Fanfrolico Press (47 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward ) 1883-1959 - published works / Sotheby's prices realised in their March 1969 Book Auction; including titles from The Fanfrolico Press, The Golden Cockerell Press, The Kelmscott Press / Books For Sale / Wanted Titles.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Blue cloth gilt, 4to., 328 pages, illustrated. A history and full bibliography of the press. One of 900 copies designed and typeset by Paul W. Nash. A fine copy.

blue cloth. 8vo. blue cloth. (x), 170, (4) pages. A selection by Peter Meadows from Herrick's 'Hesperides'. Printed in an edition limited to 550 numbered copies. Spine frayed, particularly at head of spine with some loss. Spine lightly fading. Light shelfwear. Interior near fine. Poems selected from the Hesperides of Herrick, with one poem, from the Ashmole MS.38, No. 121 . Peter Meadows is one the psuedonums of Jack Lindsey. (Chaplin p.28-29) Ten collotypes of drawings by Lionel Ellis . From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. Fanfrolico Press (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION, pp.328; 96 illustrations including facsimiles of the title-pages of all the books published by the Press; a handsome production, designed by Paul Nash, bound in blue cloth, gold-blocked with Fanfrolico device on upper cover. A detailed history of the Press and full bibliography of its publications and ephemera, tracing the venture from its origins in Sydney, Australia, in the early 1920s, to success in London from 1926 and its final dissolution in 1930. The Press is notable for the literary input of its proprietor Jack Lindsay, working initially with John Kirtley, later with P. R. Stephensen, and finally alone; for the illustrations provided by Edward Bawden, Hal Collins, Lionel Ellis and others, most notably, Jack's father Norman Lindsay; and for the typographic sensibilities of Jack Lindsay, which brought a distinctive style to the books of the Press. Australian Fine Printing Illustrated Private Press.…

FIRST EDITION limited to 500 copies on Basingwerk Parchment, this one inscribed 'Out of series Review Copy'. 4to., pp.(8)221; a good copy in original red buckram, uncut, backstrip slightly faded. Ransom 11. Private Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fanfrolico Press 1929. Good plus/VG minus. Spine tips frayed, corners bumped, rubbing to joints; spine gilt a little dulled, cover gilt bright. Pages yellowed with foxing to edges, endpapers and occasionally to pages. Binding firm. Owner bookplate.

1000 copies printed on Abbey Mills laid paper; pp.(8)176; original cloth-backed boards, slightly rubbed but a very good copy. Ransom 4c. Printed at Curwen, subsequently taken over by the editor and reissued under his Scholartis Press imprint. Ransom D17. Partridge Scholartis Curwen Private Press.

First edition. Quarto. pp [viii], 221. Buckram covers. Verse plays: ''Helen Comes of Age''; ''Ragnhild''; Bussy d'Amboise''.One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author.Some light spotting to endpapers. Spine very slightly faded. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Full blue morocco gilt, slipcase, 4to., 328 pages, illustrated. A history and full bibliography of the press. Of 900 copies designed and typeset by Paul W. Nash, this is number 10 of 50 copies bound thus by the Fine Book Bindery of Wellingborough and signed by the author. From the collection of David Chambers. A fine copy in archival mylar. Signed by Author(s). …

Linen-backed boards. Tall 8vo, c.pp176, light spotting of prelims, spine faintly dulled, very good. Attractive book printed by the Curwen Press. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very good condition. The prospectus for the book published in 1929, edited by Allardyce Nicoll & decorated by Frederick Carter. 4 pp prospectus, sml. 8vo, with 1 pp loosely inserted order form. Trove 45021693.

FIRST EDITION no.51 of 500 copies on Basingwerk Parchment, signed by the author; 4to., pp.(8)221; a very good copy in original red buckram, uncut, lightly soiled dust-wrapper with line illustration by Norman Lindsay. Ransom 11. Norman Lindsay illustration Private Press.

First Collected Edition, pp.(4)496(8)index & colophon; 5 plates & various decorations in line by Norman Lindsay & others; a very good copy in original buckram, top edge gilt, of the collected issue of all six parts with additional prelims & index. Contributors included: Lindsay, Aldous Huxley, Liam O'Flaherty, Sacheverell Sitwell & Norman Douglas. 'A deliberately outrageous & iconoclastic 'little magazine'. only six numbers were planned and all were published, but they ruined the press.' Cave p.294. Ransom 22. Literature Illustration Private Press.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good overall. First UK edition. The first UK editions of this trio comprising the history of the Fanfrolico Press. "Life Rarely Tells." 8vo, 224pp, b&w photo plates in text. Orig. green boards, dj sltly chipped & darkened, very good- copy overall. "The Roaring Twenties." 8vo, 240pp, b&w photo plates in text. Orig. green boards, very good in like dj. "Fanfrolico and After." 8vo, 287pp, b&w photos in text. Orig. gray-green boards, slt. red spots on lower front board. …

First Edition. A survey. Based upon books in his collection. With Preface by Jack Lindsay. Pp. [ii]+82(processed, last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 2 plates; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, edges faded and a trifle rubbed;The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1976. First edition. Studies in Australian Bibliography No. 23.…

#37 OF A LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES (ink handwritten copy# and limitation statement on page ii, i.e. the half-title verso). i-xii, 1-243 pages plus unpaged b/w plates. Hardcover: H 26cm x L 19.5cm. No dust jacket nor slipcase present (seems likely it would have been issued with at least one such embellishment). Blue patterned cloth rubbed; some fading mostly to spine and across top of front board; fraying to spine head; boards' fore-edge corners bumped particularly at bottoms; slender patches of white shelf paint adhered to boards' bottom edges. Gilt top edge; slender toning occurring along leaves' deckle fore-edges and deckle bottom edges. Front and rear free endpapers toned; a few scattered minor specks of soiling to interior leaves. Binding is firm. Still a handsome book. This copy is NOT signed by the author nor contributors with the inclusion of signatures being haphazard on the part of Norman Lindsay's Fanfrolico Press.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Number 243 of 400 copies handset in Bodoni and printed on Barcham Green handmade paper. Line-drawn decorated title and 10 illustrations. Peacock blue buckram with patchwork design stamped in blind on the boards, gilt spine titling, gilt top, edges uncut. Slight fading to spine. A very good copy indeed. 'It is not known who first produced a wine of the claret type, but Ausonius, a fourth-century teacher of grammar, sang of its charms and virtues during the Roman occupation of Gaul. The famous Chateau Ausone comes from what was believed to have been his vineyard.' (Chaplin p.68). …

One of 400 numbered copies printed on Barcham Green handmade paper entitled Charles I. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. Octavo. [72] pp. Publisher aqua cloth blind-stamped in a diamond pattern, gilt spine lettering. Spine sunned as usual but a very good and fresh copy with the very interesting bookplate of David Lauria.…

: being a statement of the aims of the Fanfrolico Press both typographical and aesthetic with a complete bibliography and specimen passages and illustrations from the books. London : The Fanfrolico Press, 1928. Octavo, original wrappers, with illustration by Norman Lindsay (faint crease to fore edge), the standard edition, 36 pp, illustrated, including title page drawing, three plates and tailpiece by Norman Lindsay. Arnold C6. A catalogue of publications of the Fanfrolico Press, which also contains a short publisher's manifesto. In mid-1928 the Press, the result of a creative partnership forged between Sydney publishers John Kirtley and Jack Lindsay (son of Norman Lindsay), was based in London with Jack Lindsay as proprietor working alongside P.R. Stephensen. By the time the Press closed in 1930, it had published forty-six books with a distinctive design aesthetic, including numerous titles illustrated by Norman Lindsay. An important catalogue relating to arguably the most significant of Australian fine publishing houses.…

No. 421 of 500 copies. Ellis, Lionel. No. 421 of 500 copies. Translated by Jack Lindsay with Woodcuts by Lionel Ellis. Introduction by Edward Hutton. 1 vols. 4to. Ridler 4. Ridler 4 Full green parchment with device of goatherd & goat gilt on upper cover. Spine and edges of covers faded Translated by Jack Lindsay with Woodcuts by Lionel Ellis. Introduction by Edward Hutton. 1 vols. 4to.…

Satyrs, Fauns & Fine Books. Pp. 328, frontispiece, numerous illustrations (several full page), list of works consulted, notes, index; super roy. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, upper board featuring a device designed for the Press by Norman Lindsay of a faun riding a flying horse, cloth faintly scuffed, fore-edge of upper board bumped; Private Libraries Association, Pinner, 2009. First trade edition, being one of 850 copies thus bound (total edition 900). *A detailed history and bibliography of the Fanfrolico Press, from its origins in Sydney to its heyday in London in the mid 1920s and eventual dissolution in 1930. Includes reduced facsimiles of the title pages of the 46 books published by the Press, which was notable for the literary input of its proprietor, Jack Lindsay (working first with John Kirtley, later with P. R. Stephensen, and finally alone). Several of the books published by the Fanfrolico Press contained illustrations by Jack's father, Norman Lindsay. Other illustrators included Edward Bawden, Hal Collins, and Lionel Ellis. …

Foreword by Brian Penton. Translated by Jack Lindsay. One of 375 copies. Large title page vignette, 6 full-page and 12 half-page illustrations & decorations by Alan Odle. Printed in Cloister type on Van Gelder Antique handmade paper. Pp. 72. 4to., original cloth backed decorated Japanese paper covered boards, top edge gilt, others uncut. Corners with a little wear, a little darkening to page edges, otherwise well preserved. The first book hand-printed by Jack Lindsay after he moved to Hampstead: "the splendid Miniambs of Herondas, with powerful surreal designs by Alan Odle [was] in marked contrast to the predominant Norman Lindsay style of the Press's earlier work" (Cave p.294).…

First edition. Translated with commentary and notes by Jack Lindsay, together with an essay on Clodia and a translation of Cicero's funeral oration for Caelius. Royal octavo. pp [252]. Decorated with 28 wood engravings by Lionel Ellis. Full brown morocco, top edge gilt. Number 256 [of 325 copies]. Some copies were signed by Jack Lindsay; this is one of the many that weren't.A bit of faint mottling to spine. Endpapers very slightly spotted. Near fine. …

First edition in book form, i.e. the six issues of the periodical in the publishers' binding, top edge gilt, and with new index, title-page and colophon. Royal octavo. pp [iv], 496, [vi] Index. Contributions by Jack Lindsay, Norman Douglas, Aldous Huxley, Sacheverell Sitwell, Karel Capek, Liam O'Flaherty, Edgell Rickword, T.F. Powys etc; illustrations by Norman Lindsay, Lionel Ellis, etc. Jack Lindsay writes a diatribe, "Waste of Time, or, T.S. Eliot of Boston, A Yawn". It was this venture into the little magazine market which hastened the demise of the press.A little spotting to endpapers and prelims. Near fine in near-fine dustwrapper slightly darkened at the spine.…

Introduction by Edward Hutton. No. 451 of 500 copies. 20 woodcuts by Lionel Ellis. 4to., original full green vellum, gilt lettering on spine and gilt stamped image after one of Ellis's cuts on the upper cover, top edge gilt, others uncut. Some fading to the spine and marking to the edges of the vellum, otherwise very good. The wood engravings in the book are remarkably good and rich. Lionel Ellis (1903-1988) was a noted painter, wood engraver and teacher. He also illustrated the Fanfrolico Herrick and Catullus.…

First U.K. edition, preceded by the Sydney edition of the previous year. Folio. pp xiv, 51. Illustrated by Norman Lindsay. Top edge gilt. Half blue morocco with gilt decorated boards.Out of a total edition of 725 copies signed by Jack Lindsay and printed on handmade paper this is number 84 of 300 for sale overseas.Small ownership signature on front free endpaper. Endpapers spotted. Covers partially faded and slightly marked. Very good.…

First edition. Large quarto. pp viii, 151. 100 full-page black-and-white drawings by Norman Lindsay. Half red vellum, marbled paper boards, top edge gilt.One of 650 numbered copies signed by the translator. There were a further 100 copies for sale in Australia with a variant colophon.Front endpapers slightly spotted. Some fading and a bit of surface scratching to spine. Small bump to tail of spine. Signs of damp to rear cover. Very good.…

Landor (1781-1869) was the youngest brother of Walter Savage Landor. He wrote five tragedies, of which one, Count Arezzi (1822), sold brilliantly while it was mistaken for Byron's work. Partridge remarks in his prefatory note: "That so fine a writer as Robert Landor should have fallen into an almost complete neglect is inexplicable on literary groundsÉOf men who, since 1700 (and I might add since 1600), have published their work only to attract little immediate notice and to become very rapidly forgotten, I know of none that can approach in merit, whether it be in prose or verse, this younger brother of Walter Savage Landor." Octavo. [6], 286, [1] pp. Photogravure portrait, and etching of Landor's birthplace. Quarter vellum over brown paper boards, gilt spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Some fading to top of front board. Otherwise a beautiful copy, tight and clean. First edition. The press's scarce fourth book. One of 155 copies printed at the Curwen Press. Signed by Partridge.…

First Edition. Very good paperback copies; covers slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 6 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; No. 1 (August 1928)-no. 6 (July 1929). Editors: Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen. Subjects; Little magazines. English literature ; Periodicals. English literature. English literature 20th century Periodicals. English literature 20th century. English literature History and criticism. London (England) ; Periodicals. England London. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good paperback copies; covers slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 6 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; No. 1 (August 1928)-no. 6 (July 1929). Editors: Jack Lindsay and P.R. Stephensen. Subjects; Little magazines. English literature ; Periodicals. English literature. English literature 20th century Periodicals. English literature 20th century. English literature History and criticism. London (England) ; Periodicals. England London. 1 Kg. …