Lot # 79 - Complete 9 Volume Collection Of Classic Literature Books

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Friday May 23rd 9am-3pm and Saturday May 24th 9am-noon. Parking is VERY LIMITED on a tight city street. Please arrive on time, bring patience, an appropriate vehicle and help to load.
Start Date/Time: 14-May-2025 7:00:00 PM
End Date/Time: 21-May-2025 8:18:00 PM
Current bid:

$26.00

Highest bidder:

Jendame

Auction has ended

Description :

Complete 9 Volume Collection Of Classic Literature Books

These editions are known for their decorative covers and include works by renowned authors.

Authors Represented:

Edgar Allan Poe

Alexandre Dumas

Oscar Wilde

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Victor Hugo

William Shakespeare

Guy de Maupassant

Rudyard Kipling

Honoré de Balzac

Originally published in the late 1870s, this edition was published by Collier And Son in the 1920s. 

Included is Volumes I - IX

Volume I: Poe Complete Works

Volume II: Dumas Short Stories

Volume III: Wilde Selected Works

Volume IV: Doyle Selected Works

Volume V: Hugo Selected Works

Volume VI: Shakespeare Complete Works

Volume VII: Maupassant Short Stories

Volume VIII: Kipling Selected Works

Volume IX: Balzac Complete Novelettes

Books show slight wear to the spines and covers indicative of age. Gold lettering on spines is intact on volumes, pages appear clear and text is crisp.

This collection is in beautiful condition especially for its age.

Shelf kept and proudly displayed, these books would make a nice edition to a classic library.


Auction History

Highest bidder is Jendame

Date Bid User
21-May-2025 8:14:20 PM $26.00 Jendame
21-May-2025 8:14:14 PM $25.00 Greenman
21-May-2025 8:14:14 PM $25.00 Jendame
21-May-2025 8:14:00 PM $23.00 Greenman
21-May-2025 8:14:00 PM $22.00 Jendame
20-May-2025 6:44:36 AM $21.00 Greenman
17-May-2025 12:55:33 PM $16.00 Laugh
17-May-2025 12:55:25 PM $15.00 Eliza24
17-May-2025 12:55:25 PM $15.00 Laugh
15-May-2025 8:50:35 PM $12.00 Eliza24
15-May-2025 8:14:07 AM $5.00 embeaulit

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