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The Refined Life: Curated Objects for Curious Minds

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Fine Art, Rare Books, Antiques, Furniture & Decorative Objects This auction brings together 170 lots of fine art, rare books, antiques, furniture, ceramics, and decorative objects and contemporary abstract paintings from notable Northeast Ohio estates — spanning four centuries and four continents. Whether you’re furnishing a study, building a collection, or simply acquiring the things that make a home worth living in, this is the place to start. Gray's now offers in-house shipping for select lots.
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Lot 88

Set of Easton Press books, American Literature.

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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Set of 16 Easton Press Books, American Literature (19th and 20th Century).
Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk. 1976-1996.

8vo and 4to. Full leather bound, multiple colors. With richly gilt covers, and richly gilt and raised spines. With cloth bookmark. Gilt edges.

Books include: STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896), Uncle Tom's Cabin; THOMAS, Gordon (1933-2017) and MORGAN-WITTS, Max (1931- ), The San Francisco Earthquake; IRVING, Washington (1783-1859), Sleepy Hollow AND The Alhambra (2 books); FAULKNER, William (1897-1962), The Sound and the Fury AND As I Lay Dying (2 books); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864), The Scarlet Letter; CRANE, Stephen (1871-1900), The Red Badge of Courage; WHITMAN, Walt (1819-1892), Leaves of Grass; THOREAU, Henry David (1817-1862), Walden; STEINBECK, John (1902-1968), Of Mice and Men; COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851), The Last of the Mohicans; ALCOTT, Louisa May (1832-1888), Little Women; MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1892), Moby Dick; TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910), Huckleberry Finn; EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Each book is approximately 400 pp., with illustrations.

Largest book is H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 2 in. Fair. Leather "sweat" on covers. Minor rubbing to covers. Slight wax bloom on Sleepy Hollow.

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