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October 23, 2005
October Estates Auction

November Auction Weekend


Featuring The Michael P. Martucci Collection of Art Glass


Saturday November 19

This sale will feature paintings, bronzes, rare books, Victoriana, Belle Epoch and 20th century decorative arts including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, fine lighting, art pottery, art glass and more.


Sunday November 20

The Michael P. Martucci Collection was assembled over a thirty year period. Mr. Martucci pursued his glass with a passion. From coast to coast he sought out fine examples through auctions, dealers and other collectors, assembling one of the most impressive collections in the country. Selling in 320 lots, it includes over 100 pieces of Tiffany Favrile, over 50 pieces of Steuben including acid etched, Durand, Quezel, Kew Blas, Loetz and more. The collection sells Sunday, November 20th in an unreserved single-owner session.

November 28, 2005
A single lot sale


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ALBERT EINSTEIN, Philosopher-Scientist,1001 - ALBERT EINSTEIN, Philosopher-Scientist,
Fairfield Auction
ALBERT EINSTEIN, Philosopher-Scientist, 1949 #220/750, signed by Einstein, with slipcase, condition: slipcase with wear at edges and split, book exce
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, Genius and the Mobo1002 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, Genius and the Mobo
Fairfield Auction
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, Genius and the Mobocracy, 1949 signed by F.L. Wright, condition: jacket with tears at top, otherwise excellent.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER, Crusade in Eur1003 - DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER, Crusade in Eur
Fairfield Auction
DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER, Crusade in Europe, 1948 Doubleday, #1092/1401, signed by Eisenhower with slipcase, condition: minor rubbing and dents to sli
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, Nason1004 - ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, Nason
Fairfield Auction
ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, Nason & Rodgers, signed by Frost with slipcase, condition: wear at edges of slipcase.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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JAMES JOYCE, Ulysses, 1922, Shakespeare1005 - JAMES JOYCE, Ulysses, 1922, Shakespeare
Fairfield Auction
JAMES JOYCE, Ulysses, 1922, Shakespeare & Co., Paris, on handmade paper, 238mm x 185mm, Condition: with light wear at edges of original blue wra...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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RUDYARD KIPLING, Poems, 3 volumes, 19301006 - RUDYARD KIPLING, Poems, 3 volumes, 1930
Fairfield Auction
RUDYARD KIPLING, Poems, 3 volumes, 1930, Doubleday Doran, with jackets, signed by Kipling, condition: light soiling and toning to jackets,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to vagabondsh.. for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 100 Masterpie1007 - ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 100 Masterpie
Fairfield Auction
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 100 Masterpieces, #77 from a limited edition, signed by several artists including O'Keeffe, Chagall, DeKooning, with c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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COLLECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS, 21 vario1008 - COLLECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS, 21 vario
Fairfield Auction
COLLECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS, 21 various volumes, condition: generally excellent.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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ROMARE BEARDEN, Poems of the Carribean,1009 - ROMARE BEARDEN, Poems of the Carribean,
Fairfield Auction
ROMARE BEARDEN, Poems of the Carribean, one of 2000 in limited edition, one of 250 with Bearden litho condition: excellent, light soiling to slipcase.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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JOHN STIENBECK, The Grapes of Wrath, 1s1010 - JOHN STIENBECK, The Grapes of Wrath, 1s
Fairfield Auction
JOHN STIENBECK, The Grapes of Wrath, 1st printing with jacket, 1939, Viking Press, condition: wear to edges of jacket, toning to spine of jacket.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to hylat for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Vik1011 - JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Vik
Fairfield Auction
JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Viking Press, special signed edition, one of 1,500 signed by Steinbeck, no jacket, otherwise excellent.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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JOHN STEINBECK, Of Mice and Men, 1937, 1012 - JOHN STEINBECK, Of Mice and Men, 1937,
Fairfield Auction
JOHN STEINBECK, Of Mice and Men, 1937, Covici-Friede, wear at corners, loss upper left corner of jacket, spine toned.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Vik1013 - JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Vik
Fairfield Auction
JOHN STEINBECK, East of Eden, 1952, Viking Press, with jacket, wear at Edges.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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JOHN STEINBECK, The Pearl, 1947, Viking1014 - JOHN STEINBECK, The Pearl, 1947, Viking
Fairfield Auction
JOHN STEINBECK, The Pearl, 1947, Viking Press, with jacket, condition: jacket worn at edges.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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SOMMERSET MAUGHAM, Of Human Bondage, 191015 - SOMMERSET MAUGHAM, Of Human Bondage, 19
Fairfield Auction
SOMMERSET MAUGHAM, Of Human Bondage, 1915, Heineman, London, with clamshell case,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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WILLA CATHER, Sapphira and the Slave Gi1016 - WILLA CATHER, Sapphira and the Slave Gi
Fairfield Auction
WILLA CATHER, Sapphira and the Slave Girl, #274 of 520, signed, with jacket and slipcase,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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SALVIDOR DALI, Alice in Wonderland, 1961017 - SALVIDOR DALI, Alice in Wonderland, 196
Fairfield Auction
SALVIDOR DALI, Alice in Wonderland, 1969, Maeceaus Press-Random House, #1148 of 2500, condition: excellent, light staining over one side of slip case
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, publi1018 - ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, publi
Fairfield Auction
ROBERT FROST, The Complete Poems, published by Henry Holt, #147 of 500, signed by Frost,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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THEODORE DRIESER, An American Tragedy, 1019 - THEODORE DRIESER, An American Tragedy,
Fairfield Auction
THEODORE DRIESER, An American Tragedy, Boni & Liveright, #409 of 795, signed, with slipcase
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS, The Yearling,1020 - MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS, The Yearling,
Fairfield Auction
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS, The Yearling, 1939, Scribners, one of 770, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth, signed by Rawling and Wyeth, condition: excellent, to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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CHARLES DICKENS, The Chimes, 1931, L.E.1021 - CHARLES DICKENS, The Chimes, 1931, L.E.
Fairfield Auction
CHARLES DICKENS, The Chimes, 1931, L.E.C. with slip case
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to c_bumpkin for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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LEON BOISSON, De Maupassant, 1920, Pari1022 - LEON BOISSON, De Maupassant, 1920, Pari
Fairfield Auction
LEON BOISSON, De Maupassant, 1920, Paris, #31 of 500, engravings by Boisson
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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WILLIAM FAULKNER Requiem for a Nun, 1951023 - WILLIAM FAULKNER Requiem for a Nun, 195
Fairfield Auction
WILLIAM FAULKNER Requiem for a Nun, 1951, Random House, #259 of 750, signed by Faulkner
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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WILLIAM FAULKNER, The Town, 1957, Rando1024 - WILLIAM FAULKNER, The Town, 1957, Rando
Fairfield Auction
WILLIAM FAULKNER, The Town, 1957, Random House, #245 of 450, signed by Faulkner,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to zoyo31 for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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HERMAN HESSE, Steppenwolf, 1977, L.E.C.1025 - HERMAN HESSE, Steppenwolf, 1977, L.E.C.
Fairfield Auction
HERMAN HESSE, Steppenwolf, 1977, L.E.C. together with a suite of woodcut illustrations by Helmet Ackerman, 1979
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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ROBERT LOWELL, five first printings wit1026 - ROBERT LOWELL, five first printings wit
Fairfield Auction
ROBERT LOWELL, five first printings with fine jackets,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2327james for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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T.S. ELLIOT, Religious Drama: Mediaeval1027 - T.S. ELLIOT, Religious Drama: Mediaeval
Fairfield Auction
T.S. ELLIOT, Religious Drama: Mediaeval and Modern, House of Books, 1954, 149 of 300, signed,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2327james for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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EUDORA WELTY, Place in Fiction, 1957, H1028 - EUDORA WELTY, Place in Fiction, 1957, H
Fairfield Auction
EUDORA WELTY, Place in Fiction, 1957, House of Books, 148 of 300, signed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
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JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, The Baronet   T1029 - JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, The Baronet T
Fairfield Auction
JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, The Baronet & The Butterfly, 1899, R.H. Russell, condition: wear and rubbing to boards.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, four volumes, R1030 - JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, four volumes, R
Fairfield Auction
JAMES MCNIELL WHISTLER, four volumes, Recollections and Impressions, 1903, Eddy; The Works of, 1913, Cary; Catalog of Whistler Etchings, 1909, Mansfie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, Grand, 1964, House 1031 - TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, Grand, 1964, House
Fairfield Auction
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, Grand, 1964, House of Books, 149 of 300, signed, with glassine wrapper, condition: excellent.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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GRAHAM GREENE, 19 Stories, 1959, Viking1032 - GRAHAM GREENE, 19 Stories, 1959, Viking
Fairfield Auction
GRAHAM GREENE, 19 Stories, 1959, Viking, signed, with jacket
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 2327james for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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WOODROW WILSON, A History of the Americ1033 - WOODROW WILSON, A History of the Americ
Fairfield Auction
WOODROW WILSON, A History of the American People, 1902, 5 vol's, #325 of 400, signed,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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LEROY NIEMAN, MobyDick, illustrated by1034 - LEROY NIEMAN, MobyDick, illustrated by
Fairfield Auction
LEROY NIEMAN, MobyDick, illustrated by Nieman, one of 1500, 1975, with signed serigraph, slipcase,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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ART, 5 volumes, including Grandma Moses1035 - ART, 5 volumes, including Grandma Moses
Fairfield Auction
ART, 5 volumes, including Grandma Moses, My Life's History, #145 of 270, signed,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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WALT WHITMAN, Leaves of Grass together 1036 - WALT WHITMAN, Leaves of Grass together
Fairfield Auction
WALT WHITMAN, Leaves of Grass together with Dante Alighieri, The Devine Comedy,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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SHERLOCK HOLMES, 8 vols in 3 slip case1037 - SHERLOCK HOLMES, 8 vols in 3 slip case
Fairfield Auction
SHERLOCK HOLMES, 8 vol's in 3 slip cases, Limited Editions Club,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, together with THE 1038 - THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, together with THE
Fairfield Auction
THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, together with THE LORSCH GOSPELS, modern editions,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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LITERARY WORKS, 22 volumes including He1039 - LITERARY WORKS, 22 volumes including He
Fairfield Auction
LITERARY WORKS, 22 volumes including Hemingway, Twain and Salinger,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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SIGNED LITERARY WORKS, 15 volumes, incl1040 - SIGNED LITERARY WORKS, 15 volumes, incl
Fairfield Auction
SIGNED LITERARY WORKS, 15 volumes, including Robert Frost, Sinclaire Lewis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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LEATHER BINDINGS, 18 volumes 1041 - LEATHER BINDINGS, 18 volumes
Fairfield Auction
LEATHER BINDINGS, 18 volumes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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LITERARY WORKS, 14 volumes including E.1042 - LITERARY WORKS, 14 volumes including E.
Fairfield Auction
LITERARY WORKS, 14 volumes including E.E. Cummings, Wallace Stevens,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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PHOTOGRAPHY/ANIMATION, 4 volumes includ1043 - PHOTOGRAPHY/ANIMATION, 4 volumes includ
Fairfield Auction
PHOTOGRAPHY/ANIMATION, 4 volumes including Disney Animation, Harry Callahan: Color, Roger Tory Peterson, signed,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes inclu1044 - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes inclu
Fairfield Auction
LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes including Vanity Fair,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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REFERENCE BOOKS, 7 volumes including Bo1045 - REFERENCE BOOKS, 7 volumes including Bo
Fairfield Auction
REFERENCE BOOKS, 7 volumes including Bookmans Price Index, vol. 1, related to book collecting,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes, decor1046 - THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes, decor
Fairfield Auction
THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes, decorative leather bindings, some signed,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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KENNETH ROBERTS, Oliver Wiswell and Lyd1047 - KENNETH ROBERTS, Oliver Wiswell and Lyd
Fairfield Auction
KENNETH ROBERTS, Oliver Wiswell and Lydia Bailey, both limited and signed editions,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to ksf16 for (475.00 + 95.00BP) = 570.00
 
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LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes inclu1048 - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes inclu
Fairfield Auction
LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 10 volumes including Faust,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 9 volumes includ1049 - LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 9 volumes includ
Fairfield Auction
LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 9 volumes including Thoreau,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes of dec1050 - THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes of dec
Fairfield Auction
THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 20 volumes of decorative leather bindings,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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