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190 VICTORIA, Queen. Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861 . . . London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1868 PRESENTATION to the royal pastry chef Second edition, presentation copy from Queen Victoria to her head pastry chef, inscribed by her on a preliminary blank, “To Alphonse Gouffé Victoria Reg. Windsor Castle April 1869”. The Gouffé family was renowned for their culinary skills; while Alphonse secured royal favour, his brother Jules published various works in his native France which had a major impact on French cooking. Alphonse translated from the French his brother’s Royal Cookery Book (1869). The first edition of Leaves from the Journal was published the previous year, having been in private circulation only before that. Octavo. Original green sand-grain cloth over bevelled boards by Burn (binder’s ticket to rear pastedown, spine lettered in gilt, stamp of a trophy of antlers to both covers in gilt within ornate gilt frames, brown coated endpapers. Engraved frontispiece view and one plate, both of Balmoral, letterpress printed within decorative ruled borders. Extremities a little rubbed, cloth fresh and tight, very light spotting to initial and terminal leaves else contents clean, a couple of leaves unopened at front; a near-fine copy. £2,000 [152973]
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189 VALE PRESS: SHAKESPEARE, William. A complete set of the Vale Press Shakespeares. London: Printed at the BAL lantyne Press [for the Vale Press], 1900–03 woodcut designs and illustrations drawn and cut by Ricketts A complete set of these pleasingly produced and illustrated editions from the Vale Press, one of only 310 sets produced. They represent the penultimate productions of the Vale Press; following a fire in 1904, the Press published its bibliography, then ceased operation. The Press was founded in 1894 by the art nouveau designer Charles Ricketts (1866–1931). “Although influenced by the aesthetic movement and by William Morris, whom he admired, his books are more classical than medieval in style” ( ODNB ), and
“the distinct personal element in those books derives from the woodcut designs and illustrations drawn and cut by Ricketts” (Ransom, p. 39). 39 volumes, octavo. Original green cloth, spines lettered in gilt and studded with gilt circles at head, triple blind rules on flat compartments, covers panelled in blind, edges untrimmed, most leaves uncut. Woodcut illustrations at copyright pages and framing on Act I Scene I pages, floral woodcut borders on Scene I pages of later Acts, fleurons in the text, by Charles Ricketts. Armorial bookplate of “Preston” in most volumes (motto “Deo adjuvante non timendum”). A few spines slightly faded, Macbeth with two marks on front cover, rubbing at spine ends and tips, offsetting at endpapers, some foxing at edges, occasional spotting to contents but overall quite fresh. A very good, bright set. ¶ Ransom 44; Ricketts, A bibliography of the books issued by Hacon & Ricketts , pp. 31–4. £3,750 [153192]
All items are fully described and photographed at peterharrington.co.uk
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