Lot 154
Moore (Henry).- Shakespeare (William) Hamlet, one of 1200 copies, Rome, Delfino, 1985.
Hammer Price: £2,200
Description
Moore (Henry).- Shakespeare (William) Hamlet, one of 1200 copies, [though likely fewer], 10 colour lithographs after Henry Moore, captioned tissue-guards, original red goatskin, upper cover with mounted rectangular gilt-metal bas relief by Henry Moore entitled "Hamlet's Dilemma", light sunning to covers, housed within vertical sculptural stand in red suede, sunned, folio, Rome, Delfino, 1985.
⁂ Although the colophon states an edition of 1,200, the paucity of copies in commerce coupled with a total of only three institutional copies being recorded, it is likely in fact, that the edition was never completed.
Description
Moore (Henry).- Shakespeare (William) Hamlet, one of 1200 copies, [though likely fewer], 10 colour lithographs after Henry Moore, captioned tissue-guards, original red goatskin, upper cover with mounted rectangular gilt-metal bas relief by Henry Moore entitled "Hamlet's Dilemma", light sunning to covers, housed within vertical sculptural stand in red suede, sunned, folio, Rome, Delfino, 1985.
⁂ Although the colophon states an edition of 1,200, the paucity of copies in commerce coupled with a total of only three institutional copies being recorded, it is likely in fact, that the edition was never completed.
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