Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(38) Leather-Bound Library Shelf Books
- Price realized
- $397
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $325
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- August 27, 2023
- Sale
- August Fine Estates Auction - Day 2
Lot description
(lot of 38) Library shelf books: history, literature, poetry, and other assorted non-fiction, all with leather bindings, some with gilt edges, marbled end papers, printed in English, French, and Swedish, highlights include: (one) "The Arabian Nights Entertainments," revised edition with notes by Reverend George Fyler Townsend, London: Frederick Warne and Company, 1869; (one) "Kim," Rudyard Kipling, translated to Swedish, Stockholm: Ahlen and Holms Boktryckeri, 1928; (one) "Sidney Trefusis," George Bernard Shaw, translated to Swedish, Stockholm: Ahlen and Holms Boktryckeri, 1929; (one) "Oeuvres de Boileau," in French, Paris: Garnier Freres, 1860; some with detached front covers, foxing, wear commensurate with age and use, largest: approx 9.5"h, 6.75"w, 1.5"d; 43.25lbs total Start Price: $80.00
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.