[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. A group of 4 works, comprising:
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lots 1-273
Nov 12, 2020
4:00AM CT
Lots 274-476
Nov 13, 2020
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. A group of 4 works, comprising:
GOREY, Edward. The Vinegar Works. The Gashlycrumb Tinies; The Insect God; The West Wing. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963. 3 volumes. Provenance: Joan Hilda Baum (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. -- GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Reluctant Dragon. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. FIRST EDITION. -- GREENAWAY, Kate, illustrator. A Day in a Child’s Life. London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. Music by Myles B. Foster. FIRST EDITION. --RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. MILTON, John. Comus. London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday Page & Co., n.d. -- Together, 4 works in 6 volumes, 4to or smaller, first editions where indicated, all as issued in original publisher’s bindings, condition generally fine.
Property from the Collection of Michael and Kay Melet
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