Willow Auction House's Fall Great Estates Curated Auction features nearly 200 lots of first edition books, furniture, artwork and ethnographic items.
The sale features a large selection of books from a private New York City collector, including first editions and publications in their original serialized parts by George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte, H.G. Wells, William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens.
Also up for auction is a variety of mid-century modern, oak and English furniture, including pieces by Tommi Parzinger, Paul Evans, Eames and Harvey Probber.
The sale also includes a large selection of artwork, including paintings by William Merritt Chase, Hermann Herzog, David Burliuk and Alfred Kowalski, as well as an Andy Warhol Cow Screenprint on wallpaper, and a large Franz Bergman cold painted bronze.
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LOT 159:
4 Books on Charles Dickens Gissing, Eckel, Hatton
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Sold for: $100
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
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129.86
Start price:
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100
Estimate :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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sales tax: 6.625%
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4 Books on Charles Dickens Gissing, Eckel, Hatton
4 books on Charles Dickens.
George Gissing. Charles Dickens. A Critical Study. First edition, 1898. Blackie & Son, London. The Victorian Era Series. Corners bumped and fraying, wear and fraying to spine, names written in pencil front endpaper and title page.
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Dickens. An Exhibition Curated by Ralph & Bruce Crawford, The Grolier Club, New York. Sealed in original plastic.
John C. Eckel. The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and Their Values. A Bibliography. Chapman & Hall, London, 1913. Numbered 585 of 750 copies. Corners bumped, some wear to spine, foxing throughout.
Thomas Hatton and Arthur H. Cleaver. A Bibliography of The Periodical Works of Charles Dickens. Bibliographical, Analytical and Statistical. Large paper edition, 1933. Chapman & Hall, London. Number 17 of 250 copies. Signed by Thomas Hatton and Arthur H. Cleaver. Corner bumped, some scratches to spine.
Provenance: Gissing, Sumner & Stillman, Yarmouth, ME, 10/5/1987; Extraordinary Life, Grolier Club, 3/10/2006; Eckel, George S. MacManus Company, Philadelphia, 1/19/1987; Hatton & Cleaver, Whitlock Books, Bethany, CT, 3/10/1971; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
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