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 144:
5 Books Leech, Ward, Carlyle, Lamb, Gladstone
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5 Books Leech, Ward, Carlyle, Lamb, Gladstone
5 books, including first editions; and an issue of The Pocket Magazine c. 1896. Substance on a Speech by W.E. Gladstone, Works of Charles Lamb, Life of Schiller by Thomas Carlyle, Lyrical Recreations by Samuel Ward, Humorous Illustrations by John Leech.
The Pocket Magazine, May 1896. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. Including writing by Stephen Crane and Julia Ward Howe. Back cover detached (page present), losses to spine, creases throughout.
William Ewart Gladstone (England, 1809-1898). Substance of a Speech on the Motion of Lord John Russell for a Committee of the Whole House, With a View to the Removal of the Remaining Jewish Disabilities; Delivered in the House of Commons, on Thursday, December 16, 1847. Together With a Preface. 1848. John Murray, London; printed by George Woodfall and Son, London. Binding loose, minor wear to cover and edges.
Thomas Carlyle (Scotland, 1795-1881). The Life of Friedrich Schiller. Comprehending an Examination of His Works. First edition, 1825. Taylor and Hessey, London; printed by C. Richards. Errata leaf after Contents. Losses to leather on spine and corners, corners bumped, some wear to edges and spine, separation at pastedowns, foxing and discoloration first leaves through contents.
Charles Lamb (England, 1775-1834). The Works of Charles Lamb. 1865. William Veazie, Boston; printed by H.O. Houghton and Company. From an edition of 100 copies. Volume 1 only. Corners bumped, wear to leather on spine, wear to boards. No volumes 2-5, volume 1 only.
Samuel Ward (American, New York, 1814-1884). Lyrical Recreations. First edition, 1883. Macmillan and Co., London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. Corners bumped, some fraying to spine, wear to covers, edges and spine, notations in ink front endpaper, discoloration and small tear to front endpaper.
John Leech (England, 1817-1864). Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations. Circa 1880. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., London; Thomas D. Morison, Glasgow. Gwendolen Jefferson "Newton's Tree" bookplate. Binding loose, some discoloration to pages, wear to spine and boards, some fraying to spine, corners bumped, separation at pastedowns.
Gladstone: Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 2/14/1984; Carlyle: Swann Galleries, New York, sale No. 837, 1/14/1971; Leech: Whitlock Farm Books, Bethany, CT, 9/11/1971; all 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.
