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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 32

Set of European Literature, Easton Press.

Estimate: $300 - $500
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$150

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Set of 13 books of European Literature, Easton Press.
Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk. 1975-1980. 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: VOLTAIRE, Francois (1694-1778), Candide; MAUPASSANT, Guy de (1850-1893), The Tales of Guy de Maupassant; CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616), Don Quixote; DOSTOEVSKY, Fyodor (1821-1881), Crime and Punishment AND The Brothers Karamazov (2 books); GLOVER, Alan, The Confessions of Jean-Jacque Rousseau; MOLIERE (1622-1673), Two plays: Tartuff and The Would-Be Gentlemen; Baudelaire, Charles (1821-1867), The Flowers of Evil; TOLSTOY, Leo (1829-1910), Anna Karenina AND War and Peace (2 books); TURGENEV, Ivan (1818-1883), Fathers & Sons; CHEKHOV, Anton (1860-1904), Two Plays: The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters; STENDHAL, Marie-Henrie(1783-1842), The Red and the Black.

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, with wax bloom on Anna Karenina Spine. Slight rubbing to some covers.

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