Birds and Beasts Of the Greek Anthology

hb, no d/w, 219pp. No 448 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by the author.

(Florence) [Italy]: Privately Printed, 1927. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by Norman Douglas (134). 219pp. 8vo. Blue paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label, Top edge is a bit soiled, else a fine, bright copy in very good dust jacket. The fragile blue printed dust jacket is moderately browned on spine, fore-edge fold (at front flap) has… Read more about this item

Privately Printed, 1927. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed. Limited Edition #415. Signed by Norman Douglas. Hardcover, no jacket. Clean, unmarked, tightly bound. Moderate exterior wear and soiling. Light foxing throughout. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

[Florence]: Privately Printed, 1927. First Edition. Limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 237. Octavo (22cm.); original blue paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label; 219pp.; photographic frontispiece, tissue guard. Lower third of upper joint cracked but holding, rubbing to extremities with boards slightly exposed, uneven darkening; textblock fine. About Very Good. Signed by the author on limitation… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. First American Edition. Hardcover. 218p. A 1/4 beige cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine tanned; top corner of front cover lightly bumped; otherwise clean and tight. Discusses the animals to which ancient Greek literature makes reference.

(Florence, Italy): Privately printed, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 219p octavo. 1/500 numbered copies signed by Douglas. This copy being #498 A very good copy in the scarce dust jacket with some very small nicks, and a chip on the back panel. The corners are nice with no wear, the two top corners of the jacket… Read more about this item

Florence: Privately Printed, 1927. Limited. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece. Tall 8vo, pale blue boards, uncut; light wear at corners, front joint cracked; bookplate. (Florence), Privately Printed, 1927. Limited Edition.<br/> <br/> Number 261 of 500 numbered copies signed by Douglas.<br/> <br/>

Florence: Privately Printed, 1927. Limited. hardcover. very good(-). Frontispiece. Tall 8vo, pale blue boards, uncut; binding wear at corners and usual cracking at joints, some browning on end-leaves, and small wormhole in the first 3 pages. (Florence), Privately Printed, 1927. Limited Edition. A very good(-) copy.<br/> <br/> Number 405 of 500 numbered copies signed by Douglas, with an… Read more about this item

(London): Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, second issue binding in gray cloth stamp in black on the spine and with slip tipped on at the title page noting the book is now printed by Chatto & Windus. Quarto. 215pp. Near fine with toning to the spine and light wear at the spine ends.… Read more about this item

(London): Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1928. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition, first issue binding. Octavo. Coarse fawn cloth, maroon leather spine label stamped in gilt, publisher's maroon top edge stain. A very fine, bright copy in very good dust jacket with moderate browning on spine, with light wear at crown, few soil marks and closed tear on front… Read more about this item

[Florence] Privately Printed, 1927., 1927. First edition. 8vo. Original blue boards with printed paper label on the spine. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. Very good. Number 325 of 500 numbered copies, signed by Douglas on the limitation page. This copy is also signed and inscribed by Douglas in black fountain pen ink on the front free endpaper: "Arthur… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, and first edition thus, with introduction by William Alexander Percy, first issue binding. *Woolf* A25c (later copies were bound in medium blue-ribbed cloth stamped "Peter Smith" at base of spine. Octavo. Linen spine and light brown paper-covered boards. Front hinge a little tender, else… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, unrecorded variant issue binding with "Blackfriar Press" stamped on lower spine. Octavo. Plain purple blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Spine and top edge are faded at the extremities, small spot of (sticker) residue on rear pastedown, else a very good copy in… Read more about this item

Chapman and Hall, 1928. First Edition. hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. First edition, first state. Chapman & Hall, March 1928. Hardcover, in jacket. Binding becoming brittle. Text clean, unmarked. Exterior shelfworn. Jacket in poor condition: in two pieces (split at spine) and discolored. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

Chapman & Hall, 1928. 1st Edition . Book Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book in VG condition in the original cream cloth, with some wear and rubbing. Internally clean, 215pp.

N.p. [Florence]: Privately Printed, 1927. 8vo, pp. 219. Original blue boards, paper label to spine. Top edge cut, others uncut. Tissue guard to frontispiece. Lacking the dustwrapper. Boards a little browned and marked, but a very good copy. Photographic frontispiece. First edition. One of 500 signed and numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and signed on limitation page: 'Soiled.… Read more about this item

privately printed, 1927. Book. Fair. hardback. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, blue paper covered boards with a paper title to the spine, a light crease to the spine, damage to the top left of the upper board and a 1" split at the foot of the upper joint, thus good only. The binding remains tight and the text… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition, and first edition thus, with introduction by William Alexander Percy, first issue binding. Octavo. Quarter linen stamped: Jonathan Cape / Harrison Smith at base of spine, light brown paper-covered boards. A very fine copy in fine, bright dust jacket. The pictorial jacket has just the… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1928. First Trade Edition. Douglas's descriptive treatise on the fauna of the Greek Anthology. In his introduction, he mentions his intention to include domestic animals in his survey, which he abandoned; "The wild animals must suffice for the moment; there are some hundred and fifty-three of them, and the references to them amount to close… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A lovely first edition copy of this original volume comprising the natural history of birds and beasts of the Greek mythology. The first edition of this work. A fascinating work detailing the natural history of Greek mythology. With an introduction by the author… Read more about this item