2194

$726.00

Revised: 8/3/2017 

Please Note: The main image in the catalog is incorrect, the six volumes of “Gibbons” shown belong to Lot 2191 NOT 2194.

BOOKS: 26 VOLUMES ASSORTED LEATHER BOUND SETS AND SINGLES.

Including; 1) The Works of Michael Drayton, London, printed by J. Hughs 1748. Complete with subscribers list. Illustrated title page, rebound with leather, tall folio. 2) Every Man In His Humour, A Comedy, London, printed by Richard Bishop 1640. Rebound with new end papers, pencil writing front pages. 3) The Plays of William Shakespeare, volume eight, London 1804, printed by T. Bensley. Rebound. Containing King Lear, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Orthello. 4) Reflections on the Revolution in France…by Edmund Burke, London, 1790, sixth edition. 5-7) The History of Amelia, by Henry Fielding, London, 1808. Volumes 1-3. 8-16) The Plays of William Shakespeare, London, 1803, printed by C and R Baldwin. Volumes 2-10 (missing volume 1). 17-22) The Works of Alexander Pope, London, 1776. Volumes 1-6. 23-24) Two volumes Homer’s Iliad, in Greek. The bindings inscribed Oxford 1800. 25-26) Homer’s Odyssey, in Greek. The bindings inscribed Oxford 1800. SIZE: 1) 16-1/2″ x 10-1/2″. 2) 11-1/4″ x 7-1/2″. 3) 8-1/2″ x 6″. 4) 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. 5-7) 6-1/2″ x 4″. 8-16) 7-1/2″ x 5″. 17-22) 7″ x 4-1/4″. 23-24) 7-1/2″ x 6″. 25-26) 7-1/2″ x 6″. CONDITION: 1) Very good, unfoxed. 2) Generally very good, some toning. 3) Very good. 4) Good, some wear to binding. 5-7) Good. 8-16) Bindings with damage, generally intact. 17-22) Bindings have burned edges, as found. 23-24) Generally good. 25-26) Generally good. 52075-3 (1,200-1,800) – Lot 2194

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Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - August 2017

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