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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 178:
Charles Edition (England, 1812-1870). Lot including No Thoroughfare, Waverly salesman’s sample, The Haunted House, 2 Illustrated Sterling editions.
No Thoroughfare. First Tauchnitz edition, 1868. Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. By Charles Dickens and W. Collins. To which is added The Late Miss Hollingford. Collection of British Authors, Vol. 961. Corners bumped, some wear to top and bottom of spine, name written in ink on half title page.
The Waverly Edition The Works of Charles Dickens. Salesman’s sample, 1912. With pages of sample text, tipped in colored illustrations and sample spines attached at rear. Corners bumped and fraying, fraying and wear to spine.
The Haunted House. The Extra Christmas Number From All the Year Round. Christmas, 1859. 48 pages. Some wear and discoloration throughout, small tears and creases to spine and corners.
Illustrated Sterling Edition: Great Expectations, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mugby Junction, Master Humphrey’s Clock. Dana Estes and Company, Boston. Corners bumped and worn, losses to leather on corners and spine, front board separated from spine at top.
Illustrated Sterling Edition: Nicholas Nickleby. Dana Estes and Company, Boston. Corners bumped and worn, losses to leather on corners and spine, front board separated from spine at top.
Provenance: No Thoroughfare, The Antiquarian Shop, Scottsdale, AZ, 2/8/1980; 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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