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Fri, Mar 22, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1064

14 Leather-bound Shakespeare Books

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

including [The Plays of Shakespeare from the Corrected Text of Johnson and Steevens], London: John Stockdale, 1807, six volumes, in half calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards, with illustrations; [Boydell (John) Graphic Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare], Messrs Boydell & Co. circa 1790, half calf bindings and marble paper covered boards, gilt lettering, with illustrations, and others

 

 

 

Provenance: Property From an Important Tennessee Living Estate

Condition

fair to good condition, rubbing of spines and board, bumped edges and corners, losses to some bindings, minimal interior foxing throughout