352 - J. G. [Joseph Guy] Lubbock. Four books with color etchings. Original prints and text. London, Bertram Rota 1986–2009. With a total of 31 colored copperplate engravings featuring etching, deep etching, and aquatint, some double-page, some full-page. Original half-leather bindings with colored silk cover linings. Spine title, cover illustration, and head edge gold-stamped. Each in its original slipcase.

J. G. [Joseph Guy] Lubbock. Four books with color etchings. Original prints and text. London, Bertram Rota 1986–2009. With a total of 31 colored copperplate engravings featuring etching, deep etching, and aquatint, some double-page, some full-page. Original half-leather bindings with colored silk cover linings. Spine title, cover illustration, and head edge gold-stamped. Each in its original slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 4:24 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) I. From the Snows to the Seas. 1986. With four triptych copperplate engravings. One of 95 copies. II. Loves, Lands and Waters. 2000. With nine copperplate engravings. One of 45 copies. III. The Realm of Nature Mine. 2005. With nine copperplate engravings. One of 48 copies. IV. Life Force. 2009. With nine copperplate engravings, some within the text. One of 30 copies. Imprints signed by the artist. - The texts are printed in two colors on heavy handmade paper. - Some of the bindings were created by George Percival, Leicester. - Each copy includes the publisher’s flyer as an insert. - The copper plates were etched and engraved, with a relief effect in the prints achieved through deep etching. The colors were applied twice to the printing plates: once in the etched intaglio areas and once on the relief. The prints were subsequently glazed or overpainted. Each copy of these small editions is therefore unique. 36.0 × 28.0 cm. - I and II have occasional light stains; the spines of III and IV are faded. English description: A total of 31 prints from copper plates, created using etching, deep etching, aquatint, and engraving. The colors are applied by hand in intaglio and relief, and finished with a wash. Original half-leather bindings, gilt, each in a slipcase. All are from small editions; each copy is unique. - All imprints were signed by the artist. I and II are slightly stained; the spines of III and IV are faded.