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Collection of 19th/Early 20th Century Hardcover Books

Lot 260: Collection of 19th/Early 20th Century Hardcover Books

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Estimated price: £100 - £300

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This collection comprises a variety of antique hardcover books, primarily cloth-bound in shades of red, brown, cream, and green. A notable inclusion is “Fores’s Sporting Notes & Sketches,” a red book with gilt and black decoration, featuring a horse rider on the cover and “32 TINTED FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.” Several red-brown volumes appear to belong to a set, marked with “VOL” on their spines. A lighter-colored volume shows the partial title “THE SEVEN GOLDEN TREAS…” with gilt details. The books display age-related wear consistent with a late 19th or early 20th-century provenance, including fading, scuffing, frayed edges, and minor surface damage.


Condition report:

Fair to Good. Showing signs of age-related wear as described, including fading, scuffing, edge fraying, and minor surface damage.