The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
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July 28, 10:56 AM GMT
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
MILLAIS, JOHN GUILLE
Rhododendrons. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1917-1924
FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 285 OF 550 COPIES PRINTED, 2 volumes, folio (405 x 296mm.), half-titles, 34 coloured plates after Beatrice Parsons, Winifred Walker, Lilian Snelling, and Archibald Thorburn, 28 collotype plates, photographic illustrations, publisher's maroon cloth gilt, occasional spotting, covers slightly scratched, spine of volume 2 repaired at foot
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 1369
PROVENANCE:
Vice-Admiral Algernon Walker-Heneage, armorial bookplate; Bonhams, London, 23 February 2010, lot 295