Great Britain from Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lunenburg, VT: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. First Thus. No. 411 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Large octavo (27cm). Olive cloth over marbled boards with gilt spine decorations; xiii,[5],383pp; color plates by David Gentleman. Bookplate of the distinguished American zoologist James G. Mead to front pastedown, with his dated ownership signature on front free endpaper. A fine… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.d., 2010. Limited edition broadside. One of 250 copies, signed by both King and Lukens. 20" x 14", printed in colors on cream stock. Tiny crease at upper left corner and right margin, else Fine. Prints the entire short story "Birth of a Green Man," with color illustration by Jean Lukens. Apparently, from King's website, a… Read more about this item

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1927. First Thus. Volume One (only) of the Hitchcock Edition of Somerville and Ross, no. 255 of 500 numbered copies. Boldly signed in black ink by Edith Somerville to half-title. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover with gilt-lettered spine labels; xxv,212pp; illus. Very Good copy, with some chipping to spine labels and a bit of rubbing… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm). Nineteenth century half-morocco over cloth; 430+127pp. Ink stamp of the Madras Literary Society at title page gutter; binder's ticket of P. Shunmugam, Madras, on front pastedown. Hinges (internal) slightly stressed, but holding; minor conservation to leather at spine crown and corners; a few innocuous blue pencil marginal… Read more about this item

New York: Greenberg: Publisher, 1925. First Edition. First printing, limited to 2000 numbered copies of which this is no. 492. Octavo (24cm). Sized brown buckram over beveled boards; top edge gilt; dustjacket; 140pp. Fine copy in the scarce dustwrapper, complete but with losses at spine ends and flap-folds, with old paper reinforcements to verso; Good or better and not… Read more about this item

[Indianapolis]: The Liberty Fund, 1983. Second printing of the Liberty Classics edition. Six octavo volumes. Brown cloth spines over gray linen-covered boards, with integral ribbon bookmarks. Spine cloth faintly creased at crown of Volume III, else a fine, unmarked set.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1978. First Edition. First impression. Cloth issue. Octavo; green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 50pp. Fine, tight, unmarked copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced £2.85 at base of front flap), very Near Fine. An uncommon late collection by the noted British painter, illustrator, and poet; many of the poems in this collection are on the subject of… Read more about this item

New York: Roerich Museum Press, 1930. First Edition. First printing. Small octavo (20cm). White linen spine over green cloth-covered boards; 106pp. Slight external wear and soil; gentle toning to text at margins; Very Good. Collection of poems on esoteric themes. Roerich (1874-1947) fled Russia during the 1917 Revolution, eventually emigrating with his family to London. He was the founder… Read more about this item

Doncaster: Brynmill Press, 1990. First Edition. First impression. Limited issue; no. 40 of 190 signed copies (of which 150 were for sale). Octavo; black cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 60pp. Tight, clean, Very Good or better copy in the original printed, laminated dustwrapper. The limitation statement is tipped-on to the copyright page, as usual. Final published collection by the noted… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, [1931]. First edition. 12mo. Sewn illustrated wrappers; [4 pp]; illus. Single poem, issued as Ariel Poems No. 35; one of 2000 copies so issued. Not issued separately in the US. Drawing by E. McKnight Kauffer. Printed at the Curwen Press. A clean, unworn copy, minimally toned on text; Near Fine. Gallup A19.

London: Grant Richards, 1900. First Edition. First impression. Edition of 4000 copies. 12mo (18cm). Printed blue wrappers; 101pp. Mild crease and a small chip to front wrapper; internally quite fresh, clean and unmarked; Very Good or better. The Fabian Society's Manifesto for the 1900 elections. Shaw's role as editor is clarified in Laurence, quoting Pease History of… Read more about this item

Cleveland: The Helman-Taylor Company, 1900. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Deep green cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; 459pp; illus. A tight, clean and unmarked copy, page margins slightly age-toned else close to Fine but with the final gathering of leaves darkened as usual. An attractive copy. An important source for the history of… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1966. First Thus. First Grove Press printing. Two large, heavy octavo volumes. Cloth hardcovers in dustjackets and publisher's slipcase; lxviv,[1]-1291; 1292-2259pp. Some waviness to cloth on spines, else minimal signs of use, with texts clean, tight and unmarked in the original dustwrappers, unclipped (priced $30 on front flaps), Near Fine. In the original publisher's slipcase,… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1935. First Edition. First impression. Octavo (22cm). Blue cloth gilt; dustjacket; [vi],[14]-404,[4]pp; folding map inserted between end of text and index. Tight, clean and unmarked, Near Fine; in the original printed dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 16s. at base of front flap); jacket lightly worn, still Very Good or better. An attractive copy. Rigby… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1983. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); gray paper boards over black cloth spine, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 249pp. Fine copy. In the original dustjacket, price clipped but free of toning or soil; Near Fine. Winner of the Whitbread Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1982). Basis for… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1962. First Thus. First American hardcover printing. Octavo (21cm). Original blue cloth, titled in orange; plain endpapers; 266pp; publisher's ads to jacket rear panel and rear flap. Straight and bright, free of notable wear and very Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $6.95 at base of front flap), lightly rubbed… Read more about this item

New York: James Miller, 1866. Edition and printing unstated; likely the second U.S. printing.12mo (18cm). Publisher's embossed cloth gilt; engraved extra-title and frontispiece; 300 pp, [8 pp ads]. Bright copy, with just mild rubbing to cloth at spine head and heel; foxing within, mostly on prelims; Very Good. OCLC notes an 1865 printing by the same publisher. … Read more about this item

[New York]: New Directions Book, [1971]. First American Edition. Octavo (22cm.); publisher's reddish-brown cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; xix,[1],291pp. Neat ownership signature to front free endpaper; touch of rubbing to bottom board edges, else a tight, Near Fine copy, free of markings or notable wear. Errata slip laid in. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $6.00 at base of… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1867. First Edition. First impression. 12mo. Publisher's green linen, titled in gilt on spine with gilt decorations to front board; 296,(2)pp. Scattered mild foxing within, but still a crisp, handsome copy, minimally worn in the original binding. Neat ownership signature ("Lewis W. Frances"[?]) at head of title page.

London: Macmillan, 1883. First Edition. First printing. Precedes the American edition. Octavo (20cm). Bound in plain blue publisher's cloth, titled in gold on spine; [viii], 376pp. Sturdy and clean, with bump to lower front board and minor damage to cloth at upper rear joint, but generally fresh: Very Good. Binding A (first state), with "James" printed in… Read more about this item