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HUMPHREYS (HENRY NOEL) The Book of Ruth, FIRST EDITION, chromolithographed throughout heightened with gold, gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated 28th April 1860, publisher's blind-tooled tan morocco with geometrical design on both covers and spine, brown silk page marker, gilt title on spine, g.e., light wear; idem, another copy, publisher's blind-tooled dark tan morocco with title and author on paper quatrefoil cartouche on covers, blind-tooled spine, g.e., light wear to joints; idem, another copy, gift inscription dated December 1860, publisher's red blind-stamped cloth, gilt title on upper cover, spine sunned with minor wear to extremities, Longman 1850--The Penitential Psalms, FIRST EDITION, publisher's blind- and gilt-tooled purple cloth, title in central panel surrounded by a wide border showing fruits and flowers, resembling strawberries and dahlias, gilt title on spine, some fading, hinges strengthened, [Day & Son, 1861]; idem, later edition, publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth boards, [Day & Son, c.1862]--JONES (OWEN) The Sermon on the Mount, FIRST EDITION, chromolithographed heightened in gold, publisher's gilt- and blind-tooled purple morocco cartouche with title within quatrefoil shaped cartouche on covers, slight rubbing to hinges and corners, shelfwear, Longman, 1844; idem, another copy, publisher's pictorial decorative paper boards, spine repaired, wear to extremities, Longman, 1844, together 9 works, some spotting [cf. McLean VBD, pp.104-110 and pp. 86-88], 8vo (7) Footnotes: Seven variant publisher's bindings used for Humphreys' The Book of Ruth and The Penitential Psalms and for Owen Jones' Sermon on the Mount, in bindings including gilt and tooled morocco, gilt cloth and pictorial boards. The Book of Ruth has been described by McLean as 'perhaps the best of Noel Humphreys' illuminated books', while The Penitential Psalms is the last book by Humphreys, revealing 'an older man's work with some beautiful pages.' 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
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HUMPHREYS (HENRY NOEL) The Book of Ruth, FIRST EDITION, chromolithographed throughout heightened with gold, gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated 28th April 1860, publisher's blind-tooled tan morocco with geometrical design on both covers and spine, brown silk page marker, gilt title on spine, g.e., light wear; idem, another copy, publisher's blind-tooled dark tan morocco with title and author on paper quatrefoil cartouche on covers, blind-tooled spine, g.e., light wear to joints; idem, another copy, gift inscription dated December 1860, publisher's red blind-stamped cloth, gilt title on upper cover, spine sunned with minor wear to extremities, Longman 1850--The Penitential Psalms, FIRST EDITION, publisher's blind- and gilt-tooled purple cloth, title in central panel surrounded by a wide border showing fruits and flowers, resembling strawberries and dahlias, gilt title on spine, some fading, hinges strengthened, [Day & Son, 1861]; idem, later edition, publisher's gilt-tooled blue cloth boards, [Day & Son, c.1862]--JONES (OWEN) The Sermon on the Mount, FIRST EDITION, chromolithographed heightened in gold, publisher's gilt- and blind-tooled purple morocco cartouche with title within quatrefoil shaped cartouche on covers, slight rubbing to hinges and corners, shelfwear, Longman, 1844; idem, another copy, publisher's pictorial decorative paper boards, spine repaired, wear to extremities, Longman, 1844, together 9 works, some spotting [cf. McLean VBD, pp.104-110 and pp. 86-88], 8vo (7) Footnotes: Seven variant publisher's bindings used for Humphreys' The Book of Ruth and The Penitential Psalms and for Owen Jones' Sermon on the Mount, in bindings including gilt and tooled morocco, gilt cloth and pictorial boards. The Book of Ruth has been described by McLean as 'perhaps the best of Noel Humphreys' illuminated books', while The Penitential Psalms is the last book by Humphreys, revealing 'an older man's work with some beautiful pages.' 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
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