Strict Seasons (9 results)

[2],134, [2] p. Advertisements on final leaf. 17cm. Publisher's brown cloth, embossed and spine gilt. Minor rubs on edges and corners, internally clean and bright. Description cut from a previous bookseller's catalogue laid in, describing it as a superb copy '. Not in Cagle.

FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. 4.25 x 6.75 inches. 27 + [1] + 134 pp. + [2] pp. advertisements. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt; spine rebacked using original. Extremities worn and foxing and staining of pages, with some damage to pp. 15-18 with slight loss of text; otherwise a good copy. Decorated by author's device on title page. Scarce cookery book, also containing remedies and a section on 'Things to be remembered,' etc. The identity of the author is unknown. COOKERY FOOD GASTRONOMY 19TH CENTURY COOKERY.

A green portfolio, pictorial label on front cover, containing 5 broadsides, and two descriptive sheets. Fine condition. Limited to 52 copies. The five broadsides each combine the work of a poet with an artist; the combinations are: James Berry & Helen Hawley [Air and Clod] / John Ormond & Mary Norman [Among Friends] / Emma Rose & Clarissa Upchurch [Dream] / Fred Sedgwick & Corridan Graddon [In St. Philip's Churchyard] / Anne Stevenson & George Szirtes [Ah Babel]. Each broadside is signed by the artist and the poet, all number 32 of 52 numbered copies. One corner of the portfolio is slightly bent, otherwise fine. Handsomely printed, the broadsides are quite attractive. An early production of The Starwheel Press, which was co-edited by George Szirtes and Clarissa Upchurch.

First edition. Card portfolio with pictorial title label, containing broadside poems by five different authors, each of which is illustrated with an etching by a different artist. The poets are James Berry (''Air and Clod''), John Ormond (''Among Friends''), Emma Rose (''Dream''), Fred Sedgwick (''In St. Philip's Churchyard'') and Anne Stevenson (''Ah Babel''). The artists are, respectively, Helen Hawley, Mary Norman, Clarissa Upchurch, Corridan Graddon and George Szirtes. The last-named was co-founder of the Starwheel Press. The portfolio also contains a title-sheet and a Contributors sheet.Each poem is printed on handmade paper and is one of 52 numbered copies signed by the author and the artist.Portfolio slightly creased. Contents fine.

8vo. 4.25 x 5.75 inches. xv +[i] + 298 pp. Lacks three final leaves of advertisements. Half title. Bound in original calf with gilt borders; rebacked, spine in compartments, with raised bands, with contrasting label, gilt. A three part survey of the angling rivers of Britain and Ireland, a description of their fishes and an account of the baits and artificial flies employed to catch them. Samuel Taylor (1748/49-1811) was born in or near Shrewsbury, where he developed his love of angling in the local rivers. His 1800 book was the culmination of more than forty years' experience in the practice. He was also well known as a stenographer and practitioner of the art of shorthand. NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE ANGLING SPORT- RIVERS 18TH CENTURY NATURAL HISTORY/SCIENCE ESTC T112416. Westwood and Satchell, 205.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1867 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 177 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. 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. Pages: 177 Language: English.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Broadside portfolio. Five broadsides, each measuring approximately 8½" x 12" and with an original Signed etching; the artists are Helen Hawley, Mary Norman, Clarissa Upchurch, Corridan Graddon, and George Szirtes. Accompanied by two slightly smaller sheets, a title page and contributor list (as well as two adjacent advertisements) laid into a portfolio with printed paper label. The broadsides are fine; the portfolio is slightly creased at one corner, else fine. Each broadside is Signed by both the poet and artist. A handsome production, issued in 52 copies only, printed on handmade paper (presumably by The St. Albans Paper Company, with their advertising card laid in). The poems are "Air and Clod" by James Berry; "Among Friends" by John Ormond; "Dream" by Emma Rose; "In St. Philip's Churchyard" by Fred Sedgwick; and "Ah Babel" by Anne Stevenson. *OCLC* locates five sets, three in the U.S. (Delaware, Emory, UC San Diego).

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Broadside portfolio. Five broadsides, each measuring approximately 8½" x 12" and with an original Signed etching; the artists are Helen Hawley, Mary Norman, Clarissa Upchurch, Corridan Graddon, and George Szirtes. Accompanied by two slightly smaller sheets, a title page and contributor list and laid into a portfolio with printed paper label. The broadsides are fine; the portfolio is very good or better with some creasing at the corners. Each broadside is Signed by both the poet and artist. With an Autograph Letter Signed from contributor and press cofounder George Szirtes, on Star Wheel Press stationery, thanking someone for their order, laid in. A handsome production, issued in 52 copies only, printed on handmade paper. The poems are "Air and Clod" by James Berry; "Among Friends" by John Ormond; "Dream" by Emma Rose; "In St. Philip's Churchyard" by Fred Sedgwick; and "Ah Babel" by Anne Stevenson. *OCLC* locates five sets, three in the U.S. (Delaware, Emory, UC San Diego).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4to. Five sheets of handmade paper loose in portfolio, (printed paper label), with extra title and "Contributors" sheets; one corner of portfolio slightly creased. Edition limited to 55 numbered copies, each broadside signed by author and artist. George Szirtes and his wife, Clarissa Upchurch, founders of the Starwheel Press, set out to produce a portfolio a year. To this one James Berry contributes "Air and Clod", John Ormond "Among Friends", Emma Rose "Dream", Fred Sedgwick "In St. Philip's Churchyard" and Anne Stevenson "Ah Babel". Signed by Author(s).