Lots 1 - 10

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

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

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

Lot #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

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