Vintage Hardback Books Collection
This lot comprises a mixed group of vintage hardback books, displayed together in a clear plastic tray. Titles visible on the spines include The Poetical Works of Longfellow, published by W. P. Nimmo, The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy, published by Heinemann, and The Works of Shakespeare, published by Oxford. The Concise Oxford Dictionary is also present, housed in a dark slipcase. Several titles by Dornford Yates appear in the group, including The Brother of Daphne, And Berry Came Too, Berry and Co, The Berry Scene and An Eye for a Tooth, all published by Ward Lock.
The Longfellow volume has a green cloth binding with gilt-decorated spine panels and a central oval vignette of a figure. The Forsyte Saga is bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. The Yates titles are bound in cloth in shades of green and blue, with titles and author names printed in black to the spine. The Works of Shakespeare is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and sits within a dark slipcase, while the Concise Oxford Dictionary is bound in dark blue with gilt lettering and also sits within a slipcase.
Condition and Collector Interest
Condition varies across the lot. The slipcases show visible wear, including edge damage and chipping, and several spines show fading and general signs of age. The bindings of the Ward Lock titles appear to be in fair, used order. Buyers should inspect each volume individually before bidding, as the condition of interior pages and bindings is not described here.
The group offers a range of early twentieth-century publishers and bindings in one lot, which may appeal to collectors of Dornford Yates, Galsworthy, or Oxford imprints. It may also suit those interested in decorative cloth bindings or building a small reference or literary library.
