Recent Arrivals from Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints

A fine edition of this important lecture by William Morris. With a gift inscription from the editor William S. Peterson. Description: Gray-blue paper over boards, with titling on spine, reprinted Kelmscott Press printer's mark on the front cover. Octavo: 23 × 15 cm; pp. x, [2], 34, [1]. Portrait frontispiece and 2 plates engraved by John de Pol. Ref.: Walsdorf, The Yellow… Read more about this item

First edition. Probably the first bibliographical reference to the works of William Morris and his Kelmscott Press. Description: Bound in contemporary navy half morocco, marbled boards with gilt-tooled border lines, gilt title to spine, with ornaments of gilt down the spine. Marbled endpapers. Octavo: 19 × 13 cm; pp. vii, 120. Printed on hand-made paper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Condition: Corners… Read more about this item

Mosher 'Old World Series-30' first edition, 1903. One of an edition of 925 copies printed on Van Gelder paper. Description: Printed card covers with yapped edges, printed titles on spine and upper cover, original silk tissue paper wrapper, book contained in publisher's card slipcase. Octavo: 18.5 × 10.5 cm; pp. vi, (2), 90, (1). Silk bookmark bound in. Ref.: Bishop: B91 Condition:… Read more about this item

Limited edition of Moore's Peronnik The Fool, designed by Bruce Rogers (1870–1957). One of 785 copies. Description: Original blue paper covered boards, printed design to the boards in red and yellow. Printed spine label in red. Octavo: 23.5 × 15 cm; pp. 68, [2]. Condition: Externally, very minor abrasions and marks of usage. Internally, clean and free of marks. Notes: Moore's novel… Read more about this item

A one-act play. Designed by typographer and type designer Bruce Rogers (1870–1957). One of 500 copies. Description: Bound in the publisher's original red quarter cloth and yellow paper over boards, printed spine label stamped in black. With original plain glassine dust-wrapper. Octavo: 23 × 15 cm; pp. 51, [1]. Set in Goudy Italian Old Style and printed on wove paper. Condition: Glassine… Read more about this item

A nice collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry. Printed at the Swan Press, Chelsea, on hand-made paper. Limited edition of only 100 copies, this being No. 27. Description: Cloth backed over 'swan' patterned paper covered boards. Printed paper label to spine. Octavo: 22 × 14 cm; unpag., [12] leaves. Ref.: Ransom 1929, 431 Condition: A few minor marks to rear cover. Slight… Read more about this item

1st Edition of Moore's Irish Melodies in Latin. Description: Dark green buckram with paper label on spine. Oktavo: 20 × 12.5 cm; pp. 98, 6 (subscribers), 1 (erata). Condition: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Paper label on spine not readable and missing a piece. Evidence of removed label on front flyleaf, previous owners name and date inscribed on the… Read more about this item

Mosher "Brocade Series-3" first edition, August 1896. One of an edition of 425 copies printed on japan vellum. Description: Beige wrappers with printed titles on spine and upper cover, contained in publisher's slipcase. Vigesimo-quarto: 13.5 × 9 cm; pp. 46 [2]. Ref.: Bishop B384 Condition: Slipcase is split on a couple of seams, spine a little darkened and light rubbing to edges of… Read more about this item

This speech illustrates Morris's life, craftsmanship and politics. Second edition, following the Doves Press edition of the previous year. Description: Bound in brown paper covered boards and vellum spine. William Morris printed vertically on the spine. Octavo: 22 × 15 cm; unpaginated, pp. [36]. Printed by the Chiswick Press on Batchelor's Anvil & Hammer handmade paper. Ref.: Walsdorf 201 Condition: Light toning… Read more about this item

Printed under the direction of Bruce Rogers at the press of William Edwin Rudge. Limited edition to 400 copies. Description: Black paper covered boards. Sextodecimo: 17 × 11 cm; pp. [4], 23, [1]. With a colour wood engraving headpiece by Florence Wyman Ivins. Ref.: Warde: 66 Condition: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends, the printed spine label is missing. Pages are bright… Read more about this item

First edition. Limited edition, one of 60 copies printed on Hollande Van Gelder, numbered I to LX, of which this is no. XXXI. Description: Quarter navy blue morocco over marbled boards. Octavo: 23 × 15 cm; pp. 90, [1]. Illustrated with numerous decorative borders, head- and tailpieces by Gabriel Pinta. Top edge gilt. Condition: Despite light wear to the extremities, the… Read more about this item

Atlas to the English edition of the report of the famous voyage around the world by La Pérouse, who - in addition to Bougainville and Cook - contributed decisively to the exploration of the Pacific region. Without the two text volumes. Description: Contemporary quarter calf with marbled paper boards. Flat spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Quarto: 44 × 28.5 cm;… Read more about this item

A nice Victorian travel book of twenty-four original watercolour drawings dated 1898–1902. Description: Original beige cloth binding, titled on front cover Ilfracombe 1898, Scotland 1901 and Wales 1902. Bookbinder's label on the front paste-down. Obl. octavo: 14 × 24 cm; pp. 24ll., [1 loosely inserted]. 24 watercolour drawings on Whatman's handmade drawing paper. Provenance: Owner's name written in pencil on the front… Read more about this item

One of the very few copies of this work. Complete with the handwritten addressed envelope. Limited edition of 111 copies, of which this is number xli. Description: Sewn as issued in original printed wrappers and original glassine jacket. Quarto: 31 × 21 cm; [14] ll. (unpaginated). Printed from 16 pt Astrée on hand-made paper, edges uncut. Enclosed: Original envelope with… Read more about this item

Second, expanded edition of Nodot's translation of Petronius' Satyricon. Description: 2 vols.. Contemporary calf, gilt titles and decoration to spine, raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Sextodecimo: 16 × 9 cm; [43]ll., 407pp.; [4]ll., 454pp. Each vol. with a frontispiece (repeating) and a total of 9 engraved plates. Edges speckled red. Provenance: Bookplate of L. Gratien-Le Bon, on the front pastedown of the… Read more about this item

First edition, number 261 of 750 numbered copies. Description: Paperback in glassine wraps. Duodecimo: 18.5 × 14 cm; pp. 61, untrimmed. Illustrated with 3 woodcuts by Jean Kéfalinos. Condition: Covers in good condition. Spine somewhat discoloured. Internally in very good condition.

First edition, number 266 of 785 numbered copies. Description: Paperback in glassine wraps. Octavo: 24.5 × 16 cm; pp. 122, untrimmed. Illustrated with 6 full-page woodcuts, numerous borders, initials and tailpieces by Picard le Doux. Condition: Glassine wraps slightly yellowed. Internally quite fine.

First edition, number 868 of 1100 numbered copies. Description: Paperback in glassine wraps. Duodecimo: 19.5 × 14 cm; pp. 149, [3], untrimmed. Illustrated with 6 full-page woodcuts, numerous head- and tailpieces, initials and culs-de-lampe by Gabrielle Faure, 1 etching (portrait of Georges Duhamel) and a facsimile of the handwritten preface on 2 folding plates. Condition: The binding is in very good… Read more about this item

First edition, number 467 of 585 numbered copies. Description: Paperback in glassine wraps. Octavo: 25 × 16 cm; pp. 112, untrimmed. Condition: Glassine wraps near mint with only a few minor signs of age. Internally quite fine.

Two works in one volume, with the editorial notes by François Sweerts (1567-1629). 2nd edition. Description: 2 works in 1 vol. contemporary calf, spine with raised bands, decorated with single gilt fillets and red morocco label lettered in gilt. Vigesimo-quarto: 13 × 7 cm; (vol. 1): [1]ll., [15]ll., 151pp., [13]ll. (vol. 2): [16]ll., 196pp., [7]ll. With a engraved frontispiece by… Read more about this item