G85 Weekly General Auction Monday
Lot 303:
Description
A collection of 10 hardcover volumes published by the Folio Society, London. The lot comprises the following titles: Cranford by Mrs Gaskell; The Jubilee Years 1887-1897; Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome; The Pre-Raphaelites and Their World; The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; Chartres: The Making of a Miracle; The Berlin Diaries of Marie Vassiltchikov; The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius; Cobbett’s America; and The Prince by Machiavelli. The volumes are bound in the publisher’s original decorative cloth or paper-covered boards in various colours including navy blue, cream, purple, burgundy, and orange. The bindings feature gilt or silver-toned lettering and ornamental motifs to the spines and boards. Most volumes are housed within their original protective slipcases. The books are produced in octavo format.