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Sale 94
Manuscript & Collectibles Auction
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Lot 317 |
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Shakespeare, William. The Letterpress Shakespeare: Othello. The Folio Society, London, 2007. Hardcover. Near Mint. Limited Numbered Edition, No. 864 of 3,750 copies
Hand-bound in goatskin leather, blocked in gold; with hand-marbled paper sides.
Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, with Caslon display.
Buckram-bound solander box: 15" x 11" x 2¾".
Commentary volume: bound in buckram. 14" x 10¾". $300 - 500
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| Realized
$210 |
Lot 318 |
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Shakespeare, William. The Letterpress Shakespeare: Anthony and Cleopatra. The Folio Society, London, 2008. Hardcover. Near Mint. Limited Numbered Edition, No. 17 of 3,750 copies.
Quarter-bound in goatskin leather, blocked in gold with hand-marbled paper sides; gilded top edge and ribbon marker.
Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by letterpress on mould-made paper.
Presented with commentary volume which includes the text of the play and full explanatory notes.
Supplied in a buckram-bound solander box measuring 15" x 11" x 2¾. Letterpress volume: 14" x 10¾".
Commentary volume: bound in buckram. Book size: 8¾" x 5¾". $300 - 500
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| Realized
$210 |
Lot 319 |
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Shakespeare, William. The Letterpress Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew. The Folio Society, London, 2010. Hardcover. Near Mint. Limited Numbered Edition, No. 864 of 1,000 copies.
Quarter-bound in goatskin leather, blocked in gold with hand-marbled paper sides; gilded top edge and ribbon marker.
Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by letterpress on mould-made paper.
Presented together with a commentary volume which includes the text of the play with full explanatory notes.
Supplied in a buckram-bound solander box measuring 15" x 11" x 2¾". Letterpress volume: 14" x 10¾".
Commentary volume: bound in buckram. 8¾" x 5¾". $300 - 500
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| Realized
$210 |
Lot 320 |
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Smith, Wilbur. When the Lion Feeds and Four More. The Viking Press, New York, 1964. Hardcover, 8vo, sage and tan cloth backed boards with black lettering on cover and spine. First American edition, 403 pp. Binding and pages are fine, and the dust jacket just evidences some slight rubbing at the corners.
Lot includes four additional first American editions: The Seventh Scroll (two copies), Birds of Prey, and Monsoon. Condition of books and dustjackets is very good to fine. $300 - 500
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Lot 321 |
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Swift, Jonathan. Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver. The Folio Society, London, 2011. Hardcover. Like New. Limited edition of 1,000 copies, 282 Illustrated by Peter Suart. Hand-printed etching, signed and numbered (457) by the artist. 17 color plates and borders, numerous tailpieces, endpaper and binding designs all by Peter Suart. Gilded top edge. Ribbon marker. Presented in a solander box; book size: 13" × 9¾". With original case. $400 - 600
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$240 |
Lot 322 |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary of The English Language Unabridged. The Easton Press, 2002. Philip Babcock Gove, Editor in Chief, and The Merriam-Webster Editorial Staff, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster Inc., 2002, 13 x 9½ x 3½", 2662 pages.
Bound in premium leathers, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine accented in 22-karat gold
Endsheets of rich moire fabric, permanent satin ribbon page marker
Thread sewn pages for strength and durability, gilded page edges for beauty and protection
Handsome readable typefaces, beautiful illustrations, archival-quality acid-neutral paper. $250 - 350
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