Vickridge Alberta (27 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. (28 pages), 3 plates by Albert Wainwright, good/very good condition in marked paper covers, edges and corners of overlapping covers creased, some spotting throughout, heaviest on the first and last few leaves. Albert Wainwright (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (30 pages), 3 plates by Albert Wainwright, very good condition in marked paper covers, edges and corners of overlapping covers creased, edges of pages spotted. Albert Wainwright (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (30 pages), 3 plates by Albert Wainwright, very good condition in marked paper covers, edges and corners of overlapping covers creased, some light spotting. Albert Wainwright (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 18, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages. Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 30 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 18, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 14, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages.Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 32 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 18, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 18, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 14, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages. Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 28 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages. Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 32 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 18, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages. Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 28 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original beige, border decorated, soft card covers. Covers rubbed and slightly creased where they overlap the pages. Name stamp to ffep.Illustrate with sketches within text. 8vo. pp. 36 plus frontispiece. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cream, border decorated, wrappers. Covers rubbed. Name stamp to ffep. Small 8vo. pp. 14, including inside of covers. Very nice copy of this scarce item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 39pp. Plain card wrappers with an integral dust wrapper, lettered in black and red and with two small decorations. With a frontispiece, two full-page drawings and six decorations in the text. Some toning to the wrapper margins, and a light crease to the base of the upper wrapper. Edges, endpapers and several preliminary leaves and margins quite lightly spotted. A very good copy. A two-page foreword by the author precedes six poems and a song with an accompanying musical score. The author's eighth book, once again hand-printed and issued under her own imprint. Alberta Vickridge (1890-1963) was a Bradford-born author of nine volumes of poetry, six of which were printed and issued under her own Jongleur Press imprint (she also single-handedly issued a quarterly literary journal, 'The Jongleur', for nearly thirty years). She won a Bard's Crown and Bardic Chair at the 1924 Eisteddfod for her extended poem 'The Forsaken Princess', the only Yorkshire woman so awarded; and her work was admired by J. B. Priestley, Wilfred Gibson and Agatha Christie (she and Christie worked together as VADs in the Red Cross Town Hall Hospital in Torquay during the Great War). Today she is all but forgotten in her native Yorkshire. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced].…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 56. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 56.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 68. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1919 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 68.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, limited to 225 copies printed by the author on a foot-operated Platen Number 2 Postcard Press installed in the attic of her Beamsley House home. This copy inscribed by the author to an un-named recipient at the head of an unprinted preliminary leaf: "With Poetry, from alberta Vickridge, Xmas, '32". Slim 8vo. 35pp sewn into unprinted card wrappers with an integral dust wrapper. Some spotting to the edges, and to four or five preliminary and concluding leaves, and with a touch more sporadic spotting throughout. Some toning to the wrapper margins, and a short, light crease to the upper corner. A very good copy of the author's seventh book. A dedicatory verse and a brief introductory note by the author precedes eighteen poems and the title-piece, a short verse-play. Most uncommon, and much more so with the author's inscription. Alberta Vickridge (1890-1963) was a Bradford-born author of nine volumes of poetry, six of which were printed and issued under her own Jongleur Press imprint (she also single-handedly issued a quarterly literary journal, 'The Jongleur', for nearly thirty years). She won a Bard's Crown and Bardic Chair at the 1924 Eisteddfod for her extended poem 'The Forsaken Princess', the only Yorkshire woman so awarded; and her work was admired by J. B. Priestley, Wilfred Gibson and Agatha Christie (she and Christie worked together as VADs in the Red Cross Town Hall Hospital in Torquay during the Great War). Today she is all but forgotten in her native Yorkshire. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced]. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Decorations (mostly vignettes of nude fairies) by Marygold Cecilia Crowe. Thin octavo. 45, [3]pp. Papercovered boards with printed label. A few spots on the boards, foxing on endpapers, very good in lightly toned near fine printed wraparound band. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in. One of 250 copies. Vickridge is a mostly forgotten Yorkshire poet, who first gained success during WWI, (where one of her poems was chosen for publication over Wilfred Owens' "Song of Songs". She printed her own books and those of others from the attic of her family home, as well as *The Jongleur. A Quarterly Magazine of Verse*. Her work was admired and praised by J.B. Priestley, Wilfred Gibson, and Agatha Christie. Includes the poem, "The Lesbian" about Sappho. …

First edition. Octavo. 48 pages. Illustrated with decorations by Marygold Cecilia Crowe. Boards with title label on front. One of 250 copies. The author had taught herself to print on a handpress installed in the attic of Beamsley House. For thirty years she produced printed work by a number of writers, herself included of course.Corners slightly bumped. Very good indeed in the original glassine dustwrapper which is a bit chipped.…

First edition. Octavo. pp 58, [2] adverts. Boards. A collection which includes the author's war poems.Presentation copy from the author to a fellow poet, inscribed by her on the front free endpaper: ''To Wilfrid Gibson a token of sincere admiration. Albert Vickridge. Southern Counties Eisteddfod, 1924''. The book was inscribed on the occasion of the award to Vickridge of the Bardic Chair and Crown for her poem ''The Forsaken Princess''. When Vickridge later learned how to use a hand-printer she had installed in the attic at Beamsley House Wilfrid Gibson was among the poets whose work she published.The backstrip is missing but the book stills holds firmly together. Covers slightly faded at the edges. Small bump to rear cover. Good, internally fine. Scarce, even when uninscribed. …

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2020, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1919. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 64, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 64.…

FIRST EDITION, pp. [28], crown 8vo, original black wrappers with printed red paper label to front, touch of creasing to overhanging edges and a couple of very faint marks to rear, ownership stamp to flyleaf, tiny spot at head of same, near fine. Inscribed by the author to the verso of the flyleaf: Christmas Greetings from Alberta Vickridge, 1940'. Scarce. The majority of the poems relate to the present conflict, though there is a section of poems at the back concerning the Great War, during which Vickridge was a VAD nurse. As a female poet, printer and literary editor (her magazine, The Jongleur, combining the three), Vickridge is an important but neglected figure - all her books are scarce, this being the last of them. …

Full Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine, front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED, GREEN, BLUE, MAGENTA, TAN, PURPLE DEEP BROWN, BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in [1919] and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 64, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material, slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. {FOLIO EDITION (Size 12x19 Inches) IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST}. 64.…