Lot 303
London Folio Society: 4 Volumes, Coleridge, Thoreau, Whitman, and Horace. 1. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems, illustrated by Harry Brockway. The Folio Society, London, 2010. Limited edition of 1,000 copies with original engraving printed from the wood block, signed and numbered (356) by the artist. Hardcover. 216 pages. Quarter-bound in vellum, spine blocked in 22 kt. gold with vellum tips, gilded top edge, with 16 colored wood engravings tipped into the book. Book size: 13 x 9¾". Presented in a cloth-bound solander box. Near mint to mint.
2. Thoreau, Henry David. Walden or Life in the Woods. The Folio Society, London, 2009. First Folio Society edition. Hardcover. 282 pages. Quarter-bound in grey leather with silk moire sides, gilt lettering on spine, and gilded upper edge to pages. Book size: 8½ x 12½". Presented in a near mint slipcase with graphic scene. Near mint to mint.
3. Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass, illustrated by Abigail Rorer. The Folio Society, London, 2009. First Folio Society edition. Hardcover. 185 pages. Quarter-bound in dark green Morocco leather with cloth sides, ornamented with light green and gilt lettering and design on spine and cover, gilded top edge, and ribbon marker. Book size: 8 x 10". Presented in a near mint matching green slipcase. Near mint to mint.
4. Horace. The Odes, facsimile reproduction of the William Morris manuscript. The Folio Society, London, 2014. Hardcover. 192 pages. Fully bound in Indian smooth-grain goatskin leather, gold blocked on spine, edges, and doublures, printed in color with gold and silver foil. Accompanied by a hard bound, 64-pages, 8 ¾ x 11" commentary volume by Clive Wilmer, with translation by W.E. Gladstone. Presented together in a matching solander box bound in buckram with blocked silver and gold foil on spine and front. Near mint to mint. Estimate Value $600 - 1,000
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