Decorative Arts & Design

February 1318, 2021
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LOT 297

Lot 297

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Lot 297 Details
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

folio, half title, illustrated full title, 40 full page plates with tissue guards, in in pictorial gilt tooled red watered linen boards, New York, Harper and Brothers, 1877
18.5 x 15 in — 47 x 38.1 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $1,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1874) Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Provenance:

J. Durie & Son, Booksellers and Stationers, Ottawa, Ontario (label)

CONDITION DETAILS

In substantially good condition, with spotted cover. 1878 presentation inscription. Wear/minor separation to spine cap bottom.

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