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Auction archive: Lot number 63

BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne. [ Novels ], edited by Temple Scott, London: Downey, 1899-1901, 12 volumes including The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elisabeth Gaskell, 8°, Thornton edition, frontispieces, full brown morocco gilt-tooled in baroque sty...

Auction 25.04.1997
25 Apr 1997
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$651 - US$977
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,248
Auction archive: Lot number 63

BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne. [ Novels ], edited by Temple Scott, London: Downey, 1899-1901, 12 volumes including The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elisabeth Gaskell, 8°, Thornton edition, frontispieces, full brown morocco gilt-tooled in baroque sty...

Auction 25.04.1997
25 Apr 1997
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$651 - US$977
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,248
Beschreibung:

BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne. [ Novels ], edited by Temple Scott, London: Downey, 1899-1901, 12 volumes including The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elisabeth Gaskell, 8°, Thornton edition, frontispieces, full brown morocco gilt-tooled in baroque style, covers with green morocco onlays forming rose-heads, floral motif repeated in onlays to spines, green morocco liners edged in brown, the edges ruled and tooled in gilt, brown watered silk doublures (extremities lightly rubbed, some joints cracking slightly), t.e.g., others uncut (fore-edges browned) -- Jane AUSTEN. The Novels , Edinburgh: John Grant 1905, 10 volumes only (of 12), 8°, Winchester edition, frontispiece, contemporary crimson calf, spines gilt (spines unevenly faded, affected by damp, light rubbing, one board-edge damaged), t.e.g. (fore-edges spotted) -- and one other work in 5 small volumes, bound in crimson morocco. (27)

Auction archive: Lot number 63
Auction:
Datum:
25 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne. [ Novels ], edited by Temple Scott, London: Downey, 1899-1901, 12 volumes including The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elisabeth Gaskell, 8°, Thornton edition, frontispieces, full brown morocco gilt-tooled in baroque style, covers with green morocco onlays forming rose-heads, floral motif repeated in onlays to spines, green morocco liners edged in brown, the edges ruled and tooled in gilt, brown watered silk doublures (extremities lightly rubbed, some joints cracking slightly), t.e.g., others uncut (fore-edges browned) -- Jane AUSTEN. The Novels , Edinburgh: John Grant 1905, 10 volumes only (of 12), 8°, Winchester edition, frontispiece, contemporary crimson calf, spines gilt (spines unevenly faded, affected by damp, light rubbing, one board-edge damaged), t.e.g. (fore-edges spotted) -- and one other work in 5 small volumes, bound in crimson morocco. (27)

Auction archive: Lot number 63
Auction:
Datum:
25 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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