to spine compartments. Leather generally rubbed with a little surface loss and scuffing to gutters. Edges and corners scuffed. Gilt to upper face of page block. Inner front hinge cracking but binding remains strong. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns discoloured. Blind stamp to second blank: Peter J. Wills The Fitzgerald Collection. Crease to first plate (acting as frontispiece) otherwise, the remaining plates are fine and with minimal wear to the text. Final blank with another blind-stamp (same as before). 38 tipped in plates: 6 full colour; 14 part colour ; 18 uncoloured. 42 illustrations within the text. Further details available on request. (Ud1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus, 4to., cream paper-covered boards, gilt, with inlaid circular colour plate to front board, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 5 further colour plates, 18 tipped-in b/w plates, 14 tipped-in b/w plates with colour accents, and 39 vignettes; small ink ownership inscription mark initals to upper margin of front free endpaper, some light toning/foxing to endpapers, otherwise internally fresh clean and very good indeed (plates are particularly fine and without creasing), toning and fading to spine and margins of boards, small tear to top of headband, no creases to spine, light marking to boards rubbing and edgewear to extremities, partial sun fade to back internal light foxing to front pages overall a very good copy in marvellous condition with lavish illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus, 4to., cream paper-covered boards, gilt, with inlaid circular colour plate to front board, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 5 further colour plates, 18 tipped-in b/w plates, 14 tipped-in b/w plates with colour accents, and 39 vignettes; small ink ownership inscription mark initals to upper margin of front free endpaper, some light toning/foxing to endpapers, otherwise internally fresh clean and very good indeed (plates are particularly fine and without creasing), toning and fading to spine and margins of boards, small tear to top of headband, no creases to spine, light marking to boards rubbing and edgewear to extremities, partial sun fade to back internal light foxing to front pages overall a very good copy in marvellous condition with lavish illustrations.

Hardcover. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, n.d. No date given but likely the 1920 edition. 10.5 x 8 inches. Unpaginated. 38 tipped-in b/w and color plates featuring illustrations by Ronald Balfour with additional illustrations in brown on pages opposite to text. Creme cloth boards lettered in gilt with circular illustration affixed to front board. Minor Soiling, minor tearing to spine-ends and corners.This collector's edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, illustrated by Ronald Balfour, is a rare find for lovers of literature. Published in 1920 by Dodd, Mead and Company in New York, this hardcover book is a first edition and an original print. The book is filled with beautiful illustrations by Balfour that enhance the reading experience. The book is categorized under Books & Magazines and Antiquarian & Collectible. This edition bears no personalization or signature and is not a facsimile. Language used in the book is English, making it accessible to a wider audience. The book is a great addition to any collection and a must-have for those who appreciate religion & spirituality and literature topics.; 16.00 x 12.00 x 2.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus, of the Balfour illustrated version. Hardback. Cream parchment boards with decorative inset roundel. Boards generally toned and rubbed to front, back and spine. Scuffing to corners, edges and to head and tail of spine. Neat gift inscription to ffep dated 1922. Dark brown pages as usual. Small corner crease to frontis plate and a couple of small corner creases on later plates. 38 tipped in plates: 6 full colour; 14 part colour detailing; 18 uncoloured. 42 illustrations within the text. Further details available on request. (Ud1).

First edition thus, 4to., cream paper-covered boards, gilt, with inlaid circular colour plate to front board, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 5 further colour plates, 18 tipped-in b/w plates, 14 tipped-in b/w plates with colour accents, and 39 vignettes; small ink ownership inscription (dated 1920) to upper margin of front free endpaper, light toning/foxing to endpapers, otherwise internally fresh and very good indeed (plates are fine and without creasing), toning to spine and margins of boards, small closed tear to headband, light vertical crease to spine, light marking to boards (small water stain to front board, and extensive water-stain to rear board), rubbing and slight wear to extremities, overall a very good copy.

First edition with Balfour's illustrations. 4to. Cream parchment boards with gilt lettering and colour roundel on the upper cover. A very good copy, boards a little dusty, with a darkened strip to the upper section of front board. Contemporary gift inscription to the front endpaper. Plates and contents bright and fresh. Six mounted colour plates, 32 tipped in black and white plates (many with highlights in another colour) plus line drawings in the text. 'A vision of the poem which is original and sincere if at times surprising.' The Times, 1920. Balfour's illustrations for Khayyam's verse are both erotic and sensuous, and it is not always immediately clear which part of the verse he is depicting. The line drawings are heavily reminiscent of the work of Aubrey Beardsley, while the colour pates reflect the emergence of Art Nouveau and the fashion design that Balfour was perhaps better known for. A contemporary review in the "Christmas Gift Books" page of The Scotsman on 25 November 1920 reads: "Mr Balfour's designs are fancifully Oriental in character, touched with a considerable suggestion of Aubrey Beardsley, and it is possible that his rather lank divinities might not have entirely appealed to the imagination of the Persian poet. The designs, however, display a remarkable lightness and grace of line, and some of the little line drawings, printed upon the brown paper which is also employed for the letterpress, are extremely dainty, while the more elaborate designs in black and white, or in colour, printed on plate paper, are quite brilliantly executed.".

Hardcover. Limited Edition, #100/100. Quarto, unpaginated; G; bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt 'Omar' to spine and front board; rear board with some mild rippling to cloth, some mild staining and rubbing to boards; top edge gilt; cracking to gutter at signature M, with first half of the text block beginning to separate from spine; Bookplate of J W Wadsworth to the front pastedown; with all 38 tipped in plates, six of which are in full color, the remainder largely black and white, although some have small splashes of color; numerous line drawings throughout; Limited Edition, #100/100 signed by Balfour.; shelved case 14. Very little is known about Balfour, with this being the first of only two works he illustrated. 1339725. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter Persian blue buckram over gold straw textured cloth, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed, bevelled edges. Folio. 12¼'' x 9¼''. Hand written number 41 of 50 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the artist 'Ronald Balfour.' Printed on Japanese vellum paper with an additional colour illustration. Contains [ii, blank], [viii], 152 unnumbered pages with 6 tipped-in full colour plates, 1 additional full-page colour illustration (opposite the title-page) heightened in gilt and water-colour with original tissue-guard, 14 tipped-in two colour plates, 18 tipped-in black and white plates, and numerous black and white text illustrations throughout. House illustrated bookplate belonging to 'Willougby Statham Smyth - Benchams, Devon' to the front paste down. [Willoughby Statham Smith (c1861-1946) of Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd., was a long established electrical instruments company which played an early role in the development of computers in the United Kingdom]. Benchams was built by Willoughby Statham Smith, a successful businessman, when he moved to the area in 1906. The cottage was originally built as an engine house which generated electricity for Southerton and was completely destroyed by fire in 2017. Minor rubbing to the corners and in Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Constable and Co., Ltd. 1920. Limited to 100 copies, hand numbered and signed by artist Ronald Balfour. This is number 93. 4to green cloth is a bit stained and worn around the edges. Deckle edges throughout. Tipped-in illustrations in colored b&w line-drawings and full-color plates. Gilt top edge. Previous owner (tasteful) bookplate on front paste down. Light foxing and smudges throughout. Still. gorgeous illustrations and quite rare. We can send photos to serious inquiries.

An original ink and watercolour drawing, heightened with white. Monogram to the top right hand corner. 25cm x 20cm. A stylish Art Deco style painting with profile of a female figure. Mounted, framed and glazed. In fine condition. Ronald Balfour is best known for his magnificent illustrations to Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, but little is known of his other works and there is no recorded publication of this painting.