Auction No 420, Category: Poetry

2 Lots (displaying 1 - 2)

James Boswell "The Life of Samuel Johnson", John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides,

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson, John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides, Vol. IV with fold-out map, fold-out plate in Vol.VI, engraved frontisp. & half-title to each volume, some wear to extremities; and Annandale The Works of Robert Burns, Blackie & Sons [1887], four of five volumes (lacking vol.2), gilt cloth, two with front board slightly marked, many fine tissue-guarded engravings. All very clean internally, the Boswells with previous owner's attractive art-nouveau bookplates. (11)

Allan Ginsberg and Gregory Corso: autographed pages, former dated 1995, latter inscribed "Rebel, Gregory Corso" with a cartoon.

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
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Allan Ginsberg and Gregory Corso: autographed pages, former dated 1995, latter inscribed Rebel, Gregory Corso with a cartoon. Both obtained in person, latter with collector's details on reverse. Ginsberg's signature on reverse of the business card of a New York removals company. Tape marks at corners. (2)