Dennis John Intro (15 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: good-. 6th ed.; 8-3/8" tall; 547pp including index; cardstock cover is browning, has some clear tape; 2 prev. owners' names on first page; pp browning. Paperback.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Condition: Good. xii, 142, [4] pp. Full green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering to boards and spine, slightly dulled; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Light ink marking to front board. Some rubbing, bumping and slight fraying to joints and extremities. Ink name to pastedown and some foxing throughout. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Illustrated. Shaw, Byam (illustrator).…

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. ix, 114, [4] pp. Full navy deluxe leather with gilt decoration and lettering to bords and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Rubbing and slight wear to spine, a few marks and scratches to boards. Contemporary ink name to prelim, occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Shaw, Byam (illustrator).…

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. xiii, 138 [4] pp. Full navy deluxe leather with gilt decoration and lettering to bords and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Rubbing and slight wear to spine. Contemporary ink name to prelim, spots to fore-edge, occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Shaw, Byam (illustrator). …

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. x, 148 pp. Full green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering to boards and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Mark to spine, rubbing and a little bumping to extremities; boards clean and bright. A little foxing, no ownership names. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Illustrated. Shaw, Byam (illustrator).…

Full Leather. Condition: Good. vi, 147 [4] pp. Full navy deluxe leather with gilt decoration and lettering to bords and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Minor rubbing and wear to spine, and slight marking to boards. Contemporary ink name to prelim, spots to fore-edge, occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Shaw, Byam (illustrator).…

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. xiii, 115 [4] pp. Full navy deluxe leather with gilt decoration and lettering to bords and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Rubbing and slight wear to spine. Contemporary ink name to prelim, spots to fore-edge, occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Shaw, Byam (illustrator). …

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. Deluxe Edition. Deluxe edition. x, 123 pp. Full navy leather with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. With illustrations by Byam Shaw. Rubbing to spine and some small marks to leather. Ink inscription to prelims alongside some spotting to prelims and extremities of pages. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. Small 8vo. Illustrated. Byam Shaw (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Endymion Series. 1st printing (1898). 222pp. Full blue calf with gilt borders to boards, gilt decorative borders to spine with maroon title panels, gilt floral decoration to all outer and inner edges, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original gilt pictorial endpapers remain, original cloth covers bound in at rear, tissue-guard at frontis. VG copy, binding square and tight, covers reasonably clean, gilt bright, rubbed to brown along spine edges, spine ends a little worn with some splitting at head, partial sunning to boards, some light foxing within, otherwise internally excellent. Robert Anning Bell (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Pale green buckram binding, illustrated in dark green and yellow. Top page edge gilt, outer edges untrimmed. Endpapers illustrated in gilt. Light rubbing to ends of spine and corners. Foxing to page edges and first and last few pages, a few light spots elsewhere. Gift inscription to half title page, dated 10th January 1899. A scarce title in the sought-after Endymion series. Featuring attractive Art Nouveau style illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xv, [1], 222.…

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Pale green buckram binding illustrated in dark green and yellow. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Endpapers illustrated in gilt. Rubbing to ends of spine and corners. Slight browning to spine. Foxing to page edges, quite heavy foxing to first and last few pages. Patches of foxing to the text. Gift inscription to front free endpaper (dated Xmas 1898). Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Hector Mackay) and to verso of front free endpaper (Honor Yeomans). A very scarce title in the sought after Endymion Series featuring attractive Art Nouveau illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xv, [1], 222.…

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. 3 volumes. xii, 123; vi, 139; vi, 132 pp. Full navy deluxe leather with gilt decoration and lettering to bords and spine; decorated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece, title page and other black & white illustrations and decorations by Byam Shaw. Rubbing and slight wear to spines. Contemporary ink name to prelims, spots to fore-edges, occasional minor spots but generally internally clean across the volumes. With an introduction and notes by John Dennis. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. 16mo. Shaw, Byam (illustrator).…

Full Calf. Condition: Good. xii, 115 pp. Full blue-green calf with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board. With decorated endpapers and top edge gilt. Illustrated by Byam Shaw. Wear to exterior and loss to spine ends, though gilt remains fairly bright. Interally clean. 15.5cms tall. 'The Chiswick Shakespeare'. Small 8vo. Illustrated. Shaw, Byam (illustrator). …

1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, original cloth boards decorated in gilt, black, and yellow, top edge gilt, b&w illus, dec endpapers, pp.222. Some light foxing, mainly halftitle page and last blank pages. Bottom corners heavily bumped, top corners lightly bumped, light chipping to edge of spine. Small area of light discolouration rear bottom corner. Generally clean and in very good condition. Highly collectable Endymion Series book in Art Nouveau binding, printed at Chiswick Press. Beautifully illustrated by Robert Anning Bell (1863-1933) the artist and designer. Robert Anning Bell [Illus.] (illustrator).…

Decorated Cloth. 1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, original cloth boards decorated in gilt, black, and yellow, illustrated dustjacket, top edge gilt, b&w illus, endpapers illustrated in gilt, fore-edge untrimmed, pp.222. Dustjacket worn to edges, chipped to lower outer corner, smaller chip and shadow of tape mark inner lower corner. D.j. in protective sleeve (sleeve itself cracked) Gift inscription (1903) facing halftitle page, pencilled notes same page. Boards clean and bright, head and foot of spine very lightly rubbed. Near-fine condition in good d.j. Highly collectable Endymion Series book in Art Nouveau binding, printed at Chiswick Press. Beautifully illustrated by Robert Anning Bell (1863-1933) the artist and designer. Robert Anning Bell [Illus.] ; John Dennis [Intro.] (illustrator).…