Objects of Desire
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Lot 153
COLVIN, Sidney and EWING, J.A.. Papers by the late Fleeming Jenkin.
Estimate: $80 - $120
Bid Increments
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| $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."
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.
Condition
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."
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.
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