Lot 13
Lewis, Wyndham
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
£588
Description
Thirty personalities and a self portrait. London: Desmond Harmsworth, 1932. Folio, number 128 of 200 copies, signed by the artist, 30 portrait plates, one self portrait, cloth backed portfolio, ties, later label on upper board, worn at edges, dustmarking to title
Footnote
Provenance: Dr. T.J. Honeyman, by descent.
From the library of the Glasgow's first Director of Museums and Art Galleries (1939-1952), famously purchasing Salvador Dali's painting Christ of St John on the Cross and taking a leading role in the early negotiations to secure the Burrell Collection for the city. Honeyman was elected and served as Rector of the University from 1953 until 1956.