Search Results: Titles starting with L from Daniel Vince Rare Books

London: Methuen in association with The Mermaid Theatre, (1965). The Mermaid edition is SIGNED. First edition, first printings. They are both near fine copies. The first trade edition dust wrapper is without notable signs of wear and is bright and presentable. It has not been price clipped. The publisher's cloth is without chips and marks and with gilt titling at the spine. The text blocks are bright and white throughout. The first Mermaid Edition, limited to 1000 copies, renders this copy as no.65. The author's signature is without inscription and is on the frontal free endpaper in black ink. This limited-edition copy is partnered with the true Methuen first edition. Overall, this is a near fine pair.

A dramatization of the creation of the Magna Carta. John Arden inhabits the minds of 13th century England and presents the founding of modern British constitutional law.

London: Michael Joseph, 1986. First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper is only slightly sunned at the spine, correctly showing the original £12.95 net price. The boards are tight and the text blocks bright and white throughout. There is the Ex-Libris label of former Conservative counsellor David Fagan to the front fly, thus the signature also reads 'David HI! Dick Francis' in blue ink. This is a very good (or better) copy overall, marred by the Ex-Libris label and sunning.

The Library by George Crabbe and Edward Ardizzone, 1st/1st, 1930London: The De La More Press, (1930). First edition thus, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. Issued without a dust wrapper. Bound in paper-covered boards with black titling and a frontal Ardizzone illustration. There is a notable mark at the spine, casting this copy down from the very near fine grading. The corners are slightly bumped and the edges rubbed. The internals are mostly clean, but there is some major residue to the rear endpapers, with a visible attempt to remove it proving poor. There are no ink inscriptions and the early Ardizzone illustrations are all clean and present. This is a very good copy of a scarce work. A poem by George Crabbe and an early work by Edward Ardizzone.

London: Gollancz, 1971. First edition, first printing. This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper is finely designed by Margery Gill. It is slightly sunned at the spine but otherwise sharp. It has not been price clipped, showing the original price of £1.20. The boards are sharp in the publisher's cloth, but with slight ghosting to the back strip. The text blocks are lightly foxed at the top edge, but otherwise clean. The author has signed on the front fly leaf in blue ink: 'With love from the author, Ruth M. Arthur. October 1971'. Overall, this is a beautifully illustrated copy, signed in the year of publication.

Leeds: Swan Press, (1925). First and only limited edition. This is a very good (or better) copy. Limited to 200 copies, this being number 49. There is a slight nick to the front panel and some very light soiling to the top edge, which unfortunately bleeds to the rear. Very slight creases are present to both panels. The red titling is bright and the red stitching is tight. Printed by Sydney Matthewman at the Sign of the Swan. This copy was given as a Christmas gift, presumably to one of the author's close friends. It is inscribed: "With best wishes for Christmas from Cicely and Laurence Binyon" in black ink. Overall, this is a very good copy – copies are scarcely signed, particularly by Laurence and his wife. Binyon's translation of nine tanka into rhymed metrical verse. Seven of these appears in Binyon's Catalogue of Japanese and Chinese Woodcuts in the sup-Dept of Oriental Prints & Drawings in The British Museum (1916).

London: Elkin Mathews, (1908). First edition thus. This is a near fine copy. The publishers mint green cloth is bright and mostly free from chips and marks, but with a bumped right-hand corner. The gilt titling at the front panel and spine is bright. The rough cut text blocks are free from foxing. The authors signature is present on the half title page in black ink: "To F. R. P, L.B. Oct. 1908". The recipient, Francis Robert Pryor was an English playwright and correspondent of Binyon's. When Pryor died, in 1937, Binyon would go on to write his obituary for The Times newspaper, which was printed on Thursday 16th December, 1937. This is a fine presentation copy and is in near fine condition. The collected and augmented first edition of Binyon's 'London Visions' which was originally published in two volumes in 1895 and 1898 respectively. Other poems from this volume were published in 'Poems' which was printed by the Daniel Press in 1895. However, other poems are published here for the very first time.

London: Michael Joseph, 1981. First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has some light shelf wear throughout, including wear at the spine tips and corners. It has not been price clipped, showing the original £6.95 net price. The boards are free from notable chips and marks. The text blocks are clean and free from foxing. This copy is free from inscriptions and is in very good (or better) condition.

London: The Bodley Head, (1966). First edition, first printing. This is a fine copy. The dust wrapper is beautifully illustrated by the hand of Stephen Russ. It suffers from one minute hairline tear at the top edge which has been repaired internally with tape. It has not been price clipped, showing the 25s net price. The boards are immaculate, without any chips or marks. The gilt titling is bright and clean, though with some ink overlaying. The internals, like the text blocks, are bright and white, free from inscriptions. This is a fine, exemplary copy.The author's third novel.

London: Elkin Mathews, (1894). First edition, first printing. One of 300 copies printed. This is a very good (or better) copy. The publishers blue cloth-bound boards, with the gilt publishers emblem to the front panel, are slightly bumped at the corners. The spine is slightly sunned and the gilt titling and bordering is marked. The front panel is a touch rubbed. The internals are mostly clean, but with some light foxing to the front and rear endpapers. The rough-cut text blocks are free from foxing. The author has signed to the front fly leaf: "J. N. C. from the author, Feb 1. 1894". The signature is markedly bold for Binyon's hand, and appears to be written using a different fountain pen or ink than is typical. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy. The author's third notable publication, but the first published in book form.