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Bloomsbury Auctions 25th Anniversary Sale
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Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street Mayfair, London, W1 S1PP ![]()
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Coppard (A.E.) Consequences: A Complete Story..., number 59 of 200 copies on hand-made paper signed by all the authors and the artist, wood-engraved frontispiece by Eric Ravilious, with T.L.s. dated 1932 and A.L.s. dated 1936 from Robert Gibbings to a Mr Smart loosely inserted, 1932; Rummy: That Noble Game Expounded..., 1932, number 1 of 250 copies signed by the author and artist, printed in red and black, wood-engraved pictorial title and illustrations by Robert Gibbings, 1932, each from editions limited to 1000, similar original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards or cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, the first with spine a little rubbed and faded, [Chanticleer 85 & 86], 8vo, Waltham St. Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press(2)***The second letter from Gibbings concerns his desire to get a job out in Australia or New Zealand to be near his beloved Pacific islands and ends with a small caricature of himself.. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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