number 5 of 255 copies, inscribed "H.M. copy", with brass token in pocket at end, original cloth-backed marbled boards, slip-case (faded), 1971; Bird & Bull Number 13, one of 140 copies, original vellum-backed paste-paper boards, 1972; Bird & Bull Pepper Pot, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 250, this copy inscribed "Binding sample 'B'", with T.L.s. from Remy Green to Henry Morris concerning the book and the sale of a collection of Bird & Bull books loosely inserted, original morocco-backed paste-paper boards, slight stain to upper cover, 1977; Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull: A Bibliography 1958-1979, one of 350 copies, original morocco-backed boards, slightly spotted, 1980; The Private Press-Man's Tale, one of 230 copies, illustrated by Lili Wronker, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, 1990; Two Birds with One Stone: My Log and Diary 1980-1993, original cloth, 1994; specimens, plates and illustrations, some colour, some tipped in, some with prospectus loosely inserted, most uncut, [B & B A11, 14, 19, 27, 48 & 55], 4to, North Hills or Newtown, Pa., Bird & Bull Press (6) *** In his letter in the second item Remy Green writes about an auction at Christie's which contained a collection of Bird & Bull books, "...although I did not personally want any of your books which Otto had, because I already had them, I did bid for them and unknowingly was left bidding against Tony Appleton. I have forgotten the price he paid in the end but it was vastly more than he intended and I do not think I am very popular with him now...". Morris has added in pencil, "And even less popular with Tom Taylor who bought the collection from Tony Appleton."
number 5 of 255 copies, inscribed "H.M. copy", with brass token in pocket at end, original cloth-backed marbled boards, slip-case (faded), 1971; Bird & Bull Number 13, one of 140 copies, original vellum-backed paste-paper boards, 1972; Bird & Bull Pepper Pot, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 250, this copy inscribed "Binding sample 'B'", with T.L.s. from Remy Green to Henry Morris concerning the book and the sale of a collection of Bird & Bull books loosely inserted, original morocco-backed paste-paper boards, slight stain to upper cover, 1977; Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull: A Bibliography 1958-1979, one of 350 copies, original morocco-backed boards, slightly spotted, 1980; The Private Press-Man's Tale, one of 230 copies, illustrated by Lili Wronker, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, 1990; Two Birds with One Stone: My Log and Diary 1980-1993, original cloth, 1994; specimens, plates and illustrations, some colour, some tipped in, some with prospectus loosely inserted, most uncut, [B & B A11, 14, 19, 27, 48 & 55], 4to, North Hills or Newtown, Pa., Bird & Bull Press (6) *** In his letter in the second item Remy Green writes about an auction at Christie's which contained a collection of Bird & Bull books, "...although I did not personally want any of your books which Otto had, because I already had them, I did bid for them and unknowingly was left bidding against Tony Appleton. I have forgotten the price he paid in the end but it was vastly more than he intended and I do not think I am very popular with him now...". Morris has added in pencil, "And even less popular with Tom Taylor who bought the collection from Tony Appleton."
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