Dynasts by Hardy Thomas, Signed (16 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Nicholas Parry (illustrator). Large format sewn pamphlet, (8 pages), illustrated with engravings by Nicholas Parry, very good condition in paper covers, covers and edges of pages spotted, number 39 of an edition of 230 copies signed by Parry. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Ivory Paper boards/Leather Spi. Condition: Good. Nicholas Parry (illustrator). Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 230 COPIES, THIS BEING COPY NUMBER 153, not paginated, illustrated with 4 engravings by Nicholas Parry and printed by him and Mary Parry, limitation page signed by Nicholass Parry, marbled endpapers, ivory paper-covered boards with title label pasted to upper board, brown leather spine, boards have some foxing and spine a little creased with some white marks. THE TERN PRESS 1973-2012 We have been fortunate to obtain a collection of 25 titles from The Tern Press created by Nicholas and Mary Parry in 1973. Looking through the books you come to appreciate the love and care that Nicholas and Mary had for the craft of creating books as works of individual art. These slim volumes with their variety of illustrations, print types and use of different materials for binding make for truly individual works of art. Never more than 200 copies, often under a 100, these beautiful books make an ideal present and with their very small print run deserve to join the Private Press classic publishers of previous years as fine examples of the craftsmanship of their time. Size: Quarto. Illustrator. Poetry.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Parry, Nicholas (illustrator). Limited Edition. Booklet. Unpaginated, [14]pp. Engravings by Nicholas Parry. Printed in 14pt Caslon on Zerkall paper by Nicholas & Mary Parry. No. 119 of a limited edition of only 230 copies, signed by Mary and Nicholas Parry. Slightest wear. A wonderful copy. (bs6). Signed by Artist.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. With engravings by Nicholas Parry. Signed by Parry. Limited edition 8/230. H.26cm W.17cm D.0.5cm. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. Nicholas Parry (illustrator). Limited / Numbered. Number 146 of 230 coipies signed by the illustrator. pp [12] A criso copy, pics available Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDY, Thomas. The Dynasts. An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon. In Three Parts. (Signed limited large paper edition) London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927. 3 volumes, large 8vo. Frontispiece etched portrait of Hardy by Francis Dodd in volume I, signed by the artist in pencil with tissue guard. One of 525 large paper copies signed by Hardy. Printed on handmade paper with titles and act headings in red. Original quarter vellum, gilt lettered spines, batik paper boards, edges uncut. With the original dust jackets. Very good in very good jackets. Spines of the jackets toned. Volume I jacket with loss to the head of the spine and rear panel and a small mark to the centre of the front panel. Volume II jacket with tape repairs to the reverse. Vellum spines yellowed. Sporadic light foxing to preliminaries. Hardy's vast historical drama of the Napoleonic wars, first issued in parts between 1904 and 1908. Conceived as a "closet drama" intended primarily for reading, it represents Hardy's most ambitious poetic work. The play traces the campaigns of Napoleon from the outbreak of war in 1805 to Waterloo, combining historical figures with Hardy's characteristic philosophical reflections on fate and history. A signed limited issue, enhanced by the signed etched portrait by Francis Dodd. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. The Dynasts. An epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes, the time covered by the action being about ten years. By Thomas Hardy One of 525 large hand-made paper copies of The Dynasts in three volumes. Signed in pencil by the author, Thomas Hardy, on the copyright page. Etched portrait front piece by Francis Dodd to Volume 1. With printed bookplates of Stephen Caplin on the front pastedown of each volume. All volumes are in excellent condition with original velum backed batik boards. Clean contents and a lovely find. Royal 8vo. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. 3 Volumes ~ by Thomas Hardy, Signed by the Author in Vol 1; pub by Macmillan And Co, London 1927. Limited Edition of 525 Copies. Quarto - 8" x 11" , bound in ¼ Vellum with title in gilt on spine of each vol and with decorated paper covers. Hardy's signature is on inside page of volume 1. Printed on hand made paper at The Chiswick Press, side and bottom edges are uncut. Many pps of each vol are still uncut. A small sticker is on the inside pg of each volume noting ' Phoenix Book Shop, 41 East 49 Street, New York City'. Some slight wear on covers and 4 corners are bruised of each volume. Books in good condition. Vol 1 - xii + 168pps; frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Hardy by Francis Dodd, with original tissue cover. Vol 11 - vi + 212pps. Vol 111 - xiii + 238pps. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, signed limited issue of Hardy's epic drama. Quarto, three volumes, original half vellum over decorated paper boards with gilt titles to the spine, etched frontispiece portrait by Francis Dodd. One of five hundred and twenty-five copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Near fine in the rare original dust jackets which are in very good condition. George Orwell wrote that Hardy had "set free his genius" by writing this drama and thought its main appeal was "in the grandiose and rather evil vision of armies marching and counter-marching through the mists, and men dying by hundreds of thousands in the Russian snows, and all for absolutely nothing." Hardy himself described this work as "an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Three volumes (complete), quarto, vellum and Japanese paper-covered boards lettered in gilt. Signed limited edition, with a new frontispiece etching of Hardy by Francis Dodd, signed in pencil. One of 525 numbered copies, signed by Hardy. Purdy pages 134, 135. A handsome set. Signed by Author(s).

Signed limited edition, one of 525 copies signed by the author and featuring a new etched portrait of Hardy signed by the artist Francis Dodd in pencil. Handsomely printed on large handmade paper, The Dynasts is the culmination of Hardy's interest in Napoleon and the Napoleonic wars. "Through more than thirty years this epic-drama was taking shape in his mind" (Purdy). The work was published in three parts from 1904 to 1908. As a closet drama, the play was intended for private reading rather than performance. Despite this, the play was staged in London's Kingsway Theatre in 1914, which led to a renewed interest in the work. Purdy, pp. 134-5. 3 vols, large octavo. Frontispiece etched portrait of Hardy by Francis Dodd in vol. 1, with tissue guard. Title pages, headings, and running acts and scene numbers printed in red. Original quarter vellum, spines lettered in gilt, decorative batik paper boards, edges uncut and largely unopened. With dust jackets. Spine ends bumped; jackets without price as issued, a few creases and short closed tears: a near-fine set in very good jackets.

One of 575 copies, signed by the Author. Dodd, Francis. One of 575 copies, signed by the Author. Etched frontispiece portrait by Francis Dodd. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Decorated paper boards, vellum spines. Fine, bookplate of Roy Chester Barker Etched frontispiece portrait by Francis Dodd. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Signed.

hardback. Condition: Fine. 3 vols. 1/525 signed sets of the large-paper edition. Portrait frontispiece in vol.1. London (Macmillan) 1927. Vellum-backed patterned boards. Few traces of foxing else a fine and unopened set in somewhat worn dw. y.

3 Volumes. large 8vo. pp. 165, [1 leaf]; vi, 211, [1]; vii, 235, [1 leaf]. etched portrait frontis. by Francis Dodd, signed in pencil by the Artist. half morocco, t.e.g. (spines darkened). Limited to 525 copies on large paper, signed by the Author. Composed in the Baskerville Fount and printed on hand-made paper at the Chiswick Press.

HARDY, Thomas. The Dynasts. 4to. Three vols. Orig. vellum-backed boards. London: Macmillan, 1927. First large-paper edition, limited to 525 sets signed by Hardy. A fine set in an elaborately decorated full-leather cloth folding box. With the Doheny bookplates. Signed.

One of 575 copies, signed by the Author. One of 575 copies, signed by the Author. Etched frontispiece portrait by Francis Dodd. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Decorated paper boards, vellum spines. Fine, the second and third volumes in tan printed dust jackets Etched frontispiece portrait by Francis Dodd. 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Signed.