Edward McKnight Kauffer (illustrated); Herman Melville: 'Ben...

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Edward McKnight Kauffer (illustrated); Herman Melville: 'Benito Cereno', London, Nonesuch Press, 1926, limited edition, No. 704 of 1,650 copies, 10 illustrations hand coloured through stencils by McKnight Kauffer complete, printed at the Curwen Press, 4to (31 x 20cm), original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; 'In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson', L, Nonesuch Press, 1933, ltd. edition, No.804 of 2000 copies, orig. decorative paper covered boards, printed title label to spine, slipcase; John H. Amschewitz (ill.): 'Everyman, a Morality Play', L, Medici Society, 1911, limited edition, No. 339 of 500 copies, 4to, orig. quarter cloth, dust wrapper, slipcase; Byron: 'The Ravenna Journal', L, The First Edition Club, 1928, one of 500 copies, printed at the Curwen Press, original decorative cloth; William Loring Andrews: 'The Heavenly Jerusalem', NY, Charles Scribners, 1908, limited edition, one of 120 copies on Arches paper, printed at the Gilliss Press, original card covers gilt, dust wrapper, orig. slipcase; Blaise Pascal: 'Les Pensées', Bloomfield, Connecticut, The Limited Editions Club, 1971, No. 897 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator Ismar David, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, slipcase; plus 3 others limited editions (9)

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Auction Date: 22nd May 2025 at 10am

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