Lot 141
  • 141

Buckland-Wright, John

Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Buckland-Wright, John
  • Collection of 13 Golden Cockerel Press works illustrated by John Buckland-Wright, comprising:
  • ink on paper
Mathers, E.P. Love Night, 1936, number 141 of 205 copies [Pertelote 113]--Gautier, T. Mademoiselle de Maupin, 1938, number 172 of 500 copies [Pertelote 131]--Fitzgerald, E. trans. The Rubaiyat of Oman Khayyam, 1938, number 36 of 300 copies [Pertelote 138]--Swinburne, A.C. Hymn to Proserpine, 1944, number 156 of 350 copies [Cockalorum 159]--Keats, J. Endymion, 1947, number 420 of 500 copies [Cockalorum 147]--Mallarme, S. L'Apres midi d'un Faune, 1956, number 95 of 200 copies, one of 50 in vellum-paper over boards [Cock-A-Hoop 204]; Another copy, number 105 of 200, one of 50 in quarter green morocco, and 6 others [Cockalorum 167, 178; Cock-a-Hoop 182, 185, 187, 189]--various sizes, each with illustrations wood-engraved or engraved by John Buckland-Wright, original bindings (14)  

Condition

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