Fine Bindings from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London Melbourne Toronto: Heinemann 1963. 16mo. First Edition. [iv], 258 pp. Recently bound in a lovely full black morocco. Gilt borders to boards and raised bands with gilt ruling and lettering to spine; a.e.g. and marbled endpapers. Internally clean. No previous owner's names. A beautiful copy of Sylvia Plath's (Victoria Lucas) semi-autobiographical novel, published shortly before her death. 19cms tall.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Secker & Warburg 1949. 16mo. First edition. 312 pp. Recently bound in a lovely full black morocco with raised bands to spine and gilt lettering; a.e.g; marbled endpapers. Light scratch at bottom edge. Spotting to the first 15 pages and fingerprints between p. 95 and p. 101. Folds at corners of a few leaves. P. 263 is missing the… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Hodder & Stoughton [1908]. 4to.Illustrated. First edition illustrated by Dulac. xxiv, 144 pp. 40 tipped-in colour plates. Recently bound in full dark blue morocco, with gilt border to boards; raised bands with gilt ruling, devices and lettering to spine; t.e.g. and marbled endpapers. Light spotting, mostly at prelims or occasionally along fore-edge of leaves. A lovely copy. . Near… Ler mais sobre este item

London: John Murray 1855. 8vo. Six volumes. Portrait of Byron as frontis. Half red calf Bumpus binding over marbled boards, with raised bands and gilt lettering to spine; marbled edges and endpapers. Fading to spines. Foxing to prelims, with very occasional light foxing to text, though largely clean. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being… Ler mais sobre este item

Firenze / Florence: G. Barbera 1886 / 1882. Small 8vo. Italian language. Two volumes. 723, cxxx ; [iii], 451, [2] pp. Frontis portrait. Parchment paper and red morocco with gilt decoration, with bevelled edges and author's name hand painted on each volume; all edges stained red; gilt-decorated turn-ins and endpapers. Very slight rubbing to the bindings. Ink inscription in English… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Vernor, Hood and Sharpe 1808. 8vo. xlii, 372 pp. 12 engraved plates by Fuseli and Hamilton. Portait and engraved title. Straight-grained red morocco with gilt-decorated border at boards and gilt lettering and devices to spine, with raised bands; a.e.g. Bookplate. Ffep. a bit loose and foxing to prelims and the odd page, though largely clean. . Very Good. Full… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Richard Bentley & Son 1882. 8vo. xvi, 546 pp., Frontis., engraved titlr and portrait, and illustrated with 20 steel engraved plates by Cruickshank, Leech and Barham. Bound in full green morocco, with slight bevel to edges; gilt design to boards and spine, with raised bands; a.e.g. and gilt turn-ins; marbled endpapers. Extremities very slightly rubbed. Previous owner's name in… Ler mais sobre este item

Orpington: George Allen 1894. 8vo. xii, 267 pp. Full vellum binding by W. J. Mansell, with gilt ruling to boards and two blue leather panels with gilt lettering to the spine. With top edge gilt, gilt turn ins and endpapers marbled. Boards a little grubbied and bearing some light edgewear. Some minor foxing to the edge but clean internally. Binding… Ler mais sobre este item

Orpington: George Allen 1899. 8vo. x, 269 pp. Full vellum binding by W. J. Mansell, with gilt ruling to boards and two green leather panels with gilt lettering to the spine. With top edge gilt, gilt turn ins and endpapers marbled. Boards are slightly bowed, and the vellum a little grubby. Some occasonal foxing. Binding firm with leaves partially uncut.… Ler mais sobre este item

Firenze: Felice Le Monnier 1849. 8vo. ITALIAN TEXT. In two volumes. xxiv, 516; 572 pp. Half vellum over marbled boards; with blacl leather title labels, gilt lettering and decoration to the spines. Endpapers marbled and all edges burnished red. Rubbing to boards and edges and vellum is slightly marked. Rolandl booksellers ticket to the first free endpaper of volume 1.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Jonathan Cape 1929. 8vo. 543 pp. Half red morocco over cloth boards; gilt lettering and devices to spine; top-edge gilt and marbled endpapers. Minimal rubbing to board edges and spine, binding firm and internally clean. B/W frontispiece portrait of Henry VIII after Holbein in the Royal Collection at Windsor. This is a fine binding and attractive volume in near… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Alexander Moring 1905. Small 8vo. xxix, 151 pp. This is an unsigned Arts and Crafts binding in full morocco set on laid paper. All edges gilt with gilt floral borders and decoration, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. A translation by Rev. Professor Skeat into modern English of the 14th century poem by William Lawland. Very slight signs… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Seeley, Service & Co. 1913. Small 8vo. xvl, 336 pp. Full red calf prize binding; gilt border and decoration to boards and spine, black title label and gilt device to front board. Marbled edges and endpapers; prize bookplate to front paste-down. Light foxing to title-page and first few leaves, slight rubbing to joints and extremities. Sir John Seeley was… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Hodder and Stoughton 1892. 8vo. 398 pp. Full brown crushed morocco with geometric gilt design and devices to boards and spine; raised bands and gilt lettering; all edges gilt. Small mark to front board, offsetting to front endpaper and minimal foxing to prelims. Ink ownership inscription to second blank of James Anderson, Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh in 1908. An… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bickers & Son. Large 8vo. 2 volumes. [vi], lxi, 442; [iii], 443-1003 pp. With 66 illustrated plates selected from the John Boydell Shakespeare Gallery and reproduced in Woodburytype. Gilt decorated red publisher's leather with raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration to the spines; marbled endpapers, gilt-decorated turn-ins and a.e.g. Rubbing to extremities, with very slight scratching to boards.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd 1956. 8vo. xvi, 707 pp. Crushed morocco Zaehnsdorf binding; gilt lettering and ruling and raised bands to spine; a.e.g.; gilt-decorated turn-ins and patterned endpapers. Very light scattered foxing. Ludwig asserts in the preface that his studies of historical figures 'are designed to be nothing more than friezes or Gobelin tapestries, in which the moods… Ler mais sobre este item

London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers circa 1869. 4to. Two volumes. [vi], 832; [v], 840 pp. Full morocco with gilt decoration to boards and spine bound by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh; gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers and a.e.g. Slight rubbing to extremities. Occasional light foxing and ink inscription to a Mr John Willis from the office bearers of the Presbyterian… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1950. Large 8vo.Illustrated. First Arthur Rackham edition. xii, 178 pp. Recently bound in full green morocco. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration & lettering, gilt line to boards and marbled endpapers. Occasional light fingerprinting to text. With twelve full-page colour plates by Arthur Rackham. . Near Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition Thus. 1950.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1954. Small 8vo. First Edition. ix, 101 pp. Recently bound in full dark blue morocco, with gilt lettering to spine, raised bands, gilt border to boards, marbled endpapers and top edge gilt. An attractive clean copy. . Near Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1954.

London: Printed for J. Newbery 1762. 12mo. pp. vii, 286; 238, [16] contents., Beautifully bound by Riviere in full, chocolate morocco and gilt decorated spine. All edges gilt with and gilt turn ins and marbled endpapers. Fresh and bright, binding firm. Internally clean with slight toning to the leaves. Book plate of Francis Longe tipped on to the front endpapers… Ler mais sobre este item