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Fri, Mar 22, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1060

Three Leatherbound Sets of Shakespeare, 27 Books

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

including [The Works of Shakespeare], London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797, seven volumes, full leather, five gilt raised bands with gilt lettering; [The Plays of Shakespeare from the Text of Dr. S. Johnson], Dublin: Thomas Ewing, 1771, 12 volumes, full leather, raised gilt bands with gilt lettering; [Shakespeare's Plays], London: Bellamy & Robarts, 1787-1791, eight volumes, full leather, red Morocco spine labels outlined in gilt, with illustrations 

Provenance: Property From an Important Tennessee Living Estate

Condition

fair to good condition, rubbing of spines and board, bumped edges and corners, losses to some bindings, minimal interior foxing throughout