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Lot 195

A collection of signed Stuart Francis books, comprising:  The Coloured Dome, first edition,...

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Lot 195

A collection of signed Stuart Francis books, comprising: 
The Coloured Dome, first edition,...

Price Realised: £1,050

Estimate: £400 - £600

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 195

Description

A collection of signed Stuart Francis books, comprising: 

The Coloured Dome, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, black cloth, dust jacket, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932; 

Glory, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, black cloth, dust jacket, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933;

Try the Sky, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, black cloth, dust jacket, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933;

Pigeon Irish, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, black cloth, dust jacket, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932;

The White Hare, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, green cloth, pictorial dust jacket, London: Collins, 1936;

The Flowering Cross, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, green cloth, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950;

The High Consistory, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, blue cloth, dust jacket, London: Martin Brian & O’Keeffe, 1981;

The Great Squire, red cloth, pictorial dust jacket, London: Collins, 1939;

Women and God, first edition, For Nain from Francis September 1996, orange cloth, pictorial dust jacket, London: Jonathon Cape, 1931;

In Search of Love, first edition, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, orange cloth, pictorial dust jacket, London: Collins, 1935;

The Pillar of Cloud, signed by the author Stuart Francis September 1996, softcover, Dublin: New Island Books, 1994; 

Together with

Geoffrey Elborn, Francis Stuart: A Life, signed and inscribed by the author, Dublin: Raven Arts Press, 1990 (12)

 

 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
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Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

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