The Legend of Monte della Sibilla or Le Paradis de la Reine Sibille [H. Balfour Gardiner's copy]
by BELL, Clive (1881-1964)
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Richmond: Printed and Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, Hogarth House, 1923. Pictorial Boards. Fine. One of 400 copies printed by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. Royal 8vo (257 x 186mm): 25,[1]pp, with frontispiece and one further drawing by Duncan Grant and one figure by Vanessa Bell. Original pictorial boards printed in black; wanting the scarce plain cream dust jacket. Provenance: H. Balfour Gardiner, with his blue ink stamp to front fly-leaf. Very light occasional spotting, but an excellent example, securely bound and generally clean throughout. Woolmer 27. Laing A8. At the turn of the twentieth century, Bell was prominent in the group of friends who met on Thursday evenings at 46 Gordon Square in Bloomsbury, including Virginia Stephen (later Woolf) and her sister Vanessa, who married Bell in 1907 and illustrated this and many other books published by the Woolfs at the Hogarth Press. Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950) was a British musician and composer and member of the Frankfurt Group. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB2291
- Title
- The Legend of Monte della Sibilla or Le Paradis de la Reine Sibille [H. Balfour Gardiner's copy]
- Author
- BELL, Clive (1881-1964)
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed and Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, Hogarth House
- Place of Publication
- Richmond
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS; XIX CENTURY;
Terms of Sale
Fine Editions Ltd
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Biblio web sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you have any questions, please contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days.
About the Seller
Fine Editions Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Fine Editions Ltd
Fine Editions specializes in First Editions of English and American Literature, Landmarks In Science and the History Of Ideas, Natural History and Color-Plate books, Travel and Voyages, and books on Gardening and Landscape Design. Our hallmark is condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to our antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Near Fine or better conditions and all are highly collectible.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: