KAUFFER (EDWARD MCKNIGHT) A collection of approximately 35 books, pamphlets and programmes with cover designs by McKnight Kauffer, and an original pastel, including: CANNAN (GILBERT) Seven Plays, spine faded, [1923]--BAHR (HERMANN) Expressionism, several repairs, and small loss to upper spine of dust-jacket, [1925]--STRACHEY (RAY) Shaken by the Wind, [1927]--SITWELL (OSBERT) England Reclaimed, 1927--ADAIR (A.H.) Dinners Long and Short, 1928--ARMSTRONG (MARTIN) St. Christopher's Day, 1928--WELLS (H.G.) The Open Conspiracy, dust-jacket age soiled, 1928--MYERS (L.H.) Strange Glory, 1936--FOX (R.M.) Smoky Crusade, cheap edition, a few small marginal tears/loss to dust-jacket,1938--HOPKINSON (H.T.) The Man Below, loss to lower part of spine, 1939, unless stated first edition or first edition in English, cloth, dust-jackets; and others, including dust-jackets for UK and American publishers (15, including 2 jackets without the books), ballet and theatre programmes, music sheets, Film Society brochures, a Cresta Silks Ltd. box, etc. ORIGINAL ARTWORK - A sailor or docker pulling on a rope, black pastel and ink, heightened in white, on paper, pencil scaling notes in margin, signed with initial 'EMCKK', edges of sheet toned, sheet 360 x 280mm., [n.d., but c.1930] HARTE (GLYNN BOYD) 'John Byrne's E. McKnight Covers', coloured pencil on paper, signed with initials and inscribed with title 'for John with love from Glynn August 1977', framed and glazed, 585 x 410mm., [1977] (collection) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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