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THBBibliotheque de Carabas, 10 Volumes
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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 30, 2022
Tillou Estate Day 2 - Lots 336-707 including American; British; Naturalist Paintings and Sculpture; Mineral & Fossils; Library Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
various titles on folklore and mythology by Andrew Lang, including: [Aesop's Fables], [The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche], [The Secret Commonwealth of Elves], [Fauns and Fairies], [Pygmies of the Ancients], others, London: David Nutt, 1887, number 9 of 50 copies signed by the publisher, 10 volumes (complete), gilt heraldry leather bookplate of William Henry Poor, original wrappers bound in, signed "Club Bindery 1900" binding, bound in full dark blue leather, covers with gilt ruling, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, five raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, teg
Note: Henry William Poor (1844-1915) was an American banker and stockbroker. He was widely known as a book collector and patron of the arts.
The last two times the set was sold were 1986 and 1964 (Sotheby's).
Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Condition
light wear to extremities, very minor scuffs and losses to leather, scattered toning, light staining, and offsetting throughout
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