Search Results: Biography from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Florence: Privately printed for subscribers by G. Orioli N.d. [1937]. 8vo. Signed limited edition. This is copy no. 164 of an edition limited to 300 copies and signed by the author. The Lungarno Series No. 12. Original orange paper wrappers with black lettering & decoration. Slight fading to spine with slight rubbing & wear to extremities. Some browning to edges. Partially uncut. Scarce. A solid copy in Fine condition. . Fine. Wraps. Signed Limited Edition. 1937.

London: Macmillan and Co. 1889. 8vo. In 2 volumes. xxiii, 205; 223 pp. Half dark green morocco over green cloth. Top edge gilt. Gilt-bordered spines with leather title labels. Spines uniformly darkened to a pleasing brown. Bound by Hatchards. Early ink inscription to first blanks. Leaves slightly darkened. A solid VG pair. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1889.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1934. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. 652 pp., Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering. Minor marks to the boards. Binding firm and internally clean, owner's name in pencil to the front endpaper. Illustrated with portrait frontis. Autobiography of the noted philosopher, writer, critic and poet. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1934.

London: Jonathan Cape 1940. 8vo. 283 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, some very minor marks on the boards . Internally clean apart from foxing to front and rear endpapers and minor stain and foxing on the edge. A solid good/near very good copy. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1940.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. 1929. 8vo. viii, 344 pp. Contemporary half brown morocco over brown cloth. Raised bands to spine with leather title labels. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Riviere. The author's copy with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Slight fading to rear panel. Scattered foxing. Frontis portrait and other illustrations. . Very Good. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1929.

London: J. Harris and Son 1824. Small 8vo.Illustrated. 2 volumes. Brown leather spine with gilt lettering and card boards with black lettering and illustration to front boards. Both volumes illustrated with engravings throughout. Rubbing and staining to the binding, with some damage and markings to the paper at boards. Some spotting and darkening throughout both volumes, and ink ownership inscriptions to the prelims. . Very Good. Leather Spine. 1824.

London: Allen Lane / The Penguin Press 1999. 8vo. In two volumes complete. Volume one was a revised volume, published to coincide with the first printing of volume two. Review copies with publisher's slips loosely laid in. xxiv, 648; xi, 896 pp. Hardbacks with dust jackets. Illustrations. No ownership names. Very clean copies. 9780713993851 . Near Fine. Hardback. 1999.

London: Skelton Robinson 1948. 8vo. 231 pp, 35 b/w illustrations, a presentation to film critic david lewin with 2 original photos in rerar of book, wear to dustwrapper. . Very Good. Hard Cover. 1948.

London: George Allen 1895. 8vo. vii, 209 pp., tissue guarded b/w plates, in text b/w illustrations. Slight lean to spine, boards rubbed. Bookplate of a William Marian on front pastedown. . Very Good. Publisher's Cloth. First Edition. 1895.

London: The Bodley Head 1975. 8vo. 609 pp. Dust jacket has slight browning to top of spine and to the rear and is a bit dusty on the edges. Otherwise clean bright copy. Very good. 0370013629 . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Spine. 1st UK Edition. 1975.

London: Heinemann 1982. 8vo. xxix., 419 pp, dustwrapper faded 0434439452 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1982.

New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc. N.d. [c. 1900]. 8vo. Complete in 6 volumes. Edition De Luxe. Publisher's full cloth with paper title labels to spines. Top edge gilt. Some dampstaining & marks to boards of vol. VI. One label slightly chipped. Occasional light foxing. Attractive bookplate to front pastedowns. Frontis to each volume. A VG set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Cloth. Deluxe Edition. 1900.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press 1887. 8vo. Complete in 6 volumes. Bound in a full stout chocolate morocco. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blind-ruled borders to boards with gilt Eton coat of arms to front & rear boards. Eton prize inscription to first blanks. Minor marks to boards. Frontis to each volume and folding document in vol. III. Spine lettering bright. An attractive VG to Near Fine set. 23 cms tall. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Full Morocco. First Thus. 1900.

London: Chatto & Windus 1937. 8vo. 295 pp, label on spine has worn away dustwrapper states first cheap edition on spine so book is probably a second issue binding foxed dustwrapper with tears to spine top . Good. Hard Cover. First Edition. 1937.

New York: Rawson Associates 1997. 8vo. 320 pp. Hardback in dust jacket. Minor edgewear to jacket. Presentation copy signed & inscribed by the authors on the front endpaper. Clean copy. 9780684837137 . Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 1997.

London: Cassell & Company, Limited 1890. 4to. iv, 96 pp. Contemporary half black leather over dark green cloth. Raised bands to spine with gilt panels and gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. Early ink name to first blank. First series. With 36 original tipped-in photographs by Downey, as called for. Includes photographs of Lord Leighton, Sarah Bernhardt, Lily Langtry, Professor Huxley, Archbishop Benson, etc. Binding firm. In VG condition. . Very Good. Half Leather. 1890.

New York / London: W. W. Norton 1989. 8vo. xiii, 342 pp., Hardcover with pictorial jacket. Some marks to the jacket and tear to the rear. Boards are clean with some bumping to the edges. Marks to the top edge otherwise internally clean with illustrated plates in black and white and colour. 9780393026986 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1989.

London: Longman, Green and Co. 1888. 8vo.Prize Binding. vii, 206 pp., Prize binding by Relfe Brothers in burgundy full calf with gilt decorated spine and all edges marbled. Gilt device of Lancaster Royal Grammar School to the front board. Spine sunned to a uniform light brown. Binding firm with slight foxing to the extremities. Prize plate to front pastedown. Part of the "English Worthies" series. . Very Good. Full Calf - Prize Binding. 1888.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1903. 8vo. vi, 255 pp. Contemporary full red calf. Raised bands to spine with gilt panels & lettering. Prize binding with gilt school device of Bolton Church of England Educational Institution to front board. Marbled endpapers. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Boards clean. Internally clean. Frontis portrait. . Very Good. Full Calf - Prize Binding. 1903.

London: Chatto & Windus 1913. 8vo. x., 83 pp. Cloth Binding with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, others uncut. Fly-leaves browned. Edited with a preface and illustrative notes by Theodore Watts-Dunton. . Very Good. Gilt Lettered Cloth. First Edition. 1913.