(lot of 20) Library shelf books: Literature subjects, all with leather spine, gilt embossed lettering, including: (17) by William Makepeace Thackeray (British, 1811-1863), published by Charles Scribner's Sons, in 1904, all with house motif and name Herman Chapin at interior front cover, "The Virginians," vols I, II, and III, "The Newcomes," vols I, II, and III, "Henry Esmond," vols I and II, "Denis Duval, Lovel the Widower, The Wolves and the Lamb, The Second Funeral of Napoleon," "Miscellaneous Essays, Sketches, and Reviews," "Sketches and Travels in London," "Letters of Thackeray," "The Four Georges," "The Virginians," vols I, II, and III, "The Newcomes," vols I, II, and III, "The Irish Sketch Book," "Contributions to Punch," "Christmas Books," "Burlesques," (3 vols) "Life of the Duke of Wellington," by William Hamilton Maxwell (Irish, 1792-1850), published by Henry G. Bohn, in 1852, (two) with coat of arms and name Sir Henry R. P. Floyd to interior front cover, largest: approx 9"h, 6"w, 2"d, 40lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate** Start Price: $80.00

4.26.23-LOT 1456- -I performed a cursory examination with a random sampling of book pages, I did not examine the interior of all or count pages of books, I note some scuffs, wear, and small losses to leather spines, some bending to boards, pages show consistent toning, foxing, bending, and some small wear and losses as commensurate with age, one of the Thackery books has a slightly loose leather spine, see images, I am not an expert on books so please let me know should you have further questions

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