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Lot 132:
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4 Victorian England Themed Books including Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey c. 1967 published by the Folio Society London in slip cover; Men of the Reign – A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Persons of British and Colonial Birth Who Have Died During the Reign of Queen Victoria edited by Thomas Humphry Ward published by George Routledge and Sons, London c. 1885 in full brown calf leather binding with gilt decoration on front and back covers. Raised bands, gold tooling and lettering on spine. Marbled end sheets and block edges; Two Volume Set – Celebrities of the Century – Being A Dictionary of Men and Women of the Nineteenth Century edited by Lloyd C. Sanders published by Cassell and Company, Limited London c. 1887 in three quarter red calf leather binding. Raised bands, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Combined lot measures approximately 12.5"x9.5"x4".
Condition: Condition – Eminent Victorians – Good – Stains to red cloth cover, spine slightly faded, slip cover soiled; Men of the Regin – Wear to front and back cover, stains and soiling. Spine spilt but intact. Discoloration to spine. Gilt decoration and lettering intact. Wear to spine, head and tail. Block edges faded, top edge soiled. Hinge split but intact. Contents clean.; Celebrities of the Century – covers are soiled and have hear to corners. Spine soiled/darkened with light wear. Wear to joints, head and tail. Block edges soiled. Contents mainly clean with some soiling and foxing. Please see photos.
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