Aspire Auctions
September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction
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| 1029. Word Portraits of Famous Writers, including many letters autographed letters signed
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1887. Edited by Mabel E. Wotton. 8 vo. With 28 portraits, all with extra illustrations, some inlaid. Autographed letters include Ainsworth, Mitford, Wood, Marryat, Landon, Lockhart, Wood, Baillie; some autographs include Addison, Hallam, Carlyle, Bertham, Hunt, Hogg, Godwin. With bookplate adhered to front board. Marbled end papers, 3/4 green leather and cloth boards, five raised bands on spine with tooled and gilt compartments, in Art Nouveau decoration. Gilt top edge. Include are five loose letters; Allen Cunningham, Lamb Richardson, and three illegibly signed. Very nice. 400/600 Sold $897.00 back to catalog |
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