Hassall, Joan - a collection of works illustrated by, including Lee, Brian
£625
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
Dearest Joana. A selection of Johan Hassall's lifetime letters and art. Denby Dale: Fleece Press, 2000. 2 volumes, 4to, limited to 200 copies, cloth-backed marbled boards, slipcase; Lee, Brian N. Dearest Sydney. Joan Hassall's letters to Sydney Cockerell. Fleece Press, 1991. 8vo, limited to 220 copies, cloth-backed patterned boards; Schroder, John Catalogue of books and manuscripts by Rupert Brooke, Edward Marsh and Christopher Hassall. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1970. 4to, limited to 450 copies, number XLV of 50 copies with an extra proof of the frontispiece signed by Joan Hassall, quarter green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut; Stevenson, R.L. A child's garden of verses. Edinburgh: Hopetoun Press, 1947. First edition, illustrations by Joan Hassall, presentation copy from Joan Hassall to "Topher & Eve, with love from Joana", dustwrapper chipped and frayed; Young, Andrew Collected poems. 1950, dustwrapper, wood engravings by Hassall; [Various authors] The Masque Library. 1950, wood-engravings by Hassall, dustwrapper; Heath, A. Opera and the gourmet. Calendar 1963. wood-engravings by Hassall; Strong, L.A.G. Sixteen Portraits. 1951. Wood-engraving by Hassall, presentation copy "To Greta with best love from Joan Hassall, 23 Nov. 1967", dustwrapper; [Idem] another copy, dustwrapper; Whitlock, P. All day long. 1954. 8vo, wood-engravings by Joan Hassall, presentation copy "To Topher with love from Joan", dustwrapper soiled with slight loss; N.B.L. Reader's guides A reader's guide. Wood-engraving by Joan Hassall, 1949. 2 copies, 8vo, wrappers; Hassall, Christopher Penthersperon. [N.d.], 8vo, title-page by Joan Hassall, original cloth, dustwrapper; Dickinson, W.C. The sweet singers. 1953. 8vo, illustrations by Hassall, original stiff boards; 5 others illustrated by Hassall, & 3 wood-engravings by Joan Hassall [The Young Pigeon, The Red Squirrel, The Cowslip Ball], each c. 80x105mm,