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Thu, Dec 15, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 135

Group of Children's Books

Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Comprising:

Twenty-three books by Beatrix Potter, Frederick Warne & Co. Inc.

Two Picture Books by R. Caldecott, Frederick Warne & Co. Inc.

A set of Tiny Animal Stories by Dorothy Kunhardy, Simon & Schuster

The Little Auto by Lois Lenski, Oxford University Press, 1934

The Little Farm by Lois Lenski, Oxford University Press, 1942

Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson, Ernest Benn Ltd., 1950

Bertram and the Ticklish Rhinoceros by Paul Gilbert, Rand McNally & Co., Chicago

Katherine by Elisabeth MacIntyre, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1946

Peacock Pie by Walter de la Mare, Constable & Company Ltd., 1924

A Frog He Would Go A-Wooing Go by R. Caldecott, Frederick Warne & Co. 

The Luck of the Bean-Rows by Charles Nodier, Daniel O'Conner, London

Cinderella, The Harrison Company, NY 1946

Favorite Tales of Long Ago, Leah Gale, Random House, NY, 1943

La Plus Vieille Histoire Du Monde, Jardin Des Modes

 

Property from the Estate of R.C. Bald Donated by Margaret Bald Sold to Benefit the Finger Lakes Land Trust

Condition

Wear, staining, fading and some foxing consistent with use. Losses to existing book jackets. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale. 
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