Beschreibung:

FLINT, SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL Extensive collection of 63 volumes illustrated by William Russell Flint including several with notes by the artist, comprising: Haggard, H.R. King Solomon’s Mines. Cassell and Company, 1905, first edition thus, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR (“I married on the proceeds | of this book. | W.R.F.| 24.6.63”) on title-page, 29 (of 32) plates by Russell Flint, 8pp. and 8pp. catalogues at end, original pictorial green cloth, [Gardner p. 113], worn and soiled, lacking three plates and map, numerous loose leaves, frequent repairs, splitting at gutter, loss to cloth [together with:] three other copies, 1905-1907-- Doyle, A.C. Through the Magic Door. Smith, Elder and Co., 1907, first edition, 6 plates by Russell Flint, original red cloth, [not in Gardner], binding slightly soiled-- Lindsay, M. The King of Kerisal. Cassell, 1907, first edition, 4 coloured plates by Russell Flint, original blue cloth, [not in Gardner], some browning and spotting, upper hinge split, binding slightly skewed-- Burns, R. Songs and Lyrics. Philip Lee Warner 1911, first edition, 12 coloured plates by Russell Flint and R. Purves Flint, original green vellum, top edge gilt, [Gardner p. 122], upper cover slightly bowed [together with:] two other copies, 1911-20-- [Bible]. The Song of Songs. Medici Society, 1913, reprint, 10 coloured plates by Russell Flint, later morocco-backed cloth, [Gardner p. 113], binding rubbed with loss to spine-- Thomas a Kempis. Of the Imitation of Christ… Chatto and Windus, 1908, first edition thus, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR (“W. Russell Flint | my first ‘colour’ book”) on title-page, 12 coloured plates by Russell Flint, 8pp. catalogue at end, original parchment boards gilt, top edge gilt, [Gardner p. 114], some spotting and browning [together with:] two other copies, 1908-- Arnold, M. The Scholar Gipsy & Thyrsis. Medici Society, 1910, first edition thus, LOOSELY INSERTED CARD (“Exploring the scenes of these | famous poems gave me one of the | happiest fortnights of my life…”), signed, 10 coloured plates by Russell Flint (one signed with initials), original parchments boards gilt, top edge gilt, [Gardner p. 114], some spotting, binding worn and soiled, upper joint splitting at foot [together with:] four other copies, 1911-1925-- Gilbert, W.S. Savoy Operas. Bell, 1909, first edition, coloured plates by Russell Flint (frontispiece signed), original red cloth gilt, top edge gilt, [Gardner p. 115], some spotting, occasional chips to edges, binding worn with loss; Iolanthe and other operas. Bell, 1910, first edition, coloured plates by Russell Flint, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, [Gardner p. 115], some spotting, recased preserving original spine [together with:] 10 others comprising copies of individual operas, 1911-29, one with autograph letter dated 15 August 1967 loosely inserted-- Marcus Aurelius. The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Medici Society, 1912, original blue cloth, [Gardner p. 116], some browning, binding worn-- Kingsley, C. The Heroes. Medici Society, 1914, reprint, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR (“Published without my knowledge | First seen by me 24.6.63…”) on title-page, original burgundy cloth, [Gardner p. 116], some browning, binding worn and soiled [together with:] three other copies, 1914-1945-- Sueter, M.F. Airmen or Noahs. Pitman, 1928, first edition, numerous plates and photographic plates, original blue cloth, [Gardner p. 122], worn and bumped-- Homer. The Odyssey of Homer… Medici Society, 1930, reprint, original green cloth, dust-jacket, [Gardner p. 117], some soiling to dust-jacket [together with:] three other copies, 1930-1949-- Malory, T. Le Morte Darthur. Medici Society, 1920, 2 vol., second edition thus, original green cloth, dust-jackets, [Gardner p. 118], some soiling and fading to dust-jackets [together with:] one other copy, 1927-- Palmer, A. Recording Britain. Oxford University Press, 1946-49, 4 vol., original brown cloth, dust-jackets, [not in Gardn