Live auction - Lot 422
The collected sonnets. Illustrated by John Buckland Wright.
Maastricht, A.A.M. Stols, The Halcyon Press, 1930
€ 300 / 400
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Lot description
8vo.
Dark blue shagreen signed L. Malcorps, blindruled covers, large gilt Art Deco tool on upper cover, spine on 5 raised bands (sl. discol. and rubbed), blindruled inner covers, gilt top, slipcase. Good copy.
Nice edition printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen at Haarlem with the "Romanée" type designed by J. van Krimpen. J. Buckland Wright's 1st published illustration, consisting of 11 woodcuts incl. a portrait. Edition limited to 376 copies. One of the 35 on imperial Japanese vellum (2nd paper, n. XXXV signed by the artist), containing 2 suites of the woodcuts, on Japan paper or on Duch Pannekoek paper. Ref. Van Dijk 214. Prov. Bookplate Ludo Van Bogaert.