Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections
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Lot 598
[SPARE, Austin Osman (1886-1956), illustrator and subject]....
Estimate: $400 - $600
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[SPARE, Austin Osman (1886-1956), illustrator and subject]. 4 Folded Proof Sheets for ?The Book of Ugly Ecstasy," a 1996 Fulgur Publication, and a Signed, Limited Edition About Spare. Proof sheets are folded in fours (8 pages each, folio-sized quartos). Each page approximately 15 x 11". With printer's printed markings and identification captions. Fine. And: [GRANT, Kenneth and Steffi]. Borough Satyr. The Life and Art of Austin Osman Spare. [London: Fulgur, 2005]. Oblong 4to. Illustrated. Publisher's black leather backstrip over black cloth boards, spine lettered in silver, dust jacket, cloth slipcase (minor rubbing to jacket). Fine. FIRST EDITION, #92/93 IN QUARTER BLACK MOROCCO AND SLIPCASE SIGNED BY THE GRANTS. Laid-in are a few postcards advertising this book. From the Collection of Louis A. Irmo. Measurements: 20 x 10 x 1".
