Lot 209
Ruskin, John
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Praeterita. Outlines of scenes and thoughts. Sunnyside: G. Allen, 1886-87 [volume 3: G. Allen, 1900]. 3 volumes, 4to, [one of 600 large paper sets, 318 x 250mm.], 8vo, 4 engravings mounted on india paper, original green cloth, uncut; Restif de la Bretonne, N. Monsieur Nicolas. J. Rodker, for subscribers only, 1930. 6 volumes, 4to, number 83 of 825 copies, plates, parchment-backed pictorial cloth, t.e.g., slipcases; La Fontaine, J. de Tales and novels in verse. 1896. 2 volumes, large 8vo, number 389 of 520 copies, 85 engravings by Eisen, original cloth, t.e.g., spines faded; Mathers, E.P. The book of the thousands nights and one night. Privately Printed for Subscribers, The Casanova Society, 1923. 4 volumes, 8vo, limited to 2250 copies, blue morocco, t.e.g., spines faded; The Holy Bible. C. Knight, 1847-49. 4 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, g.e.; Book design and production. 1958-64. 4to, 7 volumes, illustrations, original wrappers bound in, cloth; [Penguin Books] The things we see. Penguin, 1947- 53. Numbers 1-7 (of more), volume 1 original cloth, dustwrapper, volumes 2-7 original wrappers (protected by plastic wrap-arounds); Morison, Stanley Splendour of ornament. Lion & Unicorn Press, 1968. 4to, number 113 of an unspecified number, coloured illustrations, gold Dicel yarn cloth, Alloway, L. Eduardo Paolozzi. The metallization of a dream. Lion & Unicorn Press, 1963. 4to, number 113 of an unspecified number, original leather-backed pictorial boards; [Grolier Society] The Holy Bible. The Grolier Society, [1907]. Large 8vo, edition de luxe, limited to 1000 copies, 14 volumes, 8vo, plates, original blindstamped pigskin over bevelled boards, t.e.g., others uncut, slipcases; Ruttledge, High Everest, the unfinished adventure. 1937; Noyce, Wilfrid South Col. 1954; Eggler, Albert The Everest-Lhotse adventure. 1957; Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale The pilots' book of Everest. 1937. Presentation copy from the author; Murray, W.H. The Scottish Himalayan expedition. 1951; Lambert, R. & C. Kogan White fury. 1956; Hillary, E. High adventure. 1955; Tilman, H.W. Nepal Himalaya. 1952; Evans, C. Kangchenjunga the untrodden peak. 1956; Maillart, Ella The land of the sherpas. 1955; Weir, T. East of Katmandu. 1955, title stamped "Proof for reference only"; Evans, Charles On climbing. 1956; all in dust-jackets, some dust-jackets slightly frayed; and 2 others (46)