Auction No 442, Tag: Fine Press
12 Lots (displaying 1 - 12)
"Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association" 1998- 2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition
"Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association" 1998- 2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association 1998-2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition in 2 vols, in slipcase, with two signed limited edition prints and other items.
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman "Her Housekeeping Book" 1952,
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman "Her Housekeeping Book" 1952,
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman Her Housekeeping Book 1952, Report on the Typography of the Cambridge University Press 1950, and Crutchley Two Men: Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge 1968. Includes two Greyfrairs Book Club titles bound in leather. Five in slipcases. VG/VF. (14)
"Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press" St. Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper,
"Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press" St. Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper,
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £100
Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press St Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper, including letter head, Works of Edmund Spenser and Geoffrey Chaucer, etc.
"Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks", privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane
"Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks", privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks, privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane loosely inserted, Robert Louis Stevenson A Christmas Sermon 1928, privately printed for George Nelson; John Julius Norwich A Christmas Cracker 1980 (set of six pamphlets); and four other items
Gregynog Press publications comprising "On The Morning of Christ’s Nativity" 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones;
Gregynog Press publications comprising "On The Morning of Christ’s Nativity" 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones;
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Gregynog Press publications comprising On The Morning of Christ's Nativity 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones; Specimen Pages from Eros and Psyche 1935 (3 examples), Erewhon 1932, and Anne Boleyn 1934 (2 examples); and two publisher's lists.
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18),
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18),
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £80 - £120
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18), Includes Marie Mauron Santons of Provence 1959; [Swinburne] Christmas Antiphones In Church 1950 and Phillips Brooks A Christmas Carol 1958, both published by George Arents; and some items signed by the printers/publishers. Mostly fine. (34).
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
Claude Flight "Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals" Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations;
Claude Flight "Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals" Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations;
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £80 - £120
Claude Flight Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations; ownership signature dated 1937 to front endpaper; sporadic foxing especially to first few leaves, the illustrations with occasional light spotting.
J. W. Goodison "Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood" Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt,
J. W. Goodison "Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood" Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt,
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £100 - £150
J. W. Goodison Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt, decorated boards, half-tone portrait, 26 wood-cut illustrations. Fine.
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David "The Wedding" 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56,
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David "The Wedding" 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56,
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David The Wedding 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56, and an unused Christmas card with wood-cut by John Nash. (4 items).
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £50
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted; together with Gilbert Highet The Old Gentleman 1952 from same publisher. Most are pre-1958. (10)
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2) Curwen Press
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2) Curwen Press
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £100 - £150
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2), Curwen Press, Whitehead & Alliger, William E. Rudge's Sons, E. Grabhorn (San Francisco), Rampant Lions Press, James & Beatrice Masters, De la More Press (3), etc. Also two greetings cards and a menu. 1900s to modern, all periods represented. Good to VF (34 items)