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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 638

Dress and Habits of the People of England, Two Volumes

Estimate: $500 - $800

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[A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England] by Joseph Strutt, London: J. Nichols, J. Edwards, et al, 1796-1799, two volumes, containing numerous color plate illustrations, many with tissue guards, bound in full leather with blindstamped and gilt ruled borders and floral corner decoration, black morocco spine label with gilt lettering, five raised bandes, aeg

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

Condition

light wear to extremities, some light scratches and small areas of staining to leather, some foxing to endpapers, title pages, and frontispieces, other leaves in generally good condition with scattered light foxing and some dampstaining, plates generally good with some offsetting, tissue guards with some creasing and tears