Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(9) Books & Book-Form Bookends, Fiction & Travel
- Price realized
- $83
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $150
- Hammer price
- $70
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- July 23, 2022
- Sale
- DAY 2- WESTERN, RELIGIOUS ART, GUITARS
Lot description
(lot of 9) Books: fiction, travel, and poetry subjects, including: (1) "The Travels of Marco Polo," Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa, Grosset and Dunlap, red leather bound with gilt lettering, 340 pages, (1) "The Comedie Humaine of Honore de Balzac," translated by Katharine Prescott Wormeley, Little Brown and Company, 1892/96, red leather bound with gilt lettering on spine, gilt page ends, 406 pages, (1) "De Quincey's Works: Memorials," Thomas De Quincey, James R. Osgood and Company, 1875, marbelized cover and page ends, 347 pages, (1) "Adam Bede," George Elliot, W.B. Conkey Company, marbelized cover and gilt lettering on spine, 625 pages, (2) "Tom Jones," Henry Fielding, J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, (one) Volume I, 538 pages, (one) Volume II, 568 pages, (1) "Tales From Boccaccio and Other Poems," R. Bentley Publishers, 57 pages, together with: (2) book-form bookends, each having hinged lid opening to storage, approx 6.75"h, 8"w, 3.75"d; 10.1lbs total Start Price: $60.00
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
