9th Apr, 2025 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Hughes (Ted) and Lloyd (R.J., illustrator).
Proofs for What is the Truth? A Farmyard Fable for the Young.
A collection of proofs and original artwork by Lloyd for the pair's collaboration on the children's poetry book. Including original art by Lloyd, prints mounted on card and copies of prints, majority signed by Lloyd in pencil, some with size/page number annotations.
A unique collection of pre-publication material for one of the several collaborative works by Hughes and Lloyd.
Sold for £450
Estimated at £100 - £200
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 9th Apr, 2025
The Books, Maps and Manuscripts sales encompass a broad range of collecting areas from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, which are sold alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents. Held four times a year, the specialist Book sales incorporate both private collections and libraries, and single lots from vendors across the United Kingdom.
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