Premier Auction - Session II - July 15, 2023
Sat, Jul 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 879
37 Volumes, Two English/Scottish Literature Sets
Estimate: $400 - $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 |
37 volumes total, comprising: The Complete Works of W.M. Thackeray, New York: The Kelmscott Society Publishers, n.d., The Brompton Edition, 27 volumes (lacking volumes 1 and 29); The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, editor Charles Curtis Bigelow and Temple Scott, Boston/New York: The Greencock Press, 1906, Edition De Luxe, numbered 317 of 1000, ten volumes (complete); all bound in three quarter brown leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, marbled boards, teg
Condition
scattered scuffs and small losses to leather, light wear to extremities, some surface dirt, some sunning to spines
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Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
