Bidspirit auction | 5 Cartons & 3 Crates

5 Cartons & 3 Crates Containing A Collection of Assorted Books including Intermezzo and The Works of Oscar Wilde - A collection of assorted books contained within five cartons and three crates. The lot comprises a wide range of subjects including interior design, fine art, culinary arts, fiction, history, and biography. Fiction highlights include Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber), Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Brave by Nicholas Evans, and A Book of American Martyrs by Joyce Carol Oates. Interior design and art reference works include John Fowler and Nancy Lancaster by Martin Wood (Frances Lincoln), Colefax & Fowler by Chester Jones, English Pottery 1620-1840 by Robin Hildyard, and The Sistine Chapel. Cookery titles feature The Cook's Bible and The Dessert Bible by Christopher Kimball, along with Nigel Slater: Tender Volume II. Other notable volumes include Elizabeth's London by Liza Picard, Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother by William Shawcross, and The Works of Oscar Wilde (Galley Press). The collection also contains several antiquarian and cloth-bound volumes, including a heavily worn gilt-decorated leather spine and religious texts such as The New Guide to the Holy Land.