"New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Twelve volumes. ALl by Houghton except for volume three which is George Allen. All first printings except for 5,6, and 10 which are second printings. In fine jackets. A really beautiful set. In Fine condition in a Fine Dustjacket 85849 P34 "
Volumes 1 and 2 are also not first printings; They have the later spine logo.
Edited by Mr. Underhill on 2022-5-4 12:22:11 AM UTC
2022-5-3 11:16:07 PM UTC
Stu wrote:
northman wrote:
This is not correct:
"New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Twelve volumes. ALl by Houghton except for volume three which is George Allen. All first printings except for 5,6, and 10 which are second printings. In fine jackets. A really beautiful set. In Fine condition in a Fine Dustjacket 85849 P34 "
Volumes 1 and 2 are also not first printings; They have the later spine logo.
Also wouldn’t pay $1000 for this set. Even if it was all 1sts. Individual copies can be found fairly easily for under $100 each.
Final price (£1207) on these is interesting. They look to be in nice condition, but I thought the final price might be a bit lower given the lack of slipcase.
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