A GROUP OF FIFTY-FIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLES, EASTON PRESS, HORNBLOWER SERIES AND ANTIQUE INTEREST,

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May 21, 2022

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• Lot Description
  A GROUP OF FIFTY-FIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLES, EASTON PRESS, HORNBLOWER SERIES AND ANTIQUE INTEREST, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, comprising selected titles, many Collector Editions with gilt edges and leather bound, "The Mysterious Island," Verne, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1997; "Robinson Crusoe," Defoe, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1998; "Treasure Island," Stevenson, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1997; "The Last of the Mohicans," Cooper,Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1998; "The Black Arrow," Stevenson, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1991; "Kidnapped," Stevenson, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1991; "The Deerslayer," Fenimore Cooper, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1998; "The Arabian Nights," Wiggin and Smith, Parrish, Illus., Easton Press, 1996; "Moby Dick or the Whale," Melville, Easton Press, 1977; "Tanglewood Tales," Hawthorne, Dulac, Illus., Easton Press, 2002; "The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault," Clarke, Illus., Easton Press, 2002; "The Endurance," Alexander, signed edition, "Caroline Alexander," in blue ink, Easton Press, 1999; "Westward Ho!," Kingsley,Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1997; "Robin Hood," Creswick, Wyeth, Illus., Easton Press, 1991; "The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm," Lucas, trans., Rackham, illus.,Easton Press, 2002; "Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen," Nielsen, illus., Easton Press, 2002; "The Fables of Aesop," Detmold, illus., Easton Press, 2002; "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz," Baum, Neill, Illus., Easton Press, 1993; "The Emerald City," Baum, Neill, Illus., Easton Press, 1993; "The Marvelous Land of Oz," Baum, Neill, Illus., Easton Press, 1989; "The Great Gatsby," Fitzgerald, Easton Press, 1991; "Tender is the Night," Fitzgerald, Easton Press, 1991; "The Last Tycoon," Easton Press, 1991; a group of eleven Hornblower titles, Forester, Easton Press, 2001; "Boys Book of Famous Rulers," Famer, New York, 1886; "The Poetical Works of John Milton," New York, circa 1880; "Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World," Browne, Illus., New York, 1877; "The Poems of Schiller," Bowring, trans., New York, 1880s; "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo," Creasy, London, 1887; "The Poetical Works of John Milton," New York, 1887; "Familiar Quotations," Bartlett, Boston, 1870, and other title selections by various printers and publishers.

  Condition

  Some page toning, smudges, tears, bends, spine damages to older texts, scuffs, inscriptions and dedications and other expected wear. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
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