Alone by De La Mare, Walter - 1927

Lond: The Ariel Poems / Faber & Gwyer, 1927. Book. Illus. by Blair Hughes Stanton. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

London, England: Printed at the Curwen Press, for Faber & Gwyer Limited. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 12mo 7" - 7. Blair Hughes-Stanton. Number Four of The Ariel Poems. Saddle-sewn pictorial red wrappers. Printed at The Curwen Press, Plaistow, for Faber & Gwyer, Limited. Single poem on two facing pages. Dramatic black-and-white engraving on front cover, another, quite dramatic, in full color. Undated. The author, Walter John de la Mare (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, being well known for his horror stories and books for children. His Wikipedia entry says that, in 1921, "his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books."Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy… Read More

Zanders'. Fine/Near Fine. 1927. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall GLASS/Bijou-Fine smaller paperback/stiff wraps in a chipped glassine cover. 240 of 350cc. beige .

London: Faber & Gwyer, [1927].. First trade edition.. [4 pp]. Small white blemish on front cover, else very near fine in sewn wrappers. Single poem with two wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Ariel Poems Number 4.

London: Faber & Gwyer, 1927. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. London, Faber & Gwyer, [1927]. Small octavo, [4] pages with a three-colour frontispiece. Saddle-sewn pictorial wrappers a little rubbed; ownership details erased from the top margin of the plate and the inside surface of the front wrapper (with some surface loss to the latter); a very good copy. Number 4 in the Ariel Poems series. The cover design and frontispiece are by Blair Hughes-Stanton.

London: Faber & Gwyer, 1927. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. London, Faber & Gwyer, [1927]. Small octavo, [4] pages with a three-colour frontispiece. Saddle-sewn pictorial wrappers a little rubbed; ink ownership details on the front pastedown; an excellent copy. Number 4 in the Ariel Poems series. The cover design and frontispiece are by Blair Hughes-Stanton.

Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd., 1927. 1st edition.. Paperback. Good. Illustrated by Hughes-Stanton, Blair. Almost very good condition. No. 4 of The Ariel Poems. Pink cardwraps. 1 full-page colour illustration. A very slim volume. Covers slightly grubby, mark to front cover. Contents clean.

[Faber & Gwyer, London, 1927]. Limited Edition. Small Octavo. Limited to 350 copies on Zanders hand-made paper. The present copy is number 92. 12 (unnumbered leaves), undated but issued in 1927. Wood Engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton , one in color and one in black and white on cover. This is number 4 of the Ariel series. Bound in stiff paper over flexible boards lettered and decorated in black and white with one wood-cut illustration.Minor toning to board edges, with the Holiday Bookship sticker to rear pastedown. Near fine.

London: Faber & Gwyer Limited, 1927. Softcover. VG (overall heavy wear and tears to the glassine dust jacket but the book itself/text/illustration are very clean and clear.). Tan stiff wraps, bw illustrated front cover; 4 unnumbered pages with one color plate. Protected in a glassine dust jacket. Wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. The Ariel Poems, number 4. This edition on Zanders' hand-made paper is limited to 350 copies. This is No. 281.

Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd., 1927. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Fair/Poor. Illustrated by Hughes-Stanton, Blair. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. No 4 of The Ariel Poems. White boards with black title and illustration to front. Colour frontis. Limited to 350 copies. This is copy no. 118. Covers and contents clean. Original tissue-paper dustwrapper is browned and edge chipped with quite a bit of loss.