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Lot 403

Lot of 33 Antique Books Leather Bound

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Leather bound books. 1.Four Volume set by William Winter. 1) Shadows of the Stage, 2) Gray Days and Gold, 3) Old Shrines and Ivy , 4) Shakespeare's England. 1892, MacMillan & Co. and London. Leather and marble bound covers with gilt titles. H 5-1/2" W 4-1/8" D 3/4" - 1". 2. 8 volume set of the Spectator, .Published by Suttaby, Evance & Fox & B & R. Crosby. Stationers Court, London 1812, Whittingham & Rowland Printers. leather bound with gilt lettering/ floral on spine. Condition: H 4-7/8" W 3-1/8" D 7/8" - 1". 3) Defoe's Works, Limited Edition by The Jenson Society 1903, The University Press. This is number 320/1000. 16 volume set, leather and marble board bound, gilt lettering on spine with floral elements, vol. 1 -3 Robinson Crusoe, vol.4 Duncan Campbell, vol. 5 Memoirs of a Cavalier, vol . 6 Captain Singleton, vol 7-8 Moll Flanders, vol. 9 A journal of the plague year, vol. 10-11 colonel Jacque, vol. 12-13 The fortunate mistress, vol. 14 A new voyage round the world, vol. 15 Due preparations for the plague, vol. 16 The king of pirates. Condition: H 8-1/2" W 6" D 1-1/2". 4) The Last Days of Pompeii, 3 volume set in leather and marbled board binding with gilt lettering on spine. Publisher/Printer: Richard Bently, New Burlington Street, Successor to Henry Colburn 1834. 5) Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau in 2 volumes, Leather and marbled board binding with gilt lettering on spine. Beautiful color illustrations. Houghton & Mifflin and Company, The University Press, ex libris plate, Mary & Everett Kent, 1804 Condition: Spine has some loss, dry leather, rough edges on volume 2, Some water staining in volume 2 and sun damage to leather H 7-1/2" W 4-7/8". Total number of books 33. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/25x9b2e5hinttzt6la8lk/h?dl=0&rlkey=dr60v51ocrrzm5xjyaykiga79