29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Cedric Chivers Binding.
The Day-Book of John Stuart Blackie ….
Grant Richards, 1902, second edition, frontis, top edge gilt, vellucent binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath, designed by Dorothy Carleton Smyth, the upper board with circular clock-face design inlaid with mother of pearl, further thistle designs, gilt lines and mother of pearl inlays to both boards. Binder’s gilt ‘signature’ to rear turn-in, panelled pastedowns. Bequest inscription to front pastedown. Vellum a little darkened, particularly on the spine. Cloth slipcase.
Sold for £400
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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