Search Results: Authors starting with F from GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS (PBFA)

First Edition. 8vo., lithograph-printed by McLagan & Cumming of Edinburgh, illustrated with 16 tipped-in colour plates within decorative calligraphic borders. Finely bound in Publisher's red morocco gilt, the cover picked out with four green leaf leather onlays, top-edge gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers, housed in Publisher's pictorial box en suite with tissue guard. Published by George G. Harrap & Co (London), 1909.
Light spotting to the endpapers, the occasional very minor blemish, otherwise a fine copy. The rare original Publisher's pictorial box, a little rubbed and marked, very good.
This copy has an interesting and notable provenance, having previously been owned by the descendants of William Hamilton, an art-binder employed by the Harrap bindery.
A wonderful production of this magisterial work, and with the presence of the rare original Publisher's pictorial box.
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First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, [2], 340; aquatint vignette to the title page, folding panoramic frontispiece, 2 engraved plates (1 folding with a view of Mount Sinai Convent). Bound in modern half calf with red morocco lettering piece. Published by John Murray (London), 1823.
Some light wear to the rear board, a little offsetting from the engraved plates. A Near Fine copy.
This work provides an account of Sir Frederick Henniker's travels in the Middle East, primarily focusing on his travels in Egypt. The illustrations of Jerusalem and Mount Sinai Convent were engraved by George Hunt after drawings by Sir Frederick Henniker. (Abbey 376; Kalfatovic 258; Ibraham-Hilmy I.298.)
This copy has notable provenance being from the Library of the late William St Clair FBA, FRSL (1937-2021). William St Clair, was an esteemed Author and Historian, whose primary research interests included the history of books, ancient Greece and biography.
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A Limited Edition; 1 of 25 Copies Signed by the Artist and Numbered D280, Hors Commerce, of a total edition of 300. Large Folio (65cm * 93cm), 19 etchings with aquatint on J. Barcham Green wove paper, title, introduction by Mevill Coghill, text and justification page, unbound and uncut, housed in Publisher's olive-green portfolio box with a gold embossed design of an eagle to front cover. Published by Leslie Waddington Prints Ltd (London), 1972.
Internally a fine example. The portfolio box is very good; some light marking and rubbing, wanting ties, a dent to one inner flap of the portfolio box, creasing to some tissue guards.
This work was published in three limited editions, with our example being one of the lowest limitation limited edition produced. The etchings were printed by Cliff White at White Ink Ltd (London), where they were drawn onto copper plates and etched by Frink. The 19 etchings produced by Frink illustrate: The Prologue, The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Tale I, The Miller's Tale II,… Read More

A Program from a public reading at the Coolidge Auditorium by Robert Frost, held on May 2 1960, at 8:30p.m. Some of the poems read that evening included "The Tuft of Flowers", "Tree at My Window", and "The Death of a Hired Man".
Original envelope, 6*9 inches, 4pp. Published by the U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington D.C.), 1960.
Inscribed in blue pen by Robert Frost to his cousin Joseph Frost on the front cover, "Robert to Joseph".
WorldCat locates just three institutional holdings. Rare thus, and even more so inscribed with this noteworthy association.
A fine example.
Joseph William Pepperrell Frost (1923-2008) was a historian and writer from Maine who, throughout his life, would share a close bond with his cousin Robert. With about fifty years between them, the two first met when Joseph was a young boy during Robert and Elinor's visit to the Frost ancestral home in the late 1920s. Later, Joseph's college years would be marked with frequent visits to stay with his cousin, even accompanying… Read More

1 of 100 copies printed for Robert Frost (from an edition of 10,600 copies). Oblong 16mo. (7.5 x 12.5 cm),Publisher's stapled wrappers, accompanied with the original envelopes, 12 pp. Printed by the Spiral Press (New York), 1960. A fine example.
Inscribed by Robert Frost to his cousin Joseph Frost and his wife Rebecca in Maine. Rare inscribed with this noteworthy association.
First appearing as Frost's Christmas card in 1960, "Accidentally on Purpose" was later published in his final volume of poetry In the Clearing as "Cluster of Faith." "The poem explores the idea of evolution and asserts that "there was a purpose in the development of the universe, even if the 'scientific wits' cannot precisely state it," (The Robert Frost Encyclopedia, Tuten and Zubizarreta).
Joseph William Pepperrell Frost (1923-2008) was a historian and writer from Maine who, throughout his life, would share a close bond with his cousin Robert. With about fifty years between them, the two first met when Joseph was a young boy… Read More

1 of 650 copies printed for Robert Frost (from an edition of 8,290 copies). 16mo (13 x 9 cm), Publisher's stapled wrappers,wood-engravings by Leonard Baskin, accompanied with the original envelopes, 7 pp. Printed by the Spiral Press (New York), 1957. A fine example.
Inscribed by Robert Frost to his cousin Joseph Frost and his wife Rebecca in Maine. Rare inscribed with this noteworthy association.
First appearing as Robert Frost's Christmas card in 1957, "My Objection to Being Stepped On" was an 18-line poem later published in his final volume of poetry In the Clearing, published in 1962.
Joseph William Pepperrell Frost (1923-2008) was a historian and writer from Maine who, throughout his life, would share a close bond with his cousin Robert. With about fifty years between them, the two first met when Joseph was a young boy during Robert and Elinor's visit to the Frost ancestral home in the late 1920s. Later, Joseph's college years would be marked with frequent visits to stay with his cousin, even… Read More

A Programme from an exhibition entitled "Fifty Years of Robert Frost…" The exhibition, held in mid-October 1943, was held to celebrate the poet's return to Dartmouth College as a Ticknor Fellow of the Humanities.
Original blue paper covered boards, title lettered in black to front board, 6.75 x 10 inches, 15pp., original envelope, loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting about Professor Ray Nash. Published by Dartmouth College Library (Hanover), 1944.
Inscribed by Robert Frost to his cousin Joseph Frost on the front cover, "RF to JF Collector." Rare inscribed with this noteworthy association.
The corners a little bumped; a near fine example.
According to the Preface: "Many Frost items privately held by members of the College were brought out to supplement the Library's Robert Frost Collection - indeed the outpouring was so generous that the display cases overflowed. It is part of the purpose of this catalogue to record the presence of some things which were not actually on view. Altogether the… Read More