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November 2005 Auction

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583. A Lot of Illustrated Books.

"Tunis, Kairouan and Carthage, described and illustrated with 48 Paintings" by Graham Petrie. London: William Heinemann, 1908. Red cloth, 251 numbered pp, color illustrations, deckled edge. Covers worn and discolored and loose hinges. Apprx 9-1/2" x 7-1/2". "The Light of Asia" by Sir Edwin Arnold. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1926. Limited to 3000 copies for sale in England and America, this is not numbered. Color illustrations, deckled edges, red buckram cover with decorative front cover and gilt lettered spine. 177 pp. Apprx 10-1/4" x 8". "The Fables of La Fontaine" translated from the French with twenty-five original etching by A. Delierre. London: J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1884. Title page cut. Green cloth cover with decorative font board and gilt lettered spine. 304 pp, deckled edge. Apprx 10-3/4" x 8".



100/200   Sold $115.00
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