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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 34

The Easton Press collected Works by DICKENS, Charles.

Estimate: $600 - $800
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$300

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The Easton Press collected Works by DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Set of 20 books.
Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk. 1964-1998. Collector's Edition.

8vo. Full red, black, and brown leather bound. With richly gilt covers, and richly gilt and raised spines. Black ruled titles on spines. With cloth bookmark. Gilt edges.

Titles Include: The Old Curiosity Shop; The Short Stories; Nicholas Nickleby; David Copperfield; Little Dorit; Martin Chuzzlewit; Master Humphrey's Clock; Oliver Twist; Our Mutual Friend; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; American Notes; Bleak House; Dombey and Son; Barnaby Rudge; Sketchs by Boz; The Pickwick Papers; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Papers, Plays & Poems; Christmas Stories.

Each book is approximately 600 pp.

Largest book is H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 2 in. Fair. Leather "sweat" on covers, with slight wax bloom on a few covers. Minor scuffs to A Tale of Two Cities and Sketches by Boz.

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