Lot 28:
Description
A collection of multiple volumes and assorted ephemera including a three-volume set of The Great War by the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill. The Churchill volumes are bound in red cloth with decorative gilt spines and sunned red edges. Also present is a three-volume biographical set titled Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener, published by The Gresham Publishing Co., bound in blue cloth with gilt titles to the spines. A single green cloth-bound volume titled Ravenna, Sidney, & Homer by M. Holmes is included.
The lot includes a quantity of paper ephemera and prints featuring a Rupert and the Frog Song video by Paul McCartney and several pieces of vintage sheet music including Paris a le Coeur Tendre and Our Language of Love. A selection of philatelic interest comprises First Day Commemorative Covers from 1974 and 1975, many addressed to Plymouth residents. The art assortment features a large framed hand-coloured engraving of a coastal scene with sailing vessels and various loose prints including botanical studies and a Plymouth, Devon view of the Gateway leading to Orphans’ Aid Almshouse, c. 1515.
Condition report:
The books show significant shelf wear and age-related rubbing to the cloth bindings. The red Churchill volumes exhibit heavy sunning and fading to the spines (photo 2). The loose paper items and sheet music show visible foxing, toning, and creasing, particularly to the edges of the sheet music (photo 1). The large framed coastal engraving shows heavy foxing and spotting across the mount (photo 4). Postal covers show typical postmark indentations and minor toning (photo 3).
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