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Auction No 370, Tag: Art Nouveau

2 Lots (displaying 1 - 2)

"Poems by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Florence Harrison", Blackie & Son, 1910, tall quarto, full vellum, gilt, darkened,

Lot: 148

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £400 - £500
SOLD £460
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Poems by Christina Rossetti, illustrated by Florence Harrison, Blackie & Son, 1910, tall quarto, full vellum, gilt, darkened; No.157 of 350, signed by Florence Harrison on limitation page; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; small monogram bookplate to front pastedown; fine internally with 36 colour plates mounted on thick grey paper & titled tissue guards and 34 tipped-in b/w plates on cream-coloured paper. Additional line-drawn vignettes as head & tail pieces. One colour plate with a corner crease. Lacks ribbon-ties. Damp stain to centre of rear board affects pastedown and last three leaves (plates unaffected)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", Thomas Crowell, N.York, 1910,

Lot: 152

  • Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £145
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Thomas Crowell, N.York, 1910, illustrated throughout by Willy Pogany, tall quarto, decorated gilt cloth, slightly marked; fine internally with many b/w and bi-coloured art nouveau illustrations, text and borders, and 20 full-coloured plates all by Pogany.