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Description:
Decorative Bindings, Finely Leather-bound Sets, Thirty-three Volumes.
A group of 19th and early 20th century octavo-format books bound in full and half morocco and calfskin, spines decorated with gilt tooling, lettering, and ruling, occupying approximately 2 1/2 feet of shelf space. (33)
Provenance: the Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $200-300
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Massachusetts
John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.