Lot 260: A Collection of Books and Periodicals including Art, Antiques, and Regional Annuals (DJ)
An extensive assortment of volumes and periodicals housed within three green plastic crates and one brown plastic basket. The collection includes notable reference and literary titles such as Oriental Rugs & Carpets, Marks & Monograms on Pottery & Porcelain by William Chaffers, and The Way It Was With Me by Gerald Hamilton. Literature includes The Left Hand is the Dreamer by Nancy Wilson Ross. The lot also features a sequence of The Straits Times Annual for the years 1973, 1974, and 1975. Other visible titles include the Book of Money, Chinese Horoscope, and multiple volumes from the LIFE Nature Library. The collection comprises various formats including cloth-bound hardcovers, many retaining their original dust jackets, and large-format softcover periodicals. Several items bear orange auction lot labels marked 260 15. The books vary in size from octavo to large quarto.
Condition report:
The collection is in fair to good condition, showing signs of shelf wear consistent with age and use. Visible defects include scuffing and fraying to cloth bindings, bumping to corners, and various degrees of tearing, chipping, and sunning to the dust jackets. Some volumes exhibit age-related toning, spotting to the page edges, and occasional creasing to the softcover periodical wrappers.
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