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Lot 16
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
Lots Open
Jul 31, 2025
Lots Close
Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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$400 -
600
Price Realized
$325
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Lot Description
BEHN, Aphra (1640-1689). Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister; with the History of their Adventures. London: For D. Brown, et al, 1712.
8vo. (Contemporary ink notations on title-page.) Contemporary paneled calf (lacking upper cover).
Fourth edition. The work was inspired by a contemporary scandal, which saw Lord Grey eloping with his sister-in-law Lady Henrietta Berkeley. All editions are rare at auction.
[With:] BEHN. Love-Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister. London: for L. Hawes, 1765, 1721. 3 volumes, 8vo. Contemporary paneled calf (vol.1 lacking covers, spines worn on others, joints splitting). A mixed set: vol.1 is an eighth edition; vols.2 and 3 are sixth editions.
This lot is located in Chicago.