FINE BINDINGS LOTS 197 – 253

197* (WEITZ-COLEMAN; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) AESOP Aesop’s Fables. London: William Heinemann, 1912.

4to, finely bound by Herbert Weitz of Weitz-Coleman (stamped NYC 1992) in full deep red crushed morocco, inset onlaid character portrait of the spider and gnat from Aesop’s “Gnat and the Lion” fable (after Rackham’s illustration facing p. 198, gilt illustration of the wolf and the crane on the rear cover, spine in six compartments decorated with gilt animals and black lettered in gilt, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, gilt ruled turn-ins, quarter morocco and black cloth slipcase. Limited edition, number 393 of 1,450 copies signed by Rackham. Profusely illustrated with tipped-in color plates. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000

198* (WEITZ-COLEMAN; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) IRVING, WASHINGTON Rip Van Winkle. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1905.

4to, finely bound by Herbert Weitz of WeitzColeman (stamped NYC 1992) in full smooth calf gilt, with inset central cartouche featuring and onlaid leather character portrait of Rip Van Winkle (after Rackham’s illustration “There was one who seemed to be the commander”), design on rear board in gilt (Rackham’s dog and Rip Van Winkle), spine in six compartments with onlay leather and gilt designs and gilt-lettered red and blue compartments, flora and fauna gilt design around borders, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., quarter calf and cloth-backed slipcase. With numerous tipped-in color plates by Rackham. Foxing to a few pages. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200

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201 200* (WEITZ-COLEMAN; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) POE, EDGAR ALLAN Tales of Mystery and Imagination. London: George G. Harrap, 1935.

4to, finely bound by Herbert Weitz of Weitz-Coleman (stamped NYC 1992) in smooth black calf with inset central cartouche featuring onlaid leather character portrait of the “Ourang-Outang” from Poe’s Murders in Rou Mourge (after Rackham’s illustration facing p. 258) on the upper board, and inset gilt design on rear board, a.e.g., spine in six compartments, gilt, with two in orange matching upper cover design, custom calf and cloth-backed slipcase case, custom decorative endpapers. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200

201* (WEITZ-COLEMAN; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) SWIFT, JONATHAN Gulliver’s Travels. London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1909.

4to, finely bound by Herbert Weitz of Weitz-Coleman (stamped NYC 1992) in full smooth tan calf with inset central cartouche featuring onlaid leather illustrations of Gulliver mending a boat on the upper cover (after Rackham’s illustration facing p. 36) and a Lilliputian man kissing Gulliver’s hand on the rear cover (after Rackham’s illustration facing p. 88), spine three compartments, one read calf lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., original vellum bound into rear, custom calf and cloth-backed slipcase. A few light scratches to binding. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200

202* (HALPIN, BILL; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL A Wonder Book. London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d.

4to, finely bound by Bill Halpin (stamped B.H. 83 in gilt) in full green crushed morocco, inset central cartouche featuring onlaid leather design of the Old Man of the Sea (after Rackham’s illustrated facing p. 117) to the upper board, with inset mother of pearl triangles at each side, spine in six compartments with onlaid purple and maroon geometric designs, lettered in gilt, linen endpapers, gilt turn-ins, quarter morocco linen-backed slipcase. Limited edition, number 591 pf 600 copies signed by Rackham. Profusely illustrated with tipped-in color plates. Wear to upper and lower board. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000

203* (HALPIN, BILL; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) EVANS, C.S. Cinderella. London: William Heinemann; New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1919.

Thin 4to, bound by Bill Halpin (stamped “Bill Halpin” in gilt) in full maroon elaborately gilt with central armorial cartouche surrounded by vines and fleursde-lis, repeated on the rear cover, silk endpapers, gilt turn-ins. Limited edition, number 161 of 850 copies signed by Rackham. Profusely illustrate with tippedin color plates. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200

204* (HALPIN, BILL; RACKHAM, ARTHUR) WAGNER, RICHARD Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. London: William Heinemann, 1911.

4to, finely bound by Bill Halpin (stamped B.H. 1982 in gilt) in blue crushed morocco with inset central cartouche featuring onlaid leather illustration of Siegfried and the dragon (after Rackham’s illustration facing p. 56) and inset gilt decoration of a sword on the rear cover, onlaid leather sword to the spine, t.e.g., linen endpapers, quarter morocco over linen slipcase. Limited edition, number 792 of 1150 signed by Arthur Rackham. Complete with 30 tipped-in color plates by Rackham with tissue guards. Wear to morocco, with fading to spine; a few small creases to pp.; slipcase lightly soiled. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000

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205* (BOOK BINDING) HOE, ROBERT One Hundred and Seventy-Six Historic and Artistic Book Bindings Dating from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Time. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1895.

2 vols. Folio, 3/4 maroon morocco, t.e.g. First edition, profusely illustrated with examples from the library of Robert Hoe. Limited edition, one of 200 hundred copies printed on Imperial Japanese paper. Moderate rubbing and some scuffing to bindings, remaining intact and attractive. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $400-600

206 (BOOK BINDING) KINDER, LOUIS H. Formulas for Bookbinders. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1905.

4to, publisher’s quarter red cloth over printed boards. Limited edition, number 177 of 490 copies on Imperial Japan vellum, signed by Kinder on the limitation page. With two plates featuring designs of bindings by Kinder. Soiling to boards; edgewear; scattered brownspotting and light soiling to leaves. $300-500 206A* (BOOK BINDING; LEGRAIN, PIERRE) ANTHOINE, JACQUE-LEGRAIN, et al. Pierre Legrain relieur. Repertoire descriptif et bibliographique de mille deux cent trente-six reliures. Paris: Librairie Auguste Blaizot, 1965.

4to, loose as issued in gilt-letter wraps, brown cloth-backed slipcase and matching chemise with pastedown spine label, largely uncut. Limited edition, number 410 of 600 printed on velin de Rives. With seven tipped-in color plates and numerous illustrations throughout reproducing some of Legrain’s most impressive bindings. A few light finger smudges on inside of front wrap; otherwise a very good copy. Property from the Collection of Pearl Siegel, Hollywood, Florida $200-400

207 (BENNETT) DREISER, THEODORE A Gallery of Women. New York: Horace Liveright, 1929.

2 vols. 8vo (9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches), bound by Bennett (stamp-signed) in 3/4 red morocco, spines decorated in compartments with an asymmetrical attenuated Art Deco design, gilt-lettered green leather label. First edition. Limited edition, number 287 of 560 copies signed by the author. $100-200 208 (BAYNTUN) LANGDALE, CHARLES Memoires of Mrs. Fitzherbert; with an Account of Her Marriage with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Afterwards King George the Fourth. London: Richard Bentley, 1856.

8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), bound by Bayntun in full crushed turquoise morocco for C.E. Lauriat of Bath (stamp-signed in front turn-in), covers with two interlaced rectangular frames of gilt and black, foliate cornerpieces, raised bands, spine compartments with concentric black and gilt frames, lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins with French fillet frame and arabesque cornerpieces, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., housed in felt-lined blue buckram slipcase. First edition. Complete with 38 plates (10 in color) and extraillustrated with 37 additional plates with tissue guards. Spine sunned. $200-400

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209* (BAYNTUN, COSWAY-STYLE) JACKSON, CATHERINE CHARLOTTE, LADY The Last of the Valois, and Accession of Henry of Navarre. London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1888.

2 vols. 8vo, bound in the Cosway-style in full red morocco gilt by Bayntun with inset painted porcelain miniatures of the Duc de Montmorency (vol. I) and Catherine de Medici (vol. II) to upper covers, a.e.g., silk endpapers, red cloth felt-lined slipcases, silk ties, gilt turn-ins. Originally illustrated with nine engraved portraits, this set is extra-illustrated with 46 additional plates, of which 14 are in color. Each volume with bookplates of Albert Henry Wiggin, Lynde Selden and another Selden family bookplate; several bookplates are no longer attached, leaving adhesive residue on an endpaper; minimal rubbing to the extremities, spine edges and a few tiny scuffs to the spines; light wear to slipcases. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-4,000

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210* (BAYNTUN-RIVIERE, KELLIEGRAM STYLE) MALORY, SIR THOMAS Le Morte d’Arthur. Illustrated by William Russell Flint. London: Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1920.

2 vols. 8vo, bound in Kelliegram-style binding by Bayntun and Riviere (stamp-signed to turn-in) in full red-orange crushed morocco gilt with inlaid leather illustrations of the sword and the lady huntress, from Flint’s illustration facing p. 400, vol. 2, framed by inlaid leather shields at each corner, a.e.g., gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, cloth felt-lined slipcase. Profusely illustrated with tipped in color plates by Flint. Light fading to leather; slipcase worn at edges. Property from the Estate of Wilton Jaffee, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000

211 (BAYNTUN) CARROLL, LEWIS Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [and] Through the Looking Glass. New York: Heritage Press, 1941.

2 vols. 8vo, bound by Bayntun in full red morocco, a.e.g., original cloth bound at the rear. First Heritage Press edition, profusely illustrated by John Tenniel. Property from a Private Collector $200-400 212 (SANGORSKI) LOWELL, JAMES The Writings. London: Macmillan, 1890.

10 vols. Small 8vo, (7 1/2 x 5 1/4) bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in olive green textured calf, stamped in blind with a basketweave pattern, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins. Riverside edition. Some very minor shelf wear at corners; otherwise a fine set. $200-400

213 (BAYNTUN) LE SAGE, ALAIN RENE The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillana. Translated from the French by Tobias Smollett. Preceded by a Biographical and Critical Notice of Le Sage by George Saintsbury. London: J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881.

3 vols. 8vo (7 3/8 x 5 inches), bound by Bayntun of Bath in full crush red morocco, a.e.g, marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins. Complete with 12 original etchings by de Los Rios, as called for, and extraillustrated with 95 hand-colored plates by Warner, Tomlinson and others. One board detached; others with minor cracks repaired by glue; spines slightly scuffed; a few fore edge tears to one plate. $300-500 213A (BAYNTUN) FORSTER, JOHN The Life and Times of Oliver Goldsmith. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854.

2 vols. 8vo (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches), boun by Bayntun in 3/4 tan levant morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Second edition. Extraillustrated, with 20 illustrations. [Together with:] 11 other finely bound volumes, including: The Oxford Book of French Verse. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. 12mo (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches), boun by Gruel in full deep purple morocco with arabesque design, gauffered edges, silk endpapers, a.e.g; Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. London: L. B. Seeley, 1797. 3 vols. 8vo (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches), contemporary tree calf, red and green gilt-lettered spine labels; Hudibras. By Samuel Butler. London: Charles & Henry Baldwyn, 1819. 3 vols. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches), full calf, gilt-decorated spine, gilt-lettered spine labels, a.e.g; The Life of Benevenuto Cellini Written by Himself. New York: Brentano’s, 1906. 2 vols. 8vo (9 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches), 3/4 brown morrocco, marbled endpapers, t.e.g.; Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry. New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1903. 8vo (9 x 6 1/2 inches), 3/4 navy morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers; The Course of Time. By Robert Pollok. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1833. 12mo( 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches), dark turquoise cruse morocco with interwoven leaf and berry onlay central cartouche and at the corners, repeated leaf pattern in gilt to spine compartments. (13 total) $300-500

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214 (ZAEHNSDORF) A group of seven volumes bound by Zaehnsdorf.

Includes: The Story of Nell Gwyn. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. 2 vols. 8vo (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches), full brown morocco with red inlay border, t.e.g. First edition. Extra-illustrated, containing 180 additional plates; Dr. Comicus; or, The Frolicks of Fortune. London: B. Blake, [1815]. 8vo (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches), full smooth tan calf gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. First edition, with 12 hand-colored plates (including title page). Lacking printed title; The History of the French Revolution. By Heinrich Von Sybell. Translated by Walter C. Perry. London: John Murray, 1867. 4 vols. 8vo (9 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), 3/4 navy morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. $200-400

215 AUSTEN, JANE The Novels. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911.

12 vols. 8vo, half red morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g. The Winchester edition, printed on laid paper, with an engraved frontispiece portrait to vol. I. Property from a Private Collector $800-1,200 216 BATES, ALFRED, ed. The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization. London: Athenian Society, 1903-1904.

22 vols. 8vo (9 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches), 3/4 navy morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettering and floral onlays to spines, t.e.g. The Athenian Edition, limited to 250 numbered sets, of which this is 63. With 120 plates (including two frontispieces in each of the first 20 volumes, one in black and white, and the other in color), as well as 20 title pages with illustrated frames (the first in color, the rest in sepia) and 20 borders, one at the beginning of each prologue (19 sepia, one black and white), and 13 sepia tailpieces, each coming at the end of a prologue. Letterpress tissue guards. $1,000-2,000

217 BRONTE, CHARLOTTE EMILY AND ANNE The Novels of the Sisters Bronte. London: Downey and Company, 1898-1899.

12 vols. 8vo, bound by Macdonald in 2/3 crush maroon morocco. Thornton edition, edited by Temple Scott. With seven engraved plates. Hinges tender; minor shelfwear. Property from a Private Collector $100-200 218

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BROWNING, ROBERT The Poetical Works. London: Smith Elder, 1888-1894.

17 vols. 8vo (9 x 6 1/8 inches), bound by Knickerbocker Press for G.P. Putnam’s Sons in full deep purple morocco, silk endpapers, gilt turn-ins, t.e.g. One of 250 sets on hand-made paper. Spine faded; some very light foxing. $1,000-2,000

219 DICKENS, CHARLES Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1874-76.

30 vols. 8vo, bound by Bayntun in 3/4 red morocco, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Profusely illustrated by George Cruikshank, Hablot K. Browne, George Cattermole and others. Some light foxing; otherwise a very fine set. Property from a Private Collector $600-800

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220 EMERSON, RALPH WALDO Complete Works. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1883.

11 vols. 8vo (9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches), bound by Hatchards of Piccadilly (stamp-signed in gilt) in full green straight-grain morocco, marbled endpapers, gilt turnins, t.e.g. Riverside edition, limited to 500 copies of which this is 286. Previous owner’s bookplate tipped to front pastedown each volume: Howard Martin Gibbs. Spine uniformly faded to tan; light foxing to preliminaries; minor shelfwear. $800-1,200

221 GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON [Works.] London: The Anthological Society, (1882).

10 vols. 8vo, 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards, giltlettered spines. Edition de Luxe, number 131 of 500 copies. Numerous black and white plates throughout. Minor edgewear; darkening to calf. $200-400

222 HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL The Complete Works. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1883.

13 vols. 8vo, bound in full blue morocco for G.P. Putnam’s Sons, decorative endpapers, gilt turn-ins, t.e.g. Riverside edition, number 19 of 250 copies, with etchings by Blum, Church, Dielman and others. Hinges tender; spines lightly faded; some minor edgewear; bookplate tipped in front pastedown: William Holt Averall. Property from a Private Collector $200-400 223 HUGO, VICTOR The Novels. Complete and Unabridged. London: H.S. Nichols, 1895.

28 vols. 12mo, full dark green morocco, gilt-lettered spines, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Limited edition, number 50 of 100 sets on Holland paper. Each volume is illustrated with engraved plates, protected with tissue guards. The spines are slightly browned, with very minor shelfwear. Property from a Private Collector $400-600

224 IRVING, WASHINGTON Works. New York: G.P. Putname, 1860-64.

21 vols. 12mo, 3/4 smooth calf gilt over marbled boards, gilt-lettered green leather spine label. With numerous engraved plates, tissue guards. Spine lightly faded. Property from a Private Collector $100-200

225 JERNEGEN, MARCUS WILSON Progress of Nations. Chicago: Department of Rehabilitation, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, 1930.

10 vols. 8vo (8 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches), publisher’s navy pebble-grain morocco, ornately gilt, gilt-lettered spines, gilt turn-ins, illustrated endpapers, a.e.g. The Unknown Soldier Edition, especially prepared for those who have lent their support to the program of Disabled American Veterans, number 604 registered in the name of Mrs. Eli K. Robinson. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, some in color and some fold-out. $400-600 226 PARKMAN, FRANCIS The Works. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1897.

21 vols. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, printed paper spine label, t.e.g. Champlain edition, limited to 639 of 1,200 copies. $200-400

227 (SCOTT, SIR WALTER) LOCKHART, JOHN GIBSON Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott. London: Houghton Mifflin, 1901.

5 vols. 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches), finely bound in 3/4 red morocco, in the manner of Doves Bindery featuring tulip sprays, marbled endpapers. Cambridge edition, with engraved frontispiece portraits. Previous owner’s gift inscription on a front endpaper; minor shelfware. $400-600

228 SCOTT, SIR WALTER The Works. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1912.

50 vols. 8vo, 3/4 dark green crushed morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Shelfwear to some volumes, with minor chipping to the heads of a few spines. $800-1,200

229* SCOTT, SIR WALTER [Works.] Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, et al., 1817.

34 vols. 12mo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Shelfwear; some hinges tender. Property from the Estate of Mr. John Lawler, Orland Park, Illinois $400-600

230 SCOTT, SIR WALTER Historical Romances. Edinburgh: printed for Archibald Constable, 1822.

8 vols. 12mo, full deep purple straight-grain morocco, gilt spine, gilt-lettered tan spine label. Edgewear to boards; intermittent foxing and a few small creases; bookplate tipped into front pastedowns: Philip Herbert Hore “Constanter.” Property from a Private Collector $100-200

231* STERNE, LAURENCE [Works.] London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1761.

17 vols. Small 8vo, bound by Zaehnsdorf in full mottled calf, gilt-tooled and -lettered spines, red morocco spine labels, a.e.g. Wear to boards; spine ends chipping; boards detached from some vols.; bookplate tipped to front pastedown, all vols.; foxing. Property from the Estate of Billie R. MacArthur, Lake Forest, Illinois $200-400 232 STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS A set of 19 uniformly bound volumes, almost all first editions. London: various publishers, 1879-1898.

19 vols. 8vo, bound by Zaehnsdorf in 3/4 navy morocco over marbled boards. Includes: Travels with a Donkey, 1879; Virginibus Puerisque, 1881; The Siverado Squatters, 1883; Prince Otto, 1885; Memories and Portraits,1887; The Black Arrow, 1888; The Master of Ballantrae, 1889; The Wrong Box, 1889; Ballads,1890; Three Plays, 1892; Footnote to History, 1892; The Wrecker, 1892; Across the Plains, 1892; Catriona, 1893; The Ebb-Tide, 1894; Vailima Letters, 1895; Weir of Hermiston,1896; Songs of Travel, 1896; St. Ives, 1898. Property from a Private Collector $1,500-2,500 233 TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD A set of 15 uniformly bound volumes, almost all first editions (two first published; one second edition). London: various publishers, 1855-1893.

12mo, bound by Mansell in 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g. Includes: Maud and Other Poems,1855; The Holy Grail, 1870; Gareth and Lynette, 1872; Queen Mary, 1875 (Lacks half title and advert); Harold, 1877; Lover’s Tale, 1879 (First published edition); Ballads and Other Poems, 1880; Becket, 1884 (First published edition); Tiresias, 1885; Locksley Hall Sixty Years After, 1886; Idylls of the King, 1888 (Second edition); Demeter and Other Poems, 1889; Death of Oenone, Akbar’s Dream, and Other Poems, 1892; Poems by Two Brothers, 1893. Property from a Private Collector $1,500-2,500

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235 THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE A set of 34 uniformly bound first editions. London: various publishers, 1840-1867.

8vo, bound by Bumpus in 3/4 red levant morocco, marbled endpapers. Includes: Paris Sketch Book, 2 vols., 1840; Comic Tales and Sketches, 2 vols., 1841; Irish Sketchbook, 2 vols., 1843; Cornhill to Grand Cairo, 1846; Mrs. Perkins Ball, [1847]; Book of Snobs, 1848; Our Street, 1848; Vanity Fair, 1848 (With the suppressed woodcut on p. 336, and “Mr. Pitt” on p. 453); Doctor Birch, 1849; History of Pendennis, 2 vols., 1849-1850; Rebecca and Rowena, 1850; Kickleburys on the Rhine, 1850; Henry Esmond, 3 vols., 1852; The English Humourists, 1853; The Newcomes, 2 vols., 1854-1855; Miscellanies, 4 vols., 1855-57; The Virginians, 2 vols, 1858-59; Lovel the Widower, 1861; The Four Georges, 1861 (rare 1st issue); Adventures of Philip, 3 vols., 1862; Denis Duval, 1867. Property from a Private Collector $1,500-2,500 236* (FRANKLIN LIBRARY) A collection of 44 volumes from The 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, various dates. Property from the Estate of Billie R. MacArthur, Lake Forest, Illinois $400-600

237* (FRANKLIN LIBRARY) A collection of 44 volumes from The 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, various dates. Property from the Estate of Billie R. MacArthur, Lake Forest, Illinois $400-600 238* (FRANKLIN LIBRARY) The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1970.

100 vols. (with editorial booklets housed in separate cases) 8vo, multi-colored leather gilt, a.e.g. Property from the Collection of Myron Carpenter, St. Louis, Missouri $800-1,200

239 (BINDINGS) A group of 15 volumes bound in varying shades of navy leather, largely Swedish language. $100-200

240 (BINDINGS) A group of 23 volumes bound in varying shades of brown leather, largely Swedish language. $300-500

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241 (BINDINGS) A group of 27 volumes bound in varying shades of red leather, largely Swedish language. $400-600

242 (BINDINGS) A group of 30 volumes bound in varying shades of tan leather, largely Swedish language. $400-600

243 (BINDINGS) A group of 9 volumes bound in varying shades of green leather, largely Swedish language. $100-200 244 (BINDINGS) The Old Dramatists. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1874-1880.

3 vols. 8vo, speckled calf, with gilt-stamped armorial device to boards, gilt-stamped and -lettered spines, marbled endpapers. Hinges cracked; some chipping to spine ends; ownership inscription to f.f.e.p., all vols.; light foxing throughout. $200-400

245* (BINDINGS) A group of 21 leather bound volumes. Property from the Estate of Mr. John Lawler, Orland Park, Illinois $200-400 246* (CLASSICS OF MEDICINE) A collection of 98 volumes from the Classics of Medicine Library. Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, various dates. 8vo-12mo, multi-colored leather.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Eugene and Mrs. Vilhelmina Gedgaudas, North Oaks, Minnesota $800-1,200

247 (BINDINGS) Four books bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. $100-200

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248 (FORE EDGE) BURNS, ROBERT The Poetical Works. Chiswick: C. Whittingham, 1821.

2 vols. 16mo, full green calf stamped with central arabesque cartouche in blind, glit-lettere black leather spine labels, marbled endpapers, custom cloth slipcase. Fore edge paintings of Burns’ birthplace (vol. 1) and a harbor at Ayot (vol. 2). John Singer Sargent copy, with his bookplate to front pastedowns. Rear cover starting to detach vol. 1 and other hinges tender; rubbing to boards; spines faded. $200-400

248A (MINIATURE BOOK) A miniature Qur’an. (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 cm), full red morocco with arabesque design stamped in black, folding clasp, decorative paper box. $100-200 248B (MINIATURE BOOKS) A pair of miniature books, comprising an example of dancing styles and an example with painted scenes of courting couples. Height of first 2 inches. $100-200

248C (MINIATURE BOOKS) A pair of miniature books, comprising the New Testament and an English Dictionary, each with magnifying-glass inset cases. Height of first 3/4 inches. $100-200 248D (MINIATURE BOOKS) A collection of seven miniature books, comprising Faust, eine tragedie, by Goethe. Leipzig, n.d. 3 vols. (5 x 3 1/2 cm); Dew-Drops, printed by the American Tract Society, n.d. (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 cm); The Child’s Bible with Plates, Cincinnati, 1834 (5 1/2 x 4 2/3 cm); a miniature book form locket opening to portrait photographs (2 x 2 cm) and Serements d’Amour, a micro-miniature book housed in a plastic box. $100-200

249 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) GILPIN, JOSHUA Twenty-one Discourses Delivered in the Parish Church of Wrockwardine, in the County of Salop. London: John Hatchard and Son, 1827.

8vo (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches), red straight-grain morocco, rebacked retaining original backstrip, giltlettered, a.e.g. gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers. With a fore edge painting of West Gate, Canterbury. First edition. Flyleaf with offset image of a previously tipped-in presentation letter from the author. Corners slightly bruised; minor wear to boards, with expert repair; 2-inch tear to f.f.e.p. $200-400

250 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) GRAY, THOMAS The Poems of Gray. London: T. Bensley, 1800.

Small 8vo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches), bound in Etruscanstyle calf in the manner of Edwards of Halifax, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, spine with urn gilt design in compartments, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. With a fore edge painting of Yarmouth Castle and Harbor. Previous owner’s name and inscription neatly on a front endpaper: Frances Maria Phillips June 1824; light wear to boards; leaf slightly cockling. $200-400

251 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) MILMAN, H. H. The Fall of Jerusalem: A Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, 1820.

8vo (8 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches), full red strait grain morocco gilt, rebacked, retaining original spine, a.e.g. With a fore edge painting of Monk Soham in Suffolk. Minor foxing and toning to the text, with a minor stain at the edge of the fore edge margin; shelfware to boards. Previous owner’s name neatly on the front endpaper: G.A. Majendil May 1839. $200-400 252 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) OLIPHANT, [MARGARET] The Makers of Modern Rome. In Four Books. London: Macmillan, 1895.

8vo (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches), bound by Howell of Liverpool in full red morocco gilt, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g. First edition. With a Fore Edge painting of the Eternal City signed by Winifred Arthur. Contains numerous illustrations by Henry P. Riviere and Joseph Pennell. Hinges starting; light dampstaining to bottom of some pages, not affecting fore edge painting. $300-500

253 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) FISK, GEORGE, REV. A Pastor’s Memorial. London: Seeley, Burnside, and Seeley, 1847.

8vo, maroon morocco gilt, a.e.g. With a fore edge painting of Venice. Upper board detached; interior lightly soiled; edgewear to boards. $100-200

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