$480
A group of 5 books. by Otto Münchhausen. Hannover: N. Försters und Sohns Erben, 1765-1773. 12mo., full speckled calf. Vol. 3 only. John Crerar Library bookplates tipped-in to front pastedown. Boards, backstrip, and first few front and rear leaves separated; wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip. London: W. Otridge, 1768. Fourth Edition. 8vo., leather backed marbled boards. Bookplate of Thomas Serel Wells tipped in front pastedown. Wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip; head of backstrip chipped; pp. 1-2 lacking with facsimiles laid-in; fading and some foxing to text. by Oliver Optic. Chicago: M.A. Donohue, n.d. 8vo., illustrated green cloth boards. Wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip; fading and light soiling to boards; otherwise a sound copy. by Pedro Antonio Alcarcón. London: Gerald Howe, n.d. (1927). 4to., gilt-decorated black cloth boards. Translated from the Spanish by Martin Armstrong. Illustrated by Norman Tealby. Bookplate of the University of Chicago Library to front pastedown. Wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip; fading and soiling to boards; text clean. London: B. Fellowes, 1830. by Charles Babbage. 8vo., wrapper-backed boards. Two bookplates of The John Crerar Library Chicago to the front pastedown. Wear to edges and extremes of boards and backstrip; front board separated; library stamp to front board; library sticker to backstrip; lacking backstrip; text clean.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2007-03-16
