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    25 February 1998

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    Lot 32

    TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, bindery. SPENSER, EDMUND. Epithalamion. Illuminated by Ross Turner. [New Rochelle]: George D. Sproul, 1902. PRINTED ON VELLUM and illuminated throughout in gold and colors, with elaborate border and numerous large initials, text on rectos only. 4to, black morocco elaborately gilt, double gilt fillet, corners with triangular arabesque light brown morocco onlays, triple octagonal border of brown morocco onlays in two shades incorporating a floral design and central gilt stamped square, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered longitudinally down the spine; various colored morocco onlaid doublures with matching floral and central arabesque designs turn-ins stamp-signed by TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, original padded satin-lined white watered silk box, defective. LIMITED ''SAINT DUNSTAN'' EDITION, number 23 of 30 copies specially illuminated throughout by Ross Turner for Herman A. Metz.

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    USD 1,955

    Estimate

    USD 1,000 - USD 1,500

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    TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, bindery. SPENSER, EDMUND. Epithalamion. Illuminated by Ross Turner. [New Rochelle]: George D. Sproul, 1902. PRINTED ON VELLUM and illuminated throughout in gold and colors, with elaborate border and numerous large initials, text on rectos only. 4to, black morocco elaborately gilt, double gilt fillet, corners with triangular arabesque light brown morocco onlays, triple octagonal border of brown morocco onlays in two shades incorporating a floral design and central gilt stamped square, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered longitudinally down the spine; various colored morocco onlaid doublures with matching floral and central arabesque designs turn-ins stamp-signed by TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET, original padded satin-lined white watered silk box, defective. LIMITED "SAINT DUNSTAN" EDITION, number 23 of 30 copies specially illuminated throughout by Ross Turner for Herman A. Metz.

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