Letteratura

The Diary of Alice James.

EDEL, Leon (Editor). · 1965 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,426)

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1965. 8vo. x[iv], 241pp, 3 plates (one double-sided). Original blue cloth gilt, lightly rubbed and soiled d/w.

Selected Letters of Henry James.

EDEL, Leon (Editor). · 1956 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,671)

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956. 8vo. 268pp. Original red cloth gilt, te coloured.

Ethan Frome.

WHARTON, Edith. · 1911 · John Turton

£29.00 (€34.76 | $38.31 | ¥6,118)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, November 1911 reprint [October 1911.] 8vo. [vi], 195pp, [4]pp Author's books at rear, title-page printed in red and black. Original red cloth gilt. Nick in cloth at top of front board.

Thomas Hardy.

TOMLINSON, H. M. · 1929 · John Turton

£34.80 (€41.71 | $45.98 | ¥7,342)

New York: Crosby Gaige, 1929 signed limited edition number 647/761 copies. 8vo. 30[2]pp, text enclosed within a ruled blue line, litho proof portrait frontis. Original blind-stamped brown cloth gilt, uncut. Cloth lightly soiled; scattered small dark stains to rear board; small...

The Trumpet-Major John Loveday ... and Robert, his brother ... a tale. 'Library Edition.'

HARDY, Thomas. · 1950 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,426)

London: Macmillan & Co, 1950. 8vo. x, 373[1]pp. Original blue cloth gilt, te coloured, ep maps.

The Author's Craft.

BENNETT, Arnold. · 1914 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.65 | ¥4,894)

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. 8vo. [vi], 131[1]pp. Original quarter olive cloth, printed holland sides, printed paper spine label. Light spotting to spine label; feps lightly browned; very slight spotting to prelims and last few leaves.

The Luck of the Bodkins.

WODEHOUSE, P. G. · 1935 · John Turton

£37.12 (€44.49 | $49.04 | ¥7,831)

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935 1st printing. 8vo. 311[1]pp, [8]pp Author's works. Original orange cloth decorated and lettered in black. Extremes rubbed with very light wear; cloth very slightly soiled; lettering to spine very slightly faded; acouple of creases to ffep; very li...

The Confidential Clerk, a play.

ELIOT, T. S. · 1954 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.65 | ¥4,894)

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. 8vo. 134[2]pp. Original blue cloth gilt, very lightly rubbed and soiled d/w. Eps very lightly spotted. * With priced d/w at 10/6d (later copies were 12/6d) and the misprint on page seven. ** Gallup A64a.

The Dream of Eugene Aram, the Murderer. With designs by W. Harvey.

HOOD, Thomas. · 1846 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.65 | ¥4,894)

London: David Bogue, 1846 new edition. 8vo. 31pp, engraved frontis, 5 engraved plates, tail-piece. Original printed stiff-card wraps. Wraps soiled and lightly spotted; spine rubbed and worn; frontis spotted; plates 'tide-marked'.

The Plagues of Egypt, a poem, and other pieces.

STURMER, Frederick John. · 1851 · John Turton

£27.84 (€33.37 | $36.78 | ¥5,873)

Gainsborough: printed for the author by W H Caldicott, 1851. 12mo. 140pp, tail-pieces. Original decorated blue cloth gilt, aeg. Extremes rubbed; occasional soiling; presentation inscription to head of title-page. * Conatins a substantial subscriber's list.

A Writer's Notes on His Trade. With an introductory essay by H. M. Tomlinson.

MONTAGUE, C. E. · 1930 · John Turton

£34.80 (€41.71 | $45.98 | ¥7,342)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930 limited edition number 513/700 copies signed by H M Tomlinson. 8vo. xxi[i], 253[1]pp, title-page vignette printed in red. Original quarter orange cloth gilt, patterned orange paper sides, bevelled edges, teg o/w uncut. Spine sun-faded; board corne...

Our Exploits at West Poley. With an introduction by Richard L. Purdy.

HARDY, Thomas. · 1952 · John Turton

£39.44 (€47.28 | $52.11 | ¥8,321)

London: OUP, 1952 limited edition number 128/1050 copies. Small 4to. xii, 97[3]pp, title-page vignette, head and tail-pieces printed in blue. Original pale blue cloth gilt, patterned eps, uncut/mainly unopened, glassine-protected none-price-clipped d/w.

Thomas Hardy's Notebooks, and some letters from Julia Augusta Martin.

HARDY, Evelyn (Editor). · 1955 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.90 | $15.33 | ¥2,447)

London: The Hogarth press, 1955. 8vo. 135[1]pp, frontis, text facsimile. Original maroon cloth gilt, glassine-protected lightly soiled d/w. Feps partly browned.

The Personal Notebooks of Thomas Hardy, with an appendix including the unpublished passages in the original typescripts of 'The Life of Thomas Hardy.'

TAYLOR, Richard H. (Editor). · 1978 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,671)

London: The Macmillan press, 1978. 8vo. xxxii, 301pp. Original navy cloth gilt, te coloured glassine-protected d/w.

Thomas Hardy: a critical biography.

STEWART, J. I. M. · 1971 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.90 | $15.33 | ¥2,447)

London; Longman, 1971. 8vo. [vi],249pp. Original green cloth gilt, glassine-protected d/w. D/w spine sun-faded.

Hardy of Wessex: his life and literary career.

WEBER, Carl J. · 1965 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.90 | $15.33 | ¥2,447)

London: Routledge & Kegan paul. New York: Columbia University Press, 1965 revised edition [1940]. 8vo. x[ii], 324pp, portrait frontis. Original maroon cloth gilt, glassine-protected d/w.

The Thomas Hardy Year Book 1970-1996 (23 Vols). [Comprising Issues] No. 1 - 23.

COX, J. Stevens; G. Stevens COX (Editors). · 1970 · John Turton

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

Guernsey: Toucan Press, 1970-1996. 8vo. Various paginations, text illustrations. Original pictorial printed glazed-card wraps.

The Poetical Works of William Collins, enriched with elegant engravings. To which is prefixed a life of the author, by Dr. Johnson.

COLLINS, William. · 1800 · John Turton

£44.08 (€52.84 | $58.24 | ¥9,300)

London: printed by T Bensley for Vernor and Hood, et al, 1800 2nd edition. 8vo. xiii[iii], 155[1]pp, 20 engraved plates by William Harding. Contemporary full speckled*? calf gilt. Extremes rubbed with wear; joints cracked with boards holding on cords; frontis spotted and brown...

Maroccus Extaticus: or, Bankes' Bay Horse in a Trance. From the original tract printed in 1595.

RIMBAULT, Edward F. (Editor). · 1843 · John Turton

£64.96 (€77.86 | $85.82 | ¥13,705)

London: reprinted for the Percy Society by T Richards, 1843. 8vo. viii, iv (including title-page with vignette), 24pp. Modern blue paper wraps, printed paper label to front wrap. Lacks ht.

The Wonder Book of Why & What?: answers to children's questions. 'Wonder Books Series.'

GOLDING, Harry (Editor). · 1921 · John Turton

£18.56 (€22.25 | $24.52 | ¥3,916)

London: Ward Lock & Co, N.D. [1921.] 4to. 255[1]pp, colour frontis, colour plates, tinted text illustrations (many full-page and some double-page). Original grey cloth lettered in black incorporating pictorial colour-printed glazed-paper boards, pictorial eps printed in blue. ...