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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LOTE 143:
2 Samuel Butler First Edition Books
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Vendido por: $400
Precio inicial:
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Precio estimado :
$200 - $400
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 28%
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2 Samuel Butler First Edition Books
Samuel Butler (England, 1835-1902). 2 first editions, Erewhon Revisited and The Way of All Flesh.
Erewhon Revisited. Twenty Years Later. Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by His Son. First edition, 1901. Grant Richards, London. Minor wear to cover and edges, small tear to cloth at bottom of spine, corners bumped, notations in pencil front endpaper and rear pastedown.
The Way of All Flesh. First edition, 1903. Grant Richards, London. Samuel Butler bookplate front pastedown. In blue cloth slipcase. Notations in pencil front endpaper and pastedown, separation at front and rear pastedowns, some wear and discoloration to cover and spine, corners bumped, edges dented; scratches and wear to slipcase.
Provenance: The Way of All Flesh, Charles Scribner's Sons, The Scribner Rare Book Shop, New York, 11/10/1971; 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.
