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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 696

24 Leatherbound Books, Theology, Clerical Studies, etc.

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

including: [The Heart of New England Through Wickedness], 1659, offprint bound in leather backed marbled boards, bookplate of Anson Phelps Stokes, Esq. 1838-1913; [The Book of Common Prayer], Oxford: University Press, 1865, handsome full leather binding with gilt decorated cover and brass clasp; portion of the Bible, hand written, pages dated 1853-1854; and others

Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

wear to extremities, scattered scuffs, scratches, and losses to leather, some boards starting, scattered cracks and wear to spine ends and hinges, some bumped corners, scattered staining, foxing, and toning throughout

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