Search Results: Authors starting with R from The Antique Map & Bookshop

Faber & Faber 1982. 7.0 x 9.0 inches. In Orange cloth covers with Brown lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper and endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Not Price clipped). Shelf wear to the top and bottom. Else a very clean and tight copy. 191pp. With colour frontis, b/w photographs and a map. Comprehensive Shell Guide to Hertforshire.

Paris, Libraire Garnier Freres, n.d. ca1917. Oblong hardback, 12.5 x 9 inches. In red cloth with full-colour printed pictorial design to front with gilt lettering, and decorative black border. Blind embossed rear board. All page edges gilt. Light grey endpapers. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges of cloth, small nicks to corners on leading edges. Some minor rubbing to design on front. Some darkening to cloth on rear, small nick to cloth near embossed decoration. Dark spot to spine. Minor vertical crease to front endpaper, neat inscription to halftitle “Eltina, from Daddy in France, 1917.” One or two minor handling marks to page edges, else plates all very clean and bright throughout. Binding nice and tight. One plate (p14 has been professionally repaired at inside and bottom edges. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 50pp. Coloured title page plus 50 cartoons all in colour. Printed on one side, each as a single plate. Cartoons illustrating the things animals get up to when… Read More

Studio Editions. London. 1988 reprint.. 13.25 x 9.0 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. With Illustrated dustwrapper. Maroon endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Slightly creased along edges. Not price clipped). Mild foxing to edges. Colours clean and bright. Else a very clean and tight copy. 285 pp. With many colour plates and b/w illustrations in text. Reprint from 1873 original, published under the title Polychromatic Ornament. The author describes textiles, ceramics, metalwork, and painted decoration. Lavishly illustrated with full page colour plates.

London, William Heinemann, Ballantyne Press, 1907 First Rackham edition. Edition de Luxe, printed on handmade paper. LIMITED edition Number 653 of 1130 Copies. Hardback, Large 4to. Approx 11 x 9.25 inches. Folio, publisher's white gilt-lettered and gilt-stamped cloth; t.e.g. In good condition. Some rubbing and bumps to corners and ends of spine. Spine tanned, small nick at head and small mark at the bottom. Cloth a little darkened. Plates are all very clean and bright, all with titled tissue guards. Offsetting and tanning to the free endpapers front and rear; Small inscription on half title page “With love from Man 1907” Some minor foxing spots, else a good clean and tight Limited edition copy. ix, 161 [2] pp. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; 13 full-page illustrations in colour mounted on brown paper; each with printed tissue overleaf, fourteen drawings in black and white, and pictorial endpapers.

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, ca1920’s. Hardback. Size approx 8 x 5.5 inches. Red cloth with dark green lettering and design to front and spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition in good wrapper (DW loss to spine, backed on paper.) Cloth professionally rebacked on spine. Tanning to pages. Colour plates clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 147pp; 4 colour plates and many b&w illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Scarce in dustwrappers.

London, Archibald Constable & Co., 1900 1st. Hardback, 8 x 6 inches. In cream cloth with colour printed illustrations to boards and spine. Top page edges gilt. Pictorial endpapers. In good condition. Some handling marks, boards lightly tanned; corners slightly bumped with rubbing and small nicks to ends of spine. Minor neat glue repair to partial crack on rear spine edge. Some tanning to illustrated endpapers, some foxing spots to prelims. Mild foxing and to pages throughout with some handling marks, page edges rough/uncut. Small tear head of spine. Tear inner edge (2 inch) on first contents page, & also small tear lower insde corner of last list of illustrations page. Binding tight and sound. Else a good clean and tight copy. Scarce. 464pp. Illustrated with a colour frontis plate and decorative title page, and many B&W illustrations (full-page and in-text) by Arthur Rackham.

London, William Heinemann, Ballantyne Press, (1907) 1st edition. Hardback, Approx 8 x 6 inches. Rebound in half morocco green leather with original green cloth covers, with gilt “Griffon and Mock-Turtle” design to front. Pictorial green endpapers. In good condition. Some minor fading to spine, some rubbing and bumps to corners. A few marks and lightened on rear cloth board. Inside some foxing throughout. Plates are all clean and bright, all with titled tissue guards. Binding nice and tight. Else a good clean and tight first edition copy. 162pp. Complete With 13 full-page colour plates, and many b&w illustrations, full-page and within text.

London, William Heinemann, 1907 1st thus, revised & reset from 1898 1st edition.. Tall Hardback, approx 10 x 7.75 inches. Bound in half calf red leather binding With decorative gilt paneled boards with gilt lettering to spine and marbled boards. Page edges rough cut. Marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges, small little nick centre of spine. Inside pages generally clean and tight. Frontis faint crease lower corner. Title page tanned. Plates all clean and bright. Inside pages all very clean and tight. 549pp. 36 plates; 24 colour ‘tipped-in’ plates on dark green full-page mounts, all with titled tissue guards. 12 tinted full page illustrations. Many b&w illustrations within text.

London, Methuen & Co., 1951 Ltd Numbered Ed. 450/500 copies.. Tall hardback, 12 x 9.5 inches. Full vellum/goatskin binding. Gilt lettering to spine. In hard card slipcase with octagonal paper title label to front. In very good condition with very good slipcase. (SC some minor tanning, paper rubbed and slightly chipped on corners.) Cover with some minor darkening on boards, spine a little darkened and rubbed, surface bump/nick nr bottom end. Endpapers clean, neat inscription/initial to bottom corner “F. 1975.” One or two minor light thumb marks, else pages all very clean and tight throughout. Plates all clean and bright. Edges rough/uncut. Else an excellent limited 100th edition. 178 pp; 12 mounted colour plates. & many B&W illustrations in text. Handmade paper.

London, William Heinemann, 1909 1st edition. Hardback, 4to; 10 x 7.5 ins. In blue cloth covers with extensive gilt decoration to spine and decorative gilt lettering and illustrated vignette to front. Pictorial endpapers. Top edges olivine. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges and corners. Else cloth bright. Endpapers darkened with two inscriptions, slight foxing to edge of half-title page. A couple of handling marks to front tissue guard. some light foxing spots to page edges, and some slight tanning to plate-mounts, plates all clean and bright, Page 97 has tear on fore edge. Else a very clean and tight copy. --- Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. This is the tale of a knight’s marriage to a water-sprite, and what chanced therefrom. Rackham creates a stirring progression of emotional vignettes guided continuously by exquisite grace, lyricism, and romantic expression. His figures twist and sway with beauty and allure. Although the waves and eddies of Undine bear the mark of… Read More

London, William Heinemann, 1919 repr. Hardback, approx 10 x 7.5 inches. Grey-brown cloth with gilt lettering and dark-brown illustrated designs to front and spine. Grey endpapers. With Original Dustwrapper. In very good condition, Minor rubbing to edges. (Dw a little tatty on edges, square loss lower spine) Some minor handling marks. Inside inscription on front endpaper; some pages are still uncut at edges. Plates all clean and bright. Else an excellent and very tight and clean copy. 549pp. 36 plates; 24 colour ‘tipped-in’ plates & 12 tinted full page illustrations. Many b&w illustrations within text.

London, William Heinemann, 1918 (1st.).. Hardback, 4to. 10 x 7.5 inches. Original dark green gilt cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine. In very good condition. Cloth rubbed at edges and ends of spine, some surface rubbing to boards. Endpapers clean and bright, no penned inscriptions. Some areas of minor light foxing to inside pages, and slightly to main title page. Plates all clean and bright, all guarded. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 133pp. Illustrated with 8 full-page colour plates and many smaller B&W illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Endpapers with a garland design printed in green.

London, George G. Harrap, 1928 (reprint - same year as first ed.).. Hardback, Tall 8vo. 10 x 7.5 inches. Dark green cloth with decorative gilt lettering to spine and design to front. Colour illustrated endpapers. With original pictorial dustwrapper. In very good condition. (Dw A little tanned, with a few chips on edges & a few crease lower rear edge.) Some minor rubbing to front edges. Some very slight darkening to endpapers, inscription on second blank page, else a very clean and tight copy. 103pp. Illustrated with 8 colour plates, and 30 b&w drawings by Arthur Rackham.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909 6th edition.. Hardback approx 10 x 8 inches. In orange/brown cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front, with gilt vignette to front of Peter Pan riding a goat. Grey endpapers with map to front. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges of cloth with a couple of tiny nicks head of spine. Small faint mark lower front board, Some light foxing to half title page and small mark on front endpaper fore edge, else a very clean and tight copy. Colour plates clean and bright. 126pp text . With 50 colour plates tipped in with titled tissue guards inc frontis. (Plates all bound after text.) This edition has 50 colour plates by Arthur Rackham and illustrated map of Kensington gardens on front endpaper.

Macmillan & Co. 1917 (1st.ed.)LIMITED EDITION (500): This no.289. SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM.. Lg.4to. Full vellum gt; Sm.ill.in gold on fr.cover & spine. In generally good condition. Some rubbing to edges, vellum darkened with some marks. Inside front inner hinge a little cracked. Some foxing on early and fore edges. Else generally clean & tight. Size 11.5 x 9 inches 16 col.& mounted col.plates. 7 full-pg.b/w ills.& many smaller ones. 509pp.;Uncut.

London William Heinemann Ltd. 1915 1st edition. Hardback. Size approx 8 x 6 inches. In purple cloth covers with gilt lettering and illustrated decoration to spine and front cover. WITH RARE ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER. Top edges coloured. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition in good wrapper (DW A lightly rubbed on edges, a few chips top edge with slight loss.) Bright boards. Spine & Gilt lettering lightly faded. Some slight darkening/light foxing to pages. Frontis very slightly crinkled inner edge. Else pages generally clean and tight throughout. 147pp; 12 colour plates and many b&w illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Scarce in dustwrappers.

J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. London. 1927 2nd edition. Tall 8vo. In green illustrated cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. BRIGHT COPY. (dw; in removable plastic cover. Spine slightly darkened. A few small chips, missing front illustration from front cover). Occasional foxing spots, mainly on early pages & fore edge. Else a clean and tight copy. 304pp. With 12 colour plates by ARTHUR RACKHAM and b/w linw drawings as chapter headings and footings. Lamb’s tales from Shakespeare illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

London & Philadelphia, William Heinemann, J.B. Lippincott Co., 1916 1st Ltd Ed. 33/525.. Tall hardback, approx 10 x 8 inches. Quarter bound morocco leather fine binding, with marbled paper to boards, raised and gilt banding to spine with gilt lettering to maroon leather spine label. Gilt page edging. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Lovely later fine leather binding. No binders stamp. One or two very minor handling marks else pages all very clean and tight throughout. Pages uncut. Plates all with titled tissue guards. All clean and bright. Else a lovely leather bound signed copy. 122 pp. Illustrated with 12 full-page mounted colour plates, and B&W illustrations in text.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909 6th edition. STUNNING BINDING Bound by Andrew Sims Hardback, approx 10 x 7.5 inches. Fine binding in full burgundy Harmatan morocco leather, Beautiful gilt work re-creating the original cover & spine designs, all worked in 24 carat gold leaf, Inner turn-ins and board edges tooled in gilt, Edges of text block gilt, Marbled endpapers, Signed by the binder in gilt on lower rear turn-in, Hand-sewn silk endbands. A very fine example. Exterior - the fine binding is in immaculate condition. Interior - excellent, the pages are very clean with just the odd mark or two which I have emphasised in the photos (pp 76-77) All the colour illustrations are beautifully preserved including the captioned tissue guards. One tissue guard has a slight crease and browning. With specially made slipcase. 126pp text Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with 50 colour plates, mounted on grey paper with captioned tissue guards. All plates in this edition bound at the rear, except the… Read More

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1907 4th edition.. Hardback approx 10 x 8 inches. In orange/brown cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front, with gilt vignette to front of Peter Pan riding a goat. Grey endpapers with map to front. In very good condition. Some rubbing to edges of cloth with a couple of tiny nicks to front corners of spine. Neat inscription to front endpaper “C.E.B.W. from E.A.G.W, Christmas 1907.” “B.H. Blackwell, Oxford,” bookseller label below. Some light foxing to half title page and edges of last text page. A couple of tiny spots to main title page and inside pages, else a very clean and tight copy. Colour plates clean and bright. 126pp text . With 50 colour plates tipped in with titled tissue guards inc frontis. (Plates all bound after text.) This edition has 50 colour plates by Arthur Rackham and illustrated map of Kensington gardens on front endpaper.