Selected works of Washington Irving
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Selected works of Washington Irving, first UK editions; each with bookplates from the library of Solomon R. Guggenheim (12 volumes)
lot includes all first UK editions: 1-2. The Alhambra. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. first UK edition; 8vos.; (2 volumes) bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 3-4. Conquest of Granada. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1829. first UK edition; 8vos. (2 volumes). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 5-8. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vos. two folding engraved maps present; (4 volumes, complete). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. first UK edition. 9-10. Tales of a Traveller. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: John Murray, 1824. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 11-12. Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists. Geoffrey Crayon. London: John Murray, 1822. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. All volumes in very good overall condition, with considerable interior foxing mostly to end papers; uniformly custom bound; each volume bearing the bookplate from the personal library of Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949). American businessman and art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
lot includes all first UK editions: 1-2. The Alhambra. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. first UK edition; 8vos.; (2 volumes) bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 3-4. Conquest of Granada. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1829. first UK edition; 8vos. (2 volumes). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 5-8. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vos. two folding engraved maps present; (4 volumes, complete). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. first UK edition. 9-10. Tales of a Traveller. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: John Murray, 1824. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 11-12. Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists. Geoffrey Crayon. London: John Murray, 1822. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. All volumes in very good overall condition, with considerable interior foxing mostly to end papers; uniformly custom bound; each volume bearing the bookplate from the personal library of Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949). American businessman and art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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