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Lot 699
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1 portfolio. 1 portfolio.
Oakley, Violet. Law Triumphant, Containing The Opening of The Book of The law and The Miracle of Geneva. N.p., 1932. Proof copy. Folio, orig. light brown, gilt-lettered & blind ruled pigskin, brass clasps; extremities occasionally rubbed. Holding: Printed folio text vol. in bds. (bright & clean), signed by Violet Oakley on limitation page & with her ms. presentation to Blanchette F. Hooker, dated November 11, 1932 at the foot of that page; 8 unbound quires with ma, calligraphic title, tables & plate captions - presumably in Oakley's hand & with 71 printed proof plates (2 states of plate 2, plate 30not present, caption of plate 30 not completed - plates 1-16 in full color, plates 17-71 plain, sepia or sanguine); collection of blank sheets in sleeve annotated & initialed by Oakley, "These blank pages occupy the space in the portfolio to be filled by the printed text..." Internally clean.