![EGO [A Poem] [in] EXPRESSION. The Gayren Magazine. Vol 5, No 3, Autumn, 1934 issue. Peter DE VRIES](/images/noimage.png)
Ridgewood, New Jersey: The Gayren Press, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Original wrappers. The First Appearance in print of this poem, which appears on page 32 of this journal. Octavo, original brown printed wrappers. 45 pp. One corner a bit bumped, small stain to outer wrapers at spine, a very..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. 1839. First Edition. Octavo, bound in mid-20th Century half brown calf over brown cloth boards, the spine with five raised bands titled gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, others trimmed, marbled endpapers. 624 pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece, plus 38 additional full-page plates throughout the..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. 1840-41. First Edition, First Impression. Half-Leather & Marbled Boards. First edition. Three volumes. Large octavo, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, the spine with raised bands, contrasting green labels titled in gilt. 306 + 306 + 426 pp. Engraved frontispieces in each volume, plus..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1891. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled decoratively in gold on spine & front panels, dark green coated endpapers, top edges gilt. 260 pp, [8] pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Frontispiece with tissue guard, numerous illustrations in the text. Bookplate..... More
New York: The Medusa Head, 1928. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Large octavo, original purple cloth stamped in gilt. 107 pp., Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 9 additional full-page black & white plates by Blaisdell. Issued in a limited edition of 800 copies, of which this is copy No. 491..... More
New York: McClure, Phillips and Co., No Date [1903]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in black, gold and light green. 297 pp + [12] pp publisher's list of "Recent Publications" at rear. Frontispiece with tissue guard and 15 additional full-page plates by Wooten..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. Second Edition. Hardcover. "Second Edition", so stated on the title page. Original blue cloth over bevelled boards, gilt titles. 421 pp + [2] + 16 pp publishers catalogue, dated January 1889, bound in at rear, endpapers decorated with the publisher's device. The first Edition..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company. [1923]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original brown cloth titled in green. 190 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Doyle.Two names on front free endpaper, both early, one in ink and one in pencil; small stains and light dust-soiling to the cloth. A...... More
New York & London: The Century Co. [1926]. First edition. 269 pp. Pictorial blue cloth designed in black and yellow on spine and front panel. Frontispiece and three additional black & white plates. Tiny scratches to cloth on rear cover otherwise a bright, fine copy. Uncommon. ¶ Adventure novel, castaways..... More
London: Enitharmon Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo, original purple printed wrappers, sewn at spine. 8 pp, tipped in black & white portrait of Charles V. Introductory Note by Miriam J. Benkovitz. Fine condition. ¶ First edition in book form. Printed by Daedalus Press, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk. Issued at Christmas 1969..... More
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1962. First Edition. Octavo, original printed boards with red cloth spine, gilt titles on spine, top edges stained red. [136] pp., illustrated. The correct first edition, in a different and later dust jacket referring to the book having been issued in 1962 "and now..... More
London: Grant Richards Limited, 1916. First Separate Edition. First separate and first illustrated edition. Octavo, original stiff pictorial wrappers. 20 unnumbered leaves, with 4 full-page illustrations by Albert Buhrer in black and white. Corners a bit bumped, a few small tears; a very good copy. ¶ Originally published under the..... More
New York: Albondocani Press, 1971. First Edition. original wrappers. Octavo, original limp marbled paper boards, printed paper title label on front panel. 54 pp. Copy No 147 of 200 hand-numbered copies. With 4 illustrations by Edward Gorey. A fine copy. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1970. First Edition. Octavo, original grey boards titled in black on spine panel; 300 + x pp (Index) at rear, Bibliography. Illustrated. Small bookplate on front paste-down, a few small tape marks on endpapers from some form of older dust jacket protector; a near fine copy..... More
London: Duckworth, 130. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 351 pp. Bookplate on front endpaper, along with the small ticket "From the Library of Ronald & Joan McNicoll". Very nice copy in a slightly chipped and frayed dust jacket, with the fragile purple lettering..... More
London: Neville Spearman, 1964. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original black boards titled in silveron spine panel. 160 pp. Faint spots to fore-edges of pages; slightly dusty, a very good copy in a lightly worn & rubbed dust jacket, (price corner with "18s net" intact). A nice copy of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape and The Medici Society Ltd., 1928. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Crown quarto, bound in the publisher's brick red cloth heavily decorated in gilt on the front panel, the spine decoratively titled in gilt, top edges gilt. 637 pp, Illustrated Title page & with 24 inserted colour plates..... More
London: London: Constable & Company, [1924]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First Printing of this New Illustrated Edition. Tall octavo, original navy blue cloth titled in gilt on spine panel & decorated in gilt on upper cover. [128] pp. Colour frontispiece and 15 additional full-page colour plates by Fraser. University of..... More
London: Faber and Faber. [1958]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original orange cloth, black titles to spine. 80 pp. Neat ink name on front paste-down (under the jacket flap), a very good clean tight copy in dust jacket, price clipped, one short closed tear. More
London: Faber and Faber. [1967]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. 217 pp. Small bump to one corner else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
London: Faber and Faber. [1964]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original brownish-purple cloth, gilt titles to spine. 223 pp. A fine copy in a fine, bright, crisp dust jacket, price corner clipped. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., [1964]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt titles to spine. 223 pp. Bookplate on inner front cover (University of Nevada Library gift label), a fine copy in dust jacket, price corner intact. From the University of Nevada..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1939. 1st edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in black on spine & front panel. Top page edges a bit dusty, two leaves a bit roughly opened near the end of the text, a tight, very good copy in dust wrapper which has..... More
New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. [1966]. Reprint. Small octavo, original burgundy cloth, white title lettering. A reprint of the 1923 edition issued as Vol I in the Bodley Head Quartos series, which itself was a reprint of the 1591 edition of NOTABLE DISCOVERY... and the 1592 edition of THE..... More
Boston: Tickner and Fields, 1863. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original brown cloth stamped in blind, titled and decorated gilt on spine panel. Page edges dyed red, brown coated endpapers, title page printed in black & red. 461 pp + 16 pp publisher's catalogue, dated October, 1862, bound in at rear..... More