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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 690

63 Leather Bound Books, Irish and Scottish Literature

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

Bid Increments

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including: [The Works of Oliver Goldsmith], ed. Peter Cunningham, New York/London: Harper Brothers Publishers, 1900, the Library Edition, 12 volumes (complete), bound in three quarter green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, three raised bands, marbled endpapers, teg; [The Works of Tobias Smollett], New York: The Jenson Society, 1911, number 317 of 1,000, 12 volumes (complete), bound in three quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, teg; [The Complete Works of Robert Burns], Philadelphia: The Gebbie Publishing Co., 1898, number 102 of 500, bound in three quarter black leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, teg; and others

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

Condition

all with light wear to extremities, some bumped corners, scuffs and minor losses to leather, scattered light staining throughout

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