[BINDINGS]. A group of 5 finely-bound works, comprising:
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BINDINGS]. A group of 5 finely-bound works, comprising:
DE LA CROIX, D. Le Mariage Des Fleurs. Paris: Drost, 1798.
Fourth edition. -- ZOUCH, Thomas. The Life of Izaak Walton. London: Thomas Gosden, 1826. Provenance: Robert Pinkney (bookplate). Later edition. [Laid in]: 7pp. Autograph letter signed “W. Shallilong” to Ledoux, 12 January 1900. -- MACHEN, Arthur, translator. The Heptameron or Tales and Novels of Marguerite Queen of Navarre… N.p.: Privately printed, 1886. Binding by Bayntun. -- SEINBURNE, Algernon Charles. Félise: A Book of Lyrics. Portland, ME: Printed for Thomas B. Mosher, 1893. Binding by G.P. Putnam’s Sons for Knickerbocker Press. LIMITED EDITION, one of 725 copies. -- STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Aes Triplex. N.p.: for the American Subscribers to the Stevenson Memorial, 1898. LIMITED EDITION, this copy printed for Louis V. Ledoux from a total edition of 160. -- Together, 4 works in 8 volumes, 8vo, all in morocco or calf bindings gilt, most with Louis V. Ledoux's bookplate or signature, condition generally fine. [With:] AESCHYLUS. Tragédies D’Eschyle. Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1770. Contemporary vellum.
Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
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