15th Sep, 2021 10:00

The Autumn Auction

 
  Lot 28 ARR
 

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe OBE RA (1900-1979) Shorelands Summer Diary

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, 1952, Shorelands Summer Diary, Collins, St James Palace, London. Complete with dust jacket, 95/150, signed in pen by the author

Provenance: consigned from a significant private collection of wildlife art

Sold for £260


Condition Report
The book still has its original outer sleeve- which has some wear and tear including tears to the seams and some surface foxing, the original label has ageing and discolouration including foxing. 

The cover for the book is in good condition and well preserved- there is some faint foxing to the decorated paper area of the cover- no visible rips or tears and the spine appears sound. There is some foxing to the inner cover page but this does not appear to have extended onto further pages throughout the book. All pages appear present, no visible rips or creasing. There is some general ageing (yellowing) but otherwise the surface of the pages appear stable and the colour plates retain their colours and are in good order (see additional photographs) 

The publication is limited to 150 copies, this example numbered 95. Hand signed by the author- signature ink still in good order

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