Name: Auction: Gill, Eric (1882-1940) Bookplate of the 5th Earl Cawdor, carved woodblock [1936]
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 3024 GBP
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II

Our Autumn 2022 auction of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps &amp; Photographs included highlights such as an autograph letter from Oliver Cromwell on the marriage of his daughter, an exceptionally early album of photographic salt prints by Edinburgh architect Charles George Hood Kinnear, and a collection of autograph letters from John Ruskin to his acolyte Ada Hartnell.&nbsp;It also featured the&nbsp;Library of the Late William St Clair Part II, and an important collection of private press material including original artwork and sculpture by Eric Gill. &nbsp;

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Featuring the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II

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carved composite woodblock, 9.8 x 8.7 x 2.3cm, recto with text 'JOHN DUNCAN VAUGHAN CAMPBELL 5TH EARL CAWDOR' in seriffed roman capitals and motto 'Be Mindful' against intricate background of spreading trees, stag and floating skull motif, verso with manufacturer's blind stamp (T. N. Lawrence, Red Lion Passage, London) and Eric Gill's carved monogram and catalogue number 595, discolouration and scratches to recto commensurate with use [Physick 906; Skelton P906]

Bookplate of the 5th Earl Cawdor, carved woodblock [1936]

Gill, Eric (1882-1940)

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Gill, Eric (1882-1940)

Bookplate of the 5th Earl Cawdor, carved woodblock [1936]

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