Lot 224
Whistler (Rex) Engravings...for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, one of 26 copies with original copper plate, unnumbered, by Harrison and Sons for H.M. Fletcher, 1970.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Whistler (Rex) Engravings...for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, introduction by Anthony Rota, out-of series copy from an edition limited to 100 on hand-made paper, this one of 26 unnumbered copies with one of the original copper plates, engraved title vignette, and 25 engraved sheets comprising, 12 plates, 5 maps, 4 head- & 4 tail-pieces by Rex Whistler, the 12 plates with hand-colouring, loose as issued, with copper plate in recessed panel inside rear board (a little oxidised) and printer's original engraving inside front board (some light staining, a little rubbed at edges), together in original half green morocco drop-back box, spine lightly sunned, very light rubbing to spine ends, pencil numbering to upper board, large 4to, by Harrison and Sons for H.M. Fletcher, 1970.
⁂ The copper plate is for 'Alexander the Great at the head of his Army, immediately appears in a large field under the Window'.
Description
Whistler (Rex) Engravings...for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, introduction by Anthony Rota, out-of series copy from an edition limited to 100 on hand-made paper, this one of 26 unnumbered copies with one of the original copper plates, engraved title vignette, and 25 engraved sheets comprising, 12 plates, 5 maps, 4 head- & 4 tail-pieces by Rex Whistler, the 12 plates with hand-colouring, loose as issued, with copper plate in recessed panel inside rear board (a little oxidised) and printer's original engraving inside front board (some light staining, a little rubbed at edges), together in original half green morocco drop-back box, spine lightly sunned, very light rubbing to spine ends, pencil numbering to upper board, large 4to, by Harrison and Sons for H.M. Fletcher, 1970.
⁂ The copper plate is for 'Alexander the Great at the head of his Army, immediately appears in a large field under the Window'.