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 127:
Thomas Hardy The Hand of Ethelberta First Edition
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Sold for: $850
Start price:
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200
Estimated price :
$400 - $600
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Thomas Hardy The Hand of Ethelberta First Edition
Thomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). The Hand of Ethelberta. A Comedy in Chapters, in 2 volumes. First edition, 1876. With illustrations. Publisher Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place, London; printed by Spottiswoode and Co., London. Stanley J. Keyes bookplate, ex-libris. Each volume in yellow cloth case with yellow cloth and leather slipcases. 5 1/2" x 8 5/8".
Bumped corners, wear to red cloth boards and spines, bindings loose, cloth separating from binding volume I, pink residue to front pastedowns, cloth starting to separate from binding volume II, minor foxing; scratches and wear to slipcases.
Provenance: 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.
