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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 633

Fine Binding, Queen Victoria

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
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$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

by Richard Holmes, London/Paris: Boussod, Valadon, & Co., 1897, CIV of 100 copies (numbered CI to CC) with a duplicate series of the large plates, Herbert Henry Raphael bookplate (English, 1859-1924), signed Zaehnsdorf binding, bound in full dark teal 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, tissue guards with some creasing