Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Jul 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 326
98 Leatherbound Books, History, Literature, Philosophy
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 |
98 volumes total, including: 40 bound volumes of The Edinburgh Review, Edinburgh/London: D. Willison... T.N. Longman & O. Rees, 1803-1829, bound in three quarter green leather over marbled boards, four raised bands, marbled edges; Macaulay's Works, London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1885, 16 volumes, bound by R.W. Smith in three quarter leather over marbled boards, five raised bands, teg; Ruskin's Works, London/New York: The Chesterfield Society, circa 1903?, Edition De Luxe, 14 volumes, bound in three quarter green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, teg; Noctes Ambrosianae by Professor Wilson, Edinburgh/London: William Blackwood and Sons, circa 1855, four volumes, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, five raised bands, teg; and others
Provenance: Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
Condition
wear to extremities, bumped corners, scuffs, rubbing, and minor losses to leather, some chips and losses to spine tops; Noctes Ambrosianae hinges tender, vol. 1 with backboard detached and missing, vol. 3 front board detached, vol. 2 front board starting
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