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<p>[QUOTE="PartNouveau, post: 9545921, member: 82697"]Any thoughts on what this set of books might be worth, or how I'd go about finding this information? And if its worth selling or should I keep? I've entertained the fantasy of reading the whole set but I've had to admit to myself that may not happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its a complete 17 volume set of the writings of John Lothrop Motley comprising The Rise of the Dutch Republic; History of the United Netherlands; and Correspondence. Library Edition, published 1900, Harper and Brothers New York and London. Beautiful embossing on covers, still bright, and on spines as well. All illustration plates intact. Some of the front or back pages in some of the volumes have moisture damage. No rips, tears or missing pages. Some wear to the edges of the bindings where the books were probably removed and put back on the shelf. I haven't tried to clean them up in any way. One excellent illustration plate of Catherine D'Medici and her two dogs looking at a visitor with great skepticism (all three look skeptical). If no one is going to want these books I may have to just keep that illustration. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts about this set? [ATTACH]454460[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454460[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454461[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454465[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454463[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PartNouveau, post: 9545921, member: 82697"]Any thoughts on what this set of books might be worth, or how I'd go about finding this information? And if its worth selling or should I keep? I've entertained the fantasy of reading the whole set but I've had to admit to myself that may not happen. Its a complete 17 volume set of the writings of John Lothrop Motley comprising The Rise of the Dutch Republic; History of the United Netherlands; and Correspondence. Library Edition, published 1900, Harper and Brothers New York and London. Beautiful embossing on covers, still bright, and on spines as well. All illustration plates intact. Some of the front or back pages in some of the volumes have moisture damage. No rips, tears or missing pages. Some wear to the edges of the bindings where the books were probably removed and put back on the shelf. I haven't tried to clean them up in any way. One excellent illustration plate of Catherine D'Medici and her two dogs looking at a visitor with great skepticism (all three look skeptical). If no one is going to want these books I may have to just keep that illustration. Any thoughts about this set? [ATTACH]454460[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454460[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454461[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]454465[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454463[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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