12 volumes of decorative and prize bindings, including:
Earl of Suffolk, Peek, Hedley and Aflano, F.G. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPORT, 2 volumes (New York and London: G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1898) Illustrated with engravings. 4to, 1/4 orange leather with tan cloth, gilt lettered. T.E.G. ** Baird, S.F., Brewer, T.M., Ridgway, R. A HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, 3 volumes (Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1875). Illustrated with color plates. 4to, 1/4 red leather with light brown cloth. Spines gilt lettered with 5 raised bands. T.E.G. ** Rowbotham, Francis Jameson. STORY-LIVES OF GREAT AUTHORS (London: Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co, 1904). Illustrated. 8vo, full burgundy polished calf, gilt stamped on upper cover. Spine gilt decorated and lettered in 6 compartments within 5 raised bands. Marbled edges. ** Gow, James. A COMPANION TO SCHOOL CLASSICS (London: MacMillan & Co., 1912). Illustrated. 12mo, full burgundy polished calf, gilt stamped on upper cover. Spine gilt decorated and lettered in 6 compartments within raised bands. Marbled edges. ** Roberts, Earl. FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA (London: MacMillan & Co. 1911). Illustrated with 44 steel engravings and fold out maps. Full tan tree calf, gilt stamped on upper cover. Spines gilt decorated and lettered in 6 compartments within 5 raised bands. Marbled edges. ** Sold with 4 others.
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