The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2
Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 636
Fine Binding, Charles I
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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 |
by Sir John Skelton, Edinburgh/Paris/London: Goupil & Co., 1898, number 488 of 500 copies on Japanese paper with a duplicate series of the large plates, Herbert Henry Raphael bookplate (English, 1859-1924), signed Zaehnsdorf binding, bound in full red leather, cover with blindstamped and gilt ruling, borders, and armorial decoration, spine with gilt lettering and decoration, five raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, beige moire endpapers, teg
Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Condition
light wear to extremities, some scratches and scuffs to leather, scattered light staining throughout, some light staining to endpapers, plates good overall with some staining, some tissue guards likely missing, some tissue guards with some creasing, front hinge cracked at lower spine
