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Sat, Dec 5, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 762

86 Leather Bound Books, British Literature

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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:ÿThe Plays of William Shakspeare,ÿAccurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copies Left By the Late George Steevens & Edmond Malone With Various Readings...ÿby William Shakespeare and Alexander Chalmers, London:ÿF. C.and J. Rivington; T. Egerton; J. Cuthell, et al, 1823, eight volumes (complete), bound in full leather with gilt ruled edges, morocco spine labels, five raised bands, gilt decorated spines, marbledÿboards and endpapers;ÿThe Works of Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield by Benjamin Disraeli, London/New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904, 19 of 20 volumes, Primrose Edition, number 907 of 999 copies,ÿall bound in full leather Saint Dunstan Binding in various colors with elaborate gilt ruling and decoration, teg;ÿThe Pocket Kipling, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1908-1909, 13 titles by Rudyard Kipling, all bound in full red leather, covers with gilt elephant and swastika decoration, teg;ÿBulwer's Novels, byÿEdward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), London: George Routledge and Sons, 1852, 10 titles;ÿThe Works of Lord Macaulay, New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1866, eight 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