Lot 1255:
Sold for £380 hammer
Estimate £70-£100
Sir Nicholas Harris Nicholas 'History of the Orders of Knighthood of The British Empire', published for John Hunter by William Pickering, London, 1842, red cloth boards with gilt tooled calf spine, large 4to, the set of four volumes. (4)
Condition report
internally very good, boards and spines a little worn and faded. Marbled edges. Vol I - owner's ink inscription to frontispiece, foxing to first few pages, yellowing to edges of pages throughout, title page ilustration intact Vl II - illustrations present throughout however several are foxed Vol III - illustrations present though foxed. Light foxing throughout. Vol IV - all illustrations present though most are foxed
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