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Lot 124 124AR Smith (Philip, 1928-) Psychological Commentaries, On the Teaching of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, by Maurice Nicoll, Vincent Stuart, 1952, inscribed in pencil by Philip Smith to upper margin of front pastedown ‘RCA Binding, part of several given to Maurice Nicoll Society (formerly Great Amwell) Beryl Pogson etc.’, top edges gilt, contemporary green crushed morocco, oval blindstamp on rear pastedown with CPS monogram dated 1953, gilt lettered on spine, covers and spine with esoteric symbols tooled in blind, covers with some additional gilt tools in the form of crosses, stars, and roundels, turn-ins with roundel and cross tools in blind, large 8vo (25 x 16cm/10 x 6.25ins), contained in black cloth slipcase (1)
125AR Sellars (David, 1949-2015) L’Infinito in tutte le lingue che l’hanno saputo pronunciare, by Giacomo Leopardi, Urbino, Italy: Edizioni I.S.A., 1997, marbled free endpapers with inset contrasting circle, pastedowns of scored black morocco, marbled silver edges, contemporary marbled black morocco, signed and dated 1998 in pencil on limitation leaf, spine titled in blind, covers scored and with continuous chasm-like cut-away with jagged edges, small folio (30.5 x 21.5cm/12 x 8.5ins), housed on a cloth cradle with labelled spine in a slipcase with patterned paper sides Limited edition, 53/1300 copies. Exhibited: First Italian International Exhibition of Book Art. David Sellars studied at Camberwell College of Arts with Sally Lou Smith, setting up his first studio in Clerkenwell. He taught and lectured widely at various institutions including Camberwell, Brighton Polytechnic, Oxford Brookes University, and The Royal College of Art, as well as at venues in Europe, Canada and North and South America. He wrote courses on the exploration of the book as a fine art medium and embraced the migration to computer generated books and books in digital formats. In the mid seventies David Sellars was awarded Fellowship of Designer Bookbinders and he served as President of the society for four years. His work is represented in most major libraries in the world and many private collections. (1) £1000-1500
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