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live November 5 | 05:00 PM
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39 - 15 Easton Press Leather-Bound Books

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USD 150 (€135)

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Estimation

USD 300 - 500 (€260 - 450)

Sale fees

28%

15 Easton Press Leather-Bound Books 15 Easton Press leather-bound volumes from the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. The collection includes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Of Mice and Men, Heart of Darkness, Two Years Before the Mast, Dangerous Acquaintances, The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Brave New World, Sister Carrie, Great Expectations, Shakespeare: The Tragedies, Two Plays for Puritans, The Sea-Wolf, The Red and the Black, The Poems of Longfellow, and The Scarlet Letter. Each volume is bound in full genuine leather in a variety of colors, including black, navy blue, forest green, chocolate brown, and brick red. The bindings feature hubbed spines with raised bands and intricate 22kt gold-gilt decorative motifs on both the front and back covers and the spines. The books are designed with all edges gilt, moire fabric endpapers, and a sewn-in silk ribbon page marker. The text blocks are printed on archival-quality paper. The title and copyright pages are marked The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut. 2D CONDITION: The books are in near-fine to fine condition. The leather bindings are clean and supple with minimal signs of shelf wear. The 22kt gilt-stamped decorations and page edges remain bright and well-preserved. The interior pages are crisp and free of markings, foxing, or odors. The moire endpapers and silk ribbon markers are intact and undamaged. NOTICE TO BIDDERS: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, please request no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.

Auction details

The Gentleman's Collection
Thursday, November 5
05:00 PM
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park,
NJ 07035 Lincoln Park, United States

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Willow Auction House +18 6 28 95 57 00 info@willowauctionhouse.com
On Drouot for less than a year avec More than 2,000 lots published

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