Lot 90: Robert Gregory (1881-1918) COLLECTION OF

Robert Gregory (1881-1918) COLLECTION OF BOOKPLATES PLUS DÚN EMER PRESSMARK, 1907 three signed with initials in the plate eight printed bookplates, including one handcoloured (unframed) 10 by 7cm., 3.75 by 2.75in> Provenance: Collection of Lady Gregory, Coole Park; Private collection Literature: Colin Smythe, (ed.), Robert Gregory (1881-1918): A Centenary Tribute, Colin Smythe, Gerrards Cross, Bucks., 1981, p. 31 Dún Emer Industries, an endeavour that was largely philanthropic in nature, was founded in 1902 by Evelyn Gleeson who set up the business in her home in Dundrum, Co. Dublin. In addition to Dún Emer Industries, she established the Dún Emer Guild and the Dún Emer Press, employing the Yeats sisters, Elizabeth and Lily, to help with the latter. The Yeats sisters later parted ways with Gleeson and established their own company, the Cuala Press. The Dún Emer Press published a number of rare books including The Book of Saints and Wonders by Lady Gregory, Robert Gregory's mother. Robert Gregory's bookplates and Dún Emer pressmark illustrate his strong ties to the literary world in Ireland and his passion for supporting his mother's many creative accomplishments>