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$400

Bullen, Arthur Henry (1857-1920) England's Helicon; More Lyrics; Lyrics; and Poems. London: Nimmo, 1887-1890. Four large paper edition quarto volumes of Elizabethan verse, all limited numbered copies in uniform publisher's quarter calfskin and fabric boards, t.e.g., deckle edges throughout, some endleaves discolored, spines a bit dry. [with] Christian Barman's The Bridge , illustrated by Frank Brangwyn, London: Bodley Head, [1926], limited edition on hand-made paper, with two extra color illustrations, number 62 of 125, in publisher's half white cloth and blue boards, t.e.g. [and] Mortimer Menpes's Whistler as I Knew Him , London: Adam & Charles Black, 1904, limited edition, signed by Menpes on the limitation page, number 121 of 500 deluxe copies, with the etching of the Menpes children; in publisher's decoratively stamped and gilt white cloth, binding becoming de-cased, armorial bookplate pasted inside the front board. (6) Provenance: Vito D'Agostino.


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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2014-05-31