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Superbly Bound, Elaborately Illuminated Address To Percy L. Pewtress Esq
[PEWTRESS, Percy L.].
An Address To Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 – 1922.
London: From the Congregation, April 1922.
Rare 20th century elaborately illuminated address to Percy L. Pewtress Esq. organist at Lee Chapel 1883 - 1922. Octavo, bound in full green morocco by G. E. Strong, Lee, S.E. with gilt fleur-de-lis and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, central lozenge with monogram "P.L.P." to the front panel surrounded by four onlaid brown panels all within a richly gilt field of red and blue onlay flowers and wide decorative border in gilt, wide decorative gilt border to the rear panel, gilt turn-ins and elaborate floral inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The address is executed on two decorated vellum leaves, finely hand-illuminated in gold and color. The first page depicting a detailed organ and stating, "Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 - 1922 From the Congregation April 1922." The second page with a finely hand-illuminated floral border and stating, "In grateful recognition of his thirtynine years leadership of the worship music in that house of God which he so greatly loved and has so devotedly served. 'All service ranks the same with God: If now as formerly he trod Paradise, His Presence fills Our Earth, each only as God wills Can work ---'." In fine condition.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 149926
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; Finely Bound by Riviere and Son
FITZGERALD, Edward [Translator].
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám; and the Salámán and Ábsál of Jámí; Rendered Into English Verse.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1879.
Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Octavo, bound in full green crushed morocco with gilt titles and floral tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, elaborate gilt borders with red inlay flowers to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, red silk doublures and endpapers, top edge gilt, frontispiece, fourth edition of Fitzgerald's translation. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 149925
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Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; with twelve remarkably intricate full color illustrations by E. Geddes
FITZGERALD, Edward; Introduction by A. C. Benson; Illustrated by E. Geddes.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Siegle, Hill & Co, c. 1919.
Finely bound edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald and reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe. Quarto, bound in full deerskin with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt borders and blind stamping to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, illustrated with twelve full-color drawings by E. Geddes and engraved borders, initials, and writing by A. Sutcliffe. In very good condition.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 146936
