[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately 76 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to British history, illustration, and literature, comprising:

CHALMERS, A. The British Essayists. L: C. and J. Rivington et al, 1823. 38 volumes. 19th-century half tan calf, edges sprinkled brown. -- BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson. L: John Murray, 1835. 10 volumes. Later tan calf gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Riviere & Son. -- [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Aesop’s Fables. L & NY: William Heinemann et al, 1920. Contemporary red polished calf gilt, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Riviere & Son. FIRST EDITION, fifth printing. -- DICKENS, Charles. Works. Boston & L: Fields, Osgood & Co., and Chapman and Hall, 1869. 20 volumes (of 27, lacking vols. III, IV, and XII-XVI). 20th-century half brown paper-covered boards gilt, top edges gilt. “Library Edition.” -- LAMB, Charles, and Mary LAMB. The Works. E.V. Lucas, editor. L: Methuen & Co., 1903-1905. 7 volumes. Contemporary half dark brown roan, top edges gilt, others uncut (a few volumes with spines or covers detaching or detached, some other wear). -- Together, 5 works in approximately 76 volumes, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, most in full or half calf bindings, condition generally very good.

Property from the Estate of William D. Weiss, Jackson, Wyoming

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