Emporium Auctions
Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 168
Two Charles Dickens Leather Bindings
Estimate: $200 - $400
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 |
Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841 (3 volumes), bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with morocco leather spine labels and gilt lettering, with bookplates for "Julian Castle Bolton", 10-3/8 x 7-1/4 in.; together with The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by Phiz, London: Chapman and Hall, 1844, bound in tree calf leather with marbled endpapers, with five raised bands, morocco spine labels with gilt lettering and designs, with engraved frontispiece and 38 engraved illustrations, (complete), 8-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., Provenance: Property of Twin Oaks Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia
wear to extremities with some losses to leather and marbled papers, corners bumped, light toning and foxing; light wear to extremities with few losses to leather, two bumped corners, toning and foxing to engraved illustrations
Condition
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