Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Fine Books and Manuscripts

Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 127

Three Titles on Life and Crime in London, finely bound.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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
[London Crime] Three Titles on Life and Crime in London, finely bound. Titles include Real Life in London by Pierce Egan (1823; half red calf over marbled boards, raised bands tooled in gilt; colored plates and title page; boards slightly separated); Sketches in London by James Grant (1838; first edition; half levant over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt centerpieces; illustrated with plates; a fine copy); and Doings in London (n.d.; half calf over marbled boards, elaborately tooled compartments, morocco spine label, woodcut illustrations; extremities rubbed). 8vos. Generally good copies.