March Online Auction (#346)
Lot 350:
Description
Hand Illuminated Manuscript Copy of Gil Blas
(5) total items including a copy of Gil Blas, written by Alain-René Lesage (French, 1668-1747) in 1715, this anonymous English translation manuscript copy appears to be a 19th century Arts and Crafts movement production, thirty-six sheets having twenty-nine hand painted watercolor illustrations, illuminated chapter heads and initials, the text rendered in a neat cursive hand, unpaginated, disbound from the untitled full morocco covers; together with (3) Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print books and a British woven silk panel illustrating ‘The Lady Godiva Procession’ on printed card by Thomas Stevens Stevengraph Works, Coventry
Property from: a Private Collector, Rockford, Ilinois
Height: 9 3/4 inches, Width: 7 3/4 inches (each manuscript sheet)
Category: Collectibles > Books
Estimated Sale Time: 1:38 pm CST
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Last modified: March 2, 2026, 9:34 pm
Condition report:
manuscript disbound and incomplete, the leather binding split at spine and worn, the ukiyo-e books edge-worn and rebound using new thread, the Stevengraph card having bumped corners and light wear
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