A few examples of appraisal values for
HISTORICAL ROMANCES

• GROUP OF 49 LEATHERBOUND HISTORY AND
  GROUP OF 49 LEATHERBOUND HISTORY AND LITERATURE BOOKS, ...49 volumes total, including: History of the Romans Under the Empire by Charles Merivale, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1865, 7 volumes (of 8); Novels and Tales, Historical Romances, and Poetical Works by Walter Scott, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., circa 1821, 6 assorted volumes; Oeuvres Completes De Mme Cottin by Claire D'Albe, Paris: Ladrange, 1823, 7 volumes; and other titles; together with a decorative box composed of two books with interior pages cut out, 2 x 8-3/4 x 5-1/2 in. Condition: wear to extremities, scattered scuffs, scratches, and losses to leather, some bumped corners, areas of staining and foxing throughout, some boards starting, some warping to boards
• 28 VOLUMES, TWO LEATHERBOUND LITERATURE
  28 VOLUMES, TWO LEATHERBOUND LITERATURE SETS28 volumes, comprising: The Works of George Eliot , New York: James Clarke & Co., n.d., The Illustrated Library Edition, eight volumes (complete), containing numerous black and white plate illustrations, bound in three quarter brown leather over cloth backed boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, teg; The Historical Romances of Louisa Muhlbach, New York/London: D. Appleton & Co., 1898, The Hapsburg Edition, numbered 223 of 250, 20 volumes (complete), bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and floral decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, teg Condition: light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and very small losses to leather, some surface dirt; Muhlbach with some staining/toning to marbled boards
• BENJAMIN DISRAELI ENDYMION FIRST EDITION
  BENJAMIN DISRAELI ENDYMION FIRST EDITION BOOKSBenjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield (England, 1804-1881). Endymion, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1880. Published London: Longmans, Green, and Co., printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Square, London. Bound by T. Gates Darton & Co. London label volume I. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4". Wear, discoloration and staining to boards; corners of boards bent, shelf wear, creases to tops and bottoms of spines, some foxing, binding separating volume II, numerical notation in pencil on first pages of text. Together with a copy of The Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., Keys to the Famous Characters Delineated in His Historical Romances, with Portraits and Biographies, Supplemented by a Critical Appreciation of Lord Beaconsfield by Dr. H. Pereira Mendes; published by M. Walter Dunne, New York & London, 1904. Corners bumped, pages separating from binding, front endpaper separated, some staining and discoloration to covers. Provenance: Falkner Greirson & Co. Ltd., Dublin, 11/23/1970; private collection New York City; thence by descent. Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
• BENJAMIN DISRAELI ENDYMION FIRST EDITION
  BENJAMIN DISRAELI ENDYMION FIRST EDITION BOOKSBenjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield (England, 1804-1881). Endymion, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1880. Published London: Longmans, Green, and Co., printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Square, London. Bound by T. Gates Darton & Co. London label volume I. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4". Wear, discoloration and staining to boards; corners of boards bent, shelf wear, creases to tops and bottoms of spines, some foxing, binding separating volume II, numerical notation in pencil on first pages of text. Together with a copy of The Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G., Keys to the Famous Characters Delineated in His Historical Romances, with Portraits and Biographies, Supplemented by a Critical Appreciation of Lord Beaconsfield by Dr. H. Pereira Mendes; published by M. Walter Dunne, New York & London, 1904. Corners bumped, pages separating from binding, front endpaper separated, some staining and discoloration to covers. Provenance: Falkner Greirson & Co. Ltd., Dublin, 11/23/1970; private collection New York City; thence by descent.
• GROUP OF CLOTH BOUND BOOKSGroup of cloth
  GROUP OF CLOTH BOUND BOOKSGroup of cloth bound books, to include Historical Romances of Georg Ebers vols 7-11, 1889, three vols of Woman in All Ages and All Countries , 1908, Memoirs of Marguerite De-Valois Queen of Navarre , 1899, and Memoirs of Madame La Marquise De Montespan , 1899.
• Twenty-three volumes of the Dictionary
  Twenty-three volumes of the Dictionary of National Biography, edited Leslie Stephen, published Smith, Elder & Co., London 1888/89 and volumes 2,5 and 6 of Scott's Historical Romances, Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh 1822
• (5) AINSWORTH LIMITED EDITION BOOKSFive
  (5) AINSWORTH LIMITED EDITION BOOKSFive William Harrison Ainsworth limited 250 complete copies numbered 166. Titles Tower of London Vol. 1 & 2 Old Saint Paul's Vol. 1&2 and Windsor Castle all under the title heading Historical Romances. Volumes replete with full page etchings gold leaf pages cranberry leather book covers with intricate gold embellishments. 8.5'' L x 6'' W. Circa 19th century. Condition issues: two of the books have small areas with missing spine all five volumes are ex Flint Junior College library books and are marked as such with a paper plate on the inside cover due date slip and due date pocket otherwise condition is good. Private collection Oxford Mi.
• Scott (Sir W) Historical Romances six
  Scott (Sir W) Historical Romances six volumes Edinburgh & London 1824; Novels and Romances seven volumes Edinburgh & London 1825: Novels and Tales eleven volumes (of 12) Edinburgh & London 1823 in matching quarter calf bindings with tooled gilt spines and marbled boards and Guy Mannering two volumes (volumes III and IV) Robert Cadell London 1831
• (BINDINGS HISTORY) AINSWORTH WILLIAM
  (BINDINGS HISTORY) AINSWORTH WILLIAM HARRISON Historical Romances. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons n.d. 20 vols. 8vo red cloth lettered in gilt frontispieces t.e.g. Rubbing to cloth; ends bumped; hinges starting on some vols.
• AINSWORTH WILLIAM H. "HISTORICAL ROMANCES"
  AINSWORTH WILLIAM H. "HISTORICAL ROMANCES" Philadelphia George Barrie 1900. 8VO 20 volumes. Full brown gilt morocco. Astral Edition one of 250 sets on Japanese vellum with the plates in two states. All edges gilt.