[Rarebooks] FS: Leather-bound sets- literature

[Clare Murphy]

1.  THEATRE DES AUTEURS DU SECOND ORDRE... Paris: Mame, Freres, 
1810-16. Stereotype D'Herhan edition. 40 volumes. 3/4 brown morocco 
with marbled boards, gilt designs on the spine compartments. End 
papers , edges and pastedowns are marbled. High quality paper. 16mo. 
Near fine. Recuil des Tragedies et Comedies Restees au Theatre 
Francais. Complete set. A few mild scrapes and a bit of rubbing to a 
few volumes, otherwise fine.  $750.00

2.  GOLDSMITH, OLIVER.  WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. London: John 
Murray, 1854. Edited by Peter Cunningham. Illustrated by engraved 
extra title pages and frontispiece of Goldsmiths Monument in Volume 
IV. 4 volumes. Full dark green straight-grained  morocco gilt, with 
gilt single-rule border, spines decorated with florets and lettered 
in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and inner dentelles, top 
edge gilt, marbled endpapers by Tout. Large 8vo. Near fine. Gift 
insription erased but barely visible on free endpaper. Minor scuffing 
and previous owner's bookplate to pastedown. A very handsome set of 
this desirable edition.  $425.00

3.  IRVING, WASHINGTON.  WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING. London: Henry 
Bohn, 1854 (1850-57). 10 volumes. Half polished calf with marbled 
boards, edges and end papers. Highly decorated gilt spines with red 
and black morocco labels . 12mo. Near fine. Complete works in 10 
vols. Some foxing to frontispieces, which are on a different type of 
paper from text. Text pages clean and bright. A few scuffs to 
leather. Double title pages, the first in each volume dated 1854, the 
second title page dates vary from 1850 to 1857. 2 previous owner's 
bookplates in volume I. Handsome and scarce set.  $650.00

4.  KIPLING, RUDYARD, 1865-1936.  COLLECTION OF THE WORKS OF RUDYARD 
KIPLING, UNIFORMLY BOUND, A. London: Macmillan, 1890-1941. 28 
volumes. 3/4 navy blue morocco with lighter blue cloth-covered 
boards. Raised bands with gilt lettering in two compartments and gilt 
designs in the other four compartments. Gilt rules to boards and top 
edge gilt. Beautiful decorated end papers. Bound by Morrell of 
London. 8vo. Fine. All are in fine condition with the exception of a 
bit of foxing to some edges. The blue leather on spines has sunned to 
a uniform green blue. Uniform height but width sometimes varies. All 
but one published by Macmillan. The following are first editions: The 
Seven Seas 1896, Stalky and Co. 1899, Traffics and Discoveries 1904, 
Puck of Pook's Hill 1906, A Diversity of Creatures 1917, Letters of 
Travel 1920, A Book of Words 1928 and Limits and Renewals 1932. The 
rest are early but not first issue.  $4500.00

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5.  STERNE, LAWRENCE.  WORKS. London: Dodsley, Strahan etc, 1793. 
Illustrated by Hogarth et al. 10 volumes. Original contemporary 
binding, calf gilt, with rules and gilt decorated spines. 12mo. Near 
fine. Minor edgewear but tight. slight foxing to end papers. 
Hand-colored plate in volume two, depicting a marbling design used in 
book binding.  $750.00

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