Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Jul 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 327
Group of 74 Books, American and British Literature
Estimate: $600 - $900
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 |
74 volumes total, including: The Works of Mark Twain, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924, The Mississippi Edition, 11 volumes, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, five raised bands, teg; The Works of James Fenimore Cooper, New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, circa 1895, The Mohawk Edition, 18 volumes, bound by Stikeman & Co. in three quarter green leather over cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, four raised bands, morocco spine labels, teg; The Works of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, London: Chapman and Hall, circa 1849, bound in three quarter green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, morocco spine labels, five raised bands, marbled edges; and others
Provenance: Private Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
Condition
wear to extremities, bumped corners, scattered scuffs, rubbing, and minor losses to leather, scattered areas of light staining throughout; Cooper titles with hinges tender, several volumes with front and/or back boards starting or detached
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