Stephen Gooden Illustrator (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Gooden, Stephen (illustrator). Limited Numbered Edition. pioneering modern Irish novelist, dedicated to his lover, Lady Cunard. In 235 pages with haunting inset engraved frontispiece of a fountain created by renowned British artist Stephen Gooden (unattributed). This LIMITED, SIGNED, NUMBERED Edition of 1250 copies, of which this is No. 556, with author's signature beneath on limitation page. Hardcover has soft blue paper over quarter white cloth-covered boards, lettered in red & black script inside a paper title box to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, deckle-edged pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's identification stamp to half-title page. A hint of pushing to heel of spine & mild corner bumping, with Rubbing to extremities & mild corner bumping with slight loss here. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 62 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Gooden, Stephen (illustrator). 336 pages. 8.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. Stephen Gooden illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original straw buckram covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7˝'' x 5ź''. Rubáiyát over 62 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 4 mounted plates and 4 decorations by Stephen Gooden. Very Good clean condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 5/-. Gooden's work can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 8vo; publisher's full vellum; slightly bowed boards and darkened along spine, but still much better than most copies. With twelve engravings by Stephen Gooden. Limited edition #369 of 375, signed by both Moore and Gooden. Although nothing in the book explicitly indicates as much, this copy from the library of Nelson Doubleday. Doubleday purchased a controlling stake in the English publishing house, Heinemann, in 1921.

Condition: Very Good. Stephen Gooden (illustrator). A PERFECT PRESENT FOR A CAT LOVER Limited edition, number 93, of 110 copies, signed by the editor and illustrator, engraved title page and engraving on final page, printed on handmade paper, top edge gilt other edges uncut, endpapers lightly foxed, ź black calf and white buckram, original white card slip case foxed and rubbed but very sound, George G Harrap London, 1946.

Limited edition, this number 397 of 525 copies signed by the translator & illustrator; 2 vols, large 8vo; half-titles, engraved pictorial titles, each vol. with 12 further engraved plates by Gooden, tissue-guards, edges uncut; publisher's vellum over boards, with original cloth-jackets and slip-cases, vellum a little coloured from jackets, a very nice set. An attractive two volume deluxe edition of the Fables of La Fontaine, sensitively illustrated by the often underrated Stephen Gooden, most renowned perhaps for this work and his contribution to the Nonesuch Press Holy Bible (1925-27); he was also a prolific bookplate designer and even had banknote designs taken up by the Bank of England in the 1930s & '50s. The translator Edward Marsh was a well-known patron of literature and the arts, most notably for his recognition and support of the World War I poet Rupert Brooke, to whom this edition is dedicated. The trade edition of the same was issued in 1933, comprising only twelve plates.

Signed limited edition of Jean de La Fontaine's classic fables. Royal octavo, two volumes, bound in full vellum with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded title page vignette, genuine deckled edges, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with 26 engravings on copper. Boldly signed by translator Edward Marsh and illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophon page facing the title page. One of 525 numbered copies, this is number 246. In very good condition. Translated into English verse by Edward Marsh. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. The Fables of Jean de La Fontaine represent a pinnacle of 17th-century French literature, blending classical influences with sharp social commentary. Drawing inspiration from Aesop, Phaedrus, and Eastern traditions, La Fontaine crafted fables that were formally elegant, morally instructive, and richly allegorical. First published in multiple volumes between 1668 and 1694, the fables use animals and rural settings to satirize the court, critique human folly, and subtly question the power structures of Louis XIVâs absolutist regime. Their stylistic refinement, vivid characterizations, and rhythmic verse made them not only a cornerstone of French literary education but also a touchstone for Enlightenment thinkers who admired their wit and ethical nuance.

Signed limited edition of Aesop's Fables. Royal octavo, bound in full vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, vignette title-page, illustrated with engraved plates and decorations. Boldly signed by illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophon page at the rear. One of 525 numbered copies, this is number 304. In fine condition. Translated by famous and influential translator Sir Roger L'estrange. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. Housed in a custom cloth over vellum slipcase. Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death. By that time, a variety of other stories, jokes and proverbs were being ascribed to him, although some of that material was from sources earlier than him or came from beyond the Greek cultural sphere.

Condition: Very Good. First edition thus Stephen Gooden illustrated hard back binding in publisher's special quarter green leather binding over emerald green cloth boards, gilt title lettering to the spine, top edge gilt. 8vo. 8'' x 5˝''. Hand written number 36 of 125 Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the artist 'Stephen Gooden'. Rubáiyát over 63 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 4 full-page plates and 4 decorations by Stephen Gooden. The trade edition published in the same year contained the same plates, albeit were tipped-in and not full-page. Slight sun fading down the spine. Very Good condition book in Very Good peppermint green paper covered slip case carrying the correct limited edition number 36 for this book. Gooden's work can be found in the collections of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

265 x 170 mm. (10 3/8 x 6 1/2"). 4 p.l., 362 pp. Publisher's full vellum, smooth spine with gilt titling, partially unopened, edges untrimmed. In a later marbled paper slipcase. WITH 12 ENGRAVINGS BY STEPHEN GOODEN (nine of these full-page), with original tissue guards. Vellum with a little natural yellowing and a couple of small nicks and other imperfections, but the contents pristine. This is a beautiful, limited edition of Irish novelist George Moore's controversial retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, illustrated by Stephen Gooden. First published in 1916, the novel was nearly banned for blasphemy, and encouraged Moore (1852-1933) to publish his future works in limited editions. The copper engravings of Gooden (1892-1955) are among the most beautiful book illustrations of his day. Horne says that he was a "literary" artist who was sensitive to the form of the book, aware of the possibilities of its page for decoration, and able "to appreciate the quality of the books he illustrated." He had "an imaginative grasp of the subject matter, and his witty and elegant illustrations are finely engraved and inventive in design." The present work is in excellent condition, and signed by both the artist and the writer. No. 8 OF 375 COPIES, SIGNED by Stephen Gooden and George Moore.