7V Vintage & Antique Books COLLECTIBLE BOOKS ON BOOKS & LITERARY HISTORY Leatherbound Decorative Binding Gilt Marbled Paper Signed King Alfred Photographs William Dana Orcutt Book Collecting

Book Details: This lot is comprised of seven collectible vintage and antique volumes of books-on-books, as shown in the corresponding images. Titles found in this group include:

A First Sketch of English Literature by Henry Morley, 1896; handsome full leather and gilt binding, raised bands, tooling, marbled edged and endpapers.
Companionable Books by Henry van Dyke, 1922; blue cloth-covered boards, decorative gilt and colored design to front board, gilt spine lettering and ornament; tissue-guarded frontispiece.
Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by J. H. Slater, 1892; Large-Paper Limited Edition, 137 of 500; decorative blue cloth and gilt binding; illustrated.
King Alfred’s West-Saxon Version of Gregory’s Pastoral Care. With an English Translation, the Latin Text, Notes, and an Introduction, edited by Dr. Henry Sweet, 1934; brown cloth and gilt binding.
On Reading, by Andre Kertesz, 1971; white cloth-covered boards, black lettering, original dust jacket; photographs.
The Thirteenth Year Book 1914. Printed for Members Only, The Bibliophile Society, Boston, MA; Limited Edition, signed; tan paper-covered boards, gilt lettering; uncut pages.
The Magic of the Book: More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman, by William Dana Orcutt, 1930, First Impression of the Trade Edition; brown cloth and gilt binding.
Condition / Notes: This collection shows well with some typical indications of age and wear, including shelfwear and rubbing. Bindings and text blocks are sound. Text and illustrations remain clear and crisp through mild age toning/foxing. Some volumes display ex-library treatments and/or attachments.

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