Walter Mare Signed (12 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. 1st Edition 1946. A 2pp. letter hand-written by Walter de la Mare Jack Haines. A 28 line letter written to poet and solictior Jack Haines. The letter is candid and affectionate and relates to 'the labour of love' involved in writing the introduction to Vivian Locke Ellis's 'Collected Lyrical Poems'. He says that the Ellis poem 'Go, nor Aquaint the rose' continues to 'bloom' in him and goes on to talk about the first time he met Locke Ellis. He also mentions other poets and mutual friends- Jack Squire, Bernard Hockley - and laments the dying of so many friends. Comes with a copy of the 'Collected Lyrical Poems' by Vivian Locke Ellis, published by Faber in 1946. There is also a hand-written postcard card by Locke Ellis giving directions to Jack Haines telling him of the trains- and times of the trains- that he needs to catch to visit him. Book is very good++ and very bright. The wrapper is near very good with edges rubbed and nicked. Small loss to wrapper spine. A few odd closed tears to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15270. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. J A Shepherd (illustrator). New Edition. New Re-Set Edition 1928. Tipped in letter to front endpaper from the author. Illustrated by J A Shepherd. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good+ with rubbed and nicked edges. Light age toning. More images can be taken upon request.Ref 15423. Signed by Author(s).

First Edward Ardizzone illustrated edition hard back binding in publisher's original Edward Ardizzone illustrated lemon cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6ĵ''. Contains 107 pp with monochrome line illustrations throughout. Erased message to the front free end paper. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chip to the top of the spine, short closed tear to the bottom, not price clipped, 8s 6d. Dust wrapper protected. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. John Piper (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 1946. Signed poetic inscriptions from John Piper and Walter De La Mare. With 4 Drawings by John Piper lithographed at the Baynard Press. .Book is very good++ and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and bright with heavy rubbing and nicks to edges/spine. Spine with chips and loss replaced with matching paper. A few closed tears to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 12041###014591. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Octavo. SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE ON COLOPHON without personalization. LIMITED TO 275 COPIES. THIS IS No. 49. xi, 110 pp. Bound in beige cloth spine over blue boards; leather label on spine. Internally fine, small stain at foot of spine and a little toning to upper boards; very good+.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Octavo. SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE ON COLOPHON without personalization. ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY DE LA MARE ON FFEP WITH 4 LINE POEM DATED CHRISTMAS 1925. LIMITED EDITION OF 278 COPIES. THIS IS No. 60. Beige cloth spine over blue boards, leather label on spine. A Very Good+ copy; internally fine; small chip to label on spine, not affecting title. Top cover corners bumped.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE ON FEP. 12mo, 91 pp. Bound in black cloth spine over decorative boards; paper label on spine. Fine, no dust jacket. Housed in an excellent black quarter leather slipcase, spine decorated in gilt, with chemise.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page in faded ink, this is the first trade edition, not the limited edition. The brilliant illustrations are by A. H. Watson. Some are in colour on fine art paper, others are in mono. All are splendid, matching the wonderful stories. In near fine condition for its age. No other inscriptions or annotations. Some pages have some slight tears, which was common in those days when books were often sold with uncut pages. However, this is all superficial and rather adds to the period charm. RARE in a signed first edition. Signed by Author.

A limited edition (600 copies only) of Walter de la Mare's poetry SIGNED BY WALTER de la MARE. Bespoke re-binding, with grey boards, dark grey buckram spine, gold lettering on spine & contained in a grey slipcase. Fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Extremely rare as a signed copy. This broadsheet pamphlet is number three in the series produced by Porpoise. Enclosed with this copy is the prospectus. But the chief factor about this copy is the signature of the author, very neatly placed above the title in ink, which has faded slightly over the years.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A rightly celebrated anthology, with a famously gorgeous jacket and illustrations by Barnett Freedman. This was featured in the brilliant Pallant House exhibition. Walter de la Mare has signed this on the title page. It is a third impression, and there is an inscription on the half title, but that is neat and discrete. There are many gems here, from all periods. The jacket is less damaged than most copies of this book. There is a protecting sleeve on it now. The binding is tight and the charming vignette by Freedman on the cover is fresh looking when its age is allowed for. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Beautifully signed and numbered on a limitation page, copy number 18 of only 500 copies. Fabulous stylish illustrations by Lovat Fraser! A justly celebrated collection from this always fascinating author. Grading this as Fine takes into consideration the age issued, 1934. That's even older than I am, folks! I'm a fan of WDLM, and have been since I was a nipper in the last century. Beautifully bound in cream buckram with a great lily cartouche on the cover. Clean and tight binding and a bit of a bonus; on the inside endpaper there is a contemporaneous bookplate, very stylish, and named for May Vreeland. It has what I assume is an original clear wrapper. An altogether delightful collector's item. Signed by Author.