Gourmont (Remy de) Divertissements, one of 800 copies on Arches, wood-engraved portrait by P.-E.Vibert, handsomely bound in blue morocco tooled with floral sprays in gilt, spine gilt with flowers, spine slightly rubbed and faded, 1912 § Maupassant (Guy de) Sur l'Eau, number 55 of 68 copies on Japon Impérial, from an edition limited to 1000, pochoir frontispeice and illustrations by Le Petit, original blind-stamped brown morocco, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, original wrappers bound in, 1927 § Chabal (J.H.) Au Souffle du Khamsin, number 42 of 630 copies, signed and inscribed by the author and with 4-verse poem in manuscript, contemporary calf, upper cover with Egyptian decoration in blind, original wrappers bound in, 1911 § Cros (Guy-Charles) Mon Soleil Nouveau, number 3 of 10 copies on Japon with etched frontispiece by Clairin in 2 states (one in black, one sanguine, both numbered and signed in pencil), with 4-verse poem in manuscript loosely inserted, original printed wrappers, 1946 § Butts (Mary) Imaginary Letters, copper-engraved plates after Jean Cocteau, light foxing, original cloth, spine frayed at head, corners bumped, Edward W.Titus at the Sign of the Black Manikin, 1928, all uncut, most t.e.g., a little rubbed, Paris and 10 others, French, most illustrated, 8vo & 4to (15)Ĭalligraphic Manuscript.- Alexander (Margaret, calligrapher).- Hudson (W.H.) The Owl at Alfriston, excerpt from 'Nature in Downland Chapter XIV', calligraphic manuscript, on laid paper, title and 9pp., written in green and black ink with first line and decorations in gold, large first initial "O" illuminated with figure of owl in gold and watercolour, with another figure of an owl in a gold cage at end, other initials in black and gold, with 5-line "Scribe's Apology" of correction to one page on final leaf, J.R.Abbey's copy with his book-label on front pastedown and ink accession note at end, original cloth-backed marbled boards, small painted owl in green and black on gold background to upper cover, c.175 x 140mm., Transcribed and Illuminated by Margaret Alexander, 1957.⁂ Margaret Alexander (b.1902) studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and taught calligraphy and illuminating there from 1928-1957.
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