05-31-201405-31-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2730BBoston
May 31, 2014 11:00 AMCalender
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Quilter, Harry (1851-1907) Preferences in Art

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2730BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 31, 2014 11:00AM

Description:

Quilter, Harry (1851-1907) Preferences in Art. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1892.
Large quarto, with a parchment label pasted inside the front board stating that this is copy number 218 of 280 printed, signed by Quilter, bound in full gold-tooled parchment, illustrated, the boards slightly reflexed, fly specking, dusty, 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
[with] Fred Richardson's Book of Drawings, Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1899, in gray publisher's boards, the title printed in red, and a gray-on-gray woodcut, rubbed, stained, corners bumped, 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
[and] Walton and Cotton's The Compleat Angler, London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1897, in publisher's pale green cloth, stamped in green, deckle edges, the binding a little faded, cloth on back board bubbling away from the board slightly, contents good, 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (3)
Estimate $100-150


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Keywords

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Fred Richardson, gray publisher, Chicago, Lakeside Press, Bodley Head, John Lane