Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 107:
Anthony Trollope (England, 1815-1882). The Small House at Allington, in 2 volumes. With illustrations by J.E. Millais. First edition, 1864. Publisher Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, London; and printed by Smith, Elder & Co., Little Green Arbour Court, London. Printing with page 70 (volume I) misprinted as 0 and hobbledehoya page 33. Marbled boards with blue leather and gilt lettering. William Nicholson bookplates to front pastedowns.
Wear to boards; wear, scratches and losses to leather, shelf wear, corners bumped, discoloration to pastedowns, pencil notations to front pastedowns, foxing throughout, notation in pencil on page 70 volume II, bindings loose, back cover of volume I dented, tear to back board at spine, foxing throughout.
Provenance: Alan Hancox Fine Books, Cheltenham, England; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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