(Shannon) Charles Haslewood and Gleenson White (J W) The Pageant, London: Heny & Co, 1896, 2 vols, 4to, original pictorial cloth gilt, numerous lithographic plates after Whistler, Moreau et al, bookplates for Clement C Ellis; Ashworth (Alexander) Seeing Spiders, Paris: Manifest Press, 1998, 4to, number 17 from a limited edition of 90 copies, paper wrappers; Pringle (Robert) A Garland for the Laureate, Poems presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, Startford: The Celadine Press, 1981, 4to, marbled boards; Field (Eugene) and Williams (Graham) Seein' Things, Staplehurst: The Florin Press, 4to, original buckram cloth with label to cover, handmade Turner Grey paper, signed by the illustrator; Roland (Jeremy) and Goldyne (Joseph) Gathering the Decade, San Francisco: Goad Press, 1972, 4to, original grey cloth boards with label to spine; Gide (Andre) La tentative amoureuse ou le Traite du vain desir, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1921, 8vo, from a limited edition, half vellum and marbled boards, marbled endpapers, numerous chromolithographic plates and lithographic vignettes after Marie Laurencin, among other volumes mainly relating to poetry and the visual arts. (11)
Sold for £130
(Shannon) Charles Haslewood and Gleenson White (J W) The Pageant, London: Heny & Co, 1896, 2 vols, 4to, original pictorial cloth gilt, numerous lithographic plates after Whistler, Moreau et al, bookplates for Clement C Ellis; Ashworth (Alexander) Seeing Spiders, Paris: Manifest Press, 1998, 4to, number 17 from a limited edition of 90 copies, paper wrappers; Pringle (Robert) A Garland for the Laureate, Poems presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, Startford: The Celadine Press, 1981, 4to, marbled boards; Field (Eugene) and Williams (Graham) Seein' Things, Staplehurst: The Florin Press, 4to, original buckram cloth with label to cover, handmade Turner Grey paper, signed by the illustrator; Roland (Jeremy) and Goldyne (Joseph) Gathering the Decade, San Francisco: Goad Press, 1972, 4to, original grey cloth boards with label to spine; Gide (Andre) La tentative amoureuse ou le Traite du vain desir, Paris: Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1921, 8vo, from a limited edition, half vellum and marbled boards, marbled endpapers, numerous chromolithographic plates and lithographic vignettes after Marie Laurencin, among other volumes mainly relating to poetry and the visual arts. (11)
Not collated. Pageant: some rubbing and wear to the boards, especially to the hinges; some foxing and deckled page edges. Ashworth: good condition overall, with minimal wear. Pringle: very good condition, with minimal wear; some foxing. Field: some light shelf wear, dekcled page edges; generally good condition. Gide: some clear shelf wear to binding, with foxing and spotting to the contents.
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Auction: March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets, 20th Mar, 2024
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