Emporium Auction
Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 291
Five Sets Leather Bound Books
Estimate: $400 - $600
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 |
42 books total, all with leather spines and corners, marbled sides, including The Works of James Fenimore Cooper, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1880, Globe Edition; six volumes The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boston: James Osgood & Company, 1873, Illustrated Library Edition; three volumes William Makepeace Thacheray's Works, New York: R. Worthington, 1884, illustrated; nine volumes Washington Irving's Works, New York: John W. Lovell Company, undated; seven volumes Thomas Carlyle's Works, Boston: Dana Estes & Company, undated
, Provenance: Davis Collection, Charlotte, North CarolinaCondition
fair to good condition, rubbing of spines and board, bumped edges and corners, losses to some bindings, minimal interior foxing throughout
