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1Alexandre (Arsene) & Jean Cocteau. The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst, 77 plates, 1913 & another, theatre design (2)

Lot 1

Alexandre (Arsene) & Jean Cocteau. The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst, 77 plates, 1913 & another, theatre design (2)

Hammer Price: £550

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2Alexeiff.- Giraudoux (Jean) Siegfried et le Limousin, one of 7 copies on Japon, pochoir plates by Alexeiff, each with 2 additional states, bound in dark turqu

Lot 2

Alexeiff.- Giraudoux (Jean) Siegfried et le Limousin, one of 7 copies on Japon, pochoir plates by Alexeiff, each with 2 additional states, bound in dark turquoise morocco, by Fryns, with inlaid abstract panels , Paris, 1927.

Hammer Price: £2,000

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3Armstrong (Martin) Desert, a Legend, one of 100 copies signed by the author, wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, 1926 & others with wood-engravings (16)

Lot 3

Armstrong (Martin) Desert, a Legend, one of 100 copies signed by the author, wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, 1926 & others with wood-engravings (16)

Hammer Price: £320

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4Ashendene Press.- [Longus.] Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, one of 290, wood-engravings by Gwen Raverat, Ashendene Press, 1933.

Lot 4

Ashendene Press.- [Longus.] Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, one of 290, wood-engravings by Gwen Raverat, Ashendene Press, 1933.

Hammer Price: £600

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5Balzac (Honoré de) Quatre Histoire de Betes, number 20 of 25 copies on Marais with an original watercolour and an additional suite of plates in colours, p

Lot 5

Balzac (Honoré de) Quatre Histoire de Betes, number 20 of 25 copies on Marais with an original watercolour and an additional suite of plates in colours, pochoir illustrations by Boucher, Paris, 1945 & others, similar (6)

Hammer Price: £260

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6Barbier (George).- Boylesve (René) Le Carrosse aux deux lézards verts, number 16 of 25 copies on Japon, plates in 2 states, pochoir plates and illust

Lot 6

Barbier (George).- Boylesve (René) Le Carrosse aux deux lézards verts, number 16 of 25 copies on Japon, plates in 2 states, pochoir plates and illustrations by Barbier , Paris, Éditions de la Guirlande, 1921.

Hammer Price: £1,500

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7Barbier (George).- Verlaine (Paul) Fetes Galantes, one of 200 on Japon with additional suite of plates in black, pochoir title and 20 plates by Barbier, Paris,

Lot 7

Barbier (George).- Verlaine (Paul) Fetes Galantes, one of 200 on Japon with additional suite of plates in black, pochoir title and 20 plates by Barbier, Paris, 1928.

Hammer Price: £1,200

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8Barbier (George).- Choderlos de Laclos (Pierre-Ambroise-François) Les Liaisons Dangereuses, 2 vol., one of 720 copies, pochoir plates by Barbier, Paris, L

Lot 8

Barbier (George).- Choderlos de Laclos (Pierre-Ambroise-François) Les Liaisons Dangereuses, 2 vol., one of 720 copies, pochoir plates by Barbier, Paris, Le Vasseur & Cie., 1934.

Hammer Price: £800

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9Bayros (Franz von) "Ex-Libris" Neue Folge, number 145 of 350 copies, 12 mounted plates, Vienna, Artur Wolf, 1912 & 2 others, von Bayros (3)
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Lot 9

Bayros (Franz von) "Ex-Libris" Neue Folge, number 145 of 350 copies, 12 mounted plates, Vienna, Artur Wolf, 1912 & 2 others, von Bayros (3)

Hammer Price: £190

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10Beardsley (Aubrey) A Book of Fifty Drawings, André Raffalovich's copy, original pictorial red cloth, gilt, Leonard Smithers, 1897.

Lot 10

Beardsley (Aubrey) A Book of Fifty Drawings, André Raffalovich's copy, original pictorial red cloth, gilt, Leonard Smithers, 1897.

Hammer Price: £850

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11Beardsley (Aubrey).- Jonson (Ben) Volpone: or The Foxe, inscribed by Robert Ross, illustrations, Leonard Smithers, 1898 & others, Beardsley (10)

Lot 11

Beardsley (Aubrey).- Jonson (Ben) Volpone: or The Foxe, inscribed by Robert Ross, illustrations, Leonard Smithers, 1898 & others, Beardsley (10)

Hammer Price: £850

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12Beardsley (Aubrey).- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Morte Darthur], illustrated by Beardsley, original decorated green cloth, gilt, 1909.

Lot 12

Beardsley (Aubrey).- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Morte Darthur], illustrated by Beardsley, original decorated green cloth, gilt, 1909.

Hammer Price: £600

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13Bécat (Paul-Émile).- La Fontaine (Jean de) Les Amours de Psyche et de Cupidon, one of 100 on Rives with an additional suite of plates with remarques,

Lot 13

Bécat (Paul-Émile).- La Fontaine (Jean de) Les Amours de Psyche et de Cupidon, one of 100 on Rives with an additional suite of plates with remarques, dry-points by Paul-Émile Bécat, Paris, Les Heures Claires, 1955 & others, similar, illustrated by Bécat (9)

Hammer Price: £500

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14Beckett (Samuel) The North, number V of 15 copies signed by the author and with an additional suite of the etchings, printed by the Rampant Lions Press of Camb

Lot 14

Beckett (Samuel) The North, number V of 15 copies signed by the author and with an additional suite of the etchings, printed by the Rampant Lions Press of Cambridge for the Enitharmon Press, 1972.

Hammer Price: £650

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15Beerbohm (Max) Things New and Old, number 99 of 350 copies signed by the author/artist and with an additional signed print, 1923 & others, Beerbohm (6)

Lot 15

Beerbohm (Max) Things New and Old, number 99 of 350 copies signed by the author/artist and with an additional signed print, 1923 & others, Beerbohm (6)

Hammer Price: £400

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16Bevan (Robert Polhill, 1865-1925) Polish Cottages, black waxed-crayon with watercolour wash.

Lot 16

Bevan (Robert Polhill, 1865-1925) Polish Cottages, black waxed-crayon with watercolour wash.

Hammer Price: £400

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17Black Sun Press.- Sterne (Laurence) A Sentimental Journey, number 197 of 335 copies, bound in tan morocco with inlaid pictorial panel in coloured moroccos, by

Lot 17

Black Sun Press.- Sterne (Laurence) A Sentimental Journey, number 197 of 335 copies, bound in tan morocco with inlaid pictorial panel in coloured moroccos, by Zaehnsdorf , Paris, Black Sun Press, 1929.

Hammer Price: £380

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18Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Imortal Decameron, 5 vol., one of 26 copies with original drawings, etchings by J.P.Nuyttens, New Castle,Penn., C.B.Randall, 1916.

Lot 18

Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Imortal Decameron, 5 vol., one of 26 copies with original drawings, etchings by J.P.Nuyttens, New Castle,Penn., C.B.Randall, 1916.

Estimate: £600 - 800

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19Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
Notes sur L'Armour by Claude Anet

Lot 19

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
Notes sur L'Armour by Claude Anet

Estimate: £350 - 450

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20Bosschere (Jean de).- Baudelaire (Charles) Little Poems in Prose, translated by Aleister Crowley, one of 800 copies, Paris, Edward W.Titus, 1928 & others i

Lot 20

Bosschere (Jean de).- Baudelaire (Charles) Little Poems in Prose, translated by Aleister Crowley, one of 800 copies, Paris, Edward W.Titus, 1928 & others illustrated by de Bosschère (16)

Hammer Price: £180

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