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Two Antique Book Sets / Queens Of Society & Wits Of Society Volumes I, II Edition 195/200

Two Antique Book Sets / Queens Of Society & Wits Of Society Volumes I, II Edition 195/200

Name: Two Antique Book Sets / Queens Of Society & Wits Of Society Volumes I, II Edition 195/200
Brand: AuctionNinja
SKU: 1682745
Price: 23.00 USD
Availability: InStock
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Item #1682745

Private Residence

Greenwich, CT 06830

When to Pickup

Saturday, 12/16
11:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

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Item Description

By Grace and Philip Wharton
Philadelphia Porter & Coates
Large Paper Editions Circa 1891
All are marked 195 of 250 numbered copies
Condition there is fading on red exterior cover -
but pages are good and full of gorgeous plates of the Queens + Wits!
ABOUT BOOK SETS
The Queens of Society and Beaux of Society 4 volumes with a red cover on each.
"When Grace and Philip Wharton found that they had pleased the world with their "Queens of Society," they very sensibly resolved to follow up their success with a companion work. Their first book had been all about women; the second book should be all about men. Accordingly they set to work selecting certain types that pleased them; they wrote a fresh collection of pleasant essays and presented the reading public with "Wits and Beaux of Society". The one book is as good as the other; there is not a pin to choose between them. There is the same bright easy, gossiping style, the same pleasing rapidity. There is nothing tedious, nothing dull anywhere. They do not profess to have anything to do with the graver processes of history -- these entertaining volumes; they seek rather to amuse than to instruct, and they fulfill their purpose excellently. There is instruction in them, but it comes in by the way; one is conscious of being entertained, and it is only after the entertainment is over that one finds that a fair amount of information has been thrown in to boot. The Whartons have but old tales to tell, but they tell them very well, and that is the first part of their business."

Condition

Consistent with age and use.

Categories

Home Decor, Books & Bookends

Buyer's Premium

18%

Seller Info

Clearing House Estate Sales

7345

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WHERE TO PICK UP:
Private Residence
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
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Saturday, 12/16, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
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