Miscellaneous works
Including a quantity of Golden Cockerel Press prospectuses and catalogues
£1,197
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
Severin, Mark. Mounts of Venus. [No place], 1978, Oblong 8vo, sixteen erotic engravings on copper. No 8 of 12 signed proofs, original orange quarter morocco and marbled boards,
Hanaghan, Jonathan. Eve's Moods Unveiled. Dublin: Runa Press, 1957. 8vo, number 128 of 200 copies, copper engravings by Mark Severin, original orange/red quarter morocco and pictorial cloth, slipcase;
Bikales, A.B. Dark Journey. Elephant Press, 1974. 8vo, number 182 of 124 copies signed by the author, quarter buckram;
Dryden, John. Alexander's Feast. Christopher Skelton, 1985. 4to, limited to 302 copies, one of 62 copies on hand-made paper, quarter morocco, slipcase;
Fraser, Claud Lovat. Characters from Dickens. [n.d.], 4to, number 308 of 350 copies, coloured illustrations, original boards, worn;
[Swift, Jonathan] A Tale of a Tub. [n.p.] 1711. 12mo, 310pp., engraved frontispiece, bound with: A Complete Key to the Tale of a Tub. the third edition. London: 1714. 12mo, 36pp., 19th century half calf, rubbed, lacks spine;
and a small number of others including about 50 prospectuses for or catalogues of Golden Cockerel Press publications, spanning the years 1923-57; sold not subject to return
Footnote
Provenance: Property of an English collector.