Wadsworth (Edward) & Bernard Windeler.. Sailing-Ships and Barges of

Wadsworth (Edward) & Bernard Windeler. Sailing-Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, one of 450 copies on handmade paper, copper-engraved additional pictorial title, 17 plates, map and several vignettes by Edward Wadsworth, most with fine delicate hand-colouring, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original buckram-backed pictorial orange cloth, gilt, uncut, spine very slightly browned, original board slip-case with paper label (rubbed and soiled), printed at the Curwen Press for Etchells & Macdonald, 1926 § Tucker (Peter) Haslewood Books: The books of Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, number 91 of 170 copies signed by the author, A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted with comments on the book, illustrations, original cloth, uncut, Church Hanborough, Hanborough Parrot Press, 1990, small folio & 4to (2) *** The inscription in the first reads, "To A.D. Howman Meek in happy memory of MFV. 1538 and little ships, from Richard White. New Year 1944-5".

Estimate:£250

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