Sitwell Sacheverell Russell James Blunt (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Charles Raymond (illustrator). Limited Edition. Two volume set, No. 1947 of 2160 copies printed on "Gelderland" white cartridge. Both volumes illustrated with full page paintings by Charles Raymond. Garden center library sticker inside front cover with rose pictured. Library sticker on spine of 2nd vol. Jackets VG except edgewear. ; Ex-Library; Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Charles Raymond (illustrator). First edition. Two volumes of this limited edition work dedicated to garden roses, with lovely illustrations after Charles Raymond. Limited edition of this charming large paper volume, with chapters on old roses by Sacheverell Sitwell, and on the history of old garden roses by James Russell to volume I; and a study of roses in literature by Wilfrid Blunt, on the Gallica Rose by James Russell. With lists of subscribers and a foreword by Graham Thomas as well as a preface by the author. Complete in two volumes.With a frontispiece and seven further coloured plates of reproductions from paintings by Charles Raymond to each volume. Collated, complete.One of one-thousand-two-hundred-and-sixty copies printed on Marshall and Co.'s 'Landmark' cartridge, bound by Mansell Ltd of London. The present is number one-thousand-one-hundred-and-twenty-four and three-hundred-and-three. In the original publisher's binding over paper covered boards, with title label to front board. Externally sound with shelf wear, chipped to extremities of the boards, back-strip laid down, spine chipped with loss to head and tail, front joint starting. Library bookplate to front pastedown, stamp to limitation page, slip to rear pastedown. Internally, binding generally firm. Pages bright and clean. With eight full page coloured plates to each volume. Collated, complete. Good. book.

Two Volumes Illustrated with paintings by Charles Raymond.Folio . pp.52,pp.47. ; Volume One in olive papered board with pink and gilt title label on upper board. Volume two a tan papered board with a yellow title label.Owners stamp on both free front endpapers. Limited to 2160 copies.Very good with slight offsetting from the dust jackets on endpapers. Dust wrappers a little nicked on edges else a very good set.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Charles Raymond (illustrator). Limited signed editions. George Rainbird Ltd, London. Vol I 1955, Vol II 1957. Also included is the Prospectus for Vol II. These are the low numbered editions which are bound in quarter vellum. Volume I is no 23. Copies numbered 1 -160 are signed by the artist & authors, printed on 'Amstel' Special mould made paper and bound in quarter vellum by Edward Hiscox of London. Vol II is no 104. Copies 1 - 160 are again signed by the artist & authors, printed on 'Amstel' Special mould made paper and bound in quarter vellum by Zaehnsdorf of London. Both copies come with their original slipcases. Vol I book condition: Very good. Vellum slightly soiled - mainly to spine edge. Some slight discolouration to the upper and lower edges of the boards with a small area of light marking (approx 4cms x 2cms) towards upper corner of front board. Gilt titles to spine slightly faded. Top edge gilt bright and clean. Internally very clean and free of foxing. Eight full page colour reproductions of paintings by Charles Raymond each with tissue guard. The tissue guard to frontispiece in Vol I has a light crease across each outer corner. Decorated endpapers with black & white copies of Charles Raymond's paintings. Vol II book condition: near fine. Some very slight soiling to vellum otherwise hardly any sign of wear. Internally very clean and bright and free of spotting. As with Vol I, there are eight full page colour reproductions of Charles Raymond's all tissue guarded. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has a light crease across the upper corner. Original green slipcase for Vol I in fair condition. Structurally sound though the fabric cover has split along the spine and shows some wear to the bottom edge. Generally a little rubbed with some soiling/marking to the rear. Slight mark to front cover. Pink title label a little creased to lower right corner and slightly soiled. Original red slipcase for Vol II in good condition. A little rubbing and light soiling. Yellow title label to front has a dark mark across upper right corner which also affects a small area of the slipcase front to either side of the label. The books are large folio size (approx 32cms wide x 43.5cms high) and are accompanied by the prospectus for Part 2 which contains a loose full page reproduction of R. Gallica Du Maitre D'Ecole by Charles Raymond. There is a small crease across the upper corner of this reproduction and some light but general wear & soiling mainly around the edges. Originally conceived as a six part set, sadly the production never got beyond these first two parts. An increasingly rare and a very beautiful find. Original Slipcases in fair & good condition. Signed by the artist & the authors. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1955 & 1957. 2 vols. Folio. Contemporary half vellum and marbled boards, slipcases. Limited editions, signed by Sitwell and Russell in volume one, and Blunt and Russell in volume two. 160 copies of the limited edition, these being numbered 129. Folios. 52pp and 47pp. 8 full page tissue guarded color plates signed by Charles Raymond in each volume. Fine copies in slipcases with some modest wear. Included is a large printed prospectus for the work.