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Lot 29

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS: 'Salmacis and Hermaphroditus'

a poem attributed to Francis Beaumont, edited by Gwyn Jones, with 10 engravings in colour by John Buckland-Wright, Golden Cockerel Press, 1951, 10 wood engravings printed in colour, including title vignette (8 full-page), 2 colour wood engraved head-pieces, untrimmed, original quarter crushed blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, over green cloth, with matching slipcase, small folio, limited edition 36 of 80 especially-bound copies, signed by the editor and artist

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Estimate: £500 - £1,000
Hammer price: £480
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent

Slip case in good condition. Some spotting to the blue calf half-binding on boards. Deckled edges are a little worn. No obvious foxing. With correspondence between Kerrison Preston and Christopher Sandford of the Golden Cockerel Press.

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