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| Nadeau's Auction Gallery, 25 October 2014, lot no. 437 |
The sale includes antique tables, chests, pianos, paintings, and also four shelves of books. The description of lot no. 437 - the last lot - is short:
Four shelves of books, some leather bound, to include Ivan Turgenieff, Edgar Allen Poe, Works of Longfellow, First Numbered Addition and Vale Press Hacon, Charles Ricketts Shakespear set.
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| Nadeau's Auction Gallery, 25 October 2014, lot no. 437 |
('Addition' must be a typo for 'Edition'; and Shakespeare's name lacks a final 'e' in the website description.)
The estimated price is $200-$400, starting bid is $100. The spines show heavy wear and serious damage to some of them. The Vale Press edition of Shakespeare seems to be almost complete - I can count 38 (out of 39) volumes, but I am not sure which volumes are included. Some spines look rather browned. Of course, one should also be able to smell the volumes to ascertain their provenance, as the contents of these shelves might be taken from a library that was also used as a smoking room...
[Note, 1 November 2014: Price realised: US$ 322.]
[Note, 1 November 2014: Price realised: US$ 322.]
