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#1: (WATERCOLOR ON IVORY)
TAYLOR, THEODORE "THACKERAY - THE HUMORIST AND MAN OF LETTERS" LONDON,
1869. 1ST EDITION, THICK 8VO.
Illustrated including an albumen print portrait of Thackeray.
Extra - illustrated with black and white portraits and scenes
applicable to Thackeray's life and work. Binding: Full green
morocco by Root. Front board and spine faded to brown. Portrait
on ivory of Thackeray inlaid on the front board. Housed in
a 1/2 morocco slipcase. Fine copy.
Estimate: $ 3000.00 - $ 4000.00 |
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#2: (ARMORIAL BINDING) MOZZINELLI, ALESSANDRO "UFFIZIA
DELLA B.V. MARIA" ROME, 1783. 8VO.
3 engraved titles, 10 plates, and engraved head and tail
pieces. Binding: contemporary deep red morocco armorial binding
with a central crest and gilt crown overhead. Elaborate gilt
florals, leaves and urns. Heavily gilt spine.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 2500.00 |
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#3: (INLAID BINDING) "THE RUBAIYAT
OF OMAR KHAYYAM" LONDON (ROUTLEDGE) (1896). 8VO.
12 handcolored plates by Gilbert James. Binding: inlaid binding
by Bayntun. Central panel of olive morocco with the figure
of a woman drinking wine inlaid with red, purple and tan
leather and gilt jewelry. Panel surrounded by inlaid ruby
vines and grape bunches within gilt. Spine has 5 panels with
large ruby grape leaves and bunches of grapes. Minor browning
around the edges. A beautiful binding.
Estimate: $ 3000.00 - $ 4000.00 |
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#4: (BINDING/SILVER DECORATION) "THE
HOLY BIBLE" LONDON (BILL AND PARKER) 1676. 12 MO.
General title page, title pages for the New Testament,
and "Whole Book of Psalms" all dated 1676
but psalms with a different publisher. All edges gilt.
Binding: contemporary red morocco. Tooled gilt rules
and decoration on each board. Four silver corners on
each board. Rectangular silver piece in center of each
board with hammered designs. Front piece engraved with
the name Gilbert Taylor. Large chips at top of spine.
Chips along spine edges. Dig at top of front board.
Estimate: $ 400.00 - $ 600.00 Sold at $200 |
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Lot #4A: (HOLLOWAY
BINDING) JACQUEMART, JULES "GEMMES ET JOYAUX DE LA COURONNE" PARIS,
1865. FOLIO.
30 engraved plates of crown jewels in the Louvre. Binding:
morocco extra by Holloway. Heavily gilt designed borders with
30 lines of rules and florals. Gilt spine.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1000 |
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#5: (MANUSCRIPT) WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY "COMPLETE
WRITINGS" HARTFORD (AMERICAN PUBLISHING) 1904. WITH:
AUTOGRAPH SIGNED MANUSCRIPT OF "THE EDUCATION OF SAM".
16 VOLUMES, 8VO.
Binding: full dark green crushed morocco,
gilt dentelles, gilt red morocco doublures, silk endpapers.
Minor rubs and
a few chips at the top of spines. Spines toned to brown.
Autograph edition - 1 of 612 copies signed by the publisher
and editor, one manuscript page and a Warner ALS tipped into
volume 1. The manuscript "The Education of Sam" (21
pages) is uniformly bound as the final volume of the set.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 Sold at $1000
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#6: COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE "WORKS" NY
(TOWNSEND) (VARIOUS DATES) (1850'S). 34 VOLUMES, 8VO.
Binding: 1/2 tan calf with heavily gilt spines, minor
rubs - else fine.
Estimate: $ 2000.00 - $ 2500.00 Sold at $1600 |
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#7: FIELDING, HENRY "WORKS" LONDON (NAVARRE
SOCIETY) (N.D.). 12 VOLS (IN 6), 12MO.
Binding: full green straight grained morocco by Riviere.
Heavily gilt spines faded to dark brown. Minor flaws;
else fine.
Estimate: $ 500.00 - $ 750.00 Sold at $250 |
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#8: DICKENS, CHARLES "WORKS" BOSTON
(ESTES AND LAURIAT) 1892. ROXBURGH EDITION, 41 (OF 48)
VOLUMES.
Binding: 3/4 crushed morocco. One large compartment on
the spines - 2 long gilt florals and leaves on each side;
long gilt stem in the center with an inlaid bloom. Some
rubs.
Estimate: $ 1500.00 - $ 2000.00 |
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#9: BROWNING, ROBERT "WORKS" LONDON,
1912. 10 VOLS, 8VO.
Centenary edition, 1 of 500 copies. Binding: full navy calf
by Riviere. Gilt spines, spine of volume 10 has minor cracking.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $750 |
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#10: CARLYLE, THOMAS "WORKS" LONDON,
1885. 17 VOLS 8VO. ASHBURTON EDITION.
Binding: full dark morocco. Gilt arms of Trinity College
on each board and spine. Fine set.
Estimate: $ 1000.00 - $ 1500.00 Sold at $700 |