LOT #92097 |
Sold on Oct 18, 2008 for: Not Sold
William D. Howells. The Rise of Silas Lapham. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1885....
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Description
William D. Howells. The Rise of Silas Lapham. Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1885.First edition, first state of boxed ads. Twelvemo. 515 pages.
Publisher's brown cloth with gilt and black titles and decorations. Housed in a slipcase of brown leather over brown cloth with gilt spine titles and five raised bands. Moderate wear to the extremities. Bumped corners. Light rubbing to the rear board. Textblock edges slightly toned. Internal contents bright and clean. A beautiful first state copy in very good condition.
Interestingly, a bookplate reading "From the Library of Robert Louis Stevenson" is affixed to the front pastedown, most likely from a previous auction of that great author's books.
BAL 9619
Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
16th-18th
Thursday-Saturday
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