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41 Craig (Edward Gordon, 1872-1966) The Taming of the Shrew, 1908 [but later impression from 1924]; together with four others by Craig, 1899-1924 (5).

Lot 41

Craig (Edward Gordon, 1872-1966) The Taming of the Shrew, 1908 [but later impression from 1924]; together with four others by Craig, 1899-1924 (5).

Hammer Price: £200

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42 Craig (Edward Gordon) On the Art of the Theatre, one of 150 deluxe copies signed by the author, original cloth, 1911.

Lot 42

Craig (Edward Gordon) On the Art of the Theatre, one of 150 deluxe copies signed by the author, original cloth, 1911.

Hammer Price: £380

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43 Craig (Edward Gordon) Scene, one of 100 copies signed by the author, author's own copy and subsequently his son Teddy's, 1923.

Lot 43

Craig (Edward Gordon) Scene, one of 100 copies signed by the author, author's own copy and subsequently his son Teddy's, 1923.

Hammer Price: £280

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44 Craig (Edward Gordon) Woodcuts and some Words, one of 160 copies signed by the author/artist, with an additional signed proof on Japon and a bundle of other pr

Lot 44

Craig (Edward Gordon) Woodcuts and some Words, one of 160 copies signed by the author/artist, with an additional signed proof on Japon and a bundle of other proofs, 1924.

Hammer Price: £420

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45 Craig (Edward Gordon) Woodcuts and some Words, one of 160 copies signed by the author/artist, with additional proof woodcut on Japon, 1924.

Lot 45

Craig (Edward Gordon) Woodcuts and some Words, one of 160 copies signed by the author/artist, with additional proof woodcut on Japon, 1924.

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46 Craig (Edward Gordon) Nothing or the Bookplate, one of 280 copies with an original woodcut on Japon, 1924 & others, Craig, some inscribed or annotated by h

Lot 46

Craig (Edward Gordon) Nothing or the Bookplate, one of 280 copies with an original woodcut on Japon, 1924 & others, Craig, some inscribed or annotated by him (15)

Hammer Price: £280

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47 Craig (Edward Gordon) A Production, one of 105 copies on hand-made paper signed by the artist, 1930.

Lot 47

Craig (Edward Gordon) A Production, one of 105 copies on hand-made paper signed by the artist, 1930.

Hammer Price: £300

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48 Craig (Edward Gordon) Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self, one of 256 large paper copies signed by the author, with additional signed proof wood-engraving on Japon

Lot 48

Craig (Edward Gordon) Ellen Terry and Her Secret Self, one of 256 large paper copies signed by the author, with additional signed proof wood-engraving on Japon, 1931 & 2 others on Terry, both with her signature (3)

Estimate: £300 - 400

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49 Craig (Edward Gordon).- Defoe (Daniel) The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, one of 25 specially-bound copies with 10 origin

Lot 49

Craig (Edward Gordon).- Defoe (Daniel) The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, one of 25 specially-bound copies with 10 original prints, wood-engravings by Craig, original pictorial morocco, gilt, Basilisk Press, 1979.

Hammer Price: £1,400

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50 Cranach Press.- Shakespeare (William) The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, one of 300 copies, Janet Leeper's copy signed by Edward Gordon Craig and w

Lot 50

Cranach Press.- Shakespeare (William) The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, one of 300 copies, Janet Leeper's copy signed by Edward Gordon Craig and with additional signed print, Weimar, Cranach Press, 1930.

Hammer Price: £7,500

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51 Cranach Press.- , Canticum Canticorum Salomonis..., one of 60 copies on Japon, illustrations by Eric Gill, original scarlet morocco by O.Dorfner, Weimar, Crana

Lot 51

Cranach Press.- , Canticum Canticorum Salomonis..., one of 60 copies on Japon, illustrations by Eric Gill, original scarlet morocco by O.Dorfner, Weimar, Cranach Press, 1931.

Hammer Price: £3,500

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52 Crane (Stephen) War is Kind, first edition, printed on grey paper, decorations by Will Bradley, New York, 1899 & others, American presses & literature

Lot 52

Crane (Stephen) War is Kind, first edition, printed on grey paper, decorations by Will Bradley, New York, 1899 & others, American presses & literature (23)

Hammer Price: £320

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53 Cresset Press.- Bunyan (John) The Pilgrim's Progress, 2 vol., one of 195 copies, wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes, Cresset Press

Lot 53

Cresset Press.- Bunyan (John) The Pilgrim's Progress, 2 vol., one of 195 copies, wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes, Cresset Press, 1928.

Hammer Price: £500

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54 Daniel Press.- Keats (John) Odes Sonnets & Lyrics, one of 250 copies, bound in tan morocco by the Guild of Women Binders, Oxford, Daniel Press, 1895 &

Lot 54

Daniel Press.- Keats (John) Odes Sonnets & Lyrics, one of 250 copies, bound in tan morocco by the Guild of Women Binders, Oxford, Daniel Press, 1895 & others from the press (6)

Hammer Price: £1,300

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55 Dignimont.- Viollis (Jean) Bonne-fille, one of 18 copies on Japon, with 4 original watercolours, pochoir plates by Dignimont, Paris, 1926 & others illustra

Lot 55

Dignimont.- Viollis (Jean) Bonne-fille, one of 18 copies on Japon, with 4 original watercolours, pochoir plates by Dignimont, Paris, 1926 & others illustrated by Dignimont (8)

Hammer Price: £420

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56 Drake (Joseph Rodman) The Culprit Fay, number 14 of 30 copies signed by the publisher, printed on vellum & illuminated by hand & signed by A.Formilli,

Lot 56

Drake (Joseph Rodman) The Culprit Fay, number 14 of 30 copies signed by the publisher, printed on vellum & illuminated by hand & signed by A.Formilli, bound in inlaid turquoise morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, by Trautz-Bauzonnet bindery, George D. Sproul, Saint Dunstan Editions, 1902.

Hammer Price: £4,200

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57 Doves Bindery.- Arnold (Matthew) Poems, 3 vol., bound in blue-grey-green crushed morocco, gilt, by T.J.Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Bindery, 1895.

Lot 57

Doves Bindery.- Arnold (Matthew) Poems, 3 vol., bound in blue-grey-green crushed morocco, gilt, by T.J.Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Bindery, 1895.

Hammer Price: £750

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58 Doves Press.- [Francis (Saint)] Laudes creaturarum, one of 250 copies, signed & inscribed by T.J.Cobden-Sanderson, Doves Press, 1910.

Lot 58

Doves Press.- [Francis (Saint)] Laudes creaturarum, one of 250 copies, signed & inscribed by T.J.Cobden-Sanderson, Doves Press, 1910.

Hammer Price: £280

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59 Drouart (Raphael).- Henriot (Émile) Divinités Nues et Quelques Autres, one of 210 copies, with 19 original signed full-page preliminary drawings of m

Lot 59

Drouart (Raphael).- Henriot (Émile) Divinités Nues et Quelques Autres, one of 210 copies, with 19 original signed full-page preliminary drawings of mythical subjects in black conté crayon by Raphael Drouart bound in, Paris, 1920.

Hammer Price: £190

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60 Douglas (Lord Alfred) The City of the Soul, first edition, inscribed by the author to Compton Mackenzie, 1899 & others by Douglas, many signed and inscribe

Lot 60

Douglas (Lord Alfred) The City of the Soul, first edition, inscribed by the author to Compton Mackenzie, 1899 & others by Douglas, many signed and inscribed by him (11)

Hammer Price: £1,000

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