Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Seven Vintage

A Collection of Seven Vintage Hardbound Books Including Travel and Literature, Early to Mid-20th Century - An assortment of seven vintage and antique hardbound books featuring a variety of mass-market decorative bindings from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. The collection comprises diverse subjects including travel, reference, and classic literature. The bindings are primarily cloth-wrapped boards with decorative stamping in gold, black, and colored inks. The stack includes:A faded red cloth volume with illegible spine text.Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume IX: Spain and Portugal, published by Funk and Wagnalls Company, featuring light blue cloth with dark blue stamped text and a Celtic knot design.Mother's Encyclopedia, Ps-Sm (pages 939 to 1175), published by The Parents' Institute, in blue cloth with elaborate gold-stamped decorative motifs.The Deerslayer by Cooper, published by F. M. Lupton Pub. Co., in tan cloth with ornate gold and black stamped Art Nouveau style floral and scrollwork decoration.The Later Life by Couperus, published by Dodd, Mead and Company, in blue cloth with blind-stamped title and author.Aphrodite by Pierre Louys, published by Illustrated Editions Co., in tan cloth with red and gold stamped bands, featuring a line drawing of a standing nude female figure on the center spine.High Towers by Thomas B. Costain, published by Doubleday, in red cloth with a blue and gold stamped title block.Width (Spine to Edge): 5 1/2 inchesHeight of Tallest Book: 8 1/2 inchesTotal Stack Depth: 9 1/2 inches.