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Auction archive: Lot number 171

ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, c...

Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$1,161 - US$1,659
Price realised:
£1,063
ca. US$1,763
Auction archive: Lot number 171

ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, c...

Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$1,161 - US$1,659
Price realised:
£1,063
ca. US$1,763
Beschreibung:

ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, commonly called Ecclesiasticus . London: The Ashendene Press, 1932. 4°. Subiaco type printed in red and black, hand-coloured initials in blue and green by Graily Hewitt, Ida D. Henstock and Helen E. Hinkley, original limp orange vellum, spine lettered in gilt, cloth ties (without slipcase). Provenance : Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 328 COPIES in an overall edition of 353. Ashendene Press 38: 'One of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press'.
ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, commonly called Ecclesiasticus . London: The Ashendene Press, 1932. 4°. Subiaco type printed in red and black, hand-coloured initials in blue and green by Graily Hewitt, Ida D. Henstock and Helen E. Hinkley, original limp orange vellum, spine lettered in gilt, cloth ties (without slipcase). Provenance : Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 328 COPIES in an overall edition of 353. Ashendene Press 38: 'One of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press'. LONGUS. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe . Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1933. 4° (258 x 180mm). Text printed in red and black, initials by hand in blue. 26 wood engravings by Gwendolen Raverat (light spotting on the top edge.) Original vellum-backed blue paper covered boards, front cover blocked in gilt (edges rubbed, covers lightly faded). Provenance : Edward Bellamy (bookplate over another, and traces of removed label) -- Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 290 COPIES in an overall edition of 310. Ashendene Press 39. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 171
Auction:
Datum:
23 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
23 November 2009, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, commonly called Ecclesiasticus . London: The Ashendene Press, 1932. 4°. Subiaco type printed in red and black, hand-coloured initials in blue and green by Graily Hewitt, Ida D. Henstock and Helen E. Hinkley, original limp orange vellum, spine lettered in gilt, cloth ties (without slipcase). Provenance : Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 328 COPIES in an overall edition of 353. Ashendene Press 38: 'One of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press'.
ASHENDENE PRESS -- The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, commonly called Ecclesiasticus . London: The Ashendene Press, 1932. 4°. Subiaco type printed in red and black, hand-coloured initials in blue and green by Graily Hewitt, Ida D. Henstock and Helen E. Hinkley, original limp orange vellum, spine lettered in gilt, cloth ties (without slipcase). Provenance : Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 328 COPIES in an overall edition of 353. Ashendene Press 38: 'One of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press'. LONGUS. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe . Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1933. 4° (258 x 180mm). Text printed in red and black, initials by hand in blue. 26 wood engravings by Gwendolen Raverat (light spotting on the top edge.) Original vellum-backed blue paper covered boards, front cover blocked in gilt (edges rubbed, covers lightly faded). Provenance : Edward Bellamy (bookplate over another, and traces of removed label) -- Boston University (booklabel; deaccession letter provided). LIMITED TO 290 COPIES in an overall edition of 310. Ashendene Press 39. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 171
Auction:
Datum:
23 Nov 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
23 November 2009, London, South Kensington
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