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Auction archive: Lot number 82

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope...To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$2,400
Auction archive: Lot number 82

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope...To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
US$2,400
Beschreibung:

Title: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ..To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author Author: Pope, Alexander Place: London Publisher: Thomas M'Lean Date: 1821 Description: 2 volumes. vii, 379; [4], 412 pp. 9x5¾, bound in full period black morocco, entire front and rear covers elaborately with decorative blind-stamping, front and rear cover borders decoratively stamped in gilt, spines tooled and lettered in gilt, light brown endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, both with different double fore-edge paintings. Publisher’s “Large Paper” Edition, one of only 100 sets printed. Handsomely bound two volume set, both with double fore-edge paintings by the same artist, each showing lovely outdoor scenes, including boats on water, people enjoying the day walking on the grass, fishing (one casting a fly), throwing sticks for dogs, surrounded with trees, three fore-edges with a bridge, and each with at least one or two houses / buildings in the backgrounds. Fore-edge paintings are nicely disguised when the books are closed; painted circa late nineteenth century. No frontispiece present. Lot Amendments Condition: Nicks to joints and edges, repairs to spine ends (upwards to an inch), corners lightly bumped, mild rubbing; hinges tender; large tear to Volume I front free endpaper and a preliminary a bit loose; both with spots to endpapers and previous owner’s signature dated 1829; very good or better with clean and well-preserved fore-edge paintings. Item number: 167872

Auction archive: Lot number 82
Auction:
Datum:
23 Feb 2006
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ..To Which is Prefixed The Life of the Author Author: Pope, Alexander Place: London Publisher: Thomas M'Lean Date: 1821 Description: 2 volumes. vii, 379; [4], 412 pp. 9x5¾, bound in full period black morocco, entire front and rear covers elaborately with decorative blind-stamping, front and rear cover borders decoratively stamped in gilt, spines tooled and lettered in gilt, light brown endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, both with different double fore-edge paintings. Publisher’s “Large Paper” Edition, one of only 100 sets printed. Handsomely bound two volume set, both with double fore-edge paintings by the same artist, each showing lovely outdoor scenes, including boats on water, people enjoying the day walking on the grass, fishing (one casting a fly), throwing sticks for dogs, surrounded with trees, three fore-edges with a bridge, and each with at least one or two houses / buildings in the backgrounds. Fore-edge paintings are nicely disguised when the books are closed; painted circa late nineteenth century. No frontispiece present. Lot Amendments Condition: Nicks to joints and edges, repairs to spine ends (upwards to an inch), corners lightly bumped, mild rubbing; hinges tender; large tear to Volume I front free endpaper and a preliminary a bit loose; both with spots to endpapers and previous owner’s signature dated 1829; very good or better with clean and well-preserved fore-edge paintings. Item number: 167872

Auction archive: Lot number 82
Auction:
Datum:
23 Feb 2006
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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