Lot 163
Bindings.- Lockhart (John Gibson) Ancient Spanish Ballads, new edition, handsomely bound in red morocco tooled in gilt, 1842; and 2 others attractively bound (3)
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Bindings.- Lockhart (John Gibson) Ancient Spanish Ballads, new edition, additional chromolithographed title, text borders and vignettes designed by Owen Jones and printed in colours, illustrations, some foxing or finger-soiling and marginal damp-staining, handsomely bound in red morocco tooled in gilt, ?by White of Pall Mall with small sticker to head of front free endpaper, covers with central circular plum morocco onlays and borders of plum, olive, dark green and burgundy morocco onlays, spine gilt with crown motif, raised bands and dark brown morocco label, turn-ins tooled in gilt (offset to preserved printed endpapers), gilt gauffered edges, very small stain to head of upper cover, corners worn, spine and joints rubbed, 1842 § Arnold (Sir Edwin) The Light of the World, plates and illustrations after Holman Hunt, book-label "From the Library of Blanche Countess of Rosslyn", some foxing, bound in attractive tan morocco, by Zaehnsdorf, upper cover with gilt-tooled peace lily with 3 flowers formed of cream morocco onlays (one with very small chip), covers with borders of peace lily leaves and small dots tooled in gilt, flat spine titled in gilt with cream flower onlay and gilt leaves, t.e.g., some spotting to upper cover, corners lightly bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, mainly to corners, 1893; and an Art Nouveau binding by F.Maullen, 4to (3)
Description
Bindings.- Lockhart (John Gibson) Ancient Spanish Ballads, new edition, additional chromolithographed title, text borders and vignettes designed by Owen Jones and printed in colours, illustrations, some foxing or finger-soiling and marginal damp-staining, handsomely bound in red morocco tooled in gilt, ?by White of Pall Mall with small sticker to head of front free endpaper, covers with central circular plum morocco onlays and borders of plum, olive, dark green and burgundy morocco onlays, spine gilt with crown motif, raised bands and dark brown morocco label, turn-ins tooled in gilt (offset to preserved printed endpapers), gilt gauffered edges, very small stain to head of upper cover, corners worn, spine and joints rubbed, 1842 § Arnold (Sir Edwin) The Light of the World, plates and illustrations after Holman Hunt, book-label "From the Library of Blanche Countess of Rosslyn", some foxing, bound in attractive tan morocco, by Zaehnsdorf, upper cover with gilt-tooled peace lily with 3 flowers formed of cream morocco onlays (one with very small chip), covers with borders of peace lily leaves and small dots tooled in gilt, flat spine titled in gilt with cream flower onlay and gilt leaves, t.e.g., some spotting to upper cover, corners lightly bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, mainly to corners, 1893; and an Art Nouveau binding by F.Maullen, 4to (3)
