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Single Owner Auction - Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr.

Fri, Nov 20, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 90

Le M‚tier de La Soie en France (1466-1815)

Estimate: $500 - $700

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
by Henri Clouzot, Paris: Devambez, number 81 of 150, text in French, 62 illustrations with tissue guards, custom bound in full leather, gilt borders and central coat of arms of Lyon with recumbent lion and fleur de lis, five raised bands, elaborately gilt decorated spine with morocco spine label, marbled boards and endpapers, inner gilt dentelles - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

Condition

wear to extremities, bumped corners, some very minor losses to gilt and scuffs to leather, some light toning and staining throughout, one illustration cut/tampered with (see detailed photo)
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