Sold for:
$4,500
$4,500
London: Bentley, 1838. 3 vols. 8vo, publisher's reddish-brown cloth with arabesque design stamped in blind, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, skilfully recased retaining original yellow endpapers with previous owner's name to front pastedown. First edition, first issue, with fireside plate at end of vol. 3, half-titles and ads to vols. 1 and 2 and Bentley's Standard Library ads to vol. 3. Inner hinges starting vol. 1 and black spot to upper board of cloth; brownspotting to some plates; spine ends and corners bumped; otherwise very good with gilt on spines still very fresh.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2012-11-07
