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(16vol) [FINE BINDINGS] JOHNSON, SAMUEL - WORKS
Estimate:
$500 - $1,000
Sold
$850
Live Auction
Summer Estates | July 21, 2024
Category
Description
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Bibliophile Edition, Troy, NY: Pafraets Press, 1903, one of 26 lettered sets on special water marked paper, of which this copy is letter B. 8vo, finely bound in full green Morocco with gilt trim and red onlaid roundels on the covers, finely tooled leather doublures in red and green with SJ monogram and elaborate gilt scrollwork borders, silk endleaves
h. 9-3/4 w. 6-1/4 in. (each book)
[In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery.
h. 9-3/4 w. 6-1/4 in. (each book)
[In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery.
Condition
Overall very good, spines and top edges faded, a few volumes with losses and/or wear to headbands
Provenance
From a prominent Pennsylvania family