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Private Collection of Fine Books

by Weschler's

Platinum House 148 lots with images

June 20, 2012

Live Auction

909 E Street, N.W.

Washington, DC, 20004 USA

Phone: 202 628 1281

Fax: 202 628 2366

Email: info@weschlers.com

Viewing NotesMonday, June 18 & Tuesday, June 19 from 10am-3pm

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[Charles Dickens] Dickens's Works, 29 vols., 8vo, Boaston and New York, 1894

Lot 1: [Charles Dickens] Dickens's Works, 29 vols., 8vo, Boaston and New York, 1894

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Description: [Charles Dickens] Dickens's Works Twenty-nine vols., 8vo (200 x 136 mm), published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York, 1894, with half red Morocco and marbled board bindings. Property from the Estate of Douglas H. Taylor

Condition Report: ALL BOOKS WILL BE SOLD AS IS. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

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[Edward Bulwer Lytton] Bulwer's Works

Lot 2: [Edward Bulwer Lytton] Bulwer's Works

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Description: [Edward Bulwer Lytton] Bulwer's Works Twenty-five vols., 8vo (203 x 146 mm), Illustrated Cabinet Edition, published by Dana Estes & Company, Boston, circa 1900, with half green Morocco and marbled board bindings. Property from the Estate of Douglas H. Taylor

Condition Report: ALL BOOKS WILL BE SOLD AS IS. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

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The Works of Alphonse Daudet, 24 vols., 8vo, Boston, 1899-1900

Lot 3: The Works of Alphonse Daudet, 24 vols., 8vo, Boston, 1899-1900

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Description: [Alphonse Daudet] The Works of Alphonse Daudet Twenty-four vols., 8vo (220 x 146 mm), illustrated, edition 163/1000, published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1899-1900, with half brown Morocco and marbled board bindings. Property from the Estate of Douglas H. Taylor

Condition Report: ALL BOOKS WILL BE SOLD AS IS. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

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[Bindings] Three Titles

Lot 4: [Bindings] Three Titles

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Description: [Bindings] Three Titles 1) Robert Heron, The Letters of Junius, two vols., 8vo (235 x 152 mm), published by Samuel F. Bradford, Philadelphia, 1804, with brown Morocco and marbled board bindings; 2) William Chambers, Editor, Chamber's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge, ten vols., 12mo (180 x 114 mm), published by Gould and Lincoln, Boston, circa 1840, with brown calf board bindings; 3) Baron Samuel von Pufendorf, Of the Law of Nature and Nations, eight books in one vol., folio (333 x 210 mm), second edition, written in Latin...translated into English, published by L. Litchfield for many, Oxford, 1710, with full tooled brown calf board bindings. (13 vols.) Property from the Estate of Douglas H. Taylor

Condition Report: ALL BOOKS WILL BE SOLD AS IS. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

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[Literature] Two Titles

Lot 5: [Literature] Two Titles

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Description: [Literature] Two Titles 1) Peter Cunningham, Editor, Works of Oliver Goldsmith, four vols., 8vo (222 x 146 mm), published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston 1854, with half black Morocco and marbled board bindings; 2) Edward William Lane, The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, three vols., 8vo (235 x 159 mm), a New edition, edited by Edward Stanley Poole, illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood from original designs by William Darbey, published by Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, London, 1865, with half red Morocco and marbled board bindings. (7 vols.) Property from the Estate of Douglas H. Taylor

Condition Report: ALL BOOKS WILL BE SOLD AS IS. Weschler's provides written condition reports, upon request, for any lot in our auctions. Such a condition report is provided as a courtesy to our clients and should in no instance replace first hand inspection by a prospective buyer or his/her agent. All property is sold "as is" in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph 3 of Conditions of Sale. Neither Weschler's nor the consignor makes any express or implied warranty or representation as to the condition of any lot offered for sale, and no statement made at any time, whether oral or written, shall constitute such a warranty or representation.

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