Gray's Auctioneers
Live Auction

Objects of Desire

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 10:00AM EST
  2026-02-25 10:00:00 2026-02-25 10:00:00 America/New_York Gray's Auctioneers LLC Gray's Auctioneers LLC : Objects of Desire https://auctions.graysauctioneers.com/auctions/grays/objects-of-desire-22258
Our February auction is full of beloved works of art, period furniture and fashionable accessories from Paris runways. Take your time perusing this diverse catalog of historic memorabilia where more than one lot is sure to catch your eye.
Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
Lot 153

COLVIN, Sidney and EWING, J.A.. Papers by the late Fleeming Jenkin.

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
COLVIN, Sidney (1845-1927) and EWING, James A. (1855-1935). Papers, Literary, Scientific, &c. by the late Fleeming Jenkin...
With a memoir by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.., London. 1887.

2 volumes. 8vo. Red cloth with embossed border. Gilt title. Deckled edges.

Vol. 1: portrait, clxxiv, 268 pp., illustrations.
Vol. 2: 371 pp. 5 folding plates.

Each volume is H: 9 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 1 5/8 in. Fair to Poor. Cloth on spine of vol. 1 separating. Both spines fraying, bumped, and rubbed. Sun fading of spines. Covers slightly rubbed. Corners bumped.

Bookplates, interior front board: "Dr. Sydney Ross, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York."
Motto and crest of Order of the Garter, no name "153 G."

When you’re the winning bidder on an item from Gray’s Auctioneers, you have three options for claiming your new treasure: 1. You can schedule an appointment to pick it up at 10717 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. 2. You can arrange for a third party service like UPS to pick up, pack, and ship your item. Two recommended UPS Stores are: store1308@theupsstore.com (440.333.4810); store1016@theupsstore.com (330-725-7033 press 9). 3. If you would like fine art craters or for blanket wrap shipping services, please contact Gray's.

From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.