Lot 115
Scottish Presses.- Freebairn (James) The Death of Mary Queen of Scots, one of about 100 copies, Greenock, Signet Press, 1960 & others, most Signet/Black Pennell presses (29)
Hammer Price: £400
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Scottish Presses.- Freebairn (James) The Death of Mary Queen of Scots, one of c.100 copies, printed in red & black, original parchment, Greenock, Signet Press, 1960 § Riddell (Maria) Robert Burns, one of 100 copies signed by the printer, original vellum-backed veneer boards, slip-case, Greenock, Signet Press, 1966 § Wilson (L.M.) The Old Book Seller, one of 75 copies, original elephant-backed marbled boards, Greenock, Black Pennell Press, 1989 § William Wordsworth in Scotland, one of 85 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, original boards, Greenock, Black Pennell Press, 1987 § Burnett (David) Snowfalls, out-of-series "press copy" from an edition limited to 100,wood-engraved frontispiece by Ian Stephens, original vellum-backed cloth, Edinburgh, Black Cygnet Press, 2010, some illustrations, uncut, all but the last printed by Thomas Rae; and 24 others, most Signet or Black Pennell presses, 8vo (29)
Description
Scottish Presses.- Freebairn (James) The Death of Mary Queen of Scots, one of c.100 copies, printed in red & black, original parchment, Greenock, Signet Press, 1960 § Riddell (Maria) Robert Burns, one of 100 copies signed by the printer, original vellum-backed veneer boards, slip-case, Greenock, Signet Press, 1966 § Wilson (L.M.) The Old Book Seller, one of 75 copies, original elephant-backed marbled boards, Greenock, Black Pennell Press, 1989 § William Wordsworth in Scotland, one of 85 copies, prospectus loosely inserted, original boards, Greenock, Black Pennell Press, 1987 § Burnett (David) Snowfalls, out-of-series "press copy" from an edition limited to 100,wood-engraved frontispiece by Ian Stephens, original vellum-backed cloth, Edinburgh, Black Cygnet Press, 2010, some illustrations, uncut, all but the last printed by Thomas Rae; and 24 others, most Signet or Black Pennell presses, 8vo (29)
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