British & Continental Auction | June 26, 2024
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 169
18 Leatherbound Books on British and American Portraiture
Estimate: $500 - $800
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
18 volumes total, including: Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge, London: William Smith, n.d. (circa 1849), eight volumes, bound in three quarter purple leather, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, teg; The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Philadelphia/New York/London: Henry Perkins, et al, 1834, two volumes; The National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages, London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son & Co., n.d., two volumes; The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs, London: Charles Knight, 1833, four volumes; Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain by Edmund Lodge, London: Printed for Harding and Lepard, 1835, two volumes (Nos. XXXI-XXXVI; Nos. XIII to XVIII)
Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina
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Private Collection, South Carolina
light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and losses to leather, some bumped corners, scattered light staining throughout
