18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Burne-Jones (Philip, 2nd Baronet, 1861-1926, his copy)
The Life of William Morris by J. W. Mackail, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1899. 2 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, all plates as called for, inscribed ‘Gwen, with my love, Phil. Burne-Jones, May 1899’ on the front free endpaper of volume 1, together with one other (Frank E. Smedley, Harry Coverdale’s Courtship, London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, c.1855 or later, 8vo, early-20th-century green half morocco gilt by Bickers, 30 etched plates by Phiz (each in two states, hand-coloured and uncoloured).
Philip Burne-Jones was the son of Edward and a successful artist in his own right.
Sold for £120
Estimated at £50 - £100
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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Tuesday 17 May 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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