Lot 174

42 Fine Leather Bound Books

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 The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1869, 24 volumes (complete), signed Bayntun binding, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, with five raised bands, gilt lettering to spine; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1880, fourth edition, 10 volumes (complete), bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, with five raised bands, morocco spine labels and gilt lettering to spine; with eight othersÿ; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

bookplates on the front pastedown, some water damage to a few volumes, some rubbing at the extremities, otherwise very good