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102 KIPLING, Rudyard. Poems. 1886–1929. London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1929 The finest collected edition of Kipling’s poetry First edition, number 379 of 525 copies signed by the author. This is a beautifully produced and attractive edition, printed in Baskerville type by the Chiswick Press on handmade paper. It was “planned by Macmillan as a monument to the author who had been a pillar of the firm’s prosperity” ( ODNB ). 3 volumes, quarto. Original red full crushed morocco, spines lettered in gilt, decorative gilt turn-ins, untrimmed and partly unopened, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With dust jackets lettered in dark red. Etched portrait frontispiece of Kipling by Francis Dodd (signed by the artist) with tissue guard, title pages and divisional titles printed in red and black. Very minor chip to foot of spine of volumes 1 and 2, occasional light scratches to morocco, near-fine and bright copies. Dust jackets toned, slightly rubbed at extremities with minor short tears, minor foxing to rear panel for volume 2, very good and attractive examples. ¶ Richards A386; Stewart 574. £2,500 [157127] 103 KITCHIN, C. H. B. Streamers Waving. London: Hogarth Press, 1925
First edition of the author’s debut, a Hogarth Press rarity. Woolmer notes that the print run was 1,000 copies, with the Sussex ledger showing 412 sold by 18 January 1926. Octavo. Original orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Sunning to spine, otherwise and excellent copy. £475 [155146] 104 KLIMT, Gustav – GLÜCK, Gustav. Zehn Handzeichnungen mit einem Begleitwort. Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig, Munich: Rikola Verlag, 1922 First edition of this scarce publication printed four years after Klimt’s death. It is unlikely more than 1,000 copies were printed due to the nature of printing collotypes. Rikola Verlag were advocates of the Vienna Seccession movement; they purchased
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