11. Beckett, Samuel.

Poems in English. [The very rare Limited Edition (one of only 100) – signed by Samuel Beckett].

First Edition. London, John Calder, 1961. 8°. 53 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Excellent, close to new condition. No. 51 of only 100 copies on untrimmed, handmade paper [Vergé pur fil]. Signed by Samuel Beckett. Extremely rare in this condition !

12. Willoughby, Bob.

Jazz in LA. With texts by Herb Geller / Bob Willoughby / Mike Zwerin. Edited and compiled by Ingo Wulff.

[No.158 of only 200 Signed copies of the rare, Limited Edition]. Kiel, Nieswand Verlag, 1990. Large Folio (48 cm x 34.5 cm). 17 full-page-photographs on heavy archival paper. With a hidden chapter in the rear: “Bob Willoughby’s favourite Tunes”. Original Hardcover (spine comprises of a brass tube). Excellent condition with minor signs of exceptional condition. The publication was very successful and experienced a second, revised edition which was not signed. This first, limited edition, signed by the groundbreaking jazz-photographer Bob Willoughby, is exceedingly scarce and should not be mistaken for the “normal” edition, which looks the same but is not signed and limited.

13. Garton, Robin.

British Printmakers – 1855-1955. A Century of Printmaking from the Etching Revival to St Ives.

Special Collector’s Edition / Limited to 25 copies with Suite/3 prints. Devizes, Garton & Co, 1992. 26 cm x 32.5 cm. 326 pages. 585 illustrations. Hardcover / Publisher’s original quarter-leather with green buckram boards and raised bands. Gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. With original green-cloth slipcase. Including the additional folio-suite of 3 prints: 1. ‘Nude with Pillow’ woodcut by John Nash / 2. ‘Abstract Flower Design’ by Enid Marx / 3. ‘Old Tree’ by Reynolds Stone. Near fine condition. Very rare edition of a stunning volume, excellently presented.

14. Steiner, George.

The Uncommon Reader. Originally delivered at Bennington College as Lecture One in the Ben Belitt Lectureship Series, October third, 1978.

LIMITED EDITION. Vermont, Bennigton College, 1978. 8°. 22 Pages. Original ice blue card wrappers, stapled (softcover). Excellent condition with minor external signs of wear. No text markings. [Offprint from: “The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature”]

15. Steegmuller, Francis / Bornstein, Dean (illust.).

The Incident at Naples.

First Edition. New York, Privately Printed, 1992. 8°. 35 Pages. Original stapled wrappers (softcover). Excellent condition. No text markings. Pages inside clean, fresh and bright. Illustration on p. 7 by Dean Bornstein.

16. Holden, Constance W.

Hellas – Drawings by Constance W.Holden with Selections from the Greek Dramatists.

Limited Edition. Boston, Thomas Todd Company, 1969. Folio (32 cm x 41 cm). 62 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. The rare dustjacket with tears. The Volume itself in very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

17. Purdy, James.

Sunshine Is An Only Child. Poems by James Purdy.

No.8 of only 150 signed copies [26 of these lettered/reserved for the author]. New York, Aloe Editions, 1973. Large Octavo (16.3 cm x 24 cm). 10 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition.

18. Frost, Robert.

Aforesaid.

New York, Henry Holt, 1954. 8°. 114 pages. Modern Hardcover / Full green modern morocco masterbinding with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. First edition of this limited edition. One of only 650 copies issued [of which only 500 were for sale] in commemoration of the poet’s 80th birthday. Recently beautifully rebound in a modern design in full green Maroquin (Morocco), with gilt lettering on spine and signed by Robert Frost on the limitation page.

19. [Bell, Charles] Simons, Phillida Brooke.

The Life and Work of Charles Bell. Including The Art of Charles Bell: An Appraisal by Michael Godby.

Vlaeberg South Africa, Fernwood Press, no year (c.1998). 28 cm x 24.5 cm. Frontispiece, 176 pages. Numerous coloured and monchrome illustrations. Hardcover / publisher’s original half leather with slate gray boards. Gilt lettering on spine with raised bands. Gilt pictoral on front board. Housed in grey cloth-covered book case with coloured vignette on front board. Fine, absolutely excellent condition throughout. Interior in excellent condition. Hand-numbered 21 of a collectors’ special edition of only 100 copies. Signed by author on the certification page. Presentation inscription in calligraphy to Christopher Robin White. Front endpaper beautifully embossed. Superbly produced work.

20. Malamud, Bernard.

Long Work, Short Life [″I intend to say something about my life a writer….”].

Hoosick Falls, Bennington College, 1985. 8°. Frontispiece (Faksimile-page of a Manuscript by Malamud), 19 pages. Illustrated with three full-page photographs: 1. Bernard Malamud reading at the Carriage Barn, Bennington College (1978) / 2. Bernard Malamud in the 1960s (Clemens Kalischer photo) / 3. Bernard Malamud with Ben Belitt at Bennington College in 1981 (Kyle Hughes Photo). Softcover. Original brochure. One of only 1000 copies of this limited edition. As new ! [The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature – Published in Memory of William Troy].