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with a scratch to one cover. [46454] £195 A collection of 25 French poems which follow the “romantic pathway” from adolescent love [Rimbaud] through the offering of a lover’s heart to his beloved [Paul Verlaine] to a vision of a beautiful and shared after- life [Baudelaire]. A gorgeously presented collection of Romantic Love poetry.
39. SWIFT, Jonathan; RACK- HAM, Arthur GULLIVER’S TRAVELS into Several Remote Nations of the World Dent, 1909. First edition illustrated with col- our plates by Arthur Rackham. 8vo. Bound by William Jackson of Aberdeen (binder’s label to upper turn in) in full tan calf, gilt rules, blind stamped bor- der to covers and additional gilt vignette to upper cover, raised bands to spine with two red morocco title labels, decorated
AUTHOR’S PRESENTATION COPY 41. VICKERS, V.C. THE GOOGLE BOOK Written and illustrated by V.C.V. Medici Society, 1931. First trade edition. Large 4to. Green
and gold dappled boards with a green cloth spine, lettered in red and with a large colourful illustration of a bird pasted on the upper board. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper; “Poss./ from VCV. 1931.” “Lear-esque” style poems about rare birds, a black and white vignette on the title page and twenty five colour illustrations. Illustrations are in deep, striking col - ours, somewhat reminiscent of some of Detmold’s work. A fine, bright copy, with the slightest rubs to the fore-edge. Exceedingly uncommon in such nice condition. [46345] £1,250 Vincent Cartwright Vickers was Director of the Bank of England, who sadly died age 39. The Google is a magical bird creature that inhabits
with gilt detailing. Marbled endpapers and marbled page edges. Twelve col- our plates with captions printed below. Numerous line drawings in the text. A handsome copy, with just light signs of usage. [46528] £375 Riall p.91
40. VARIOUS: RIMBAUD; MALLARME; HUGO; BAUDE- LAIRE et al. L’AMOUR ROMANTIQUE Club de Livre, 1985. One of twenty non commercially available copies out of a total limitation of 1,000 on vélins de Rives et de Renage, vellum pa- per. Forty pages in folded sections, loose in pink paper boards with a red floral vignette to upper cover, all housed in a red vel -
the Land of Google, visited by children in their dreams. Originally print- ed privately for the author in a limited edition of 100 cop- ies in 1913, this is the first regularly published edition and remains a rari- ty, exceptionally so when inscribed by the author.
vet slipcase with gilt titles to in- ner sleeve. Titles in red and four coloured engrav- ings under tissue guards by Alfon- so Ayuso. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase
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