Colverson Tom (27 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Limited to 1050 copies. Lists and describes 167 private presses, and 22 trade stands. Well-illustrated with engravings from many of the presses. Private Press (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Printed stiff self-wrappers, square 8vo., unpaginated. Extensively illustrated with examples from the presses. One of 1,050 copies. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 208 pages, 650g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.With Glider Fleet lists.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 48, black and white illustrations, fine condition in card covers and decorated wrapper.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 48pp. Limited edition of 1000 copies of paperback catalogue for the Third Oxford Fine Press Book Fair held at Exeter Hall, Kidlington on 22 October 1994. Brown illustrated card covers with black lettering on face and spine. Numerous wood-engraved and other book illustrations throughout. No inscriptions. Sun fade to spine area. Otherwise in fine condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Limited Casebound Edition of 1000 copies, of which this is No. 469.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited casebound edition number 931/1000. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in very good order. No particular bumping or wear to corners or edges. Spine is intact and bright with just a little mild bumping to ends. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. 208 pp. Pictoral glazed paper dust jacket with white lettering to spine and blue lettering to front. Dj is in a good condition albeit with some very mild creasing to the edges. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 733g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032243:7a) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 733 G. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited edition 65/1000. Dust staining to top edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 1,000 copies. About 70 illustrations reproduced from the books of the various presses attending. Linocut endpapers. Fawn paper covers printed on the front. A fine copy. The catalogue of the first Oxford Fine Press Fair, 22nd November 1986, containing much useful information. There were, in addition, fifty casebound copies.…

First Edition. Hardcover, Limited numbered edition, this copy being number 457 of 1000 copies. 208 pages, well illustrated, 7 X 9.5 inches. Fine book in a fine dustwrapper.F/F.

(203 x 210). pp, 45, (3). Softbound. Card covers. Label remains to front cover. Very good.

(205 x 210). pp, 47, (1). Softbound. Card covers. List of exhibitors tucked in. Very good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition limited Edition. This is a limited edition of 1000 this being number 324. The book is inscribed to the author J H Evans who wrote Only Angels Have Wings. It reads: Presented to Captain John H Evans on his visit to Oxford Airport. It is signed and dated 24/5/01. The signature is not the author and a little difficult to read correctly but has the surname of Lewis. The inside is very good and looks little used. The dust jacket is not price clipped and has very slight fading to the spine of which the top has minor creases. POSTAGE OVERSEAS is by AIR and should extra be needed this will be requested. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are very welcome. hst. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 208pp. Illus. Hardback with dust-wrapper. Limited edition no. 137 of 1000. Signed by author. Slight edgewear and a some slight fraying to top of d/w spine. Immediate dispatch from the UK. (bs3) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).…

One of an edition of 1,000 copies paperbound; 50 copies were casebound. Typeset by John Rose in 11pt Plantin on a CRTronic phototypesetter. Printed litho by Parchment (oxford) Ltd. The text pages are printed on 140gsm Kaskad Pintail Cream and Kestrel Corn has been used for the illustrated endpapers. The illustrated cover, with flaps, is printed on 350gsm Kaskad Lapwing Brown. Square, 205 x 210 mm, pp. [48] illustrated throughout, with an Introduction by Tom Colverson. A book in Very Good condition. …

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. [50] Pp. A bit of edge wear to front cover (see image) otherwise as new. One of 1,000 copies printed.; Ex-Libris; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 50 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed Limited Edition 'Exemplary Copy' limited to 12 copies, this copy No.vi/x Exemplary Copy, fully hand coloured, in hand coloured slipcase, with original artist's loose watercolour, this copy's watercolour is of 'Houghton Hall' signed in pencil by Lawrence. There are also 148 uncoloured copies and 28 part hand coloured copies all signed by John Lawrence and Peter Guy. Slim, tall 8vo, unpaginated with 60 pages only printed on one side + limitation page. Hardcover issued without dust jacket housed in slipcase. Hand-coloured paper covered slipcase in near fine condition. Book bound in hand-coloured paper covered boards in fine condition. Inside all pages, with top edges of blank pages uncut, in beautiful fine condition. John Lawrence has illustrated more than 200 books, both adult and children's ranging from Shakespeare to Alan Ahlberg including the best selling 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams and Philip Pullman's 'Lyra's Oxford' and 'Once Upon a Time in the North', twice winner of the Francis Williams Award for illustration. An exceptional copy of the Exemplary Edition. Very Scarce. Signed by Author(s).…

small 4to. paper over boards, paper labels on front and back covers. Not paginated. Limited to 1050 copies, this being one of 50 copies bound thus. Lists and describes 167 private presses, and 22 trade stands. Well illustrated with engravings from many of the presses. paper over boards, paper labels on front and back covers. Private Press (illustrator).…

Headington 1986. 20,4 : 21,1 cm. 48 unn. S. mit zahlr. Illustrationen. OKart. mit illustr. Vorsätzen. In 1000 Ex. gedruckt. Sprache: en, (2).

Hardcover. Large 8vo. Original publisher's illustrated cream boards, lettered black on spine. Printed litho by the Didcot Press on Butlers Ingres mould made paper in an edition of 170 copies, this being no. 105. Signed by John Lawrence and Peter Guy. Illustrated in b/w throughout. Neat name on half title page, otherwise fine.…

Copy number '161' of an edition limited to 170 copies, signed by the artist and Peter Guy on the colophon. Printed litho by The Didcot Press on Butlers Ingres mould made paper. Illustrated paper covered boards with printed lettering to the spine, illustrated endpapers. Octavo, 240 x 170 mm, pp. 32 french-folded leaves, fully-illustrated throughout. Of the edition of 170 copies, 35 were hand coloured on the instructions of the artist. A book in Fine condition. The drawings are taken from sketchbooks completed between 1983 and 1989. The drawings are as near original size as possible and are left with the original captions and instructions. John Lawrence (1933-) is an English illustrator and wood-engraver. He has illustrated more than 200 books, including Watership Down by Richard Adams and Philip Pullman's 'Lyra's Oxford' and 'Once Upon a Time in the North'. He has twice won the Francis Williams Award for illustration and twice been runner-up for the Kurt Emil - Maschler Award. He was visiting professor of illustration at Camberwell School of Art until 1993, having previously taught at Brighton School of Art in the 1960s. Until 2010 he taught at Cambridge School of Art on the M.A. course in Children's Book Illustration.…

Condition: Good. 295 x 210. 7 leaves of letterpress printing printed by members of the Guild of Printers on 6 January 2001.

Edition limited to 1050 copies, of which this is one of 50 bound in boards, square 8vo, pp. [48]; facsimiles of specimens from the various presses throughout text; illustrated endpapers, orange paper over boards, paper labels on front and back cover; fine. This catalog was produced for the meeting of the Oxford Guild of Publishers at Oxford Polytechnic, Nov. 22nd, 1986. Each press is given a short description and a list of recently printed titles.…

Condition: Good. 295 x 210. 9 leaves of letterpress printing printed by members of the Guild of Printers on 5 January 2002 at the Alembic Press, Marcham.