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William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish literary establishment who helped to found the Abbey Theatre. In his later years he served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State.
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William Butler Yeats Signature. Sold for over $1,000.
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Signed “The Poems Yeats”
“The Poems of W.B. Yeats. The Definitive Edition in Two Volumes.” London: Macmillan: 1949. One of only 300 limited edition copies signed by the author and printed on Glastonbury Ivory Toned Antique Laid paper. Two volume set bound in olive green buckram boards and housed in original slipcase. Yeats spent the final years of his life revising the text of this volume of poems, of which he had corrected the proofs and signed the special page to appear at the beginning of volume one. With his death in 1939 and the outbreak of the war later that year, Macmillan shelved the project and did not issue this signed limited edition until 1949. Volume One includes: “The Wanderings of Oisin,” “Crossways,” “The Rose,” “The Wind Among the Reeds,” “The Old Age of Queen Maeve,” Baile and Aillinn,” “In the Seven Woods,” “The Shadowy Waters,” and others. Volume Two includes: “The Wild Swans at Coole,” “Michael Roberts and the Dances,” “The Tower,” “The Winding Stair and other Poems,” “A Full Moon in March,” and “Last Poems.” Fading to backstrips. Slipcase shows wears in the form of bumped corners and worn edges. Covering to slipcase coming loose in several areas. Overall, a handsome set in very good condition. Sold for $2,279.
Signed Limited First Edition of William Butler Yeats’ “The Variorum Edition of the Poems”
Signed limited first edition of William Butler Yeats’ “The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats.” New York: Macmillan, 1957. Bound in publishers red and tan cloth with original slipcase. As was often the case with popular authors, Yeats signed his name to a number of specially printed sheets to be tipped into publications after his death. This is #306 of 825 such copies signed by Yeats. Few poets revised as frequently or extensively as did Yeats; this volume contains variant wordings from a wide range of his published works. Fine condition. Sold for $1,883.
W.B. Yeats “A Vision” — Scarce Signed 1st Edition With Dustjacket
Scarce signed first edition of W.B. Yeats’ esoteric work “A Vision.” Publisher T. Werner Laurie, LTD: London: 1925: 256pp. measuring 6″ x 9.25″. Signed on the limited edition page indicating this copy as No. 18 of the 600 published. Yeats spent an extraordinary ten years in the research and writing of this book and felt that the poetry he wrote afterward was significantly informed by his studies for it. He writes here, “…I wished for a system of thought that would leave my imagination free to create as it chose…” Sage green hardcover with plain dustjacket with chipping along top spine, very slight foxing along edges of pages throughout. Very good condition. Sold for $1,712.
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Gutenberg Bible Leaf 193 Chronicles of Old Testament
Scarce leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, one of the earliest major books printed from moveable metal type, the invention that ushered in the Age of Enlightenment by democratizing knowledge through mass production of literature. Printed by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany from 1450-1455, less than 50 complete or near-complete copies of the Gutenberg Bible are now extant, with nearly all those housed in public institutions. Singular leaves are also scarce, with the leaf presented here having been acquired by bookseller Gabriel Wells, whose purchase of an incomplete Bible in 1920 gave way to selling the individual leaves alongside an essay by A. Edward Newton entitled “A Noble Fragment”. Leaf is number 193 of the full Latin Bible, with the recto being the Prologue to 1 Chronicles of the Old Testament, and the verso the first part of Chapter 1 of 1 Chronicles. Each page features two columns of 42 lines in dark black Gothic type, accented by red and blue rubrication. Each copy of the Gutenberg Bible differs in its rubrication and illumination, with buyers at the time deciding upon these embellishments after the Bible was printed. The six-line rubricated letters of this leaf were likely added later, restored to match the original style. Leaf measures 11.125″ x 15.375″, bound on edge to portfolio measuring 11.75″ x 16″. Paper quality is still bright with very little foxing or discoloration compared to other examples. A stunning example from the book that changed the course of history. Sold for $136,500.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Signed Poems
Incredible grouping of F. Scott Fitzgerald original prose, written for Helen Hayes’ daughter Mary MacArthur, who died of polio at the young age of 19. Here, the already famous author pens two lyrical poems, dated 1931 and 1937. At the time he writes the first poem, Fitzgerald was completing “Tender is the Night” while caring for his ailing wife, Zelda, whose mental illness had left her hospitalized in 1930. Fitzgerald handwrites the first, shorter poem in green ink. Inscribed “For Mary MacArthur”, it reads in full: “‘Oh Papa — / My Papa — / Say Papa’ / So! / ‘Is Papa / Your Papa / My Papa?’ / No! / So Spoke You / Why Joke You? Just For To-day / Our Word Is / (Like Birdie’s) / Plenty To Say”. Signed, “F. Scott Fitzgerald / Feb. 13th 1931”. The second, lengthier poem appears on the verso of the same sheet, titled, “Addenda (seven years later)”. Reads in full, “What shall I do with this bundle of stuff / Mass of ingredients, handful of grist / Tenderest evidence, thumb-print of lust / Kindly advise me, O psychologist / She shall have music — we pray for the kiss / of the god’s on her forehead, the necking of fate / How in the hell shall we guide her to this / ‘- Just name her Mary and age her till eight.’ / What of the books? Do we feed her our bread / of the dead, that was left in their tombs long ago / Or should all the fervor and freshness be wed / To next year’s inventions? Can anyone know? / How shall we give her that je ne sais quoi – / Portions of mama that seem to be right / Salted with dashes of questionable pa? / ‘- Age her till eight and then save me a bite.’ / Solve me this dither, O wisest of lamas, / Pediatrician – beneficent buddy / Tell me the name of a madhouse for mammas / Or give me the nursery – let her have the study / How can I pay back this heavenly loan / Answer my question and name your own fee / Plan me a mixture of Eve and St. Joan / ‘- Put her in pigtails and give her to me.’” Signed, “F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nyack 1937”. Sheet measures 7″ x 8″ with poem to front and longer prose poem to verso. From the estate of Helen Hayes. An extraordinary collection, adding to the catalogue raisonne of Fitzgerald’s known works. Sold for $30,875.
Important Winston Churchill typed letter signed as Prime Minister, announcing his resignation from that office, dated 6 April 1955. After suffering a severe stroke in 1953, Churchill’s health quickly began to deteriorate affecting both his speech and ability to walk. Written on official 10 Downing Street stationery, letter to Conservative politician John Harvey reads in part: ”…For some time past I have not felt that at my age it would be right for me to incur such new and indefinite responsibilities I have therefore tendered my resignation to The Queen”. Churchill endorses Anthony Eden as his successor in upholding ”…the causes of Tory democracy which Lord Beaconsfield proclaimed, which Lord Randolph Churchill revived, and which I have tried to serve…[signed] Yours sincerely / Winston S. Churchill”. Two-page letter on two sheets has a hole punched to upper left and measures 7.5” x 9.5”. Lot includes retained copy of Harvey’s reply. Folds and scattered minor stains, else near fine. Sold for $12,500.
Sylvia Plath’s Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, awarded posthumously to literary icon Sylvia Plath for ”The Collected Poems” in 1982, and the only notable literary award won by Plath. Pulitzer Prizes infrequently come to auction, with this one even more special for its importance to 20th century literature; the Poetry Jury Report from 1982 commented on its importance: ”The appearance of ”Collected Poems” of Sylvia Plath is an extraordinary literary event. Plath won no major prizes in her lifetime, and most of her work has been posthumously published…the combination of metaphorical brilliance with an effortless formal structure makes this a striking volume…”
Pulitzer Prize is accompanied by two telegrams from Sovern to Ted Hughes, both dated 13 April 1982, with one reading ”The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath won the Pulitzer Poetry Prize to-day”. Also included is a typed letter signed by Sovern on Columbia University letterhead, dated 30 April 1982, to Ted Hughes that accompanied presentation of the Prize. Sold for $12,500.
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Winston Churchill Signed Limited First Edition of “Marlborough: His Life and Times” — Rare Set Signed by Churchill, One of Only 155 in the Limited Edition, Here in the Original Bindings
Winston Churchill signed limited first edition of “Marlborough: His Life and Times”, a four volume biography of Churchill’s ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, with extensive plates, illustrations and folding maps within. Churchill signs the limited edition page of Volume I, “Winston S. Churchill”, indicating this series as #39 in the limited edition of 155. London: George G. Harrap, 1933-38, with “First Published” on copyright pages. All four volumes are bound in their original orange morocco leather bindings, accented in gilt with five raised bands to spine, top edge gilt, and Churchill’s heraldic coat of arms in gilt to the front of each volume. Each volume measures 6.5″ x 9.75″. Darkening to spines, some light scuffing and foxing, joints starting in Volume I and the rear joint of Volume III. Overall a very good set, rare as signed in a very small limited edition run. Sold for $7,875.
Robert Frost Signed Book with Handwritten Verse
Robert Frost signed book “A Further Range” with handwritten verse from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” New York: Henry Holt and Company: 1936. First edition, second impression. Original red cloth lettered in gilt with dustjacket. Signed and inscribed in ink in March, 1937 by Frost on the front free endpaper with the final verse from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Inscription reads: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have promises to keep / And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep. / Robert Frost / For Mary Ellen Gombes San Antonio Texas March 1937.” Frost wrote this poem about winter in June 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont that is now home to the “Robert Frost Stone House Museum.” Frost had been up the entire night writing the long poem “New Hampshire” and had finally finished when he realized morning had come. He went out to view the sunrise and suddenly got the idea for “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” He wrote the new poem in just a few minutes and later stated that “It was as if I’d had a hallucination.” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” was Frost’s favorite of his own poems and later called it his “best bid for remembrance.” Dustjacket shows minor chipping to head and tail of spine and to folds; some toning. Near fine condition. Sold for $5,000.
Jules Verne SB “Le Tour Du Monde”
Signed copy of Jules Verne’s “Le Tour Du Monde En Quatre-Vingts Jours.” J. Hetzel: Paris, circa 1880. 38th edition. French edition of “Round the World…” Signed in ink to half-title page, “Hommage de l’auteur / Jules Verne.” A classic signed copy of Verne’s most popular work which recounts the varied and wonderful adventures of Phileas Fogg and the faithful Passepartout. Wear to edges, ends and joints of half-marble boards. Light dampstaining slightly affects inscription, though signature remains clear. Box housed in black cloth hardcase; gilt writing to side reads “Tour Du Monde En Quatre-Vingts Jours / Jules Verne / Presentation Copy / Paris c. 1880”. Foxing and toning throughout, else good condition. Sold for $4,800.
Winston Churchill typed letter signed, dated 11 May 1943, to Cyril Gordon Illingworth, captain of the Queen Mary, thanking him for ”the efficient conduct of our journey”. The English Prime Minister traveled by sea to the U.S. to join FDR in war planning at the Third Washington Conference (code named TRIDENT), held in Washington, D.C. from 12 May to 27 May 1943. The Italian Campaign, air attacks on Nazi Germany and the Pacific War were on the meeting agenda. Churchill was accompanied by Averell Harriman, FDR’s special envoy to Europe. Lot includes a telegram from Harriman to Illingworth. A third telegram is from Hastings Ismay, Churchill’s chief military assistant and staff officer, to Illingworth. Churchill letter, measuring 7.5” x 9.5”, on 10 Downing Street letterhead, is signed, ”Winston S. Churchill”. The Harriman telegram, measuring 8” x 10”, on U.S. Embassy letterhead, is signed, ”W.A. Harriman”. The Ismay telegram, measuring 7” x 8.75”, on blindstamped Office of the War Cabinet letterhead, is signed, ”Hastings Ismay”. Tape residue, else very good plus condition. Sold for $3,691.
Winston Churchill Signed Copy of His Classic Work, “A History of the English Speaking Peoples” — First Editions in Original Dust Jackets
Winston Churchill signed first editions of “A History of the English-Speaking Peoples”. London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1956-58. Churchill signs the bookplate on the half-title page of Volume I, “Winston S. Churchill”. Though begun during his “Wilderness Years” of the early 1930s, Churchill completed these volumes after World War II, giving attention to the “special relationship” of the United Kingdom and United States. He writes, “For the second time in the present century the British Empire and the United States have stood together facing the perils of war on the largest scale known among men, and since the cannons ceased to fire and the bombs to burst we have become more conscious of our common duty to the human race.” All four first editions are housed in their original price-clipped dust jackets, all in very good condition or better. Top edges red on all, in original red boards, each measuring 6.5″ x 9.75″ and housed in a 5.5″ x 10″ slipcase. Volume I is near fine, in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Vols. II-IV have been re-backed, preserving original endpapers, with some foxing to interior and dust jackets, and also light staining to the front board of Vol. III. In very good condition, with very good dust jackets, which have some foxing and sunning to spines. Overall a very attractive, well-preserved set, rare as signed. Sold for $3,438.
Winston Churchill Signed “Great Contemporaries” — Uncommon Title Signed by Churchill
Winston Churchill signed copy of his 1937 book “Great Contemporaries.” Signed and inscribed, “To Mr. Alfred B. Strauss from Winston S. Churchill / 1951” on the front free endpaper. Published by Thornton Butterworth Ltd.: London: 1948, later printing. In publisher’s original cloth. Some rubbing to spine and edges, faint toning to signature page, and two sets of staple marks at top and bottom right of signature page, far away from writing. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $3,336.
Winston Churchill Autograph Letter Signed
Wryly humorous autograph letter signed by Winston Churchill, dated 11 March 1908 during Churchill’s service as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, composed on blindstamped stationery of the Colonial Office. A rising star in British politics, Churchill was only 33 when he penned this letter to Reverend J. Wales Cameron, an M.P. affiliated with the University of Edinburgh. Letter reads in part,
“My dear Sir, I am greatly honoured by the invitation which you have forwarded to me to become the liberal candidate for the Lord Rectorship of Edinburgh University. I fear that I am a good many years younger than Rectorial standards would usually seem to require, & that is a disqualification which is only capable of gradual correction. I however gladly accept the honour which your kindness has prompted you to offer me, & am very ready to serve you in any way in my power.” Sold for $2,923.
Winston Churchill Signed Collection of War Speeches — Signed in 1943 as WWII Raged
Winston Churchill signed first edition of “The End of the Beginning”, published in 1943 at the height of World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1943. Comprised of Churchill’s war speeches from 1942, Churchill signs the front free endpaper in 1943, ostensibly in late 1943 after the book’s publication in August, and just as the tide was turning in the Allies’ favor. Churchill writes, “Inscribed by Winston S. Churchill / 1943” below an inscription in another hand, “To Mr. E[arl] E. Pierce / General Passenger Agent / New York Central System”. Measures 6″ x 8.75″. Fraying to top of spine, some foxing, and crack to front joint, overall very good plus condition. Sold for $2,500.
Robert Frost Autograph Poem Signed of “A Tuft of Flowers” — One of Frost’s Earliest Poems & Considered by Him to Be One of His Best, Bound Into a Signed Limited Edition of “Steeple Bush”
Beautiful limited edition signed presentation copy of “A Steeple Bush”, with an autograph poem signed by Robert Frost bound within. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947, number 706 of the limited edition of 751 copies. Unique to this presentation copy is an autograph portion of his poem, “A Tuft of Flowers”, handwritten and signed by Frost in blue fountain pen. Originally entitled “The Tuft of Flowers”, this poem was included in “A Boy’s Will”, Frost’s first commercially published book of poems from 1915. Of this particular poem, Frost commented that it represented his coming back towards people, and considered it one of his best. Poem reads in full,
“A Tuft of Flowers
But he turned first and led my eye to look
At a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook –
A leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had spared
Beside a reedy brook the scythe had bared.
The mower in the dew had loved them thus
By leaving them to flourish, not for us,
Nor yet to draw one thought of ours to him,
But from sheer morning gladness at the brim……
Robert Frost
For Eugene R. Petty / December 25, 1959″.
Poem is bound into the book preceding the limitation page. Bound in sage green boards, with a gilt illustration to the front cover, book is housed in the publisher’s sage green slipcase, measuring 6.5″ x 9.875″. Mild wear to book and slipcase, overall in very good plus condition. Both poem and signature page are near fine. Sold for $2,300.
Robert Frost Signed First Printing of “A Masque of Reason” — With Lengthy Poetic Sentiment, “…You don’t catch women trying to be Plato…”
Robert Frost signed first edition, first printing of his 1945 play “A Masque of Reason”. Henry Holt & Co.: New York: 1945. Frost pens upon the front free endpaper, “Of course in the abstract high singular / There isn’t any universal reason, / And none but a man would think there was. / You don’t catch women trying to be Plato. / Robert Frost / Ripton Vermont / September 1945”. Play is in very good condition with uniform toning and a few discreet notations in pencil. Unclipped dustjacket is in fair condition with paper loss to edges. Sold for $1,946.
Rudolph Valentino Autograph Letter Signed at Age 15
Charming autograph letter twice-signed by Rudolph Valentino, dated 7 August 1910, revealing his age as a young 15 year old, with hints in the letter of the romantic icon he would become. From his home in Taranto, Italy, Valentino writes his childhood friend Bruno Pozzan, with the envelope hand-addressed by Valentino included. Four page letter in Italian is signed twice by Valentino with his real name “Rodolfo”, translating in part, “Dear Bruno, Excuse me for not having written to you sooner, but I just didn’t have time, you’ve probably read that they held here the big games of the Italian championship, most of which were won by the ‘Bucintoro’ and the ‘Querini’, both from Venice. I really have a lot of fun every fifteen days, when the English arrive on the Australian ship, I know a little English, and I have fun walking and talking with them. You’ve probably also read that in September the big Naval maneuvers will be held here, and that the King will be present. Besides the championship races, there was one for the local championship, and the prize Apula Cup was won by Taranto’s team, the ‘Due Mari’. If you are in Venice, please send me your address. Are Ugo and Riccardo in school, or have they gone home? Something which will help Taranto to grow, in addition to the paving in asphalt of the city’s streets, is the foundation of the Technical Institute. Tell them at school about all these improvements which they’re making and which have already been made at Taranto. And make sure that the ‘poet’ hears it – he’ll really be furious, because he’s always making fun of Taranto, that jerk from San Severino. Here I don’t do anything except go to the Cafe-Chantant [Music Hall] and have fun with the singers there, and if you were stuck in boarding school now, I bet you’d be jealous, wouldn’t you? Write to me often, and I’ll do the same. A big kiss from your devoted friend / Rodolfo”. An additional fourth page, which appears to be a postscript, is also signed Rodolfo but not translated. Letter on bifolium stationery measures 8.5″ x 7″. Folds, else near fine condition with neat, legible handwriting by Valentino. Sold for $1,710.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pens & Signs His Famous Poem — “Art is long and time is fleeting…” — 1850
Great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow handwrites the fourth stanza of his famous poem “A Psalm of Life” on a slip of paper and signs it, “Henry W. Longfellow”. It reads: “Art is long and time is fleeting, / And our hearts though stout and brave, / Still like muffled drums are beating / Funeral marches to the grave. / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow / November 18, 1950″. Measures 7″ x 3.25”. Toning, folds, and tape remnants to verso, else near fine. A 4″ x 4.75″ engraving of Longfellow is included. Sold for $1,669.
15th Century Hand-Painted Manuscript Page From “Book of Hours” — Illustrates Presentation of Jesus Christ
Hand-painted manuscript page from the liturgical text “Book of Hours”, from Paris, circa 1490. Front of double-sided page illustrates a scene from the presentation of Jesus Christ, who was circumcised on the 8th day after his birth. Includes 3/4 colored acanthus and floral border. Verso has single column with 22 lines of Latin text. Page is made of virgin-vellum and measures 4.25″ x 6″. Near fine condition given age. Sold for $1,469.
Original Book From William Wordsworth’s Personal Library — Signed by the Revered Poet on Title Page
British Romantic poet William Wordsworth book from his personal library, signed clearly ”W Wordsworth” on title page. Wordsworth spearheaded the Romantic poetry movement in England along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others in the 19th century, becoming known for his 1798 collaboration with Coleridge entitled ”Lyrical Ballads.” Book is written in French and titled, ”Causes celebres et Interessantes avec Les Jugements Qui Les Ont Decidees / Redigles de nouveau par M. Richer, ancien avocat au Parlement, Tome Premiere.” Published ”Chez Michel Rhey” in Amsterdam in 1772 as a volume of legal judgments by various authors. Wordsworth lived in France, becoming engrossed in the Revolutionary Republican movement. He fell in love with a French woman, Annette Vallon, who in 1792 gave birth to their child, Caroline. Front fly leaf has notes written in French, though not identifiably in Wordsworth’s hand. Book is split into two parts and the front board is detached. Very good condition otherwise. Sold for $1,420.
12th Century Hand-Painted Manuscript From ”Book of Hours”
Hand-painted manuscript page from the liturgical text ”Book of Hours”, from Tours in northern France, circa 1250. Double-sided page is beautifully rubricated in bright gold, blue and red. Single columns on each side contain 15 lines of Latin text. Page is made of virgin-vellum and measures 3.5” x 5”. Some rippling to bottom center, minor discoloration to edges and some foxing. Near fine given age. Sold for $1,250.
Jack Kerouac autograph letter signed in pencil upon a postcard to his psychiatrist Dan DeSole. In full, ”Dear Danny – If you come [to] Brockton Stella’s gonna keep the Hyannis house, Tony’ll [Tony Sampas] be in Lowell where I’ll meet him around Saturday the first or Sunday the second of October so he can drive us back to Hyannis & pick up Stella – I’ll be in Italy 3 days. SEE YA! Jack.” Poem is on verso, next to addressee panel. Postmarked Hyannis, 26 September 1966. Measures 5.5” x 3.25.” One corner heavily creased, else very good. Sold for $1,200.
Bible Leaf From the Medieval Age, Circa 1250-1275 — Crusades Era Document on Vellum
Miniature medieval Bible page. Illuminated manuscript Bible page on vellum dates to the mid 13th century when pocket size Bibles were a common means of spreading Christianity to remote areas. Tiny Gothic script in Latin appears in brown ink with red and blue rubrication. Features a total of 56 lines of text, beginning with Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 20:1 and running through 23:22. Translates in part, ”How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer…The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily…Flee from sins as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest near them, they will take hold of thee. The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of men…The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life…” Thin sheet features text on both sides. Measures 4.25” x 6”. Hole in the margin at lower right is likely from original stretching. Very slight buckling to top edge. Near fine given age. Sold for $1,100.
Lord Byron Signed Envelope — Rare
Lord Byron holograph and signed envelope. The poet inscribes in black ink, “1813 [?] January Eleventh / Mrs. Beauclerk / St. Leonard’s / Horsham / Byron”. A leading figure in the Romantic movement and a social reformist, Byron was known to send Emily Beauclerk, the half sister of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, his visiting card in an attempt to court her. 4.5″ x 2.75″ envelope is lightly soiled and has a small hole to the upper left. In very good condition with wear commensurate with age. A rare signed item by the notorious Byron. Sold for $850.
Illuminated Leaf From 15th Century French Psalm Book
Beautiful leaf from a 15th century French Book of Psalms. Fifteen lines of rubricated and gilt text appear on each side of the vellum leaf, written in a Gothic script. These illuminated leaves were created in the middle ages by artist scribes, who wrote in extraordinary detail, embellishing the text with gold, red and blue dyes. Because of the labor involved, the books were quite expensive at the time, and individual leaves have since been collected as works of art. Leaf measures approximately 3″ x 4″. Light toning, else near fine. Sold for $756.
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