$950
Estimate: $500 - $800
The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer, Part III
Auction: January 30, 2020 10:00:00 AM EDT
London: The Grolier Society, no date (ca. 1900). In 12 volumes. #67 of 150 numbered sets of the Connoisseur Edition. 8vo. Each volume illustrated with frontispiece in two states and numerous plates throughout set. Three-quarter green morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt, unevenly faded, scattered soiling; top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; matching marbled endpapers. A very good set.
A finely bound and scarce compendium of some of the world's most infamous prisons.