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THORNTON, Robert. Commentary by Stephen HARRIS. The Temple of Flora WITH A Complete Extra Set of 29 Coloured Plates in their own Portfolio. LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 600 COPIES.
The Folio Society. London 2008
The Folio Edition. London. 2008. LIMITED EDITION OF 600, this being copy number 239. In two volumes presented in a two-compartment clamshell box. The Flora is elephant folio in size and quarter-bound in Nigerian goatskin, upper board blocked with design by David Eccles from 'The Night-Blowing Cereus'. 232 pages with 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates and 29 flower illustrations. Text printed on felt-marked Modigliani Neve paper and plates printed on Modigliani Insize. Green ribbon marker. Coloured top edges. Book Size: 22.5" x 18.25".Commentary volume by Stephen Harris. Two extra plates for framing (also folio in size) included in box in their own envelope - Tulips and Water-Lilies The whole are presented in solander box. Of the Limited edition of 1980 copies only 600 were bound into book form. The rest of the plates were issued as sets and were not given a limitation number, one of these sets is also included so you will receive 31 plates for framing in addition to the two volumes. 80326
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1200.00 GBP
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WILMOT, John, Earl of ROCHESTER. Perfect & Imperfect Enjoyments: Poems by ............. With an introduction by Christopher Hibbert and illustrations with paintings by Richard Shirley Smith.
Folio Society, London. 1992
Limited Editon of 500, this being 395. Quarto. Quarter bound in grape Oasis morocco with Cockerell hand-marbled paper sides. Printed on mould-made paper. Plates printed by photolithography at The Senicio Press, Oxfordshire. Cold. plate to frontis. Green clam-shell case, label pasted down to upper bd. Ownership inscription to fep. A Fine copy of this beautiful edition. The Earl of Rochester was an English Libertine, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry. He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts. He married an heiress, Elizabeth Malet, and had many mistresses, including the actress Elizabeth Barry 32660
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250.00 GBP
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