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Lot 411

[SILVER]. HOW, Commander George Evelyn Paget [and] HOW, Jane Penrice. English and Scottish Silver Spoons... London: Privately Printed [at the Curwen

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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[SILVER]. HOW, Commander George Evelyn Paget  [and] HOW, Jane Penrice. English and Scottish Silver Spoons... London: Privately Printed [at the Curwen Press], 1952-1957. Complete in 3 large folio volumes. Profusely illustrated. [367]; [402]; 161 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, spines with brown gilt morocco lettering labels, publisher's unclipped (unpriced) dust jackets.

Condition

Minor rubbing to bindings, edges of text block with minor occasional soiling; jackets toned, edgeworn, soiled, with occasional short tears, chips. Still, a fine copy of this rare set. FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE SET, #235/550 COPIES. 

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