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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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Lot Description
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). The First of May, a Fairy Masque. London: Henry Sotheran, 1881.
Oblong folio (605 x 433 mm). 57 engraved plates [including half-title, title, dedication, frontispiece, and colophon] printed on India proof paper and mounted after illustrations and calligraphy by Crane (some minor spotting to a few mounts). Loose as issued in original brown cloth portfolio gilt, printed pictorial label on upper cover (lacking ties, some minor soiling).
LIMITED EDITION, number 88 of 200 copies SIGNED BY CRANE.