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1993232216London: Sotheby's 1993. Paperback. 87p. 184 lots profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A nice undamaged unmarked copy. The very last item is curiously huge 33x20 feet expected to bring twenty thousand pounds. Sotheby's paperback books
1990232214London: Sotheby's 1990. Paperback. 121p. 294 lots profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; laid in is a leaf showing prices realized at this July 25th sale. Aside from a small chip to back cover laminate a nice unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
1992232187New York: Sotheby's 1992. Paperback. 75p. showing 180 lots all in color but not all are shown high-gloss paperstock the usual top-of-the-line format. Softbound 10.5x8.5 stapled wraps with spinefold. Some very old items appear. A nice undamaged unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
2119London Sotheby's 1987. 4to. 388 botanical books described in 425 pages. Sotheby's London 1987. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Burgandy cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; 426 pages. RARE.Book Description: Sotheby's 1987. 4to. Original cloth gilt with pictorial onlay. Pp. 425 illustrated throughout mostly in colour. 388 lots of "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Fine condition. A Magnificent Collection of Botanical Books Being the Finest Colour-Plate Books from the Celebrated Library Formed By Robert De Belder Book Description: Sotheby's London 1987. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Burgandy cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; 426 pages. Has some rubbing to the cover cloth but the text is as-new and the binding square and tight. Beautiful color plates. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board as issued 4to 425 pp profusely illustrated with colour plates 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder a diamond merchant who bought and restored the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium in the 1950s built up the greatest private collection of botanical books in the world securing many of the very best copies from the Arpad Plesch collection the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library virtually the entire rare book collection of the Horticultural Society of New York as well as many other distinguished collections. His collection was initially offered for sale en bloc without success before being acquired by Quaritch who finally consigned the colour-plate books to auction - in the process revolutionizing price levels for this sort of material. Catalogued here are some 388 lots being the chief monuments of botanical illustration from the period 1600 -1900. Each lot is carefully described and annotated with the great majority of lots illustrated usually in colour. Fine. unknown books
2008137803London: Sotheby's 2008. Hardbound. NF/NF bears stamp of an art museum on ffep no other signs of its being circulated. Cream cloth boards with gilt titles color illustrated jacket. 191 pp. Illustrated through in color and black and white including plates. Artists include: Robert Salmon; Edward William Cooke; Richard Dadd; John Anster Fitzgerald; William Dyce; Herny Lamb; et al. Includes many essays about the art and the collectors. Sotheby's hardcover books
19843459New York: Sotheby's 1984. Large octavo unpaginated 168 pages. Auction catalogue for important gastronomic collection with 786 lots. Two leaves of sales results laid-in. Illustrated color wrappers and text in near fine condition only slight bumping to spine. Sotheby's unknown books
19843460New York: Sotheby's 1984. Large octavo unpaginated 168 pages. Auction catalogue for important gastronomic collection with 786 lots. Two leaves of sales results laid-in. Illustrated color wrappers and text in near very fine condition. Sotheby's unknown books
1975WRCLIT79423Monte Carlo: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1975. Gilt ornately printed boards. Small quarto. Color frontis photographs and facsimiles. Top edge faintly dust marked otherwise fine. The sale catalogue of the Diaghilev-Lifar Library in 826 lots over four days comprised of Russian-related literature art and science. A bidding slip for the sale in Monaco prices realized and a corrigenda are laid in. Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. hardcover books
1975WRCLIT63682Monte Carlo: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1975. Gilt ornately printed boards. Small quarto. Color frontis photographs and facsimiles. Near fine. The sale catalogue of the Diaghilev-LIfar Library in 826 lots over four days comprised of Russian-related literature art and science. A bidding slip for the sale in Monaco and a corrigenda are laid in. Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. hardcover books
2006WRCLIT75203Paris: Sotheby's 2006. Two volumes. Quarto. Pictorial boards. Heavily illustrated in color. Fine in printed sleeve. The catalogues for this auction of some 800 lots including early printing association copies illustrated books and bindings of several centuries and modern livres d'artiste. Sotheby's hardcover books
2003140521Paris: Sotheby's 2003. Just about Fine in illustrated wrappers as issued. Perfect bound illustrated profusely in color throughout. Includes auction items from the collection of French mystery writer Georges Simenon creator of Detective Maigret. Text in French. Sotheby's unknown books
1974WRCLIT75207London: Sotheby & Co. 1974. Two volumes. Quarto. Gilt cloth. Frontispieces. Numerous plates black & white plates and folding. Near fine without dust jackets as issued. Parts I and II of the sale catalogue of Horblit's collection of early science navigation and travel spanning letters A through G. With the printed lists of prices realized laid in each volume. The remainder of the sessions did not occur and the books were sold to Kraus. Sotheby & Co. hardcover books
200225378London: Sotheby's 2002. Softbound. VG in a VG slipcase. Prior owner's stamp on each of the 5 title pages light shelf wear to slipcase. Volumes 1 through 5 wraps in publisher's slipcase. Illustrated with black & white and color plates of which some are fold-outs. Volume 1 is the first evening's sale and includes an essay by Dr. Rainer Beck on the collection and contains lots 1-34. Volume 2 is the next days' sale and contains lots 101 through 258. Volume 3 contains the art of Adolf Holzel and his Circle and contains lots 301-394. Volume 4 focuses on 20th Century German Prints and contains lots 401-526. Volume 5 highlights Impressionist and Modern Art. Prints and Livres d'artiste and contains lots which are unnumbered but included in other sales. They are described here apparently to keep the cohesiveness of the beck Collection intact for publication purposes. A clean and unbroken set in VG condition. Shipping weight is. Sotheby's paperback books
1978WRCLIT48711London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1978. Small quarto. Printed boards. Color frontis photographs and facsimiles. Very good. The sale catalogue of the Lyttelton family papers in 181 lots is comprised of medieval charters and letters and documents from the 12th through the 19th century including letters from Walpole Boswell Johnson Dickens Queen Victoria Newman and others. Estimates and prices realized laid in. Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. hardcover books
1998232182New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 92p. profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated grey wraps. . A nice undamaged unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
1989130541New York: Sotheby's 1989. Hardcover. VG small line mark on front cover longer one on rear cover. Green cloth boards gilt titles and pastedown illustration on front board. Unpaginated illustrated throughout with many color plates some b/w. Two sheets inserted with lists showing pre-sale estimates and final prices realized. Sale 5871 Lots 39-242. Many large color plates. Includes an essay on Martin's ornithological library. A must for collectors. "It can be taken for granted that almost every book of importance dealing with birds will be found in this and succedding sale catalogues." essay p. xv. Sotheby's hardcover books
28328Hardcover. VG/VG. Black boards black ill. DJ. Approx. 139 pp. 88 color plates. A veritable Who's Who of American Western Painters are represented here by top-shelf works. A wonderful collection that set records. hardcover books
1997367591997. Hardbound. VG/VG. Black cloth with glossy illustrated dustjacket. 257 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Another terrific Sotheby's sale catalogue with plenty of annoatation and sumptuously illustrated. hardcover books
199616653New York: Sotheby's 1996. Softcover. VG. Color wraps French flaps. 32 pp. 4 bw 5 color plates. Included are lengthy text relating to Franklin his time in France and the creation of this bust. Sotheby's unknown books
19989849NY: Sotheby's 1998. Hardcover. VG/VG. Burgundy cloth with illustrated dj. 250 pp. Numerous color illustrations. A stunning collection of American furniture and decorative arts. Introduction by Wendell Garrett and a remembrance by David Gutow. Lists 579 works. Includes silver miniatures watches prints and illustrations maps small statuary a few paintings and marble busts furniture painted portraits more furniture clocks chairs indian artifacts more clocks china brassware more furniture a few paintings samplers embroidered items carved ivory more furniture and some folk-art items. Lots of annotation on the more expensive items. Sotheby's hardcover books
2006136861New York: Sotheby's 2006. Softcover. VG. Black & white & illus. wraps 112 pp. many color illus. "An impressive selection of American English and French works is featured in the present group. However it is the creative spirit of Louis Comfort Tiffany that struck the strongest chord with the Triestmans." p. 9. Sotheby's paperback books
1996137005London: Sotheby's 1996. Softcover. VG- One corner -- both of cover and pages -- was once bent. corner of cover neatly cut away. Black & photographic wraps unpaginated many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1996 auction. Includes furniture objects and graphic works. Sotheby's paperback books
1998232221New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 156gfp. 341 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A very nice copy all round. Sotheby's paperback books
1998232220New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 164p. lots 93-343 in two sessions same day profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color and a few in b&w on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A very nice copy all round. Sotheby's paperback books
197034744London /Florence: Sotheby's 1970. First edition. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy with a small bump to head of spine. 174 pp. Illus. with b/w reproductions. 8vo. Provenienti dalle proprietà di: S.A.R il Principe Paolo di Jugoslavia F.L. Trevelyan di Taormina Conte Luigi Arborio Mella di Torino and la Raccolta di un Bibliofilo Romano.Descriptions in Italian & English. 477 lots. Sale code: MANUELA. Sale date 22 Ottobre 1970. 477 lots. "Early Italian books including Ariosto Orlando Furioso Zatta's edition 1772-1773 and Baskerville's edition 1773; Bandello Le Novelle 1554-1573; Bartlett & Willis Canada Pittoresque 1843; B.M.V. Officium illustrated by Piazetta 1740; Tissot's Sainte Bible one of 20 copies on Japon 1904; Boccaccio Il Decamerone Paris 1757; Cervantes Ibarra's edition 1780; Columna Hypnerotomachia Polifili 1499; Dante Divina commedia 1491 1520 1529 and Zatta's edition 1757/8; Eusebius Historia ecclesiastica Mantua 1479; Bergomensis Chronica 1506; Hyginus Poeticon astonomicum 1517; Marcolini Le sorti 1550; Martialis Epigrammata 1480; Moneglia Ercole in Tebe 1661; Natalis Evangeliae historia imagines 1593- 95; Politanus Opera 1498 and 1499; Ptolemaeus Geographia 1598; Ruscelli Imprese 1566; Santos I Diarii 1879-1903; Tasso Gerusalemme Liberata 1590; Vecellio Habiti di tutto il mondo 1598; and also Italian literature Italian and French illustrated books books on emblems a good series of albums of engravings by Piranesi large collections of productions from the Aldine and Bodoni Presses and several incunables." Title page in English and Italian. Oct. 22 1970. OCLC shows copies at only five institutions: Getty Lib. Co. Phila. NY Met. Mus. Grolier Victoria & Albert. Sotheby's unknown books
