The Present State of the Poor-Law Question; in Letters to the Marquess of Salisbury [fore-edge painting] by Wetherell, Charles - 1833

London: Joiner and Steele, 1931. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited edition for private circulation, signed by the author, printed at the Chiswick Press, limited to only 350 copies. The present copy is number 57. 43 p. The story of Angus, the God of love. Bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, slight fading to board edges. A very nice copy.

Los Angeles, CA: William Dailey Rare Books Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 100 copies signed by Morris and Levin, the present copy is number 13. 127pp. beautifully illustrating various publishers' fine decorative bindings. An exhibition of the Grolier Club held May 17-July 29, 2000. Bound in 1/4 beige cloth over pictorial paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine, as new copy. In clear mylar cover and publisher's slipcase (the publisher reports only about 35-40 were actually signed and limited and that there were only about 40 slipcases ordered. A spectacular work in pristine condition.

Contents: Mercantile precedents for the use of commercial schools. Engraved and published by Jones & Compy. ... London; Select passages by Wm. Jones (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Clarke's Latin apothegms [by Joseph Clarke?]; Jones' small hand, historical (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Latin examples, for the use of classical schools. Engraved and published by John Souter ... London.Printing: engraved throughout by Jones and Co. and John Souter, some after William Jones. Oblong. (8.8 x 24.7 cm) [6], [12], [1], [8], [6]fol. Half cloth, black spine and green gauffred wrappers. (sl. dam.). Lower margins cut short. Rare little booklet (I have only found one copy in Worldcat) showing different kinds of commercial writing. [not in Bonacini].

First edition, 1977, second printing after the 1938 first. Progress Publishers, Moscow. Large octavo, original yellow cloth, with copper casings fastened over both boards, designed by Koba Gouruli.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin is an unequivocal work by medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, this translation by Marjory Waldrop was the first prose translation in the English language. This copy bound in a unique copper relief casing featuring a traditional Georgian portrait to the front with a bold pattern and Georgian script to the rear board.
A prolific translator, Waldrop travelled to Georgia in the late 1800s when it was still part of Imperial Russia, and published three English translations of Georgian titles in the following five years. The Knight in the Panther's Skin was the fourth and final translation, but was only published in 1912 three years after her death. Waldrop refused publication in her lifetime, feeling it wasn't up to snuff. It remains the translation against which all others… Read More

The Skeptical Press. El Cerrito, California. USA. 2000 - 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, signed by Reisbord. Various sizes, formats and shapes. A collection of 25 examples of hand printed and constructed book and paper art, each number 24 of limited editions of 60 copies, plus 11 items of Skeptical Press ephemera, including subscription reminders, envelopes and memos, all hand printed at the press. Housed in a purpose made archive box, constructed by Coriander Reisbord in 2005 and with a printed list of the Press titles from 2000 to 2004 mounted to the inner panel of the lid, covered in green cloth and with a printed label to the front. The box measures 9.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches, the works within all vary in size and format. A wonderful and varied collection of interesting works by one of America's most talented paper artists and printers of the modern era.

London: Joiner and Steele, 1931. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited edition for private circulation, signed by the author, printed at the Chiswick Press, limited to only 350 copies. The present copy is number 57. 43 p. The story of Angus, the God of love. Bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, slight fading to board edges. A very nice copy.

Los Angeles, CA: William Dailey Rare Books Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 100 copies signed by Morris and Levin, the present copy is number 13. 127pp. beautifully illustrating various publishers' fine decorative bindings. An exhibition of the Grolier Club held May 17-July 29, 2000. Bound in 1/4 beige cloth over pictorial paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine, as new copy. In clear mylar cover and publisher's slipcase (the publisher reports only about 35-40 were actually signed and limited and that there were only about 40 slipcases ordered. A spectacular work in pristine condition.

First edition. One of 500 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Spiral Press from the original blocks. Marbled paper over boards with printed cover label. Nine fables of Aesop, with full page woodcut illustrations on Goyu paper. Lower corners slightly rubbed, still a fine copy, with the original glassine, which has some chips and edgewear. In addition to Frasconi's signature on the colophon, he has inscribed this copy on the first blank leaf to Herman Cohen of the Chiswick Bookshop, dated December 1964.

Contents: Mercantile precedents for the use of commercial schools. Engraved and published by Jones & Compy. ... London; Select passages by Wm. Jones (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Clarke's Latin apothegms [by Joseph Clarke?]; Jones' small hand, historical (with imprint: J. Souter, London, 1838); Latin examples, for the use of classical schools. Engraved and published by John Souter ... London.Printing: engraved throughout by Jones and Co. and John Souter, some after William Jones. Oblong. (8.8 x 24.7 cm) [6], [12], [1], [8], [6]fol. Half cloth, black spine and green gauffred wrappers. (sl. dam.). Lower margins cut short. Rare little booklet (I have only found one copy in Worldcat) showing different kinds of commercial writing. [not in Bonacini].

First edition, 1977, second printing after the 1938 first. Progress Publishers, Moscow. Large octavo, original yellow cloth, with copper casings fastened over both boards, designed by Koba Gouruli.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin is an unequivocal work by medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, this translation by Marjory Waldrop was the first prose translation in the English language. This copy bound in a unique copper relief casing featuring a traditional Georgian portrait to the front with a bold pattern and Georgian script to the rear board.
A prolific translator, Waldrop travelled to Georgia in the late 1800s when it was still part of Imperial Russia, and published three English translations of Georgian titles in the following five years. The Knight in the Panther's Skin was the fourth and final translation, but was only published in 1912 three years after her death. Waldrop refused publication in her lifetime, feeling it wasn't up to snuff. It remains the translation against which all others… Read More