11-15-201511-15-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2865BBoston
November 15, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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19th Century Plates Books, Three Titles in Five Volumes.

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$215$175
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2865BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2015 11:00AM

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19th Century Plates Books, Three Titles in Five Volumes.
Sir Walter Scott's Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, London: Arch, 1826, in two volumes, full page illustrations throughout, small folio, bound in uniform half morocco, worn; Rudolf von Osterreich's Eine Orientreise, Vienna: Hof, 1884, folio, in publisher's cloth, damaged, staining and foxing to contents, fine etchings throughout; [and] Cesar Daly's Motifs Historiques: Decorations Exterieures Empruntees a des Monuments Francais, Paris: Daly, 1881, in two volumes, large folio, half red morocco, hundreds of engravings throughout both volumes. (5)
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Walter Scott, Cesar Daly, London, Paris, Scotland