Venus and Adonis

Oxford: Clarendon Press,, 1905. Limited edition of 1,000 copies Quarto. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, dark green endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, in a superb binding by the Chelsea Bindery, of… Read more

Mission, British Columbia: Barbarian Press, 2005. English, Andy. Wood engravings by Andy English, with three full-page and ten smaller, all evoking the pastoral beauty of the verse and the innocent and headstrong love of the titular characters. Title and first four words calligraphed by Martin Jackson in green. Text taken from the first quarto, printed in 1593. … Read more

Rochester: Print House - Leo Hart, 1931. Cloth. F. Rockwell Kent. 1155 of 1200; signed

Rochester: Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 1111. Fine in slipcase. Limited to 1250 copies Signed by Rockwell Kent, this no. 1111. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. 4to. Gilt-titled leather spine over linen boards, t.e.g. Printed in black and brown on French-fold paper with typography by Will Ransom.… Read more

Raven Press, 1931. Limited, numbered edition; #16 of 275 copies; marbled boards and spine; top edge gilt; 43 pages; in original decorative marbled slipcase; slipcase edges lightly rubbed/bumped, small tears at top and bottom edges; cover spine sunned, tiny tear center spine/rear board junction, front board very barely soiled near bottom edge; edges very lightly sunned; textblock edges slightly wavy… Read more

1933. SHAKESPEARE, William. Venus and Adonis. 8vo, bound in gilt-stamped three-quarter red morocco. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1933. The entire poem Venus and Adonis extracted from perhaps the most satisfying edition ever printed. T.E. Lawrence describes his admiration in a glowing letter to the publishers: "We turn over to the Nonesuch Shakespeare.… Read more

Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1930. First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Slipcase.. Tight, bright and unmarred. Slipcase shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Quarterbound, black paper spine, silver gilted paper boards, black ink lettering, teg; slipcase in black paper with silver paper label. 8vo. 71pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 228 of… Read more

Rochester, NY: Printing house of Leo Hart. Very good copy in slipcase. 1931. 1st. 1/4 leather. Small 4to, 81 pp., Limited to 1250 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator., Slight discoloration on endpapers, mostly due to the glue used in the binding and a couple tiny nicks to the leather spine;otherwise about fine. .

Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1930. Quarter black paper boards over decorated silverish boards. Top edge gilt. Housed in black cardboard slipcase with silver title label. Number 271 of 440 copies out of a total run of 475 copies, designed by Monroe Wheeler. Near fine copy of this handsome book.The inaugural publication of this press.. 1st Edition. Boards. Near Fine.… Read more

Rochester: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. Half-Leather. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rockwell Kent. Produced under the direction of Leo Hart from the text of the Oxford University Press. The typography is by Will Ransom. The edition is limited to 1250 signed copies on English hand made paper.… Read more

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1905 Number 191 of edition of 1000. " A reproduction in facsimile of the first edition, 1593 , from the unique copy in the Malone Collection in the Bodleian Library. With introduction and bibliography by Sidney Lee." Internally very good (many leaves uncut) subject to a fair degree of tanning to the endpapers, binding… Read more

Rochester, New York: Leo Hart, 1931. Hardcover. G (Ex-library, with spine marks on slipcase, book block pages are all uncut at top edges, leather spine head & heel are worn down a layer, slipcase shows edge wear, text block itself is very good.). Kent, Rockwell. Three-quarter maroon leather with tan cloth boards, maroon slipcase, gilt letters on spine,… Read more

Glasgow: David Bryce and Sons, 1904. Rebound in brown leather with title stamped in gold on the front cover. Handsome little (2 1/4" tall) miniature book from the series. I believe there were 40 different titles in the series. . Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 64mo - up to 3" tall.

Rochester, New York: Leo Hart, 1931. Hardcover. Fair. Spine leather split near middle and along one half of rear hinge with basic repair.. Kent, Rockwell. Three-quarter maroon leather with tan cloth boards, gilt letters on spine, gilt top edge, 82 pp., 21 illus. SIGNED BY ROCKWELL KENT on the limitation page. Poem by Shakespeare, with enhanced pen-and-ink illus.… Read more

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-03-20. Hardcover. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-03-20. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Toronoto, ON, Canada: Lincoln MacVeagh/Dial Press/ Longmans Green & Co., 1930. Very Good Hardcover 1930 illustrated with 12 two-tone art deco plates by Ben Kutcher, decorative cover. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Kutcher, Ben . .

Rochester, New York: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Kent, Rockwell. Clay cloth with gilt lettering, 8vo, 80 pages, illustrated throughout by Rockwell Kent; head and tail of spine turned in, sweet inscription on front free endpaper, pages age toned; dust jacket quite toned, spine has been repaired with scotch tape on interior and… Read more

Winchester Publications Limited, London, 1948. /Dust Jacket Included. 1948. Hardcover. hardback, 4to, 88pp, illustrated, 16 b/w plates by J. Yunge-Bateman, clean and sound, no inscriptions, blue leatherette gilt, Very Good / Fair dustwrapper . wrapper torn with some loss on front panel, also taped repairs to rear .

David Zwirner Inc, 2019. Hardcover. New. revised blg edition. 151 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.75 inches.

Lincoln MacVeagh/Dial Press New York, 1930 112 pp. Very Good spine worn. bookplate on front pastedown. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Ben Kutcher. .

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-03-20. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2009-03-20. Paperback. Used:Good.

David Zwirner Inc, 2019. Hardcover. New. revised blg edition. 151 pages. 9.75x7.00x0.75 inches.

1931-01-01. Good.

Hardback. New. At once comic, tragic, and erotic, Venus & Adonis (1593) is a poem by William Shakespeare based on passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This new translation by Hafid Bouazza of Shakespeare's text is illustrated by Marlene Dumas, the renowned painter celebrated around the world for her highly char

The Printing house of Leo Hart, 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality… Read more

Hardback. As New. At once comic, tragic, and erotic, Venus & Adonis (1593) is a poem by William Shakespeare based on passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This new translation by Hafid Bouazza of Shakespeare's text is illustrated by Marlene Dumas, the renowned painter celebrated around the world for her highly char

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

J. M. Dent & Sons. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

Dent, London., 1935. First edition thus: New Temple Shakespeare with half-title and title-page illustrations by Eric Gill. 12mo. pp xvi, 178. De luxe binding of full limp black calf gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Fine.

Nabu Press, 2012-03-21. Paperback. Good.

London: W.H. Allen, 1948. Octavo. Limited edition (limitation not indicated). White cloth. Dustwrapper, browned in places and with a few small chips. Illustrated by Peter Rudland, in a very attractive manner (shades of Matisse , Picasso, and Maillol)..

The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1934. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Dana Estes & Company, Boston: 1901. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Reading copy.

Nabu Press, 2012-03-21. Paperback. Good.

epubli, 2016. Paperback. New. 82 pages. 11.69x8.27x0.19 inches.

London: W.H. Allen, 1948. designed and drawn by Peter Rudland, illustrated cloth binding sl dusty and marked on edges, crnrs bumped, vg. 4to, 87pp.. Limited. Illus. by Peter Rudland.

W. H. Allen. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1948. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Larger octovo hardcover, edition limited to 986 copies, tight and straight binding, pages crisp, small dent in edge else NFINE+ in bright unworn DJ in clear mylar, slight crinkling else FINE. Printing and binding by Drydens Printers, special type: 'cancellaresca bastarda' , high quality … Read more

epubli, 2016. Paperback. New. 82 pages. 8.27x5.83x0.19 inches.

Dodo Press, 2008-01-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

Dodo Press, 2008-01-04. Paperback. Good.

London: Winchester Publications Ltd., 1948. Book. Illus. by J. Yunge-Bateman. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue cloth-effect boards, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Dust jacket shows rounded closed tear with associated creasing and small chip of loss on bottom front edge near joint, short closed tear to top front corner, modest… Read more

US: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Paperback. Near Fine/No DJ. No markings from previous owners. Pages are clean, binding is sound. Text block is clean. Spine is uncreased. Covers are clean and bright with some slight edge wear. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.

Independently published. Paperback. New.

Independently published. Paperback. New.

Independently published. Paperback. New.

Independently published. Paperback. New.

Toronto: Lincoln Macveagh-The Dial Press - Longmans Green & Company, 1930. 112 pp.. Hard Cover. Some traces of use. Illus. by Ill.: Ben Kutcher.