THE REMAINING BOOKBINDINGS OF PHILIP SMITH (1928-2018)
Sold on behalf of his executors
Sold on behalf of his executors
Lot 111•
SMITH (PHILIP)
Two partially used exercise books for binding notes, specially bound
24 June 2021, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £535.50 inc. premium
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SMITH (PHILIP)
Partially used exercise book for binding notes, c.150 leaves, some page headings, index and a bibliography supplied by the binder in ink but otherwise blank, bound by Philip Smith as a student binding exercise, full black goatskin with gilt and blind geometrical design centred with a star of David within a Greek motto, 1953; together with another similar format exercise book, c.150 leaves, blank apart from 7 leaves with 2 essays in the binder's hand (lectures by J. G. Bennett entitled 'Who is Man?' and 'Man's Task & His Reward'), bound by Philip Smith in olive green morocco, upper cover with blind-tooled figure of a stylised angel and Alpha & Omega symbols, lower cover with a design of smaller angels in a row, spine faded, 1954, both tall slim folio (335 x 145mm.) (2)