Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. Limited edition. xv, 112, i pp., wood engraved illustrations; octavo, linen spine and blue boards, printed paper spine label. Number 174 of a limited edition of 450 unsigned copies. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) with his..... More
n.p. n.p., 1924-1930. 5 letters on 5 sheets, 9 x 7 inches, unlined wove paper, in ink, signed, various dates. All are addressed to "Capt. Heath" or simply "Heath." 3 are dated 1927, the others 1928 and 1929. Heath was the editor of the literary magazine "The Bermondsey Book," published..... More
n.p. n.p., 1924-1930. 6 letters on 7 sheets (varying sizes) all but 1 on Coppard's stationary. All are addressed to "Dear Mr. Grubb" - a member of the London office staff of G. P. Putnam's Sons. All relate in some manner to literary concerns, including - in a 2-page letter..... More
London: The Westminster Gazette, 1918-1920. First edition. 7 issues, 16 - 24 pp. each, stapled tabloid wrappers, 14 x 10.5 inches. Thus: Sept. 28, 1918 - short story "Weep Not My Wanton;" July 12, 1919 - short story "Huxley Rustem;" Aug. 9,1919 - poem "Summer Night's Rain;" Sept. 20, 1919..... More
n.p. n.p., 1924. Single sheet unlined wove paper printed with Coppard's Due South" address at head, 9 x 7 inches, 12 lines in ink, signed, dated 24 - 5 - 34. Unknown recipient. The first paragraph an apparent response to a request for an opinion on "Miss Holtby" - likely..... More
n.p. n.p., 1924. Single sheet unlined wove paper printed with Coppard's "Little Poynatts" address at head, 11 x 5 inches, folded 3 times to 3.75 x 3.5 inches, in original mailing envelope addressed to Louis Untermeyer at Georgian House, London. 22 lines in ink, signed. Louis C. Untermeyer (1885-1977) was..... More
n.p. Privately printed for Albert Parsons Sachs (Printed at the Spiral Press, Croton Falls, New York), 1931. First edition. [12] pp., title page vignette and illustration by Victor Candell; octavo, red cloth and decorative boards. Edition of 105 copies, this #88. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black..... More
n.p. Privately printed for Albert Parsons Sachs (Printed at the Spiral Press, Croton Falls, New York), 1931. First edition. [12] pp., title page vignette and illustration by Victor Candell; octavo, red cloth and decorative boards. With original artwork for title page and text illustration by Victor Candell: ink drawings and..... More
n.p. Tintern Press, 1935. First edition, signed, limited. 47 pp., wood engraved illustrations by Sylvia Marshall; tall octavo, full green and burgundy morocco, gilt spine title. Signed by the author on front blank leaf. Edition of 160 copies: 150 in cloth and 10 in leather. This numbered 154. More
n.p. Tintern Press, 1935. 47 pp., wood engraved illustrations by Sylvia Marshall; tall octavo, full green and burgundy cloth, gilt spine label. Signed by the author on front blank leaf. Edition of 160 copies: 150 in cloth and 10 in leather. This unnumbered. From the library of John K. Martin..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1928). First trade edition. 119 pp.; octavo, blue cloth, jacket. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) with his small exlibris label to rear pastedown. More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, (1932). Limited edition. 69 pp., small quarto, green leather spine and decorative boards. Wood engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings. Edition of 500 numbered copies, this #29. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) with his small exlibris label to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1933). First trade edition. Hardcover. 320 pp., octavo, black cloth spine and blue boards, printed paper spine label, jacket. Coppard's eleventh book, containing the short stories The Smith of Pretty Peter; Post Restante; Ahoy! Sailor Boy; Crotty Shinkwin; The Watchman; The Beauty Spot; 'Cheefoo'; Corridors; Perfect Fool;..... More
n.p. n.p., (1931). First edition. [5] pp. green cloth spine and pale green boards. First 4 pages of text are a printed facsimile of the author's manuscript, the last page, containing the concluding 4 lines of the poem are handwritten, signed, dated, and numbered by the author. Signed and dated..... More
n.p. n.p., (1931). First edition. [5] pp. green cloth spine and pale green boards. First 4 pages of text are a printed facsimile of the author's manuscript, the last page, containing the concluding 4 lines of the poem are handwritten, signed, dated, and numbered by the author. Signed and dated..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1926). First trade edition. Hardcover. 320 pp., octavo, black cloth spine and yellow boards, printed paper spine label, jacket. Coppard's sixth book, containing the short stories The Field of Mustard; Fifty Pounds; The Truant Hart; Olive and Camilla; The Man from the Caravan; The Funnel; Christine's Letter;..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First US edition. Hardcover. [8], 309 pp., octavo, black cloth spine and decorative boards, printed paper spine label, jacket. First US edition of Coppard's sixth book, containing the short stories The Field of Mustard; Fifty Pounds; The Truant Hart; Olive and Camilla; The Man..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1925). First trade edition. 320 pp.; octavo, black cloth and red boards, printed paper spine label, jacket. Contains Old Martin; The Little Mistress; Willie Waugh; The Higgler; Italian Whirligig; The Jewel of Jeopardy; Alice Brady; The Watercress Girl; At Laban's Well; A Wildgoose Chase; Dembledon Donkey; A...... More
n.p. Privately printed (at the Spiral Press) for Albert Parsons Sachs, 1934. First edition. [16] pp., frontispiece and 2 illustrations by Victor Candell, small octavo, card wrappers with brown paper jacket, printed paper title label. Edition of 110 copies, this unnumbered. More
Chelsea, New York City: The Chocorua Press, (1930). Limited edition. [64] pp., quarto, white canvas spine and gray bevelled boards, printed paper spine label. With a page of the original holograph manuscript laid in to an oversize blank leaf with edges folded to page dimension, in custom beige cloth clamshell..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1931. First edition. (58) pp., small quarto, green leather spine and decorative boards. Wood engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings. Printed notice to subscribers of the decision to increase the size of the edition from 750 to 1000 copies due to high demand laid..... More
London: Methuen, (1957). First edition. 252 pp., frontispiece photo of the author, octavo, yellow cloth, jacket. The author's last book. He died while it was still in the press. More
London: William Jackson Books, 1930. First edition, signed, limited. 38 pp., engraved frontispiece by Robert Gibbings, tall octavo, dark blue buckram. Edition of 550 signed copies, 500 for sale, this #95. Printed at the Chiswick Press. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) with his small..... More
London: Macmillan, 1937. First edition. v, (306); octavo, plain brown paper wrappers. Scarce prepublication proof copy. From the library of John K. Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) with his small exlibris label to rear pastedown. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1931). First trade edition. Hardcover. 296 pp., octavo, black cloth spine and decorative boards, printed paper spine label, jacket. Advert leaf for Coppard omnibus volume "Fares Please!" tipped to last page. Coppard's tenth book, containing the short stories The Green Drake; Count Stefan; The Limping Lady; Wilt..... More