Poem by BISHOP, ELIZABETH - 1973

Athens, OH: Labyrinth Editions & The Iris Press, 1982. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Fine in cloth box. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Unpaged. Illustrated by Daniel Goldstein printed from photomechanical magnesium engravings. Folio. Gilt-titled vellum spine over boards designed by the artist. Prospectus laid in.

Pawlet, VT: Banyan Press, 1954. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. 10 pp. Bound in marbled wrappers, printed paper title label to front cover, text printed on handmade paper with watermark of F. J. Head. Limited Edition of 210 numbered copies; 60 for sale and 150 for friends of the poet and printer. This is copy number 90. Inscribed by Merrill on first blank page: "Greetings to/Ralph from/Jimmy-/Christmas 1954." Very Good+, minor age-toning and creasing to edges of wrappers, extremities of pages show some minor age-toning, small patch of discoloration to outer margin of first blank page, otherwise clean copy.

Faber & Faber Limited. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.8 x 6.6 inches). 45pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A fine copy of this classic book in an attractive leather binding. Only 3005 copies were printed.

1692 French Theatre Dramatic Poems of Thomas Corneille Plays Drama 5v SET Paris
Thomas Corneille was a 17th-century French writer who best-known for his lyric poetry and plays. Younger brother of the more famous Pierre Corneille, Thomas composed numerous plays and other works of French literature including works such as 'Don Bertrand de Cigarral'. This and many other dramatic plays are included in his 1692 set of the works of Thomas Cornille.
Item number: #20621
Price: $750
CORNEILLE, Thomas

Poemes dramatiques
Paris: Chez Pierre Traboüillet, 1692.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], 592, [4]
o Vol. II – 545, [3]
o Vol. III – 511, [1]
o Vol. IV – 642
o Vol. V – 598
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1845 DANTE Alighieri Divine Comedy Inferno Purgatory Paradise Ichabod Wright 3v
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
Dante's "Divine Comedy" is one of the most important and long-lasting works for literature. This mid-19th-century English edition was translated by Ichabod Wright, an edition of Dante which was considered to be one of the best translations. This beautiful three-volume set was published in London in 1845.
Item number: #24800
Price: $795
ALIGHIERI, Dante
Dante
London : Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1845.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o 'Inferno' – xxxii, 306
Includes engraved frontispiece
o 'Purgatorio' – xii, 319, [1]
o 'Paradiso' – xvi, 317, [1], xxvii, [1]
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Edward Francis Witts
o Likely Edward Francis Witts (1813-1886), rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire. He was also the father of George Backhouse Witts (1846–1912), a British civil engineer and… Read More

Athens, OH: Labyrinth Editions & The Iris Press, 1982. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Fine in cloth box. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Unpaged. Illustrated by Daniel Goldstein printed from photomechanical magnesium engravings. Folio. Gilt-titled vellum spine over boards designed by the artist. Prospectus laid in.

Pawlet, VT: Banyan Press, 1954. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. 10 pp. Bound in marbled wrappers, printed paper title label to front cover, text printed on handmade paper with watermark of F. J. Head. Limited Edition of 210 numbered copies; 60 for sale and 150 for friends of the poet and printer. This is copy number 90. Inscribed by Merrill on first blank page: "Greetings to/Ralph from/Jimmy-/Christmas 1954." Very Good+, minor age-toning and creasing to edges of wrappers, extremities of pages show some minor age-toning, small patch of discoloration to outer margin of first blank page, otherwise clean copy.

Faber & Faber Limited. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.8 x 6.6 inches). 45pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A fine copy of this classic book in an attractive leather binding. Only 3005 copies were printed.

1692 French Theatre Dramatic Poems of Thomas Corneille Plays Drama 5v SET Paris
Thomas Corneille was a 17th-century French writer who best-known for his lyric poetry and plays. Younger brother of the more famous Pierre Corneille, Thomas composed numerous plays and other works of French literature including works such as 'Don Bertrand de Cigarral'. This and many other dramatic plays are included in his 1692 set of the works of Thomas Cornille.
Item number: #20621
Price: $750
CORNEILLE, Thomas

Poemes dramatiques
Paris: Chez Pierre Traboüillet, 1692.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], 592, [4]
o Vol. II – 545, [3]
o Vol. III – 511, [1]
o Vol. IV – 642
o Vol. V – 598
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a… Read More

1845 DANTE Alighieri Divine Comedy Inferno Purgatory Paradise Ichabod Wright 3v
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
Dante's "Divine Comedy" is one of the most important and long-lasting works for literature. This mid-19th-century English edition was translated by Ichabod Wright, an edition of Dante which was considered to be one of the best translations. This beautiful three-volume set was published in London in 1845.
Item number: #24800
Price: $795
ALIGHIERI, Dante
Dante
London : Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1845.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o 'Inferno' – xxxii, 306
Includes engraved frontispiece
o 'Purgatorio' – xii, 319, [1]
o 'Paradiso' – xvi, 317, [1], xxvii, [1]
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Edward Francis Witts
o Likely Edward Francis Witts (1813-1886), rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire. He was also the father of George Backhouse Witts (1846–1912), a British civil engineer and… Read More