![[MANUSCRIPT]. MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER. THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE. [LONDON], 6 FEBRUARY 1913. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. 12 leaves (five blank), written in black and red in a roman script on 12 lines per page. FULL ILLUMINATED AND RUBRICATED INITIALS AND BORDERS WITH A FLORAL MOTIF, ONE FULL-PAGE MINIATURE FRONTISPIECE, depicting a sleeping shepherd with his flock. Signed at end by Sydney Farnsworth, with a dedication to Gwladys Freda Peel from Lloyd Kenyon. 4to, 159 x 117 mm. (6 x 4 in.), black morocco gilt, covers with stylized foral gilt border enclosing an elaborate "fanfare" design of strapwork, scrolls, leaves and flowers, at center a floriate cartouche with the initials, "G.F.P", spine in six compartments with five raised bands, all with repeated gilt floral emblem, board edges gilt-ruled, g.e., turn-ins double gilt-ruled and stamp signed, "BUMPUS LTD., OXFORD".](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1999/NYE/1999_NYE_08205_0187_000(115137).jpg?w=1)
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[MANUSCRIPT]. MARLOWE, CHRISTOPHER. THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE. [LONDON], 6 FEBRUARY 1913. MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM. 12 leaves (five blank), written in black and red in a roman script on 12 lines per page. FULL ILLUMINATED AND RUBRICATED INITIALS AND BORDERS WITH A FLORAL MOTIF, ONE FULL-PAGE MINIATURE FRONTISPIECE, depicting a sleeping shepherd with his flock. Signed at end by Sydney Farnsworth, with a dedication to Gwladys Freda Peel from Lloyd Kenyon. 4to, 159 x 117 mm. (6 x 4 in.), black morocco gilt, covers with stylized foral gilt border enclosing an elaborate "fanfare" design of strapwork, scrolls, leaves and flowers, at center a floriate cartouche with the initials, "G.F.P", spine in six compartments with five raised bands, all with repeated gilt floral emblem, board edges gilt-ruled, g.e., turn-ins double gilt-ruled and stamp signed, "BUMPUS LTD., OXFORD".