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Auction archive: Lot number 183

Collection of miniatures and near-miniatures from the Peacock Press

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Auction archive: Lot number 183

Collection of miniatures and near-miniatures from the Peacock Press

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Beschreibung:

Title: Collection of miniatures and near-miniatures from the Peacock Press Author: Place: Berkeley, CA Publisher: Peacock Press Date: 1964-1967 Description: 41 volumes, including duplicates, from the press of Wanda Underhill, including a title preceding the earliest listed by Bradbury. Also a few bookmarks and other ephemeral printings. Includes: The Sermon on the Mount. 1964. This title not in Bradbury. According to an inscription by the printer, this was her "first attempt at mini book printing." Tales from Mother Goose, Compiled by a Peacock. (A Peacock Pillow Book). 1 of 200 copies. (7 copies). 1964. Selections from William Blake (Beams). 1 of 300 copies. (2 copies). 1964. John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963. (A Kennedy Tribute). 1 of 250 copies. (7 copies). 1964. Mother Goose, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. (A Peacock Number Book). 1 of 300 copies. (2 copies). 1964. Whitecloud, Tom. An Indian Prayer. 1 of 600 copies. 1964. Donne, John. No Man is an Island. 1 of 600 copies. 1964. Campbell, Agnes. Peacock Fables, Number One. 1 of 600 copies. (2 copies). 1964. Day, Clarence. Books. 1 of 750 copies. (3 copies). 1975. Campbell, Agnes. Peacock Fables, Number Two. 1 of 350 copies. (2 copies). 1965. Penn, William. Time. 1 of 500 copies. (4 copies). 1965. Milton, John. Books from Areopagitica. 1 of 550 copies. 1965. Donne, John. All Mankind is of One Author. 1 of 350 copies. 1967. Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965. (A Churchill Keepsake). 1 of 350 copies. (7 copies). 1967. Together 41 volumes, including duplicates. Lacking only one title listed by Bradbury (Peacock Fables, Number Three). Also included are several bookmarks and other ephemeral printings from the press. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 282385

Auction archive: Lot number 183
Auction:
Datum:
24 Aug 2017
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Collection of miniatures and near-miniatures from the Peacock Press Author: Place: Berkeley, CA Publisher: Peacock Press Date: 1964-1967 Description: 41 volumes, including duplicates, from the press of Wanda Underhill, including a title preceding the earliest listed by Bradbury. Also a few bookmarks and other ephemeral printings. Includes: The Sermon on the Mount. 1964. This title not in Bradbury. According to an inscription by the printer, this was her "first attempt at mini book printing." Tales from Mother Goose, Compiled by a Peacock. (A Peacock Pillow Book). 1 of 200 copies. (7 copies). 1964. Selections from William Blake (Beams). 1 of 300 copies. (2 copies). 1964. John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963. (A Kennedy Tribute). 1 of 250 copies. (7 copies). 1964. Mother Goose, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. (A Peacock Number Book). 1 of 300 copies. (2 copies). 1964. Whitecloud, Tom. An Indian Prayer. 1 of 600 copies. 1964. Donne, John. No Man is an Island. 1 of 600 copies. 1964. Campbell, Agnes. Peacock Fables, Number One. 1 of 600 copies. (2 copies). 1964. Day, Clarence. Books. 1 of 750 copies. (3 copies). 1975. Campbell, Agnes. Peacock Fables, Number Two. 1 of 350 copies. (2 copies). 1965. Penn, William. Time. 1 of 500 copies. (4 copies). 1965. Milton, John. Books from Areopagitica. 1 of 550 copies. 1965. Donne, John. All Mankind is of One Author. 1 of 350 copies. 1967. Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965. (A Churchill Keepsake). 1 of 350 copies. (7 copies). 1967. Together 41 volumes, including duplicates. Lacking only one title listed by Bradbury (Peacock Fables, Number Three). Also included are several bookmarks and other ephemeral printings from the press. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 282385

Auction archive: Lot number 183
Auction:
Datum:
24 Aug 2017
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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