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Auction archive: Lot number 93

Tragara Press Large collection of limited editions, poetry and Edward Thomas interest

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n. a.
Price realised:
£1,103
ca. US$1,179
Auction archive: Lot number 93

Tragara Press Large collection of limited editions, poetry and Edward Thomas interest

Estimate
n. a.
Price realised:
£1,103
ca. US$1,179
Beschreibung:

all in original wrappers, and comprising: 1) A Third-Class Carriage by Edward Thomas, 1967. One of 40 copies; 2) A Remembered Harvest by Helen Thomas 1970. One of 95 copies; 3) Helen Thomas A Memory of W. H. Davies, 1973. 2 copies: one of 45 copies on Saunders hand-made paper, and one of 105 standard copies; 4) Edward Thomas. A Talk by Helen Thomas 1974. One of 145 copies; 5) Reading out of Doors by Edward Thomas, 1978. One of 110 copies; 6) Autumn Thoughts by Edward Thomas, 1975. 2 copies: one of 90 copies, and 'one of ten special copies on Hodgkinson hand-made paper' in addition to the stated limitation, initialled by Alan Anderson; 7) Edward Thomas. A Selection of Letters to Edward Garnett, 1981. One of 175 copies; 8) The Fear of Death. Edward Thomas, 1982. 2 copies: one of 95 copies, and an unnumbered proof copy, initialled and dated by Alan Anderson, unbound; 9) A Sportsman's Tale by Edward Thomas, 1983. One of 125 copies; together with a set of corrected proofs, unbound; 10) Helen and Edward Thomas. A Handful of Letters, 1985. 2 copies: one of 35 on Amalfi paper, and one of 130 standard copies, together with an incomplete set of corrected proofs 11) Edward Thomas. Letters to America 1914-1917, 1989. One of 140 copies; together with a set of proofs, unbound; 12) In Time of Pestilence by Thomas Nashe, 1954. One of 15 copies, this copy inscribed by Alan Anderson; 13) Agamemnon's Tomb by Sacheverell Sitwell, 1972. 3 copies: one of 4 proof copies signed by the author; one of 85 copies on Batchelor hand-made paper signed by the author; and one of 180 standard copies; 14) Gabriel: A Poem by John Addington Symons, 1974. 2 copies: one of 10 copies on Barcham Green hand-made paper specially bound and lettered A-J, and an out-of-series copy from the edition of 140 standard copies; 15) Lifelines. Four Poems by Lawrence Durrell, 1974. One of 4 proof copies before the published edition of 115; 16) In Memoriam George Mathewson (1925-1973), 1975. One of 150 copies; 17) A. E. Housman. Fifteen Letters to Walter Ashburner, 1976. 2 copies, each one of 125; 18) The Poetry of William Barnes by Thomas Hardy 1979. One of 95 copies; 19) Three Poems of Cavafy translated by Lawrence Durrell, 1980. 2 copies, each one of 95; 20) Paul Verlaine. A Memoir by Arthur Symons, 1980. 2 copies: one of 20 on Sheepstor hand-made paper, and one of 95 standard copies on Ingres d'Arches; 21) Lord Mount Prospect by John Betjeman 1981. One of 95 copies; 22) From the Nineties. Some Translations of Baudelaire and Verlaine, 1982. 2 copies: one of 4 proof copies on Strathmore Art laid paper; and one of 95 standard copies; 23) Snake by D. H. Lawrence, 1984. Unnumbered proof copy before the edition of 12; 24) Stéphane Mallarmé. Poésies translated by Arthur Symons, 1986. 2 copies: one of 30 on Ingres d'Arches paper; one of 120 standard copies; 25) A Garland for Stephen Spender arranged by Barry Humphries, 1991. One of 150 copies; 26) Three Remanences by David Gascoyne 1994. One of 85 copies, this copy inscribed on the title and signed on the limitation page by the author; 27) Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard by Thomas Gray. With Wood Engravings by Sister Margaret Tournour, [by the Tragara Press for] Black Cygnet Press, Durham, 2003. 3 copies, each one of 100; together with a set of proofs, unbound (c.40) Note: The Tragara Press was founded in Edinburgh in 1953 by printer Alan Anderson (1922-2016) and operated until 1991.

Auction archive: Lot number 93
Auction:
Datum:
28 Sep 2022
Auction house:
Lyon & Turnbull
33 Broughton Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3RR
United Kingdom
info@lyonandturnbull.com
+44 (0)131 5578844
Beschreibung:

all in original wrappers, and comprising: 1) A Third-Class Carriage by Edward Thomas, 1967. One of 40 copies; 2) A Remembered Harvest by Helen Thomas 1970. One of 95 copies; 3) Helen Thomas A Memory of W. H. Davies, 1973. 2 copies: one of 45 copies on Saunders hand-made paper, and one of 105 standard copies; 4) Edward Thomas. A Talk by Helen Thomas 1974. One of 145 copies; 5) Reading out of Doors by Edward Thomas, 1978. One of 110 copies; 6) Autumn Thoughts by Edward Thomas, 1975. 2 copies: one of 90 copies, and 'one of ten special copies on Hodgkinson hand-made paper' in addition to the stated limitation, initialled by Alan Anderson; 7) Edward Thomas. A Selection of Letters to Edward Garnett, 1981. One of 175 copies; 8) The Fear of Death. Edward Thomas, 1982. 2 copies: one of 95 copies, and an unnumbered proof copy, initialled and dated by Alan Anderson, unbound; 9) A Sportsman's Tale by Edward Thomas, 1983. One of 125 copies; together with a set of corrected proofs, unbound; 10) Helen and Edward Thomas. A Handful of Letters, 1985. 2 copies: one of 35 on Amalfi paper, and one of 130 standard copies, together with an incomplete set of corrected proofs 11) Edward Thomas. Letters to America 1914-1917, 1989. One of 140 copies; together with a set of proofs, unbound; 12) In Time of Pestilence by Thomas Nashe, 1954. One of 15 copies, this copy inscribed by Alan Anderson; 13) Agamemnon's Tomb by Sacheverell Sitwell, 1972. 3 copies: one of 4 proof copies signed by the author; one of 85 copies on Batchelor hand-made paper signed by the author; and one of 180 standard copies; 14) Gabriel: A Poem by John Addington Symons, 1974. 2 copies: one of 10 copies on Barcham Green hand-made paper specially bound and lettered A-J, and an out-of-series copy from the edition of 140 standard copies; 15) Lifelines. Four Poems by Lawrence Durrell, 1974. One of 4 proof copies before the published edition of 115; 16) In Memoriam George Mathewson (1925-1973), 1975. One of 150 copies; 17) A. E. Housman. Fifteen Letters to Walter Ashburner, 1976. 2 copies, each one of 125; 18) The Poetry of William Barnes by Thomas Hardy 1979. One of 95 copies; 19) Three Poems of Cavafy translated by Lawrence Durrell, 1980. 2 copies, each one of 95; 20) Paul Verlaine. A Memoir by Arthur Symons, 1980. 2 copies: one of 20 on Sheepstor hand-made paper, and one of 95 standard copies on Ingres d'Arches; 21) Lord Mount Prospect by John Betjeman 1981. One of 95 copies; 22) From the Nineties. Some Translations of Baudelaire and Verlaine, 1982. 2 copies: one of 4 proof copies on Strathmore Art laid paper; and one of 95 standard copies; 23) Snake by D. H. Lawrence, 1984. Unnumbered proof copy before the edition of 12; 24) Stéphane Mallarmé. Poésies translated by Arthur Symons, 1986. 2 copies: one of 30 on Ingres d'Arches paper; one of 120 standard copies; 25) A Garland for Stephen Spender arranged by Barry Humphries, 1991. One of 150 copies; 26) Three Remanences by David Gascoyne 1994. One of 85 copies, this copy inscribed on the title and signed on the limitation page by the author; 27) Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard by Thomas Gray. With Wood Engravings by Sister Margaret Tournour, [by the Tragara Press for] Black Cygnet Press, Durham, 2003. 3 copies, each one of 100; together with a set of proofs, unbound (c.40) Note: The Tragara Press was founded in Edinburgh in 1953 by printer Alan Anderson (1922-2016) and operated until 1991.

Auction archive: Lot number 93
Auction:
Datum:
28 Sep 2022
Auction house:
Lyon & Turnbull
33 Broughton Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3RR
United Kingdom
info@lyonandturnbull.com
+44 (0)131 5578844
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