Emporium & Coins Auction
Fri, Oct 22, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 298
Group of 20 Books on Poetry and Literature
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, London, Paris and New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, & Co., c. 1881, bound in full green morocco, gilt borders and accents, five raised bands, aeg, illustrations throughout, extra page bound in stating this book was a prize in the Queen's Westminster Rifle Voluntary annual meeting won by Private George Biddell, November 1881; DeQuincey's Works, in 16 volumes, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871, half calf, gilt accents, marbled endpapers and edges, five raised bands; The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Vol. V, New York: Collier, marbled edges; The Works of Robert Burns, by Allan Cunningham, Vol. VIII, London: James Cochrane, 1834, teg; The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns, New York: Thomas Crowell, aeg
Provenance: Peter Harrington Rare Books; Rule's Antiques and Fine Books, Maumelle, Arkansas (Longfellow) with copy of receipt for $895; Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection
Condition
general wear, abrasions to cover and spine, light foxing, bumped corners, interior bookplate, weak binding (Works of Robert Burns)
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