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45 Small Books, From Private Library: Most leather or half leather bounds, Varied genre, …7 volumes Swifts Works, Dublin, 1765$ , Pride and Prejudice, 3 vol. Universal History, 1804, Voltair 1801, Madame Bovary! French Missel, lots of I

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34 Books, From Private Library: 2 early Medical books: 1889 Treatise on Practice of Medicine by Bartholow, 1848 Pathology and Therapeutics, 25 vol. Waverly Novels, 1831 editions, 4 vol. History of Ameri People by Woodrow Wilson, 191

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English Arts and Crafts Oak Long Library Table: English Arts and Crafts Oak Long Library Table 30 1/4 x 9 ft. x 31 1/2 in. Denzel Grant, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, April 2009. A Private Connecticut Collection, Designed by Colefax & Fo

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George II Mahogany Library Armchair: George II Mahogany Library Armchair Circa 1755 Height 36 3/4 inches (93.3cm), width 26 1/4 inches (66.7cm), depth 27 inches (68.6cm). C Property from a Park Avenue Private Collection

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A Pair of Chippendale Style Mahogany Library Chairs: A Pair of Chippendale Style Mahogany Library Chairs Late 19th/Early 20th Century Height 41 3/4 x width 26 x depth 25 inches. Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois

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School of Jacob van Oost the Younger A Gentleman Seated in his Library: School of Jacob van Oost the Younger A Gentleman Seated in his Library Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (44.5 x 54.7 cm) Provenance: M. & D. Lewis Antiques, London Private collection, New York [Sa

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Pair of English Library Oak Armchairs: Pair of English Library Oak Armchairs. Upholstered in blue fabric. Old Christie's consignment tag. 41.25" H x 23" W x 24" D Property from a private Long Island collection.

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George III Mahogany Library Armchair: English, 18th C. 39-1/4"h Provenance: Property from a Private Park Avenue, New York City Collection

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Renaissance Revival oak library table: A Renaissance Revival oak library tableearly 20th centuryheight 31 (79cm); width 40in (102cm); depth 26 1/2in (67cm) Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California.

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A Regency Simulated Rosewood Leather-Upholstered Library Chair in the Manner of Henry Holland: A Regency Simulated Rosewood Leather-Upholstered Library Chair in the Manner of Henry Holland First Half 19th Century Height 35 1/2 x width 24 1/2 x depth 26 inches. Property from a Private Collection

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English brass mounted yew spiral library steps,: English brass mounted yew spiral library steps,, 19th/20th c., England, five steps raised on bamboo carved supports topped with brass ball finial, approx. 68"h x 19"w x 27"d Provenance: A Private Coll

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L & JG Stickley, oak library desk: L & JG Stickley, oak library desk, c. 1905, USA, quarter sawn oak, hammered brass pulls, with frieze drawer, lower shelf, decal label in drawer, 29"h x 42"l x 27.5"W Provenance: A Private New Jersey C

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Limbert, Attribution library table, #146 45”w x 31”d x: Limbert, Attribution, library table, #146, Grand Rapids, MI, oak, unsigned, 45"w x 31"d x 29"h Provenance: Property from a Private Canadian Collection

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American Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table: possibly Stickley, early 20th century, desk or library table with single long drawer, through tenon construction, lower shelf, oak throughout, 30-1/4 x 40 x 26-1/4 in. - Provenance: Private Collection

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Victorian Leather-Inset Mahogany Library Table: Late 19th/20th C. fitted with one drawer. Brass band on top loose and bent. 29"h x 31-3/4"w x 23"d Provenance: Property from a Private Rumson, NJ Collection.

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George II Style Carved Mahogany Library Chair: George II Style Carved Mahogany Library Chairearly 20th century, printed Chinoiserie upholstery, shaped arms with relief carved supports, relief carved cabriole legs. 36.5 x 28 x 26 in. Private Collec

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The Private Library

What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books

Author: Arthur L. Humphreys
Dated: 1903
Publisher: Harchards
Size: 8vo
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Books About Books
Provenance: Hill House

Condition Report: Good Plus

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The Private Library

Name: The Private Library
SKU: 174385506
Price: 80 USD
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