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The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 683

The Writings of Mrs. Humphry Ward

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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

(Mary Augusta Ward), Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1909-1912, number 100 of 750 copies signed by the author, containing numerous black and white illustrations, many with tissue guards, 16 volumes (complete), bound in three quarter brown leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, teg

Note: The last time a complete set sold at auction was in 1935.

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

Condition

light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and scratches to leather, some bumped corners, scattered light staining throughout, some creasing and tears to tissue guards

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