Willow Auction House's Fall Great Estates Curated Auction features nearly 200 lots of first edition books, furniture, artwork and ethnographic items.
The sale features a large selection of books from a private New York City collector, including first editions and publications in their original serialized parts by George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte, H.G. Wells, William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens.
Also up for auction is a variety of mid-century modern, oak and English furniture, including pieces by Tommi Parzinger, Paul Evans, Eames and Harvey Probber.
The sale also includes a large selection of artwork, including paintings by William Merritt Chase, Hermann Herzog, David Burliuk and Alfred Kowalski, as well as an Andy Warhol Cow Screenprint on wallpaper, and a large Franz Bergman cold painted bronze.
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LOT 122:
2 Arnold Bennett First Edition Books
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Sold for: $125
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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sales tax: 6.625%
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2 Arnold Bennett First Edition Books
Arnold Bennett (England, 1867-1931). 2 first edition books, Riceyman Steps and The Old Wives' Tale.
Riceyman Steps. First edition, 1923. Publisher Cassel and Company Ltd.; printed in Great Britain. With illustrated paper dust jacket. Dust jacket torn at spine, corners and edges, creases throughout; front cover dented along top and bottom edges, minor staining to front, minor shelf wear and bumped corners, notation in pencil rear pastedown; foxing to fore edge, pastedowns and endpapers and inside of dust jacket, some foxing throughout text.
The Old Wives' Tale. First edition, 1908. Publisher Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London; printed by William Clowes and Sons, London. In red cloth cover, with red cloth and brown leather faux book slipcase. Corners bumped and cover dented, shelf wear, wear to edges and corners, fraying to cloth at spine, notations in pencil on front endpaper, binding loose, foxing throughout; slight wear to slipcase.
Provenance: both private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
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