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8 Beautifully Bound UK Miniatures - Lit. theme

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8 Beautifully Bound UK Miniatures - Lit. theme
<B>Eight Beautifully Bound Small Volumes.</B></I> Wonderful collection of small books with a literary theme. This collection of beautifully bound books includes: <B>John Heard, Jr. </B></I><B><I>Maxims of Le Duc De La Rochefoucauld</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1917. Thirtytwomo. 110 pages. Red half calf over marbled boards in fine condition. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>L. Cranmer-Byng. </B></I><B><I>A Lute of Jade, Being Selections from the Classical Poets of China</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: John Murray [1936]. Thirtytwomo. 116 pages including Bibliography. Green full calf with gilt board borders, gilt bands and lettering on spine. Gilt page edges and dentelles. Cardboard sleeve. Spine faded, else very fine. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>John Ruskin. </B></I><B><I>Sesame and Lilies</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Arthur H. Humpheys, 1910. Twentyfourmo. 254 pages. Full blue calf with gilt board borders and lettering; heavily gilded spine with raised bands; dentelles. Slight fading and wear to spine area, else very fine. Textblock is exceptional; binding is tight. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>Lord Rosebery. </B></I><B><I>The Poetical Works of Robert Burns</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Thomas Nelson and sons, 1925. Twentyfourmo. 790 pages including Index. Green full calf with gilt board borders and edges; gilt lettering and raised bands on spine. Pages are gilt edged; gilt dentelles; pictorial endpapers. Slight occasional wear to extremities; spine significantly sunned. Textblock is pristine. Cardboard sleeve wrapped to match pictorial endpapers. Very fine overall. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>G.K. Chesterton. </B></I><B><I>Five Types, A Book of Essays</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910. Twentyfourmo. 70 pages, with small laid-on images at each new chapter. Tan full calf with gilt board borders and gilt dentelles; richly gilded spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering. Gilded top edge. Decorative endpapers. Minor wear to board corners; moderate wear at spine ends. Heavy scratch across front board. Textblock is very fine. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>Washington Irving. </B></I><B><I>Old Christmas</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Dean & Son, n.d. [circa 1910-1920]. Twentyfourmo. 160 pages with frontispiece. Blue full calf with gilt edges and borders; gilt dentelles; heavily gilded spine with five raised bands and gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers; leaves gilt edged. Faint wear at extremities, spine slightly sunned. Textblock is fine with occasional age toned pages (newspaper clippings inserted throughout). Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. [and:] <B>Robert Browning. </B></I><B><I>Christmas Eve</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Leopold B. Hill, n.d. [circa 1910-1920]. Twentyfourmo. 77 pages with frontispiece. Blue full calf with gilt lettering and five raised bands on spine; gilt dentelles and gilt top edge. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Textblock shows faint age toning overall with heavy age toning on occasional leaves (newspaper clippings inserted throughout). Bound by Riviere. [and:] <B>Robert Louis Stevenson. </B></I><B><I>The Pocket R.L.S. Being Favorite Passages From the Works of Stevenson</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Twentyfourmo. 215 pages with Table of Contents at end. Red full calf with gilt lettering on boards and spine; five raised bands on spine; gilt dentelles and gilt page edges. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Textblock shows faint age toning overall with heavy age toning on occasional leaves (newspaper clippings inserted throughout). Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. <BR><BR>Each book bears the bookplate of the former owner. Several contain handwritten poems on endpapers and flyleaves.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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