Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana

Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 164

[BINDING –– RAMAGE]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792–1822). Poe...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
[BINDING ?? RAMAGE]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792?1822).?Poems of??Edited by Stopford A. Brooke. London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1900. 12mo (152 x 95 mm). Half?title, engraved title?page vignette. Full contemporary olive morocco, covers with gilt floral pattern of tall stems with citrus, red and black inlay moroccos on the flower petals, a series of heart decorations near foot over covers, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, repeated floral pattern with morocco inlays in compartments, gilt?lettering in second compartment, all edges gilt, silk moir? endpapers, gilt dentelles of more floral patterns with morocco inlays, GILT STAMP?SIGNED BY RAMAGE (spine a bit sunned). From the ?Golden Treasury Series?. AN ATTRACTIVE BINDING from this celebrated London bindery best known for their remarkably fine gilt work and craftsmanship.