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195.maClean, alistair. h.M.s. ulysses. Jonathan Cape. 1955. £78
8vo., original cloth with dust wrapper. Wrapper a little chipped on spine, otherwise a very good copy. First editiion of the author’s first book.
196.maCQUoid, Percy. a history of english Furniture. the age of oak [—the age of Walnut; —the age of Mahogany; —the age of satinwood]. London: T. & A. Constable for Lawrence & Bullen Limited [I-II] and The Medici Society Ltd and Lawrence & Bullen Ltd [III-IV], 1904 [i], 1906 [ii], and 1923 [iii-iV].
£395
Folio (380 x 283mm [i-ii] and 374 x 280mm [iii-iV]), 4 volumes. Publisher’s original red buckram over bevelled boards, lettered in gilt on the upper boards and spines, top edges gilt, others uncut; titles printed in red and black, vol. i with errata slip tipped in at the end, 60 colour-printed plates after shirley slocombe, retaining printed tissue guards, black-and- white illustrations throughout the text, some full-page; spines slightly faded, parts of boards slightly faded or marked, corners slightly rubbed, some light spotting or browning (mainly in vol. i), nonetheless a very good, bright set.
First editions of vols i-ii and third editions of iii-iV. one of the first comprehensive works on the history of english furniture, and still regarded as a landmark publication in the field.
197. asHendene Press. malory, sir thomas. the noble and Joyous Book entytled le Morte d’ arthur Ashendene Press. 1913.
£5,500
Folio. original dark-brown cowhide, bound by W.h. smith after the design by Douglas cockerell, the spine divided into 6 compartments by raised bands, titled in gilt in 2 and with the imprint in gilt at the foot, board edges and turn-ins gilt with single and double fillets respectively. chapter headings, shoulder notes and final lines of books printed in red. 29 woodcut illustrations by W.h. hooper and J.B. swain after charles h. gere and Margaret gere, 2 full-page, initials in red and blue by and after graily hewitt. spine slightly sunned, binding very slightly rubbed and scuffed, otherwise a very good copy.
limited edition of 155 copies, this one of 145 on paper in the original binding designed by Douglas cockerell and executed by W.h. smith. With the leather bookplate of William Foyle.
198. marCH, J. the Jolly angler or the Water side companion. Effingham Wilson, 1833.
£298
8vo, half calf over marbled boards, spine ruled and lettered in gilt; with numerous woodcut illustrations to text; occasional foxing throughout but a very nice copy.
First edition with a variant title-page.
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199. Cresset Press. marKHam, Gervase. the Pleasures of Princes or good Mens recreations… together with the experienced angler by colonel robert Venables. The Cresset Press. 1927. £550
8vo. original limp vellum, gilt lettering to spine, ribbon ties, top edges gilt; pp. xxiv + 111, some text illustrations; a little spotting to endpapers, otherwise very good.
number 27 of limited edition of 50 bound in vellum. With a preface by horace hutchinson. Markham’s celebrated work was first printed in 1614, with Venables’s following in 1662. Both works became classics of angling literature and share many points in common; both authors were soldiers of varying fortunes, Markham (1568 - 1637) being a captain in the earl of essex’s disastrous campaign in ireland and Venables (1613 - 1687) a Parliamentarian officer who suffered after the restoration. izaak Walton was a close friend of Venables and wrote the epistle which begins The Experienced Angler.
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