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Published by B. H. Blackwell Ltd, 1948
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 394 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corn…er bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
Language: English
Published by H G Dixey, Oxford, 1956
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No 29 of a limited edition of 102 copies. Dedication on fep signed by author (initials).
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Published by H G Dixey, Oxford, 1959
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dedication signed by author. No 53 of a limited edition of 108.
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Published by H.G. Dixey, 1966
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Add to basketWraps. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" From the library of book artist Elspeth Pope with her bookplate; also laid in loose is a ANs from the author to Pope, dated 1967. Just a touch of light wear, else Near Fine. [23]pp. Ten illustrations throughout, most in color from wood block, in additio…n to the front cover. Sewn into printed card covers.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1947
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 24pp. Number 86 OF 93 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1947
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 27pp. Number 43 OF 85 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1956
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 16vo. 18pp. Number 91 of 102 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1967
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 38pp. Number 50 of 100 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
FLASHES FROM THE FILES OF A SECTION MORSE CLASS IN THE R N AUXILIARY (FORMERLY MINEWATCHING) SERVICE
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Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1965
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 28pp. Number 83 OF 104 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design. Illustrated frontis, and two other coloured plates.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1946
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 14pp. Number40 of 83 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1946
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 14pp. Number 81 of 83 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design.
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Published by The Author, Oxford, 1947
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. original decorated card covers,illustrated,40 pages,limited edition this being number 94 of 200 copies,covers a little rubbed and creased otherwise very good. Shelf N10.
Language: English
Published by H. G. Dixey ( Hand printed by the Author), Oxford, 1964
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 28pp. Number 64 of 72 Copies. Bound in sewn printed wrappers with title to the upper cover with design. Illustrated title and other coloured plates.
Published by H. G. Dixey, Oxford, 1959
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Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 14 pages. Extremely scarce. Used.
Published by Oxford: H.G.Dixey, 1950, Oxford, 1950
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Add to basketIllustrated Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated Soft Cover. No Jacket. Signed by Author. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Limited Edition (No 80 of 101) devised and hand-printed by the author. Initialled presentation copy "J.R.B. from G.D. 1954" on half-title. 36 pages. One small mark on front cover, otherwise a v…ery good copy. Signed by Author(s).
Published by H. G. Dixey, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1956
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Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Dedication to Prof. Alun Jones - "A. J. from G.D. '59" on FEP. Limited to 102 copies, this is number 77. . Creases on cover; sunning to cover; yellowing to pages, otherwise text tight and bright. Small book - pocket sized, 17 pages. SCARCE. Used.
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Published by Privately Printed, Oxford, 1949
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. All First Editions. Five poetry collections. Each softbound 15 x 22 cms All first editions, some with inscriptions or notes loosely inserted. As follows, in publication date order: 1: "Sonnets in Sand". 14 pp. 1946. No. 56 of 83 copies only "Hand-printed in Great Britain by the Author". Loosely inser…ted signed 11 line note of Thanks to "Richard" dated 20th Dec 1946. This is Richard Ollard. 2. "Cento Poetae". 25 pp no. 56 of 128 copies "Hand-Printed in Britain by the Publisher". 1949. Inscribed in ink "Richard Ollard with all best wishes from Giles and Joan Dixey. Christmas '49". 3. "Simplicities of an Author-Printer". 1947. No. 187 of 200 copies. 4. "A View of Poetry". 1950. 14 pp. No. 21 of 112 copies. Bound with silk tie. Inscribed "R.O. from G.D May '50". Loosely inserted note : Less nocuous this time, but more naif--and with love from us both". G.D., 5. "A Passage in Square Rig". 1958. Inscribed in blue ink "R.L.O. from HGD. '50". Not paginated but 36 pp of verse. [The Dixey family of Oxford included Frederick Augustus Dixey (1855-1935), Fellow of Wadham College, and his son Harold Giles Dixey (1893-1974), who we have here. These charming poetry collections would have been written in his fifties and sixties]. Sold as one collection. [See also our ABE Listing: # 005731: Adam Smith "Poems" 1977].
Published by B H Blackwell Ltd, Oxford, 1948
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original cloth and dustwrapper which has slight chipping and a closed tear at rear, 393pp, inscribed by the author.
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Published by Henry Giles Dixey., Oxford., 1963
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 67 prints (including two on the covers) from line-blocks and blocks prepared from wood and other materials, by Giles Dixey. 8vo, 19cm,58pp, H.G. Dixey, 102 Kingston Road, Oxford, 1963. Handset in Old Style, with headings in Black Letter. This is numbered 20 of a LIMITED edition…of probably a 100. Privately Printed for the Author. *The blocks shown were made between 1923 and 1963 from box wood, cherry wood, cardboard, cork mat, linoleum, matchsticks and string. Giles Dixey was a master at the Dragon, this country¿s foremost preparatory school. Author. (illustrator).
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Published by Published by H. G. Dixey, Oxford, 1947
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Add to basket, 37 pages, with illustrations throughout Limited Edition of 200 copies, this being no. 172 , covers lightly creased at the edges, internally clean, book in good++ condition , printed wraps 23 x 14.5 cm Paperback ISBN.
Published by H. G. Dixey,, Oxford,, 1946
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 12mo. pp 5. Original publisher's brown paper wraps with floral design in pastel shades on front cover, lettered black. Including catalogue of Dixey's previous works; brown paper wraps, lettered black on covers. This is no. 34 of 53 copies. Covers very slightly marked, otherw…ise very good.
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Published by Published by H. G. Dixey, Oxford, 1949
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Add to basket, 23 pages, SIGNED and dedicated by author at front, plus comes with a SIGNED letter from the author, page 3 has been handwritten by the author in ink and and dated at the bottom, with the original printed page loose inside Limited Edition of 128 Copies, but this being No. 129 , pages lightly tanned at edges, in very good condit…ion , grey printed wraps with coloured design on front 22 x 14 cm Paperback SIGNED by author ISBN.
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Published by Blackwell, Oxford, 1948
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Scarce. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author. ; 394 pages; Description: [4], vi, [2], 394, [2] p. ; 19 cm. 1 Kg.
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Published by Blackwell, Oxford, 1948
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Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Scarce. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author. ; 394 pages; Description: [4], vi, [2], 394, [2] p. ; 19 cm. 1 Kg.
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Published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1948
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. The signed first edition of a poetic anthology written by Giles Dixey, containing over one hundred charming poems based on his personal experiences. The signed first edition of FÅ«rin: Collected Verses, a comprehensive poetic anthology, written by Br…itish poet and teacher Giles Dixey. Published by Basil Blackwell in 1948.In the publisher's original green cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The author's signed inscription, containing a line of verse, to the front free end paper.FÅ«rin is the translation of the Japanese word for wind chime, and is often seen as a symbol of relaxation. In this particular collection of verse, containing over one hundred poems, Dixey publishes poetry written across his life and inspired by his personal experiences, including poems on World War I and Oxford, where he was a teacher at Dragon School. In the publisher's original green cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal signs of shelf wear and marks to boards. Dust wrapper is mostly smart, with small punctures to center of rear wrapper and fading to wrapper spine and extremities. Very minor signs of shelf wear to wrapper, and smudged markings. End papers are bright and clean, with very faint spotting to front end papers. Author's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. The occasional small creasing to hinge. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
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Published by Oxford : The Author, 1947
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Limited and numbered edition: 170/200. Physical description; 37p ill 23 cm. Notes; Limited ed. of 200 copies. Subjects; Artists Biography. Emblems. Printers Biography. 1 Kg.
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Published by Oxford : The Author, 1947
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Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Limited and numbered edition: 170/200. Physical description; 37p ill 23 cm. Notes; Limited ed. of 200 copies. Subjects; Artists Biography. Emblems. Printers Biography. 1 Kg.
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Published by H. G. Dixey, Oxford, 1947
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Near Fine. A very scarce three-volume set of Giles Dixey"s hand-printed poetry pamphlets, each a limitation and signed with the author"s presentation inscription. In the publisher's original paper wraps.A three-volume collection of privately printed poetry pamphlets by Harold Giles Dixey, each produced in v…ery small limitations and hand-printed by the author in Oxford in 1947. All three volumes are signed and inscribed by Dixey: "C. E. K from H G D. "63."Compromising: Ourselves a Dream: Verses (1947). Limited edition, copy number 48 of 83. Contains poems including "Western Desert," "Cookhouse Reverie," "No Mortal Business," and "Old Soldier," reflecting wartime memory and personal reflection.Schoolroom Echoes (1947). Limited edition, copy number 76 of 93. Features poems such as "Phaethon," "To His Parents," "Slug-abed," and "Echoes of Anacreon," drawing on classical subjects, school-life humour, and light verse.Postscripts (1947). Limited edition, copy number 83 of 85. Includes "The Schooner," "Dragon School Play, 1940," "A Walk to Nether Stowey," "A Boy to Bellerophon," and "Flame-flower," among others. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, lovely. Very slight shelf wear to extremities resulting in one or two minor creases. Author's inscription to half-title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to first and last few leaves. Near Fine. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
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Published by Oxford: B. H. Blackwell, Ltd, & Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1948
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GILES DIXEY ARCHIVE. Ten volumes and an autograph letter signed. [1]. Furin, Collected Verses. Oxford: B. H. Blackwell, Ltd., 1948. Publisher's green cloth, gilt tiles to spine. Warmly inscribed by the author in 1965. Textblock toned, two small tears to head of spine. Very good. [2].…Exigua Musa. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1956. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark blue, sewn. Number 19 of just 102 copies. Paper stock toned some marks to covers, ghost of a removed label to upper, some creasing to covers. Very good. [3]. A Passage in Square Rig. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1958. Publisher's card wraps lettered in black, stapled. Some marks to title page and covers, staples rusted, trace of a removed label to upper. Very good. [4]. Rejoinders (Mainly about poetry). Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1959. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark brown, sewn. Number 102 of just 108 copies. Paper stock toned, some spotting to covers. Very good. [5]. Clipt Yews. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1960. Second revised edition. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark green with hand coloured yew berries, sewn. Number 5 of just 52 copies. Covers a touch toned, trace of a label removed from upper. Near fine. [6]. Small Events and Other Verses. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1961. Second edition. Publisher's card wraps lettered in red, sewn. Number 7 of just 54 copies. Some spotting and toning to covers, trace of a removed label to upper. Very good. [7]. More Haikaics. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1964. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark blue, sewn. Number 35 of just 72 copies. Light spotting to covers. Near fine. [8]. Autograph letter signed. Single sheet folded once. Letter from Giles Dixey to Annette Barrow dated 12 July 1965. A warm letter concerning his books and inviting Annette to stay and have her copies inscribed in person. Some spotting to edges, one corner folded over. Very good. [9]. Flashes from the Files of a Section Morse Class in the R N Auxiliary (formerly Minewatching) Service. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1965. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark blue, sewn. Number 59 of just 104 copies. Inscribed by the author to half title. Some toning to covers, trace of a label to upper. Very good. [10]. Minims Retrieved. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1966. Publisher's card wraps lettered in dark brown, sewn. Number 30 of just 107 copies. Warmly inscribed by the author to the half title. Trace of a removed label to upper. Near fine. [11]. Deinde. More Collected Verses. Oxford: H. G. Dixey, 1971. Publisher's green cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Warmly inscribed by the author to flyleaf. Edges toned, some light wear to cloth. Very good. Giles Dixey taught at the Dragon School, Oxford and for over forty years produced his own poetry books at home, the collection here was amassed by Annette Barrow who corresponded with Dixey for at least six years. Signed by Author.
