BINDINGS Dryden (John) The Works of Virgil Aberdeen, John Bo...

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BINDINGS
Dryden (John) The Works of Virgil

Aberdeen, John Boyle, three volumes
Wordsworth (William) The Poetical Works
London, Edward Moxon, 1857, new edition, six volumes, full tan calf
Froude (James Anthony) Short Studies on Great Subjects
London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1898, four volumes, tree calf, 12mo
Macaulay (Thomas Babington, Lord) Histories
London, Longman, Green and Co., 1891, eight volumes 
Smollett (Tobias) The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
London, Joseph Wenman, 1783 (20)

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Wordsworth's Poems - a crisp set, with some wear to hinges and occasional minor scuffs to covers. Surface dust to top edges.
Froude's Short Stories - likewise, in very good overall order, with some light wear to hinges and to feet of spines.
Macaulay's Works - a little rougher, with spines somewhat dry and scuffed. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers throughout.
Virgil's Works - leather quite dry, though bindings secure. Some dog-earing to pages. Volume two with some worm holes running most of the way through the text block at bottom of hinge.
Smollet - Spine cracked/creased and a little dry. Light shelf wear. Some light discolouration to pages but otherwise a clean copy.

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Auction Date: 6th Aug 2026 at 1pm

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