Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Jul 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 374
87 Leatherbound Books, French and Italian Literature
Estimate: $600 - $900
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 |
87 volumes total, including: The Works of Alexandre Dumas, Boston: Dana Estes & Co., 1893-1895, Edition de Medicis, number 197 of 1000 limited copies, text in English, 23 volumes total, bound in full blindstamped and gilt leather, four raised bands, teg; The Works of Charles Foley, Paris: Leopold Cerf, 1897, text in French, 15 volumes total, bound in half leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, morocco spine labels, five raised bands, marbled edges; Opere di Pietro Metastasio, Mantova: Co' Tipi Dell' Erede Pazzoni, 1819, text in Italian, 18 volumes total, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, morocco spine labels; Classiques Quillet, sous la Direction de Raoul Mortier, Paris: Librairie Aristide Quillet, 1928, text in French, 18 volumes total, bound in half leather over marbled boards, blindstamped spines with gilt lettering, morocco spine labels; and others
Provenance: Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
Condition
wear to extremities, bumped corners, scattered areas of staining throughout, some chips, flaking, rubbing, and losses to leather; all Dumas with hinges tender, some cracked hinges and boards starting, six volumes with front and/or back boards detached
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