Lot 167
Literature and Art, 11 books, including Shakespeare, William and Gustave Doré
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Shakespeare, William The Tragedie of MacBeth. London, 1889. Folio, illustrated by J. Moyr Smith, number 108 of 125 copies signed by the illustrator, original blue cloth gilt; Milton, John - Gustave Doré Paradise Lost. London: Cassell & Company, [n.d.]. 4to., late 19th century half calf, ownership signature to endpaper; Cervantes - Gustave Doré The History of Don Quixote. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [n.d.] 4to, red half calf, gift inscription to flyleaf; Doré, Gustave The Doré Gallery. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [n.d.], 2 volume, folio, maroon half morocco gilt, some foxing, chipping, soiling and rubbing; De Quevedo-Villegas, Francisco Pablo de Segovia. The Spanish Sharper. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. Large 4to., illustrations by Daniel Vierge, vellum gilt with red morocco gilt labels to spines; Bruyère, Jean de la The "Characters" of Jean de la Bruyère... London: John C. Nimmo, 1885. 8vo, original quarter Japanese vellum; and 4 others (11)