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Description:
Decorative Bindings, Finely Leather-bound Sets and Singles, Thirty-eight Volumes.
Calf and morocco bindings, decorated with gilt tooling and lettering, most top edges gilt, 19th and early 20th century, occupying approximately 5 1/2 feet of shelf space. (38)
Provenance: the Estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $300-500
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Morocco, MassachusettsJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.