Emporium Auction | November 10, 2022
Thu, Nov 10, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 311
15 Leatherbound World Literature Books
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$150
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
15 volumes total, including: La Gerusalemme by Torquato Tasso, Parigi: Presso Lefevre, 1822, four volumes, bound in full leather, covers with gilt borders, gilt lettering to spines, marbled endpapers and edges; Oeuvres de J. Racine, Paris: Pissot, 1760, three volumes, bound in full leather; and others, including works by Hoole, Rabelai, Voltaire, etc.
Provenance: Collection of a Southern Gentlemen
Condition
all with light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs, scratches, and small losses to leather, scattered light staining throughout, Voltaire volume with front board detached but retained
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