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May 27, 2015 12:00 PM - June 7, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Dore, Gustave (1832-1883) Two Illustrated Volumes.

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$1,107$900
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2819TLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 27, 2015 12:00PM

Description:

Dore, Gustave (1832-1883) Two Illustrated Volumes.
Alfred Lord Tennyson's Enid, New York: Routledge, 1869, large folio, publisher's ornately stamped and gilt green boards, a.e.g., 16 x 11 3/4 in.
[Together with] Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884, bound in publisher's blue cloth, ornate illustrated stamping in blind and gold, original dust jacket, and slipcase; slipcase worn, some pieces broken and missing, 18 x 14 in. (2)

Provenance: from the library of James D. Smillie (1933-1904).
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Alfred Lord Tennyson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge