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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 635

Group of 29 Fine Leather Bindings, Assorted Titles

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

including: [Eighteenth Century Artists and Engravers, William Ward, A.R.A., James Ward, R.A., Their Lives and Works] by Julia Frankau, London: Macmillan and Co., 1904, signed Morrell binding, bound in full leather, cover with elaborate blindstamped and gilt scrollwork decoration, spine with gilt lettering and decoration, five raised bands, brown and green leather interior boards with elaborate leaf and scrollwork decoration, green leather endpage with gilt ruling, teg; [John Raphael Smith: His Life and Works] by Julia Frankau, London: Macmillan and Co., 1902, signed Bickers and Son binding, bound in full leather, cover with gilt ruling, spine with gilt ruling and lettering, five raised bands, brown and green leather interior boards with gilt ruling and scrollwork decoration, green moire endpapers teg; [The Novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton], Boston: Dana Estes & Co., n.d., Edition Magnifique, lettered W of 26 lettered copies, seven volumes (partial set), signed Trautz-Bauzonnet binding, bound in full green leather, cover with gilt ruling and rose vine decoration, white, red, and green interior boards with gilt rose decoration, spines with gilt lettering and floral decoration, five raised bands, teg; 20 other assorted volumes, including bindings from Zaehnsdorf, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Riviere, and others

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

Condition

all with light wear to extremities, scattered scratches and scuffs to leather, scattered light staining throughout