FOULIS (T.N., PUBLISHER) A fine collection of approximately 80 books published by T.N. Foulis of...

FOULIS (T.N., PUBLISHER) A fine collection of approximately 80 books published by T.N. Foulis of Edinburgh, illustrated by Jessie M. King, Frank Brangwyn, Joseph Pennell, and others, some with early ownership inscriptions (2 inscribed by the authors, Haldane MacFall and L.V. Hodgkin, several gifted by Ruari McLean to de Beaumont), publisher's bindings, 5 leather, mostly decorative or pictorial cloth, boards or stiff wrappers, 16 IN DUST-JACKETS, mostly 8vo, Edinburgh, T.N. Foulis. c.1905-1925; together with some printed catalogues, Elfick and Harris' bibliography, etc. (quantity) Footnotes: 'The hallmarks of a Foulis book - the buckram binding, tipped-in colour plates, elegant Auriol typeface, rose-watermarked paper - were elegant enough in their day. Today, such features are virtually unheard of in a world of generally uniform book production, and once handled, any true bibliophile would find it difficult to put down a Foulis book' (I. Elfick and P. Harris, T.N. Foulis. The History and Bibliography of an Edinburgh Publishing House, 1998). Robin de Beaumont is acknowledged for his assistance in the compilation of the bibliography, and was the author of an article entitled 'Art Publishing in Portland and Edinburgh. The careers of T.B. Mosher & T.N. Foulis reconsidered' (The Book Collector, vol. 48, no. 4, 1999), and several of his copies of Foulis titles are inscribed to him by Ruari McLean. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing