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MR. KENNETH A. LOHF
ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM. The Music Master...1855, red cloth, ends of spine frayed, skilfull repairs to spine, front inner hinge tightened, a key Pre-Raphaelite book with 9 woodcut illustrations (after 7 designs by Arthur Hughes, 1 by D.G. Rossetti, and 1 by John E. Millais. Fredeman 46.4, Ray English 147. Early gift inscription of a Henry West, bookplate of David Jamison; Flower Pieces and Other Poems, 1888, boards, uncut, slightly soiled, corners a bit worn, 2 illustrations after D.G. Rossetti designs, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: "Edmund Evans Esq from W. Allingham, Sandhills, Nov. 1888" (the recipient was an engraver and the master of Victorian color reproduction, working on books by Greenaway, Crane, and Allingham, et al). Fredeman 46.14. Evans bookplate--ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM, editor. Nightingale Valley. A Collection, including a Great Number of the Choicest Lyrics and Short Poems in the English Language. Edited by Giraldus, 1860, green cloth, slight rubbing, inner hinges tender, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Allingham on the half-title: "Phoebe Riky from W. Allingham, Oct 3rd, 1862"; all London, together 3 vols., 12mo-8vo, original bindings, slipcases, FIRST EDITIONS. (3)
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ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM. The Music Master...1855, red cloth, ends of spine frayed, skilfull repairs to spine, front inner hinge tightened, a key Pre-Raphaelite book with 9 woodcut illustrations (after 7 designs by Arthur Hughes, 1 by D.G. Rossetti, and 1 by John E. Millais. Fredeman 46.4, Ray English 147. Early gift inscription of a Henry West, bookplate of David Jamison; Flower Pieces and Other Poems, 1888, boards, uncut, slightly soiled, corners a bit worn, 2 illustrations after D.G. Rossetti designs, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper: "Edmund Evans Esq from W. Allingham, Sandhills, Nov. 1888" (the recipient was an engraver and the master of Victorian color reproduction, working on books by Greenaway, Crane, and Allingham, et al). Fredeman 46.14. Evans bookplate--ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM, editor. Nightingale Valley. A Collection, including a Great Number of the Choicest Lyrics and Short Poems in the English Language. Edited by Giraldus, 1860, green cloth, slight rubbing, inner hinges tender, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Allingham on the half-title: "Phoebe Riky from W. Allingham, Oct 3rd, 1862"; all London, together 3 vols., 12mo-8vo, original bindings, slipcases, FIRST EDITIONS. (3)