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 169:
Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby, 20 Parts
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Sold for: $2,000
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
$
2,597.10
Start price:
$
500
Estimate :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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sales tax: 6.625%
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Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby, 20 Parts
Charles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and the Complete Career of the Nickleby Family. First edition, in 20 monthly parts bound in 19 (XIX and XX combined). April 1838-October 1839. First issues IV and V. In red cloth case and red cloth and leather faux book slipcase. Clara B. and Edward C. Daoust bookplate inside cloth case, ex-libris.
Wear and some losses to original blue wrappers, some tears to covers and spines, bottom corner torn on No. I and corners clipped on some installments, burn to bottom corner of cover XV, names written in ink on some covers, foxing to plates; corners bumped, some wear and scratches to leather on slipcase.
With Parke-Bernet catalog, December 8, 1970.
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, sale 3130, number 24, 12/8/1970; 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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