27th Nov, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Gill (Eric) illus.
The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Folio Society, 2007, numbered limited edition of 2750 copies (plus 25 lettered copies, hors commerce), facsimile of the Golden Cockerel Press publication of 1931, illustrated by Eric Gill. Folio, all edges gilt, full morocco gilt binding, housed in original solander box with accompanying Essays by John Dreyfus and Robert Gibbings (hardback). Fine.
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 27th Nov, 2024
Highlights include a first edition of an important work on the English colonies in America and the West Indies published in 1687, a collection of watercolours depicting landscapes and ancient sites of Egypt and the Middle East, and a selection of mid-19th century albumen print photographs of Rome. Further notable lots include plates from a mid-18th century plan of Paris by Michael Etienne Turgot, a Victorian autograph album and a copy of Eugene Grasset's 'Plants and the Application to Ornament'.
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