Sotheby's

727 résultats

Trier parPrix croissant

Pertinence Auteur A - Z Auteur Z - A Titre A - Z Titre Z - A Prix croissant Prix décroissant Libraire A - Z Libraire Z - A

Par page25

25 50 100

Filtres

SOTHEBY'SABAA

VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS

Sotheby's Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. / Albert Ehrman collector / John Ehrman consignorABAA

INCUNABULA REFERENCE. Catalogue of the Valuable Printed Books from the Broxbourne Library Illustrating the Spread of Printing. COMPLETE SET of 2 volumes

19783134London: Sotheby Parke Bernet 1978. First Edition. Two vols. 4to. 220 5 pp. 298 36 pp. each volume with color frontispiece one folding. Vol. I: Abbeville-Lyons 14 -15 November 1977 lots 1-344. Vol. II: Madrid-Zwolle 8-9 May 1978 lots 345-698. Original printed boards. Purchase inscription on verso of folding frontispiece in vol. I frontispiece creased at fore-edge faintest fading along spines boards perfectly square and tight contents fine lists of Estimates for both parts and list of prices realized for the Second Portion loosely inserted. In excellent condition. NOT ex-library: the text is unblemished and free from stamps and ugly markings! To rival the fabulous collection of incunabula formed by Albert Ehrman would be impossible today. The two-volume catalogue written largely by Anthony Hobson is tantamount to a reference book with references to the standard authorities provenance information and excellent binding descriptions when appropriate. The work is arranged by Proctor order alphabetically by town of which more than 200 are represented and then chronologically within said towns. <br/><br/>The most expensive book in the sale was knocked down to Bernard H. Breslauer who paid GBP 35000 for lot 666 the first book printed in Verona and the first edition of Valturius's "De Re Militari" 1472 with illustrations by Matteo de Pasti. <br/><br/>Albert Ehrman 1890-1969 was not only a great scholar but also a great benefactor: his gifts to the Bodleian include his umatched collection of early library sale catalogues and an exceptional collection of historic bookbindings. The Appendix to the present catalogue lists 51 books that were not included in the sale specifically gifts and sales! of incunabula to the British Library Cambridge University Library John Rylands Library and Birmingham Public Library "Cordyale or Four Last Things" printed by Caxton in 1479. Sotheby Parke Bernet unknown books

Michael Laird Rare Books LLC · États-Unis35,00 $US≈ 29,61 €

Sotheby's

Filtres actifs

Siècle

Langage

Ajouté

Sujets

Catalogues

Filtres actifs

Siècle

Langage

Ajouté

Sujets

Catalogues

Filtres actifs

Siècle

Langage

Ajouté

Sujets

Catalogues