Literary Criticism & Bibliography from Tarrington Books

Citta di Castello: Unione Arti Grafiche, 1950. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 7 x 10 inches (18 x 25 cm). Signed by Author. Original card wraps with light browning and a little light foxing. Foxing to page edges. A few marks and spots of foxing to text. Italian language. Inscribed and signed by the author to leading… Read more about this item

Napoli (Naples): Libreria Scientifica Editrice, 1961. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x25 cm). Card wraps. A few light marks to rear cover. Slight foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Italian language. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20;… Read more about this item

London: Burns and Oates, 1917. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19.5 cm). Signed by Author. First printing. Green buckram binding. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Browning to spine and edges of boards. Slight rubbing to spine and corners of boards. Light browning to page edges and endpapers, very clean text… Read more about this item

London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1950. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Some wear and slight loss to edges. Light stain to rear cover. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Red cloth binding. Foxing to page edges. A few… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Dust jacket: Very slight rubbing to outer edges of covers, otherwise excellent. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Card wraps with very slight browning. Foxing to top page edge. Very clean text throughout, appears unread. Overall book… Read more about this item

Grand (Ghent): C. Vyt Librarie / L'Universite de Gand, 1897. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Limited edition of 200 copies. Original wraps. Page edges untrimmed and unopened. Covers have some marking and slight wear to edges. Light creasing to spine. Browning and light foxing to page edges. Good solid… Read more about this item

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1937. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 6.5 x 10 inches (16 x 26 cm). Blue cloth binding. Outer and lower page edges untrimmed. Very light scuff to rear board and very slight tanning to endpapers, the book is otherwise in first class condition throughout. Comes with the original cover letter from the Nonesuch Press… Read more about this item

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Privately Printed (at the Stinehour Press), 1973. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 7.5 x 10.75 inches (19 x 27 cm). Signed by Author. Card wraps with illustrated border to front board. Slight rusting to staples, very clean condition throughout. Illustrated. Includes a signed letter from the author. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 8.75 inches (13 x 22 cm). Flexible cloth binding. Light browning to spine and edges of boards. Includes the original wrap-around band (with light foxing to spine). Slight foxing to page edges. Small indentation to first 20 pages. Very clean text throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is… Read more about this item

Venezia (Venice): Neri Pozza Editore, 1956. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Some wear and creasing to top edge. . Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Card wraps with very slight fading to edges. Pages unopened. Light browning to page edges, foxing to top page… Read more about this item

Utrecht: J.L. Beijers, 1952. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6.75 x 4.74 inches (17.5 x 12.5 cm). Card wraps. Light rubbing to rear cover, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. English language. Illustrated. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05;… Read more about this item

Firenze (Florence): Leo S. Olschki Editore, 1954. 1st Edition . Very Good. 8 x 11.75 inches (20 x 29.5 cm). Card wraps. Browning and light marking to covers. Browning to page edges and margins, text is otherwise clean throughout. Italian language. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 8 x 11.75 inches (20 x 29.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages:… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1931. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 8.75 x 13 inches (22 x 34 cm). Card wraps. Soiling to covers, slight wear to ends of spine. Lacking the portfolio of plates by John Morton-Sale. Rusting to staples with rust stains to endpapers. Complete with the seven tipped-in colour plates by Frank Adams, Esther Borough… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1922. 1st Edition . Good. 8.75 x 13 inches (22 x 34 cm). Card wraps with colour illustration by Arthur Rackham to front cover. Wear to spine. Marking and wear to covers. Archival tape reinforcement to joint inside front cover. Slight rust staining from staple to first and last pages. Lacking the portfolio… Read more about this item

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 1st Edition . Good. 7 x 9.75 inches (18 x 25 cm). Eight page brochure giving a brief history of the press, together with a list of all titles still in print and list of new publications for 1936. Illustrations by Eric Gill to first three pages. Foxing throughout. Rusting to staples.… Read more about this item

London: The Foundling Press, 1994. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Limited edition, number 176 of 350 copies. Flexible card binding with paper title label to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Two tipped-in photographic portraits. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: The Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation / The Gehenna Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 9.25 x 11.5 inches (23.5 x 29 cm). Limited edition, number 851 of 1100 copies. Lacking slipcase. Marbled paper covered boards with paper title label to front board. Page edges untrimmed. Quite heavy rubbing to board edges and spine.… Read more about this item

London: Elliot Stock, 1894. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 23 cm). Limited edition of 750 copies. Green buckram binding. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Very slight browning to spine. Foxing to page edges. Tanning and light foxing to endpapers, a little foxing to text. Illustrated. Overall condition is Very Good.… Read more about this item

London: Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, 1884. 1st Edition . Good. 8.75 x 11.5 inches (22 x 29 cm). Brown cloth binding. Heavy rubbing and a few marks to boards. Wear to ends of spine. Binding loose but all pages attached. Browning and some light foxing to pages. Title page in red and black, separate title page… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Press / Folio Society, 1972. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Good. 7.5 x 11.5 inches (19 x 29 cm). Slipcase: Rubbing and wear to corners. Slight fading to side panels. Overall case condition is Good Plus. Book: Grey buckram binding. Excellent condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 7.5 x 11.5 inches (19 x… Read more about this item