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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 644

Six Large Format Leather and Vellum Bound Books

Estimate: $400 - $600

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including: [Germaniae antiquae Libris tres] by Ph. Cluver, Leiden: Officina Elzeviriana, 1631, Editio secunda, containing numerous black and white engravings, bound in vellum; [A New and Complete System of Geography] by Charles Theodore Middleton, London: J. Cooke, n.d., two volumes, bound in full leather; and other titles

Provenance: Gerde Bassenge, Berlin (Germaniae antiquae, accompanied by descriptions dated Nov. 1993); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

wear to extremities, scattered scuffs, scratches, and losses to leather, some bumped corners, some hinges cracked and boards starting, scattered staining, toning, and foxing throughout