London: Oxford University Press, 1960. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1926. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Price-clipped d/w very slightly faded on the spine and slightly rubbed at edges. Fine in near fine d/w. #294 in The World's Classics.
Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, 1976. 8vo. First English language edition. Original two colour cloth, gilt. Short closed tear at head of d/w spine has been internally repaired. Fne in very good + dust-wrapper.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. 4to. Limited edition. #781 of 1475 copies. Rebound in full tan niger morocco, gilt, by Henry Sotheran, apparently to match the publisher's binding on the set of Shakespeare's Works (1929-33) which was another highlight of the Nonesuch Press. Top edge gilt. New endpapers. Double page.....
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. 4to. Limited edition. #419 of 1475 copies. Original orange-stained vellum, gilt. Top edge gilt 'on the rough', others untrimmed. Double page illustrations from Botticelli's drawings in Berlin and Rome. Spine faded, as usual. Boards unwarped and contents clean. Near fine.
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1907. 16mo. First impression in this series. Original blind-stamped green cloth. Spine faded and covers spotted. Light foxing to prelims. Ink stamp of St. Patrick's College School Library Armagh on fly. Good +. #134 in The World's Classics.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1951. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Price-clipped d/w is rubbed along the edges and has a few nicks. Near fine in very good + d/w. #134 in The World's Classics.
London: Martin Secker, 1933. 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth spine, gilt, with blue paper-covered boards. Fore edge untrimmed. Each 'conceit' is illustrated with a wood-engraving by Ravilious. Cloth faded and rubbed at the spine ends. Boards patchily faded and slightly rubbed at the tips. Endpapers a bit foxed and.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1926. 8vo. First edition. Signed, limited edition. #21 of 100 special copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Original green buckram, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Wood engravings throughout by Eric Ravilious. Spine faded. Near fine. The first book illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1921. 16mo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1906. Original 'Sultan-red' limp leather, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Covers very slightly rubbed. Endpapers tanned. Near fine. #85 in The World's Classics. The 'Sultan-red' limp leather binding is notoriously fragile and copies.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1921. 16mo. Reprint. First published in this series in 1906. Original full brown grained leather, with embossed lettering and borders to the front cover and spine, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Spine ends just a little rubbed. Neat ink presentation on front.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1940. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1906. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Price-clipped d/w with tiny loss to the spine ends and corner tips. Near fine in near fine d/w. #85 in The World's Classics. A......
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd & Smith, Elder and Company, 1903-4. 8vo. 15 volumes, set. Limited edition of 775 copies. Contemporary full straight grain red morocco by Birdsall of Northampton, with five raised bands, gilt. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece in volume 1. Just a little scuffing.....
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. 12mo. First US edition. Presentation inscription on the flyleaf: 'With all good wishes from the author, Daisy Ashford'. Original illustrated paper boards. Frontispiece of the author aged nine. Very slight pushing to the spine ends and corner tips. Author inscription in ink on.....
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1935. 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth lettered in green. Spine-faded, slightly dust-soiled and rubbed d/w has a portion missing from the front panel. With ringed pencil mark to front panel. Near fine in very good dust-wrapper. From the Victor Gollancz archive.
London: James Barrie, 1955. 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth. Small stain to bottom of fore edge. Neat ink ownership, dated 1956, on fly. D/w a little rubbed and tanned with a couple of nicks. Near fine in very good + dust-wrapper. A collection of 27 ghost stories with contributors.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. 8vo. First UK edition. Original wraps. Fine.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1929. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original green pebble grain 'moroccoette', gilt. Rounded corners. All edges stained green. Ink presentation on fly. Near fine. #129 in The World's Classics. A variant binding.
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1927. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1907. Original green cloth imitating grained leather. Spine embossed, gilt. Front cover embossed with the title and a winged torch emblem. Top edge stained green. Neat ink presentation on front free endpaper (partially erased).....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1929. 16mo. First impression in The World's Classics. Original green cloth imitating grained leather. Spine embossed, gilt. Front cover embossed with the title and a winged torch emblem. Top edge stained green. Top edge a little spotted. Neat ink presentation on front free endpaper.....
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1955. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1929. Original quarter red polished morocco over red cloth boards, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Patterned paper endpapers. Boards very slightly bowed with light marking to the cloth. Near fine. #345 in.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1930. First published in 1818. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. D/w by Heather Standring. D/w rubbed at extremities with nicks and creasing along the top edge. Near fine in very good + dust-wrapper.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1956. 16mo. Reprint. First published in The World's Classics in 1930. Original quarter red polished morocco over red cloth boards, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Patterned paper endpapers. Both boards bowed with light markings along the leading edges. Otherwise near fine. #355.....
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1930. 16mo. First impression in The World's Classics. Original blind-stamped navy cloth, gilt. Top edge stained blue. Silk marker ribbon. Slight lean. Neat ink ownership on fly. D/w a little tanned and rubbed with a very short closed tear at the top of the.....
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1967. 8vo. 6 volumes, set. Third edition. (First, large paper, edition 1923). Original blue leather, gilt. Top edges gilt. Silk marker ribbons. Black and white plates throughout each volume. Each volume is rubbed at extremities. Volumes 3, 4 & 5 have been pulled at the head.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1957. 16mo. Reprint. First published in the Oxford World's Classics in 1930. Original quarter red polished morocco over red cloth boards, gilt. Top edge gilt. Silk marker ribbon. Patterned paper endpapers. Both boards bowed with light markings to the cloth. Otherwise near fine. #356 in The.....