ID 1028970
Lot 319 | Father Brown series: 4 works
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
CHESTERTON, G. K. (1874-1936). The Innocence of Father Brown. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1911.
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author. Octavo. Frontispiece and 7 illustrations by Sydney Seymour Lucas (some spotting). Original red cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt (hinges tender, slightly cocked, spine lightly sunned and covers faintly marked). Provenance: Michael Braybrooke (authorial presentation inscription to front free endpaper, dated Sept. 1911).
— The Incredulity of Father Brown. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1926.
First edition. Octavo. (Light spotting.) Original black cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and bordered in red; original dust-jacket (a few tiny closed tears and creases, faintly dust-soiled, spine panel a little sunned).
— The Secret of Father Brown. Cassell and Company Limited, 1927.
First edition. Octavo. (Scattered spotting.) Original black cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt (slightly cocked); original dust-jacket (edges lightly frayed and creased, a few minor nicks). Provenance: A.I.A.DE KOK (bookseller’s ticket to front pastedown).
— The Scandal of Father Brown. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1935.
First edition. Octavo. (Light occasional spotting.) Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt (slightly cocked, extremities lightly rubbed); original dust-jacket (several chips and tears along edges repaired on verso with tape, extremities slightly soiled and lower panel creased). Provenance: B. H. Blackwell Ltd. (bookseller’s ticket to front pastedown) — Smythe Books (loosely inserted bookseller’s ticket).
Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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Auction house category: | Printed books |
Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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Auction house category: | Printed books |
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