Archive for December, 2009

The Letters of J. E. Flecker to Frank Savery

A limited edition numbered 81-390 of which this is number 234, printed on handmade paper. vellum spine, decorative boards. Minor browning to back and front feps. 126 pages.

Vivien. A Love Affair in Camera

Numerous b/w photographs.

The Illustrated Guide to Parian China


The Calendar 1870 Cape Almanac

Lacks some of the preliminary pages. Starts on page XV. Bound in paperwrappers with title handwritten on front and spine.

Epistles in Verse Between Cynthio and Leonora in Three Cantos Descriptive of a Voyage to and from the East Indies

Leather cover with some wear on edges. Bookplate to pastedown endpaper, various marginalia in pencil. Marbled endpapers. Binding has been repaired with tape.George Marshall was chief officer in the Honourable East India Company’s Service. Frontispiece and ten woodcut illustrations. Subscribers’ list.

Pretoria

Red cloth cover, in poor condition, chipping to the edges and some staining. Spine is sunned. Original title and border was white, now rubbed. J.H. De Bussy- Pretoria embossed on back. Black and white photographic reproduction of buildings in and around Pretoria.

Six Months in Ascension: An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition

With a map. Inscription on dedication page. Lacks one page of advertisements and rear fep. Fraying to corners, head and tail of spine. Tears at head and tail of spine.