The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2
Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 639
25 Leatherbound Books, Classical Studies
Estimate: $600 - $900
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: [Catulli Tibulli et Propertii Opera], Birminghamiae: Johannis Baskerville, 1772, text in Latin, bound in full red leather, cover with blindstamped gilt borders, floral and foliate decoration, spine with gilt lettering and decoration, green morocco spine label, five raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, aeg; [The Agamemnon of Aeschylus], translated by John S. Harford, London: John Murray, 1831, with tipped in letter from Charles Robert Cockerell (1788-1863) to bibliophile William Twopeny (1797-1873), bound in full red leather, cover with blindstamped gilt borders and foliate corner decoration, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, black morocco spine label, aeg; [Etudes Grecques sur Virgile], F. G. Eichhoff, Paris: A Delalain, 1825, text in French and Greek, three volumes, bound in full tree calf leather, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, red and black morocco spine labels, marbled boards, edges, and endpapers; and others
Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Condition
light wear to extremities, scuffs and small losses to leather, scattered dampstaining throughout
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