Hedylus: First Edition (13 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Literary Series. First thus. Uncoated gray dustjacket has some toning to edges and folds, some shelfwear mostly to top edge. Spine subtly sunned. Burgundy cloth boards have a bit of shelfwear to edges and perhaps some subtle sunning to top edge. Corners lightly bumped. Gilt cover and spine titling sharp and bright. Some foxing and light soiling to edges of text block, strongest to top edge. Interior clean, bright, tight.…

First Edition. Fine cloth review copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 156 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 23 cm. Subjects; Ancient. Domestic relations. American Literature. Prose. Fiction 20th Century. Greece. American writers. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth review copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 156 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 23 cm. Subjects; Ancient. Domestic relations. American Literature. Prose. Fiction 20th Century. Greece. American writers. 1 Kg.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good copy with no lean to spine and no interior markings.pages uncut.Black / gray/blue checked board from the 775 copies printed in Great Britain by Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-Upon-Avon for Basil Blackwell Oxford and Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York of which 750 are for sale in Great Britain and the United States of America." .Outside edges and corners are moderately rubbed and bumped .binding is firm and pages are clean and unmarked.…

Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 185 pages. Cloth wrapped pictorial gold, blue and black checkered boards, black cloth spine. One of 775 copies. Some small scuffing to boards, bumping to crown and bottom of spine, minor sunning to spine. Minor age wear to tips of pages, but book is in good condition. Hilda Doolittle (September 10, 1886, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States September 27, 1961, Zürich, Switzerland), prominently known only by her initials H.D., was an American poet, novelist and memoirist. She is best known for her association with the key early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poets, although her later writing represents a move away from the Imagist model and towards a distinctly feminine version of modernist poetry and prose. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with modest age-toning.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Limited to 775 copies. Original cloth-backed marbled boards (spine stamped "Houghton Mifflin"). Unopened. Cover corners worn.

Decorative Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hedylus (1928) — A Scarce Limited Edition First Printing One of Only 775 Copies Printed at the Renowned Shakespeare Head Press Secure an exceptional, investment-grade copy of H.D. (Hilda Doolittle's) evocative modernist novel, Hedylus. Published in 1928, this exquisite edition was masterfully produced by the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford-upon-Avon. With a strict limitation of only 775 copies produced for the combined British and American markets, this is a highly sought-after rarity for collectors of 20th-century literature and fine press printings. Collector & Bibliographic Highlights: Limited Edition Provenance: A verified scarce printing, representing one of the most aesthetically pleasing and bibliographically significant editions of H.D.'s work. Modernist Masterpiece: Hedylus stands as a defining work of H.D.'s prose, showcasing her unique ability to blend classical mythology with the sensibilities of modernism—a must-have for any serious library of Imagist poetry and prose. Rare Dust Jacket Survival: Accompanied by the original white and black dust jacket, which is a significant find for this title. It remains a remarkably nice copy, preserving the integrity of the fragile 1920s paper stock. Condition & Material Details: Binding: Original publisher's elegant Decorative Boards. State: Very Good. Both the book and the dust jacket are in excellent condition. The jacket exhibits light, honest soil and minor, characteristic chipping to the top rear edge, with expected natural darkening to the spine—all of which serve to confirm the authenticity of this original 1928 survival. Format: 12mo (Duodecimo) — over 6" - 7" tall. An essential acquisition for private collections or institutions specializing in Modernism, H.D. first editions, or fine press antiquarian imprints. [Store Loc. 2.5].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket (as issued). First Edition. 1st Printing. 1928. 1 of 775 copies printed. Nice Firm Clean copy ! With a blue, gold and black decor on boards. Light general wear. 185 pages. Novel about Hedyle, 3rd century B.C. an Iambic poetess, daughter of Moschine the Athenian, and mother of Hedylus. She wrote a poem entitled Skylle, from which a passage is cited by Athenaeus. 6166.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, Pages clean and bright, Binding firm, Light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Limited to 520 U.S. copies. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($4.50), generally toned, a chip at the foot of the spine. Quarter black cloth with patterned paper on the boards, rubbed at the bottom edge. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Doolittle's second novel, one in the vein of the Greek classics.…

185pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 1st Edition. Printed at Stratford-upon-Avon by the Shakespeare Head Press. First Edition, one of 775 copies printed. 185pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Decorated boards and cloth. Very good copy in Houghton Mifflin dust jacket with small chips from head and foot. Very uncommon thus Printed at Stratford-upon-Avon by the Shakespeare Head Press. First Edition, one of 775 copies printed.…

First Edition. First edition, small 8vo, pp. [6], 185; a fine, largely unopened copy in original black cloth-backed blue and gold patterned boards, preserving the original printed dust-jacket (with the Houghton Mifflin imprint) which is a bit soiled and slightly darkened on the spine.