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Lot 365:
Description
22 Folio Society London English Literature Books in Slip Cases including The Horse’s Mouth by Joyce Cary c. 1969; Leave it to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse c. 1989; two copies of The Age of Scandal by T.H. White c. 1993; Two Volumes set – Through the Looking Glass and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll c. 1962; Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock; Six Volume Set The Complete Entertainments – Graham Green c. 1996 including Stamboul Train, A Gun For Sale, The Confidential Agent, The Ministry of Fear, The Third Man, and Our Man in Havana; Mistress Masham’s Repose by T.H. White c. 1989; Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope c. 1978; Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope c. 1977; two copies of The Warden by Anthony Trollope c. 1976; The Two Heroines of Plumplington and Other Stories c. 1981; Howards End by E.M. Forster c. 1973; Ghost Stories of M.R. James c. 1973; and My early Times by Charles Dickens c. 1988. Combined lot measures approximately 11.5"x14"x13".
Condition: Condition – My Early Times – very good – end papers having light toning/foxing. Edges have some light soiling. Otherwise clean and tight. Slip cover has some white marks and light soiling; Ghost Stories of M.R. James – very good – slip cover soiled and spilt at bottom; cover and spine very lightly soiled; Howards End – very good – slip cover soiled. Top edge soiled. Cloth spine lightly soiled / faded. Otherwise clean and tight; The Two Heroines of Plumplington and Other Stories – very good – slip cover edges soiled. End papers toned. Otherwise clean and tight; two copies of The Warden – near fine – slip case has soiled top edges; Barchester Towers – very good – slip case soiled. Cloth spine lightly faded. Top edge lightly soiled; Doctor Thorne – near fine – slip case soiled around edges; Mistress Masham’s Repose – very good – slip case soiled – moire taffeta decorative cover faded at spine. Otherwise clean and tight; Crotchet Castle – slip case split on top and bottom; spine has some wear, otherwise clean and tight; Lewis Carroll Set – very good – slip case soiled. Top edge soiled. Spine very lightly soiled. Soiling to end papers. Contents clean and tight. The Age of Scandal – very good – both copies have soiled slip covers, one copy has light soiling to top and fore edge, one copy has light soiling to bottom edge and some foxing to top edge. Leave it to PSmith – very good – spine and slip case soiled; The Horse’s Mouth – very good – spine soiled, bottom edge soiled, slip case soiled; Graham Greene Set – good – slip case faded/spotted and soiled. Covers are soiled/spotted on spines and covers. Edges have some stains. Contents clean and tight.
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