Apr 30, 2008 10:00 EST
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GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
KEATS, JOHN. Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes & other poems... Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. One of 15 copies on animal vellum (this number 14) from the edition of 500. Original publisher's binding of issue; full verdigris sharkskin, two metal clasps at fore-edge, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 12 1/2 inches (32 cm), all edges rough gilt. [iv] pp., including title, 101 pp., initials in red and blue, plus colophon leaf. Illustrated throughout with 17 wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Occasional natural toning of the vellum. Preserved in a clamshell case.
An excellent example of vellum printing, handsomely bound. Chanticleer 62.
Sold for $8,750
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
KEATS, JOHN. Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes & other poems... Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. One of 15 copies on animal vellum (this number 14) from the edition of 500. Original publisher's binding of issue; full verdigris sharkskin, two metal clasps at fore-edge, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. 12 1/2 inches (32 cm), all edges rough gilt. [iv] pp., including title, 101 pp., initials in red and blue, plus colophon leaf. Illustrated throughout with 17 wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Occasional natural toning of the vellum. Preserved in a clamshell case.
An excellent example of vellum printing, handsomely bound. Chanticleer 62.
Auction: Books and Prints, Apr 30, 2008
