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Catalogue of English illustrated books and related drawings: including an extensive collection of books from the Vale Press ; other private press books ; sets of The yellow book, 1894-97 and The Savoy, 1896, illustrated by Beardsley ; Bewick's Figures of British land birds, 1800 ; Blake's Illustrations to the Book of Job, 1825 ; Dalziel's Bible gallery, 1881, with related A.L.s.s. ; proof impressions of David Jones' engraved illustrations for The ancient mariner, 1929 ; The Book of Jonah, illustrated by David Jones, one of 10 copies on vellum, 1979 ; Owen Jones' The sermon on the mount, printed on vellum, 1845 ; presentation copies of books illustrated by Jessie M. King ; an extensive collection of books illustrated by the Robinson brothers ; and Timlin's The ship that sailed to Mars, (1923) ; drawings and watercolours by Nicolas Bentley, Charles E. Brock, Randolph Caldecott, Edmund Dulac, Errol Le Cain, Paul Mack, William Nicholson, Kay Nielsen, Mervyn Peake, Arthur Rackham, Arthur Szyk, Sir Leslie Ward, and others

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Catalogue of English illustrated books and related drawings : including an extensive collection of books from the Vale Press ; other private press books ; sets of The yellow book, 1894-97 and The Savoy, 1896, illustrated by Beardsley ; Bewick's Figures of British land birds, 1800 ; Blake's Illustrations to the Book of Job, 1825 ; Dalziel's Bible gallery, 1881, with related A.L.s.s. ; proof impressions of David Jones' engraved illustrations for The ancient mariner, 1929 ; The Book of Jonah, illustrated by David Jones, one of 10 copies on vellum, 1979 ; Owen Jones' The sermon on the mount, printed on vellum, 1845 ; presentation copies of books illustrated by Jessie M. King ; an extensive collection of books illustrated by the Robinson brothers ; and Timlin's The ship that sailed to Mars, (1923) ; drawings and watercolours by Nicolas Bentley, Charles E. Brock, Randolph Caldecott, Edmund Dulac, Errol Le Cain, Paul Mack, William Nicholson, Kay Nielsen, Mervyn Peake, Arthur Rackham, Arthur Szyk, Sir Leslie Ward, and others
Publisher London : Sotheby's, 1982
Physical desc. 1 volume ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note 17/05/1982; 18/05/1982
Property of the Hon. Colin Tennant, the late Michael Travers, S. C. Attenborough, L. Harvey, Canon R. E. Meredith, and others.
Includes a loosely inserted booklet of price lists for Sotheby's sales between Monday 17 and Friday 21 May 1982.
Date & place of sale Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 May 1982, London
Person as subject Tennant, Colin -- Library -- Catalogs
Travers, Michael -- Library -- Catalogs
Attenborough, S.C. -- Library -- Catalogs
Harvey, L. -- Library -- Catalogs
Meredith, R.E. -- Library -- Catalogs
Subject Rare books -- Catalogs
Illustrated books -- Catalogs
Drawing, English -- Catalogs
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10014056 Box 24
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