Nine Antique and Vintage Hardcover Books
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 491 |
| Estimate | 100.00 - 200.00 USD |
| Category | Comics & Books |
| Auction | Fine Art, Art Glass, Books & More Multi Platform |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Kellies Estate Services |
| Location | Okemos, Michigan |
This collection of nine antique and vintage hardcover books features early 20th-century juvenile fiction and literature classics. Notable titles include an 1881 edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and pictorial cloth-bound works by Horatio Alger, Jr. and Oliver Optic. The volumes represent various publishers such as A.L. Burt Company, Hurst & Co., and The Macmillan Company. Several books contain period handwritten inscriptions and instructional notes.Height: 6-9 inches.Condition is generally fair to good with consistent sunning to spines, edge fraying, and bumped corners. Major structural issues are present in the 1881 Tom Sawyer and Hamlet volumes, both of which exhibit broken hinges and detached text blocks. Pages exhibit toning, foxing, and occasional handwritten marginalia.
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