Brunk Auctions
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Premier Auctions | Session III

Sat, Dec 5, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 760

56 Leather Bound Books on History, Philosophy, etc.

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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:ÿHistory of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France from the Year 1807 to the Year 1814 by W. F. P. Napier (British, 1785-1860), London: John Murray, Thomas and William Boone, 1828-1840, six volumes (complete), bound in full leather, gilt ruled covers and gilt decorated spines, morocco spine labels, five raised bands. marbled boards and endpapers;ÿThe History of the Reign of George III by Robert Bisset, London: Longman, Hurst, Reese, et al, 1820, second edition, six volumes (complete);ÿThe History of England by T. Smollett, London: T. Cadell, et al, 1830, four volumes (complete);ÿBattles of the British Navy by Joseph Allen, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852, two volumes (complete); and others - Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

all with wear to extremities, bumped corners, some scuffs, wear, and losses to leather, some foxing, toning, and dampstaining throughout
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