The Story Of My Heart

London: Duckworth and Co. 1923. First edition with these illustrations. First edition with these illustrations. Signed limited edition. Publisher's original tan cloth with gilt titles on leather label to the spine. Top edge gilt. Printed on pure-rag paper. Illustrated with 36 woodcuts by Ethelbert White. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some wear to the… Read more about this item

UK: Longmans, 1883. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1883. Correct 1st state with ads to rear dated April 1883. The book has been described as a "spiritual autobiography" where Jefferies idealises the English countryside as a sort of utopia. The book and its themes have been compared… Read more about this item

Constable & Co. Ltd, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Thus. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Frontispiece almost completely detached. Clean pages. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Minor sunning to spine.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1924. Hardcover. Good plus. Hardcover. First American edition with White's illustrations. Quarto. 145pp. Paper covered boards with cloth spine, boards lightly rubbed at edges and corners. Edge tear and abrasion on half-title and a poem and some quotes written (in pencil) on rear endpapers. "The Story of My Heart is… Read more about this item

London: Duckworth & Co. , 1912. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". E. W. Waite. The nineteenth century nature writer poetically describes his experiences in this illustrated volume. In this poetic outpouring by Richard Jefferies, the nineteenth century nature writer expressively describes his experiences with the natural world, and dwells on ideas of beauty and human nature. With… Read more about this item

Longmans Green & Co, 1917. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1917. Pocket Edition. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1883. First USA Edition. Hardcover. Very Good - (minus). 17 x 12 cm. 16mo. 144pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering. First USA edition, published same year as the UK edition. Light rubbing to edges of the boards. There is a piece out of the 2nd blank front endpaper, about 1/4 of the page. Top corners… Read more about this item

Constable and Company Ltd., 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Edited by Samuel J. Looker. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few… Read more about this item

Duckworth, 1912. Hardcover. Good. 1912. Reprinted. 146 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth with gilt lettering. Contains coloured plates. Binding remains firm. Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened.

San Francisco: William Doxey. Good with no dust jacket; Spine faded, edges worn. Stain along bottom . corner edge of pages throughout.. Softcover. Soft leather covers. A Lark Classic. ; 24mo; 189 pages .

UK: Longman, 1891. Third Ediiton . Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Edition 1891. Original full decorative cloth binding. Book is very good+ and bright. Spine tips rubbed. Spine very slightly faded. Contents good. Light foxing to some pages. A nice example. More images can be… Read more about this item

Duckworth & Co., 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. New Edition. 145 pages. Fully bound in red leather. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Gilt textblock edges. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

UK: Duckworth, 1923. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ethelbert White. 1st Edition Thus 1923. Thirty-six designs on wood by Ethelbert White. Printed on rag-paper in a numbered edition of 225 copies, 200 of which were for sale. This is copy 161 and is signed by the illustrator. … Read more about this item

Hardback. Acceptable.

London: Constable Publishers, 1947. First edition thus. Hardcover. good/good. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 182pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Frontispiece and seven other illustrations. Originally done in 1883, this is a first thus by this publisher. This is from the library of author Thomas Disch and is SIGNED and dated by him on top of front endpaper.… Read more about this item

Staples Press Ltd, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1946. First Edition Thus. 84 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing.… Read more about this item

UK: Penguin, 1938. First Edition Thus . Pictorial Cover. Very Good ++/Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Gertrude Hermes.. First edition thus 1938 with wood engravings by Gertrude Hermes. 1st Penguin edition. The book is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. Pages age toned. The wrapper is good++ with edge rubbing… Read more about this item

Macmillan & St Martin's Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. First Macmillan Edition. 145 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with silver lettering. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and spine, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green & Co., 1917. Hardcover. Good. 1917. New Impression. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pocket Edition. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild… Read more about this item