William Holman Hunt O.M., R.W.S. (1827-1910) Pearl signed with monogram (lower left) silverpoint heightened with white and with scratching out, brown prepared paper 17 x 10¾ in. (43.2 x 27.5 cm.); and seven letters and a copy of Pearl: An English Poem of the Fourteenth Century , edited by Israel Gollancz and with his parallel version in modern English. London: David Nutt, 1891, 8vo, collotype frontispiece after William Homan Hunt, title in red and black, original boards, top edge gilt, contemporary purple velvet chemise trimmed with gold braid and glass beads in contrasting purple and pink. Presentation copy, front blank inscribed to Edith Holman Hunt 'With the Editor's/grateful regards/May 1891'. Number 50 of 50 copies. The chemise was undoubtedly intended to give the book a medieval appearance, suited to its text. (9)
William Holman Hunt O.M., R.W.S. (1827-1910) Pearl signed with monogram (lower left) silverpoint heightened with white and with scratching out, brown prepared paper 17 x 10¾ in. (43.2 x 27.5 cm.); and seven letters and a copy of Pearl: An English Poem of the Fourteenth Century , edited by Israel Gollancz and with his parallel version in modern English. London: David Nutt, 1891, 8vo, collotype frontispiece after William Homan Hunt, title in red and black, original boards, top edge gilt, contemporary purple velvet chemise trimmed with gold braid and glass beads in contrasting purple and pink. Presentation copy, front blank inscribed to Edith Holman Hunt 'With the Editor's/grateful regards/May 1891'. Number 50 of 50 copies. The chemise was undoubtedly intended to give the book a medieval appearance, suited to its text. (9)
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