Vintage Books
Item Details
A collection of vintage books. Includes Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (John C. Winston Co.), Shakespeare’s Macbeth edited with notes and an introduction by Charles W. French (Macmillan’s Pocket American and English Classics, 1911), a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Henry Holt and Company, 1930) and volume 1 of The Outline of History by H.G. Wells (Garden City Books, 1961), and more.
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Number of Books | 16 |
Condition
- Bullfinch – hinges cracked, covers loose, some redrot to spine
- Lamb – top of spine “chewed,” tears to first few pages
- Kipling – yellowed and musty
- Hamlet – water spots to cover, pages wrinkled; spine “squished” sideways
- Ivanhoe – spine slanted, minor tear to base of title page, fringing to spine
- Frankenstein – edge of covers dented
- Alcott – wear to spine and back cover; tear to title page
- Hawthorne – wear to cover and spine
- Byron – wear to cover and spine; slightly dusty
- Dumas – wear to cover and spine, residue to covers, evidence of repair
- Tarzan – wear and spotting to covers, hinges broken
- Darwin – spotting to cover, wear to hinges
- H.G.Wells – shelf wear to top of spine, hinges loose, foxing to pages
- Dickens – black mark to cover and page edges; wear to top of spine; hinges loose; some writing inside
- Defoe – hinge broken and spine/front cover detached; wear to top of spine; inside front page detached; cover dirty
- Macbeth – hinges loose, wear to top of spine, wear to cover (faded)
- Ben-Hur – foxing and spotting; cover and spine completely detached; wear to edges of pages
- Black Beauty #1 – cracking, wear to bottom of spine
- Black Beauty #2 – spine missing, water spots to cover
Dimensions
- approximate size of lot
Item #
17LEX161-044
