29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Crane (Walter) - Original Artwork.
Two original illustrations for ‘The Shepheard’s Calender’ by Edmund Spenser [1898].
The full page illustrations for the months of January and September. Pen and black ink on paper, some minor corrections in white, visible sheet dimensions 191mm x 138mm, individually mounted, framed and glazed. (2)
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £200 - £400
No obvious defects. Possibly evenly age toned. Not examined out of frames.
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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