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Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, G+. 184pp, b/w frontis, 16pp colour plates, b/w illustrations, cloth of the upper board un-evenly marked. Limited to 1650 copies, of which 500 were for sale. A bibliography & history of the Gogmagog Press, one of the most inventive & avante guard private presses of the 20th century. 850 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Large 8vo, 184 pages, section of colour illustrations and black and white illustrations, good condition in cloth binding, stains on the front board, small stain on rear board, top edge of book spotted, text and illustrations in very good, clean condition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. With cracked rear hinge. This is a damaged book. May be ex-library, water-damaged, or spine creased/broken. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

1 of 500 for sale. Plates & illustrations. Tall 8vo (11 x 7 1/2 inches) 184-pages. Original orange cloth blocked in black. Excellent.

Orange and Black Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited. 184 pages, colour & b/w illustrations, bibliography, list & index of books. Minor wea, bumping to base of boards, large loss to rear of clear plastic dustjacket. [789/785] Size: 280mm. X 190mm.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First edition. 4to, 184 pp., illus., including numerous color plates.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Morris Cox (illustrator). Limited. Limited Edition,184pp, numerous coloured and other illustrations, bound in orange red decorated cloth, hardcover, very good condition, Private Libraries Association, Pinner, 1991. * includes a valuable bibliography.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Limited edition. 4to. Orange cloth blocked in black, black spine title. 184pp. 16pp of color plates, black and white illustrations. Limited to 1650 copies, of which 500 were for sale. Trace of rubbing to the spine else a fine copy. Inscribed by the author to 'Marianne' on the copyright page. .

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to. Frontis., 184 pp., illus. One of 1650 copies (of which 500 are for sale). The definitive history of this important private press with bibliography. Small bruise to foot of spine, else fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Hardback, orange cloth with black vertical lines. 184pp. Frontis. Numerous illustrations. Limited edition of only 1650 copies. An excellent copy. (h12).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The definitive history of this important private press, with comprehensive bibliography. Illustrated in b&w and colour (16 colour plates). With b&w photographic frontispiece. Includes bibliography & commentaries, plus list & index of books. With a preface by David Chambers. LIMITED EDITION. One of 1650 copies printed (500 for sale). From the preface: "Morris Cox started the Gogmagog Press in 1957, when he was in his mid-fifties, intending to publish for himself the poetry that he could not get published elsewhere. To his poetry he was to add original prints of great beauty, making books which I have long thought to be among the most important to come from any of the post-war private printers. Some collectors have sought his books for the excitement of their prints, some for the quality of the text; for myself it has been the originality of his temperament, displayed in text and prints combined, that I have found so desirable. The editions have been so limited that his work has only been at all well known to a small handful of collectors, and we hope that this account of his press will make him more generally, more properly known. He has himself been very reclusive, pleading that many visitors would hinder his work, and that his workshop was in any case too small to allow of entertainment. Those who have been fortunate enough to get to know him have been overwhelmed by the breadth of his knowledge, the depth of his philosophy, set off though it has been by the modesty of his nature. We offer this volume to Morris, as a tribute to the brilliance of his work at the Gogmagog Press. - as author, artist, and printer, creator of some of the most original hand-printed books in this latter part of the century". Printed in Great Britain. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth with black-ruled design to both boards, black lettering to spine, black endpapers. No dustjacket issued. A very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. Large heavy volume. 184pp. SB-7.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 39 illustrations in black-and-white and 16 in colour; one of 1,650 standard copies bound in full orange cloth, ruled and titled in black. A fine copy. pp.9-10: 'Preface', by David Chambers; pp.11-36: 'Morris Cox printer', by David Chambers; pp.37-51: Morris Cox poet & novelist, by Alan Tucker; pp.52-74: 'A selection of poems', by Morris Cox; pp.75-94: 'letters to Corrie Guyt', by Morris Cox; pp.95-104: 'Prefaces & colophons', by Morris Cox; pp.105-108: 'Collecting Morris cox', by Colin Franklin; pp.117-81: 'Gogmagog bibliography', by David Chambers with commentaries by Colin Franklin.

Orange hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition [of 1650 copies]. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). 184pp. Coloured plates.

Slim Royal 8vo. 184pp. Port. frontis., vignette title page, 36 b/w. ills., 16 colour ills. Related clippings loosely inserted, very good in black lettered orange cloth with dec. black ruling to boards. One of a Limited Edition of 1650 Copies (of which 500 for sale).From the Library of Glyn Tegai Hughes (19232017) Welsh scholar, writer and literary critic. He was a Liberal Party politician and Welsh nationalist. From 1964 to 1989 he was warden of the Gregynog Centre, University of Wales. In 2000 he was made a fellow of the University of Wales Aberystwyth. In 2004 he was made an honorary fellow of the University of Wales Bangor. US$37.

First Edition, 4to, 184pp., limited edition, bookplate, frontis., illustrs., (some in colour), orig. decorated cloth, a nice copy.

4to. Color and black-and-white plates. Original orange cloth. As new. FIRST EDITION. Published on the occasion of Cox's 88th birthday "as a tribute to the brilliance of his work at the Gogmagog Press - as author, artist, and printer, creator of some of the most original hand-printed books in this latter part of the century" (Introduction).

4to. 1884pp. colour and other illustrations. In striking orange and black cloth. A near fine copy.

limited edition of 1650 copies. Orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, black vertical lines to front and rear covers, no dustwrapper. 11ins x 7.5ins, 184pp including 16pp in colour. Other illustrations within the text. A history of a private press started in 1957. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). First Edition / Limited Edition. One of 500 copies for sale. First edition. Quarto. 184 pp. Orange cloth with name on spine and rule device on upper cover blocked in black . 39 illustrations, 16 in colour. A Fine copy, bright and without inscriptions. Unfaded, clean and with a tight binding. A handsome copy. Paypal accepted.

Cox, Maurice (illustrator). The First UK Printing published by Private Libraries Association, Pinner in 1991. Small folio; black morocco-backed black boards, decoratively lined in gilt; 'Gogmagog' embossed in gilt to the spine; maroon endpapers; proliferated throughout with illustrations in black and white and full colour, as well as nine additional specimens tipped in at the rear, of which three are additionally signed, numbered and captioned by Maurice Cox in pencil; housed in the original cloth slipcase; The BOOK is in near Fine condition with a minuscule spot of discolouration at the head, but otherwise fine in like slipcase which has a couple of tiny spots. This is number '11' of just 69 copies issued of the special limited edition, specially bound in full morocco and signed by Morris Cox. The trade edition was issued in an orange cloth format, unsigned and without the extra specimens to the rear. A tribute to the work of Morris Cox as printer, poet and novelist. Born and raised in London, Cox (1903-1998) received a scholarship to the West Ham School of Art at the age of just thirteen. After training for six years he worked in advertising before turning his hand to printmaking, painting and dustwrapper design, as well as penning a number of novels and numerous poems. This book also includes an invaluable annotated bibliography of the Gogmagog Press, which Cox founded in 1957. Through the press, 35 titles of his highly original, beautifully illustrated, hand-made and limited edition books followed between 1957 and 1983. The name derives from Cox's interest in mythology and folklore, with the character referring to a giant who lived in Cornwall during the 12th century. A wonderful example. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First edition. Cloth. Illustrations. 1650 copies printed. From the Preface: "Morris Cox started the Gogmagog Press in 1957, when he was in his mid-fifties, intending to publish for himself the poetry that he could not get published elsewhere". This book contains copies of some of his art work and selections of his poems.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Pinner, Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1991. Tall 4to. 184pp. With 16 colour plates and many black and white illustrations throughout. In bright orange cloth with vertical black lines artistically placed. Printed in an edition of 1650 copies of which 500 were for sale. Very fine. Essays on Morris Cox as a Printer, Poet & Novelist, with selection of poems and a series of letters to Gorrie Guyt, Prefaces & Colophons and a section on collecting Morris Cox. The final section is a bibliography. Cox was an extraordinary English book-artist of the 20th Century. Published to celebrate Cox's 88th Birthday.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, one of 1650 copies, of which 500 were for sale. Original red cloth by Smith Settle, boards with black stripes, spine lettered in black, black endpapers. Clear, removable, archival protective cover fitted to the book. Folio in 8s (271 x 182 mm). Title-vignette after Cox. Half-tone portrait frontispiece, 16 colour-printed plates, half-tone illustrations in the text. A book in Very Good condition; top-edges of bookblock very lightly spotted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Chambers, Franklin and Tucker. Gogmagog. Colin Morris and the Gogmagog Press. Private Libraries Association. 1991. Limited Edition 1650 copies of which 500 for sale. Pp184 Tall 8vo 170mm x 280mm. Bright orange and black striped cloth boards, black title to spine, black endpapers. An attractive book with both bibliographic details of Colin Morris and the development of the Press. Colour and black and white illustrations are included with many poems. In excellent order throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1. 4to. Pp. 184. 16 colour plates. Numerous illusts. Orig. cloth. Essays on Cox as printer, writer and collectors' interest; selections from his poetry, and from his prefaces and colophons where they illuminate his printing technique; an an annotated bibliography.

With numerous illus. 184 pp. Large 8vo. Orig. cloth. One of 500 copies for sale.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Morris Cox; Various (illustrator). First edition. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated exploration of the life and work of Morris Cox and his Gogmagog Press. First edition. Limited to one thousand six hundred and fifty copies of which five hundred are for sale. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixteen colour plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. An exploration of the life and work of Morris Cox, a British artist, printer, poet, and publisher known for his contributions to the fine printing and private press movements in the twentieth century. Cox founded the private press known as The Gogmagog Press in 1948, his keen interest in folklore and mythology led to this name which was a reference to the Celtic legendary giant, said to have been defeated by Brutus who according to legends founded Britain. The volume explores his work as a printer, poet, and novelist, as well as his prefaces and colophons. With a selection of letters to Corrie Guyt and a guide to collecting Cox's works. Written by David John Chambers, an English bibliographer, printing historian, printer and book-collector, Colin Ellis Franklin, an English writer, bibliographer, book-collector and antiquarian bookseller, and Alan Tucker, an English collector and historian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. CHAMBERS, David, Colin FRANKLIN and Alan TUCKER. Gogmagog (Morris Cox & The Gogmagog Press) Private Libraries Association, 1991. Folio, pp. 184, with 37 b/w illustrations and 16 colour illustrations. Cloth over boards. A fine copy.

First Edition. The Definitive Study of Gogmagog Press [GOGMAGOG PRESS]. CHAMBERS, David. FRANKLIN, Colin. TUCKER, Alan. Gogmagog. Morris Cox & the Gogmagog Press. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1991. First edition. Octavo (10 11/16 x 7 1/8 inches; 271 x 181 mm.). 184 pp. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Publisher?s original orange cloth with black stripes. A fine copy, clean and well preserved. The definitive study of Gogmagog Press and its founder Morris Cox, one of the most individual and influential figures in postwar British private-press printing. Drawing on close personal knowledge, archival research, and first-hand technical understanding, the authors chart Cox?s uncompromising approach to typography, illustration, and book design, as well as the press?s deep engagement with folk art, wood engraving, and English vernacular traditions. Lavishly illustrated with examples of Gogmagog books, ephemera, trial proofs, and working materials, the volume documents not only the finished productions but also the creative process behind them. Issued by the Private Libraries Association, it stands as the standard reference on the press and an essential resource for collectors, printers, and historians of twentieth-century private printing. A cornerstone reference for libraries and collections concerned with private presses, fine printing, and the continuing legacy of English book arts in the modern era.