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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 681

39 Leatherbound Books on Theater

Estimate: $500 - $800

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: [Choix de Chansons Mises en Musique...] by M. De Laborde, Rouen: J. Lemonnyer, 1881, two volumes, signed Zaehnsdorf binding, bound in full red leather, covers with gilt ruling, spines with gilt lettering and decoration, five raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, teg; [The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher], London: George Routledge and Sons, circa 1866, two volumes, bound in full tree calf leather, cover with gilt borders, spines with gilt lettering and decoration, morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, aeg; [Oeuvres de P. Corneille], Paris: Didot Freres, 1854, twelve volumes (complete), bound in full leather, covers with gilt borders and monogram, spines with gilt lettering and decoration, morocco spine labels, marbled edges and endpapers; and others

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

Condition

light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs, scratches, and small losses to leather, scattered foxing, staining, and dampstaining throughout

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