Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 376
Four Finely Bound Works by Pierce Egan.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
[Fine Binding] Egan, Pierce. Four Finely Bound Works by Pierce Egan. Titles include Sporting Anecdotes (1825; half crimson levant, raised bands, gilt centerpieces of sporting images); Pierce Egan?s Book of Sports? (1832; half red morocco, elaborately gilt compartments; front board starting with slight separation at joint); The Life of Extraordinary Adventures of Samuel Denmore Hayward (1822; half crushed morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, compartments with gilt fleuron centerpieces; frontispiece by Cruikshank); and The Show Folks (1831; full crimson morocco tooled in gilt, dentelle turn-ins). 8vo/12mo. Generally very good.
