Three Prospectuses (10 results)

Prospectuses for Montherlant, THE FIRE THAT CONSUMES, one 4to sheet, folded twice; Mandelstam, JOURNEY TO ARMENIA, One 12mo sheet, folded twice; and Colette, CHERI, one narrow 8vo sheet French-folded to form 4 page surfaces, printed by Peter Koch. All are fine.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 28x20cm single sheet folded to [4pp], 23x15cm single sheet folded to [4pp], 26x13cm single sheet, order form/envelope laid-in to 'Bookways'. Three prospectuses / announcements, only 'Doors of Perception' dated (1987), the most substantial being for 'Bookways', 'A new Quarterly for the contemporary book arts' which ran for sixteen issues from 1991-1995. Near fine (some light edge creases, small mark to front of 'Doors of Perception'.…

PB. Condition: fine, wraps (softcover). As the title on the envelope (5 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches) explains, this is a Gathering of Kat Ran items. Included in this Propectus for Members of the Columbiad Club are: A SHORT SURVEY OF THE FIRST THREE TITLES: SUMMER 2000; UNE SHORT SURVEY DES SECOND THREE TITLES AVEC ACCOUNT DES FIRST THREE BOOKS: FLORENCE 2002; and, A NEW BOOK FROM KAT RAN PRESS - OVERPASS - Unique and Uncommon.…

Condition: Good. first edition, [15] pp., paperback, extracted from larger bound volume & re-stapled, minor library markings, text clean. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light mauve thin card folder with pocket containing three illustrated prospectuses for limited edition books published by Artists' Choice Editions. 1. Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. Information sheet with print details and prices. Sample double page spread with two illustrations. Promotional leaflet A5 size. 2. Acrostics by Graham Ovenden with decorative borders by Brian Partridge. Information sheet with print details and prices. Sample double-page spread with colour illustration of girl with 'blossoms in her hair'. 3. The Summer House written and illustrated by Ian Beck. Single sheet of cream laid paper folded twice to form A4 prospectus. Four line drawings, brown on cream. Decorative titling on front cover. Print details and price on rear cover. Together with an unused Order Form for any of the three publications. All in fine condition. Will ship with card protection. Hilary Paynter; Brian Partridge; Ian Beck (illustrator).…

Wrappers. Condition: Nearly Fine. First Edition. All were published in 1931. They are: Robert Souithey, "After Blenheim", small tear and gentle crease at top; Po Chu-i, "The Lute Girl"; and Samuel Coleridge, "Kubla Khan". Two with full-page color illustration, the Southey in black and white. Size: Large Quarto. …

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Three prospectuses in printed envelope. Envelope measures 7½" x 5½". The nicely printed prospectuses are fine; the envelope is about fine with a tiny bit of wear at the corners. Prospectuses for *An Account Of My Hut*, the *Hojoki* of Kamo no Chomei, translated by Donald Keene; Thomas Merton's translation of Guigo the Carthusian's letter on the solitary life; and two newly published "pawlet" pamphlets by James Merrill and Stephen Sandy. (This prospectus also advertises that a few copies of the first two "pawlet" pamphlets, by John Hollander and Barbara Gibbs, from the late 1950s are still available.).…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1917 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 and contains approximately 48 pages. 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.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Three charming and very scarce prospectuses for works published by The Fleece Press, a private press dedicated to producing finely crafted, limited-edition books about wood engravers. Three very scarce advertising prospectuses, alongside a typed letter advertising another work from the press.Simon Lawrence founded the Fleece Press in 1980, with the intention of using it to celebrate British art, particularly focusing on wood engraving and the works of interwar and wartime artists.The first work is the scarce advertising prospectus 'More Fleece Press Books for 2005', one of 1,200 copies of this work produced, detailing the 2005 publication of 'Two Superiors. T.E.Lawrence and George Brough', 'The Bookplates of Richard Shirley Smith' and 'Endeavours and Experiments. John Buckland Wright's essays in woodcut and colour engraving.'The second work is a very scarce 2005 advertising prospectus for the publication of 'The Inward Laugh, Edward Bawden and his Circle' by Dr Malcolm Yorke. Complete with a loosely inserted errata slip, and illustrated with two tipped in colour plates. Collated, complete.The final volume is a very scarce 2006 prospectus - titled 'An Important New Book From Fleece Press' - for 'The Graphic Work of Barnett Freedman' by Ian Rogerson. This prospectus is one of 1,450 produced.Illustrated with two tipped in colour plates. Collated, complete.Also present is a typed letter from Lawrence, advertising the 2006 publication of 'Bookplates by Richard Shirley Smith', another publication from the press. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine. Barnett Freedman; Edward Bawden (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Very good pamphlet copies; edges slightly dulled and creased. Remain well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 pamphlets of various sizes. Contents; Prospectus of The Odyssey translated by T. E. Shaw; Prospectus: "Some news from The Golden Cockerel Press" - Crusader Castle, The Green Ship, Song of Songs; Prospectus: The Golden Cockerel Press, Spring 1928, The Canterbury Tales. 1 Kg.…