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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 116

Set of Easton Press British and Irish Literature books.

Estimate: $400 - $600
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$200

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Set of 13 Easton Press British and Irish Literature books, including YEATS, CHAUCER, STERNE, SHAKESPEARE, WILDE, JAMES...
Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk. 1976-1995. Collector's Edition.

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

Books include: JAMES, Henry (1843-1916), The Portrait of a Lady; HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928), The Return of the Native; HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928), Jude the Obscure. WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900), Short Stories; JOYCE, James (1882-1941), A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; YEATS, W.B. (1865-1939), The Poems of W.B. Yeats; CHAUCER, Geoffrey ( -1400), The Canterbury Tales; GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-1774), She Stoops to Conquer; SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950), Two Plays for Puritans; STERN, Laurence (1713-1768), The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman; SHAKESPEAR, William (1564-1616), The Histories; SIMON, Henry, A Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols; HENDRICKS, Michael, A Treasury of Christmas Stories and Poems.

Each book is approximately xvi, 400 pp., with illustrations.

Largest book is H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 2 in. Good. Leather "sweat" on covers, but no wax bloom or other deterioration.

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