MACKMURDO (A.H.) Wren's City Churches, FIRST EDITION, Orpington, G. Allen, 1883

MACKMURDO (A.H.) Wren's City Churches, FIRST EDITION, half-title, decorative 'Art Nouveau' title-page, mezzotint frontispiece by G. Allen after Mackmurdo, prospectus for Sparrow Simpson's 'St. Paul's Cathedral and Old City Life' loosely inserted, publisher's parchment-backed decorative boards (same design as title), large 8vo, Orpington, G. Allen, 1883 Footnotes: In 1882 Mackmurdo founded the Century Guild 'to render all branches of Art the sphere no longer of the tradesman but of the Artist', and in the following year designed the striking title and cover design to his Wren's City Churches, which, 'with its swirling pattern, is one of the precursors of English art nouveau' (ODNB). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing