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(Illustrated and Private Press). 3 Vols Illustrated Books: (Kent, Rockwell, illustrator.) Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide. New York: Random House, 1928. #184/1470 signed by Rockwell Kent. 4to, original gilt-pictorial and lettered brown cloth; occasionally scuffed, light edge wear, spine starting to darken. Illustrated throughout. Some dust smudging to front endpapers. * (Rackham, Arthur, illustrator.) Milton, John. Comus. London: Heinemann, [1921]. #156/550 signed by Arthur Rackham. 4to, original gilt-pictorial and lettered vellum-backed tan boards, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; scuffed, a few small blisters, corners bumped, other edge wear. With 24 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards, black and white illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Internally clean. First Rackham edition. Latimore and Haskell p. 54 - 55. * (Thomson, Hugh, illustrator.) Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. #12/500 signed by Hugh Thomson. 4to original gilt-pictorial and lettered cream vellum, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; occasionally a little scuffed, some minor dust smudging, ties gone. With 40 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards. Some spotting to endpapers, darkened dust smudging to back endpaper gutter. Publisher's File Copy ink stamp on front free endpaper recto. Internally generally clean.
Sold for $500
Estimated at $400 - $600
(Illustrated and Private Press). 3 Vols Illustrated Books: (Kent, Rockwell, illustrator.) Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide. New York: Random House, 1928. #184/1470 signed by Rockwell Kent. 4to, original gilt-pictorial and lettered brown cloth; occasionally scuffed, light edge wear, spine starting to darken. Illustrated throughout. Some dust smudging to front endpapers. * (Rackham, Arthur, illustrator.) Milton, John. Comus. London: Heinemann, [1921]. #156/550 signed by Arthur Rackham. 4to, original gilt-pictorial and lettered vellum-backed tan boards, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; scuffed, a few small blisters, corners bumped, other edge wear. With 24 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards, black and white illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Internally clean. First Rackham edition. Latimore and Haskell p. 54 - 55. * (Thomson, Hugh, illustrator.) Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. #12/500 signed by Hugh Thomson. 4to original gilt-pictorial and lettered cream vellum, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; occasionally a little scuffed, some minor dust smudging, ties gone. With 40 mounted color plates, lettered tissue guards. Some spotting to endpapers, darkened dust smudging to back endpaper gutter. Publisher's File Copy ink stamp on front free endpaper recto. Internally generally clean.