Description
A cohesive book-arts and fine-binding ephemera archive centered on Sangorski & Sutcliffe and New York book culture, with original correspondence, a real photographic print, and related reference and exhibition material. A strong “collector’s working file” with primary-source content and excellent display/research value.
Includes (as shown):
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Original handwritten letter on F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe, Bookbinders letterhead (1-5 Poland Street, London), dated Dec 18, 1975, addressed to Mr. Franklin C. Gowen in New York
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Typescript firm history page headed “Sangorski & Sutcliffe… Bookbinders, Writers & Illuminators,” marked “1)” (suggesting a multi-page set)
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Original black-and-white photographic print (blank verso) showing a man presenting an ornate jeweled binding (unidentified subject), likely used for documentation/reference
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Printed reference page describing a Sangorski & Sutcliffe jeweled binding (Coleridge / Rime of the Ancient Mariner) with published estimate $60,000-90,000 and collector-context text
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NYPL exhibition brochure: “on paper: The History of an Art” (Gottesman Exhibition Hall), Dec 8-Mar 2, 1991, celebrating the Leonard B. Schlosser Collection on papermaking
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New York Times clipping (Andrew H. Malcolm, “Our Towns”): “Here, All the Treasures Are on Paper” with handwritten date note 3/10/92
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1964 booklet: Elmer Adler: In the World of Books (Princeton University Library), with colophon/copyright note for Paul A. Bennett / The Typophiles
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1975 U.K. airmail cover to Franklin C. Gowen, New York (Machin-era stamps, “By air mail / Par avion” label), with related handwritten notes/enclosures visible
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Antique engraved portrait plate/frontispiece leaf (“Vol. I. to face the Title… Heath sculp… From an original Painting”), heavily foxed, included as-found with the group
Condition notes:
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Mixed conditions typical of archival paper groups: folds, edgewear, toning, and spotting/foxing to some pieces
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NYPL brochure shows corner loss/tear; antique engraved plate is heavily foxed
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Sold as a lot, as found, uncollated beyond what is shown in the photos
Please view all photos for complete contents and condition details. We offer combined shipping on postal covers.
