Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(31) Leather-Bound & Marbelized Library Shelf Books
- Price realized
- $318
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $150
- Hammer price
- $250
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- January 25, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 2 -JANUARY 2025 NEW YEAR'S FINE ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 31) Library shelf books, literature and literary criticism subjects, each with gilt-embossed leather binding, marbelized cover, most with marbelized end paper, including: (22) "The Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal," published by Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, London, Adam and Charles Black, copyright 1885, an incomplete set, some duplicate volumes, (6) "Samlade Romaner," by Knut Hamsun, published by Svenska Andelsforlaget, Stockholm, copyright 1923, incomplete set comprising volumes I-IV, IX, and XI, (3) "Jean-Christophe," by Romain Rolland, published by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm, copyright 1917, incomplete set comprising volumes IV, VI-VII, and VIII, all with wear and loss to leather binding commensurate with age and use, largest: approx 8.5"h, 5.5"w, 1.75"d, 53lbs total
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.