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‎Yates Thompson and Bright : a family of bibliophiles. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 16 July 2014‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 16 July 2014. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 257 pp profusely illustrated chiefly colour. 376 lots. Books from the library of Allan Heywood Bright whose maternal uncles were Henry Yates Thompson 1837-1928 and Samuel Ashton Thompson Yates 1842-1903. Both gave books and manuscripts to Bright Henry's gifts including a 13th-century Bible inscribed 'every collection of M.S.S. should have one of these'. From the introduction: "The emergence of an important portion of the manuscripts and printed books after so many years has allowed several remarkable discoveries in the preparation of this catalogue. They demonstrate the wealth range and interest of this collection: a superb manuscript Missal illuminated for the Patriarch of Aquileia by a peerless Viennese artist at the Habsburg court; lurking among the emblem books an album of prints with their preparatory drawings by Hans Bol; the unique complete copy of a Middle English treatise; an exquisite humanistic manuscript made for the King of Naples and an entirely new work by the French female Renaissance author Catherine d'Amboise. Notes to title-page several lots annotated with scribbled prices and occasional notes a few corners folded otherwise Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 16 July 2014 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-36948

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‎Sporting Art in Britain : a loan exhibition to celebrate twenty-five years of the British Sporting Art Trust at Christie's London 6-22 January 2003‎

‎British Sporting Art Trust Newmarket first edition 2003. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 30 cm. xiv 102 pp colour ills. 223 items. The well-illustrated catalogue of a major exhibition the emphasis of which was on racing and hunting. . Includes as pp 81-102 biographical notes on the lives of painters sculptors and those whose works appeared as engravings in the exhibition. From the introduction: "The exhibition is arranged by theme rather than chronologically and as a result affords a kaleidoscopic view of the sporting preoccupations of Britain over a period of more than three centuries. One or two pencil notes otherwise Very Good. British Sporting Art Trust, Newmarket, first edition, 2003 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-36810 ISBN : 0950779415 9780950779416

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‎The Camerarius Florilegium : to be offered as Lot 151 in the Sale of Valuable Travel and Natural History Books: Wednesday 20 May 1992 Christie Manson & Woods Ltd auction catalogue sale date: 20 May 1992.‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for Lot 151the sale held on 20 May 1992. Laminated wrappers 4to. 30 pp colour plates. 1 lot. From the catalogue: "A Manuscript Flower Book containing 473 drawings of ornamental plants arranged seasonally for the most part watercolours and bodycolours on paper on 194 leaves. Nuremberg c. 1589. One of the first pictorial records of flowers in a 16th-century garden and the precursor of the Hortus Eystettensis 1613. It portrays 473 ornamental plants many being recently introduced exotics from the New World Asia Minor and the Far East. Manuscripts of this kind are virtually unknown. This manuscript florilegium depicts plants in the garden of the Nuremberg botanist and physician Joachim Camerarius 1534-1598 and is important for its connection with the greatest German garden of its time that of the Prince-Bishop Johann Conrad von Germmingen at Eichst�tt celebrated in the Hortus Eystettensis 1613 published by Basil Besler. Many of the plants grown at Eichst�tt came from Camerarius the leading German botanist of his day who had designed and supervised the original layout of the gardens. This manuscript besides being a work of great beauty represents a significant document in the development of horticulture in the latter 1500s. It is probably the only known surviving pictorial record of the contents of an important 16th-century flower garden at the very time when flower cultivation and the growing of plants for pleasure was beginning to emerge as an art in its own right. Prior to this gardens were mostly utilitarian devoted to culinary and medicinal plants and depictions of their contents in manuscripts and books were devoted to plants as materia medica or as symbols and emblems in religious art. The importation of exotic species the product of rapid colonial expansion and increased trade in the 16th century enlarged the horticultural repertoire and fed a growing fashion for beautiful and exotic plants confirmed by the appearance of printed florilegia at the beginning of the 17th century of which the Hornis Eystettensis is the outstanding example. Joachim Camerarius born in Nuremberg in 1534 was raised in the house of his father's friend the great reformer Philipp Melanchthon. Price noted in margin otherwise near Fine. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for Lot 151the sale held on 20 May, 1992 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-30411

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‎Valuable illuminated manuscripts printed books and autograph letters including the property of an Athenian collector Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 29 November 1999‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th November 1999. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 246 pp colour ills. 342 lots. The sale comprised: Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures Lots 1-25; The Property of an Athenian Collector 26-106; Printed Books 107-204; Autograph Letters 205-342. among the manuscripts were several books of Hours and the Psalter of Jean de Foix Toulouse c.1495. Fine. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th November, 1999 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-34026

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‎Lewis Carroll and Alice: The Private Collection of Justin G. Schiller. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 9 December 1998‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 9 December 1998. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 83 pp colour plates including 1 folding several in colour. 38 lots. An important sale consisting of " special or unique copies of Lewis Carroll's most famous titles and photographic images of Oxford and the children who meant so much to him" including Schiller's unique copy of the 1865 suppressed edition of Alice in Wonderland. Near Fine. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 9 December, 1998 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-33565

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‎The Irene Winterstein Collection of Important Miniature Books Christie's South Kensington auction catalogue sale date : 10 March 2000‎

‎Christie's South Kensington London auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th March 2000. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 45 pp many ills some in colour. 314 lots. The well illustrated catalogue of ".one of the most important and comprehensive collections of miniature books ever assembled. Ranging from the 15th to 20th centuries it includes almanacks children's books Carnets de bal Bibles Prayer Books illuminated manuscripts - and books on every conceivable subject - often contained within fragile original boards or exquisite jewel-like bindings. Irene Winterstein was tireless in her quest for miniature books not only in her home country but across Europe and beyond. Near Fine. List of prices realized slightly edgetorn loosely laid in. Christie's South Kensington, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th March, 2000 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-32303

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‎An important botanical library part II. Christie's East auction catalogue sale date: 5 June 1997‎

‎Christie's East New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 5th June 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 191 pp plates ills. Lots 161-691. Indexed. Fine. Christie's East, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 5th June 1997 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-32318

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‎The Giannalisa Feltrinelli Library : Part III: Fine Italian illustrated books. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 3 December 1997‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue 3rd December 1997. Laminated wrappers 4to. 144 pp plates ills. some colour. Lot nos. 231-375 Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue, 3rd December, 1997 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-31887

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‎Fine printed books including travel and natural history. Christie's South Kensington auction catalogue sale date: 22 November 2002‎

‎Christie's South Kensington London auction catalogue for the sale held on 22nd November 2002. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 172 pp ills some colour. 487 lots. The sale comprised Autographs and Manuscripts - lots 1-44; Twentieth Century and Illustrated Books 45-79; General Printed Books 80-284; Travel and Topography Maps and Atlases 285-393; Natural History and Science 394-487. Lot numbers written on front wrapper and title-page one or two lot numbers in body of catalogue ringed otherwise Very Good. Christie's South Kensington, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 22nd November 2002 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-29112

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‎Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts including a Portolan Atlas by Martines; Valuable Printed Books including Works on Architecture and Decoration; Autograph Letters Historical Documents Musical and Literary Manuscripts the Properties of the Late Mrs. E. S. Borthwick-Norton; Lucy Helen and William Pease and from Other Sources Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 7 December 1988‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th December 1988. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 169 pp plates some colour. 256 lots. The sale included 10 Books of Hours. Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers loosely laid in. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th December, 1988 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-30038

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‎Printed Books and Manuscripts including miniature books. The Properties of His Grace the Duke of Abercorn East Hampton Free Library Stanley Marcus Mr. and Mrs. John R. Young; the Estates of Edwin Binney 3rd Simon A. Carfagno Phyllis Harrington Mrs. Shelton Watkins Sr. and from various sources. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 11 May 1987‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th May 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 105 pp plates 2 colour ills. 141 lots. Lots 18-39 comprise some 45 autograph letters of Samuel Longhorne Clemens many previously unpublished and Lots 2-17 comprise important presentation copies and similar material of Clemens. Lots 46-55 comprise material from the papers of David Gelston 1733-1828. Lots 74-123 are miniature books and bookcases the property of Stanley Marcus. Number on recto of frontispiece otherwise Very Good. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th May, 1987 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-27961

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‎Literary autographs historical documents and important music manuscripts with some music reference books Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 16 April 1980‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th April 1980. Printed wrappers small 4to. 86 pp facs plates. 202 lots. Among the highlights were a collection of autograph drafts by L.P.Hartley including "The Go-Between" Gounod's autograph manuscript of Le Medecin Malgre Lui and a desk diary listing engagements of General de Gaulle for 1943. Indexed. Estimates printed at end. Wrappers rather marked a few pencil rings etc to contents. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th April, 1980 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-27901

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‎Valuable travel natural history books and atlases. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 25 April 1990‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 25th April 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 132 pp plates some colour. 242 lots. With estimates printed in the catalogue. Edges agetoned otherwise Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 25th April, 1990 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-24741

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‎Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 24 November 1993‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th November 1993. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 154 pp numerous plates including several in colour. 150 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: The first book from the Aldine Press Venice: 1495; Important Incunabula and Early Greek Printing from the Collection formed in the 18th Century by Sir George Shuckburgh; Cicero Of Old Age printed by William Caxton Westminster: 1481; First Editions of Holbein's Dance of Death 1538 Le Giroufflier aux Dames ca. 1505; Milton's Of Education to Master Samuel Harttib 1644 Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations 1776; Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility 1811 and Pride and Prejudice 1813; The Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum 1648-50; The Bragadin Press's Ashkenazic Mahzor 1711-15 containing Moses Hayyim Luzzatto's autograph manuscript of his important Kavvanot; Horace De arte poetica manuscript on vellum Italy early 14th Century; A finely illuminated Genealogy of Charles first Comte de Nesle ca. 1466; An important Armenian illuminated manuscript of the Gospels 1669; Autograph manuscripts of Martin Luther Philipp Melanchthon and Jean Calvin. Top fore-edge corner of front wrapper and front free endpaper clipped off list of prices realized stapled to title-page otherwise Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th November, 1993 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-24425

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‎Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 24 June 1987‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th June 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers small 4to. 45 pp plates including some in colour. Lots 221-277. One of the highlights was a Horae BMV use of Rome in Latin illuminated manuscript on vellum 93 leaves written in brown ink in a fine rounded roman hand littera humanistica rotunda rubrics in burnished gold red and blue one- and two-line initials and line-fillers throughout in gold on red or blue ground decorated with gold tracery 152 two-line or 3-line initials on gold ground with coloured floriate decoration 18 large miniatures all within elaborate borders each enclosing also a cartouche with four lines of text and a large decorated initial 200 x 135mm. Paris or Tours 1532-1540 made for King Francois I of France 1494-1547. Initials on front wrapper a few lots with scribbled prices and notes otherwise Near Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th June, 1987 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-24104

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‎The Franklin H. Kissner Collection of Books on Rome. Sold by order of the Executors of the late Franklin H. Kissner. Christie's auction catalogue sale dates: 3 - 5 October 1990‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 3rd - 5th October 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 383 pp numerous ills many in colour. 1128 lots. From the introduction: "Mr Kissner's life-long devotion to Rome�naturally made him turn to books and prints dealing with the art history and literature of ancient medieval and baroque Rome and the civilizing influence of the City on the regions and peoples incorporated in its empire. His library finally grew to include well over 4000 rare books all of which are offered for sale in the present auction catalogue�So many splendid illustrated books form part of the Kissner Collection that it is difficult to single out the finest for mention in this short introduction. Mr. Kissner evidently bought most of his books in Europe from Italian dealers as well as from the English trade and less often in the sale-rooms. Many of his most important acquisitions came from E. P. Goldschmidt & Co. notably the superb set of Lafreni's Speculum from the Pecci-Blunt Collection. Other purchases such as the Northwick copy in contemporary French morocco of Hamilton's Antiquities were made through Lathrop C. Harper Inc. of which Mr. Kissner was the principal owner from 1968 to 1979. His set of Piranesi also has a Northwick provenance. Finally his extraordinary run of Mirabilia Romae deserves brief mention even if he missed a copy of the Freitag edition in its original vellum wrapper in the Doheny sale since they were not acquired in a block purchase but patiently identified and hunted down one by one. The sheer number of these exceedingly rare early guide-books to Rome forms a true testimony to his tenacity and collecting stamina." With indexes of authors and of owners and binders. Wrappers heavily creased pp 209/210 detached and restapled in well-thumbed and heavily annotated with scribbled prices names notes and marks - a working copy. List of prices realized and buyers loosely laid in somewhat torn and creased. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 3rd - 5th October, 1990 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-20428

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‎The Helmut N. Friedlander Library. Part II Christie's. auction catalogue sale date: 24 April 2001‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th April 2001. Cloth 4to. 230 pp plates ills. Lots 186-559. The sale included a 49 lot section comprising "a highly unusual and carefully forrned collection cf documents dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries which bear seal impressions in wax. Seals of this type were affixed to a wide range of documents in order to certify the authority and validity of the contents whether an indenture appomtrnent proclamation or legal agreement.The present collection traces virtually the entire evolution and use of seals in the west; many of the documents are finely written and decorated some with fine initial portraits of monarchs. Also present are a number of letters and documents from historical l�terary and musical figures of note bearing personal seals". Fine in slightly torn dustwrapper. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th April, 2001 hardcover‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-20419

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‎Venetian Illustrated Books of the Eighteenth Century. The Collection of John A. Saks. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 10 June 1981‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th June 1981. Illustrated wrappers small 4to. 85 pp ills. 281 lots. A catalogue of the largest collection of such works ever offered at auction. With an index of artists and engravers. Estimates printed at end. From the preface: "During the final decline of the Venetian Republic in the eighteenth century Venice had grown to become the largest publishing centre in Italy producing many lavishly illustrated books both for its home market and export to other Italian cities and abroad. Outstanding among the numerous publishers were Giambattista Albrizzi Giambattista Pasquali and Antonio Zatta. They were important patrons of Venetian artists and commissioned painters such as Tiepolo Piazzetta Visentini Novelli and Bartolozzi to produce paintings and drawings for book illustrations. These were brilliantly executed often as charming vignettes depicting landscapes views and scenes or allegorical figures by a school of engravers working in close collaboration with the original artists. Most important among the engravers were Pitteri Cattini Zucchi Dal'Acqua and Baratti who produced books such as Piazzetta's editions of Tasso and Bossuet or Novell's frontispieces to Goldoni's works exhibiting the essence of bourgeois Venetian society in miniature. Venetian publishers tended to specialize in literature although there are such productions as Zatta's Atlas but some of the most splendid work may be found in the innumerable publications privately issued to commemorate special events such as the procession on assuming public office marriage or a daughters entry into the convent. They are well-represented here as "ingressi" "nozze" or "monacazione". These books of congratulatory verse were often magnificently produced sparing no expense with charming vignettes and fully decorated engraved borders. The present collection is remarkable in that most of the books are not in the usual leather bindings of the period but in the paper wrappers or boards in which they were originally issued. Some of these are unusually decorated with woodcut or stencil-printed armorial designs or embossed patterns.These illustrated books comparable to similar French works of the same period have been much neglected by collectors and until recently have remained uncharted by bibliographies. This catalogue describes the largest such collection ever to have been offered at auction a collection assembled over many years by John A. Saks of Greenwich Connecticut; lovingly and with great erudition. Wrappers creased notes on front inside wrapper some lot numbers highlighted and one or two sidelines. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th June, 1981 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-20422

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‎The Helmut N. Friedlander Library. Part II Christie's. auction catalogue sale date: 24 April 2001‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th April 2001. Cloth 4to. 230 pp plates ills. Lots 186-559. The sale included a 49 lot section comprising "a highly unusual and carefully forrned collection cf documents dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries which bear seal impressions in wax. Seals of this type were affixed to a wide range of documents in order to certify the authority and validity of the contents whether an indenture appomtrnent proclamation or legal agreement.The present collection traces virtually the entire evolution and use of seals in the west; many of the documents are finely written and decorated some with fine initial portraits of monarchs. Also present are a number of letters and documents from historical l�terary and musical figures of note bearing personal seals". Fine in Fine dustwrapper. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th April, 2001 hardcover‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-15127

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‎The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine. Part I : The Middle Ages and The Renaissance with Part II : The Age of Reason with Part III. Christie's auction catalogues sale dates: 18 March 15-16 June and 29 October 1998. 3 Parts complete set‎

‎Christie Manson & Woods New York auction sale catalogues for sales held on 18 March 15-16 June and 29 October 1998. 3 vols illustrated laminated boards 4to. 263 475 404 pp profusely illustrated. 1384 lots. Sale catalogue of one of the greatest collections of early science and medicine; replete with works never or rarely seen at auction. Part I covers the Middle Ages and Renaissance Part II The Age of Reason "roughly the 17th and 18th centuries" and Part III books written and published in the last two centuries. The catalogue descriptions are extensive including much bibliographical detal and annotation. Extensively illustrated many illustrations in colour. Small blemish to one board otherwise a Near Fine set. Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, auction sale catalogues for sales held on 18 March, 15-16 June and 29 October 1998 hardcover‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-15345

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‎Collection Jean Berger ; Livres Rares sur la Chasse Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 2 July 1993‎

‎Christie's Monaco auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd July 1993. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 120 pp plates chiefly in black-and-white. 164 lots. Results stapled to inside front wrapper otherwise Very Good. Christie's, Monaco, auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd July, 1993 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-13145

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‎Modern First Editions. the Collection of Peter Apap Bologna. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 5 November 1999‎

‎Christie's South Kensington London auction catalogue for the sale held on 5th November 1999. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 123 pp plates. 318 lots. A useful catalogue not least for its many plates each showing several dustwrappers. From the introduction: "Peter Apap Bologna's collection is all-embracing . but it is also highly personal. Alphabetically we can run the gamut from Chinua Achebe and Peter Ackroyd in spite of publishing the latter over many years I had never heard of his early work Ouch to Jeanette Winterson and John Wyndham. Indeed these interesting juxtapositions give the flavour of the collection. Naturally all the accepted great novelists - Golding Durrell Murdoch Naipaul Gordimer - are here. So too are the poets: Heaney Gunn Day Lewis Larkin. In a real sense we have a microcosm of what we could pretentiously call the culture of the last sixty or seventy years. Another pleasure gained from such a group of books is the evidence of quirky taste. There are oddities: the publications of the Cuala Press and Wobum Books; the self-publicationsof J.L. Carr Timothy Mo and Jill Paton Walsh; out of the way items by Tom Stoppard John Betjeman and John Fowles. And there are the writers of detective stories adventure novels and thrillers: Chandler Simenon Dick Francis and P. D. James of course but also neglected authors like Roy Vickers Edmund Crispin and Nicholas Blake. Here you can find a complete set of Booker Prize Winners Hornblower novels the exploits of Inspector Morse the experimentation of B. S. Johnson the originality of Jane Gardam or Jennifer Johnston the straightforwardness of John Grisham. You can be reminded of publishers once flourishing long defunct: John Lehmann Rupert Hart-Davis Macgibbon and Kee. You can find the names of publishers' editors John Guest Roger Senhouse Charles Monteith who inspired and encouraged their authors. You can revisit old favourites and gauge whether some writers who have flourished over the last few decades will still have currency in 2020. Martin Amis Justin Cartwright James Buchan" Fine. Christie's, South Kensington, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 5th November, 1999 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-16098

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‎The Franklin H. Kissner Collection of Books on Rome. Sold by order of the Executors of the late Franklin H. Kissner. Christie's auction catalogue sale dates: 3 - 5 October 1990‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 3rd - 5th October 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 383 pp numerous ills many in colour. 1128 lots. From the introduction: "Mr Kissner's life-long devotion to Rome�naturally made him turn to books and prints dealing with the art history and literature of ancient medieval and baroque Rome and the civilizing influence of the City on the regions and peoples incorporated in its empire. His library finally grew to include well over 4000 rare books all of which are offered for sale in the present auction catalogue�So many splendid illustrated books form part of the Kissner Collection that it is difficult to single out the finest for mention in this short introduction. Mr. Kissner evidently bought most of his books in Europe from Italian dealers as well as from the English trade and less often in the sale-rooms. Many of his most important acquisitions came from E. P. Goldschmidt & Co. notably the superb set of Lafreni's Speculum from the Pecci-Blunt Collection. Other purchases such as the Northwick copy in contemporary French morocco of Hamilton's Antiquities were made through Lathrop C. Harper Inc. of which Mr. Kissner was the principal owner from 1968 to 1979. His set of Piranesi also has a Northwick provenance. Finally his extraordinary run of Mirabilia Romae deserves brief mention even if he missed a copy of the Freitag edition in its original vellum wrapper in the Doheny sale since they were not acquired in a block purchase but patiently identified and hunted down one by one. The sheer number of these exceedingly rare early guide-books to Rome forms a true testimony to his tenacity and collecting stamina." With indexes of authors and of owners and binders. Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 3rd - 5th October, 1990 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-13988

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‎The Helmut N. Friedlander Library. Part I Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 23 April 2001‎

‎Christie's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd April 2001. Cloth 4to. 449 pp plates ills. Lots 1- 185 . From the introduction: "Helmut Friedlaender's wonderful incunabula - his library's forte - and to a lesser extent the selective group of medieval manuscripts the milestones of science and literature of later centuries demonstrate what could still be done in traditional collecting at a time when it seemed to some cognoscenti that choice might be running out. If desire was strong enough means and energy sufficiently available - and Mr Friedlaender had all of these - rare books were to be found. In fact he showed two other qualities essential to any collector: persistence and patience." Among the highlights mentioned were such items as: the Pforzheimer vellum copy of the 1465 Mainz Cicero lot 39; the fabulous Auersperg copy on vellum of Theuerdank lot 172; the Buxheim Monastery set of the Koberger edition of Antoninus Florentinus' Chronicon remarried after a century with its original flyleaf bearing the woodcut bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg lot 15; a Bohemian illuminated manuscript of Gregory I's Moralia lot 4; Heine's Romanzero inscribed to Baroness James de Rothschild lot 160 the first edition of Pushkin's first collection of poems lot 174� Fine in Fine dustwrapper. Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd April, 2001 hardcover‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-13498

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‎The P. R. Sandwell Collection of Pacific and Arctic Voyages. Christie's auction catalogue sale date: 21 September 2005‎

‎Christie's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st September 2005. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 121 pp plates ills. 118 lots. The sale comprised: Early Voyages to the PacificLots 1-28; The Golden Age of Pacific ExplorationLots 29-87; Voyages to the Arctic Lots 88-118. From the introduction: "During a four-year stay in Tasmania in the early 1940s my father Dick Sandwell sailed with an old yachting friend who had a keen interest in maritime history. Their voyages often took them to places explored by Cook D'Entrecasteaux Bligh and many others. Soon after returning to his home in Vancouver British Columbia he began to follow the tracks of such other 18th-century English and French navigators as Dixon Meares Vancouver and La Perouse. He began to collect the journals of those early seamen beginning with Anson's Voyage Round the World 1740-44� At first the collection had to do mainly with voyages in the South Pacific. Those about the North Pacific and the adjoining Arctic waters soon followed. As a result of participation in a ministerial tour of the Canadian Arctic in 1965 and a Canadian research mission to Siberia an earlier interest in Russian voyages was rekindled. Thus names such as Gmelin Krusenstern and Kotzebue began to appear. Consequently the collection is more properly described as one of "Voyages of exploration and discovery in the Pacific and Arctic principally in the 18th and 19th centuries'. Very Good. Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st September, 2005 unknown‎

Ссылка продавца : BIBLIO-14679