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The Wardington Library : Important Atlases & Geographies. Part One : A-K. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 18 October 2005
Sotheby's London auction catalogues for the sales held on 18th October 2005. Cloth 4to cover illustration 27 cm. 347 pp plates many in colour ills. 244 lots. The first part of a two-part catalogue. Estimates included with lot descriptions. Near Fine. Print-out of prices realized for Part One laid in. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogues for the sales held on 18th October, 2005 hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38598
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The travel sale : pictures and Near & Middle Eastern books and maps. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 14 and 15 October 2003
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 14th and 15th October 2003. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 292 pp colour ills. 762 lots. The sale included as Lots 255-454 "The Islamic Art Reference Library of a Gentleman" for which the catalogue stated: "Many of the books in this collection come from the library of Dorothy Shepherd who was a pioneer in the study of Spanish Islamic and Central Asian textiles. She was an internationally recognised authority on ancient Near-Eastern and Islamic art and medieval textiles. Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 14th and 15th October 2003 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38818
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The Library of Henry Myron Blackmer II Sotheby's auction catalogue sale dates : 11th12th 13th October 1989
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th - 13th October 1989. Cloth cover illustration 4to 28 cm. 16 636 18 pp numerous ills many in colour. 1515 lots. With a biography of Blackmer and an introductory essay: 'The lure of Greece and the Orient for European travellers.' Blackmer - a retired American banker living in Athens -collected books on Greece and the Near East building up an unparalleled collection with the help of leading London and Parisian booksellers. "The collection encompasses travel neo-classical art archaeology and the commerce history and politics of the Levant from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries." An excellent catalogue of a superb collection. With a bibliography and index. Near Fine. List of prices realized and buyers laid in together with a folded multi-page illustrated sale report from the Antique Trades Gazette. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th - 13th October 1989 hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-32176
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Medieval Illuminated Miniatures from the Collection of the late Eric Korner sold by Order of the Trustees Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 19 June 1990
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the first sale held on 19th June 1990. Laminated wrappers 4to. 91 pp plates ills. 40 lots. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the first sale held on 19th June, 1990 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-30306
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Oscar Wilde. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 29 October 2004
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th October 2004. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 142 pp colour ills. 104 lots. From the introduction: "The catalogue features highly important first editions inscribed presentation copies letters manuscripts original photographs and other extraordinary ephemera relating to Wilde. The 104 lots include such items as Wilde's annotated copy of Aristophanes' Clouds used by him while an under graduate at Oxford in 1877 lot 3; an exceptionally fine copy of his first regularly published book the Poems of1881 which was exhibited at the British Library in 2000 lot 11; his presentation copy of the acclaimed play A Woman of No Importance inscribed to his mother Speranza lot 64; his presentation copy of The Ballad of Reading Gaol inscribed to the drama critic William Archer lot 78; his presentation copy of The Importance of Being Earnest inscribed to his friend Arthur Clifton; the only known presentation copy of his rare privately printed historical tragedy The Duchess of Padua lot 28. These and other outstanding items offered including remarkable autograph letters by Wilde constitute what is almost certainly the finest collection of Wilde memorabilia remaining in private hands.One item of special resonance dating from Wilde's lifetime may illustrate the quality of the collection: namely the celebrated Tite Street catalogue for the sale on 24 Aprii 1895 of Wilde's household property lot 73. .and the sale includes as lot 89 one of the few known contemporary prints of the deathbed photograph taken by Maurice Gilbert with Robbie Ross's camera. Two-inch bruise and creasing to fore-edge of rear wrapper otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th October 2004 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38178
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English Literature History Children's Books and Illustrations : including the archive of J. M. Barrie and "The Lost Boys". Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 16 December 2004
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th December 2004. Laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 289 pp plates some colour ills. 395 lots. The principal sections were the following: History Politics and Royalty Lots 1-47; Theatre and Entertainment Lots 48-49; Science Lot 50; English Literature: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Lots 51-101 incl. books from the library of I.A. Shapiro Lots 60-101; English Literature: Eighteenth Century Lots 102-110; English Literature: Nineteenth Century Lots 111-194 incl. Bront� family Lots 111-123 and Charles Dickens Lots 124-172; English Literature: Twentieth Century Lots 195-268; The Archive ofJ.M. Barrie and 'The Lost Boys Lots 269-295; Children's Books lllustrated Books Related Drawings and Private Press Books Lots 296-395. Indexed. Front wrapper slightly creased otherwise Near Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th December, 2004 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38291
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English Literature and History. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11 December 1997
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held at the Aeolian Hall on 11th December 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 183 pp plates ills. 404 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: the Warwick Shakespeare Deed; and other important items relating to Shakespeare from the Warwick collections; The Nugent manuscript of Irish bardic poetry from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries; the first edition of the first English translation of Homer 1581; Francis Bacon's copy of a tract against 'prophesies' by the Earl of Northampton 1620; a 'Harmony' of the Gospels produced by Nicholas Ferrar's community at Little Gidding 1635; a fourth folio of Shakespeare 1685; the working papers for the unratified Anglo-American Treaty of 1806 the failure of which led to the war of 1812; Mrs. Beeton's own family copy of her Household management; Oscar Wilde's annotated copy of Matthew Arnold's Poems; Henry James's 'French library'; a first edition of James Joyce's Ulysses; intimate and forthright letters by D. H. Lawrence discussing Lady Chatterley's lover; annotated proof pages of Churchill's abridged The Second World War; rare first editions and manuscripts by Graham Greene; a collection of books by Agatha Christie; James Bond books inscribed by Ian Fleming; notable letters by David Hume Frances Burney Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton Sir Walter Scott Charlotte Bronte S. T. Coleridge Charles Dickens W. M. Thackeray J. E. Millais Aubrey Beardsley G. B. Shaw T. E. Lawrence Malcolm Lowry and others. Lot 85 of the sale The Warwick Shakespeare Deed was the subject of a separate catalogue entirely devoted to it; accordingly here it is given only a one-page description and one illustration. Idexed. Numerous scribbled notes to contents otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held at the Aeolian Hall on 11th December, 1997 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38254
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Art at Auction : The Year at Sotheby's 1977-78. Two hundred & fourty-fourth season
Sotheby's Publications London first edition 1978. Cloth 4to. 496 pp colour plates ills. From the blurb: From the blurb: "The 1977-78 season at Sotheby Parke Bernet worldwide has been unusually varied and interesting crowned by sales in London of the collections of Robert von Hirsch and George Ortiz. The former was the most vaJuable private collection ever to come up for auction. Many of the finest objects are illustrated in this latest edition of Art at Auction and specialists from national museums and Sotheby's discuss various aspects of this superb collection. Among the contributors are Sir John Pope-Hennessy.and John Rowlands. The George Ortiz Collection of primitive works of art is also extensively illustrated and Sotheby's expert Robert Bleakley analyses the fascinating Lower Niger bronze figure. Many other important and varied collections have also come under the hammer on both sides of the Atlantic. Among them are the Broxbourne Library which prompted the vivid description of early printing in Italy by J.C.T. Oates of the Cambridge University Library and the Goodwin Collection of modern first editions which is discussed by the New York bookseller Robert Wilson. Also included are articles on the Hawkins Collection of Japanese sword-fittings the Heckett Collection and the Charell Collection of Toulouse-Lautrec lithographs. Sales in New York and Los Angeles have affirmed the continuing popularity of American art and 'Americana' reflected in the book by illustrations of several of these objects. Also featured is a survey by Thomas Norton of Sotheby Parke Bernet New York of the sale of the McDonough Collection of American paintings. Aspects of collecting nineteenth-century works are covered by several contributors including Shirley Bury and Linda L. A. Parry both of the Victoria and Albert Museum London. Colin Ford of the National Portrait Gallery London traces the career of Sir Cecil Beaton as a portrait photographer.Art at Auction illustrates all the most important objects which have come up for sale during the season and provides much serious discussion of the major items. Near Very Good in price-clipped dustwrapper. Sotheby's Publications, London, first edition, 1978 hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37694 ISBN : 0856670499 9780856670497
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Franz Kafka the autograph manuscript of Der Prozess: The Trial. Sotheby's auction catalogue Lot 244 sale date: 17 November 1988
Sotheby's London separate auction catalogue for Lot 244 in the sale held on 17th November 1988. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 13 pp ills. 1 lot - Lot 244. According to the catalogue this was the only manuscriptof a Kafka novel remaining in private hands. Slightly creased otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, separate auction catalogue for Lot 244 in the sale held on 17th November 1988 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38028
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The Lordship of the Manor of Stratford-upon-Avon Sotheby's London Lot 288 on sale date: 19 July 1990
Sotheby's London separate auction catalogue for Lot 288 in the sale held on 19th July 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 24 pp plates ills. 1 lot. Separate catalogue for Lot 288. The catalogue included an 8 page history of Lordships of the Manor. Fine. Special terms and conditions 8 pp laid in. Sotheby's, London, separate auction catalogue for Lot 288 in the sale held on 19th July, 1990 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37282
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English Literature and History. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 13 December 1990
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 13 December 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 347 pp plates ills. 502 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: The letter by Queen Elizabeth I instructing her Admiral Howard of Effingham to put to sea against the Spanish Armada; Correspondence of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia and her family; A fine collection of printed eighteenth-century English Literature; The Archive of the Lamb Family of Melbourne Hall; Books and fine bindings from the Library of the Duke of Wellington; A series of letters by John Ruskin about Rose La Touche; A collection of books and manuscripts by or relating to Oscar Wilde; Books and papers from the family library of Gerard Manley Hopkins; Books and papers of Samuel Beckett from the collection of John Calder; A collection of the earliest English Sale Catalogues. Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 13 December 1990 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37280
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The Library of Philip Robinson : Part I. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 23 June 1988
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd June 1988. Laminated wrappers 4to. 230 pp plates ills some colour. 298 lots. Catalogue of the general library of Philip Robinson the younger of the two brothers who founded the distinguished bookselling firm of William H. Robinson Ltd which existed in Pall Mall between 1930 and 1956 and acquired and dispersed the residue of Sir Thomas Phillipps' collection. Contents: Continental Printed Books Lots 1-49; Medieval Manuscripts 50-51; English literature and History Political theory and Economics 52-105; Voyages and Travel 106-298 Among some of the highlights were: Cervantes Ocho comedias1615 in limp vellum; the Strassburg Guido Colonna 1489 in its original deerskin binding; a John Harris pen-facsimile; eight works from John Locke's library signed by him; papers and correspondence of Henry Strachey on the American War of Independence; four French legal incunabula three apparently unrecorded; Oviedo Historia General de las Indias 1535 a late 13th century medical anthology from Bury St Edmunds Abbey. Part II of the Sotheby's catalogue not included here dealt with Robinson's collection of material relating to the earliest European contacts with China. Indexed. Press cutting concerning the sale result stapled to title-page otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd June, 1988 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-35198
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English Literature and History. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 17 December 1998
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th December 1998. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 216 pp plates ills. 493 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: the Norman L Rosenbaum collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and John Harrison's "journal" documenting his dealings with the Board of Longitude also including the A W Kinglake archive relating to the Crimean war including Lord Cardigan's personal accounts of the Charge of the Light Brigade important letters by Cardinal Pole to the Papacy concerning the religious crisis in England under Henry VIII a document signed by the poet George Herbert and his brothers Edward and Henry Wordsworth's "Poetical works" of 1827 with his largely unpublished autograph revisions the literary archive of Martin Seymour-Smith fine letters and manuscripts by T E Lawrence G B Shaw Mark Twain Rudyard Kipling Thomas Hardy Charles Darwin J D Hooker Vita Sackville-West Dylan Thomas Ian Fleming and others. Initials on front wrapper which is a little creased bold notes and scribbled marks to title-page and several lots otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th December, 1998 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37985
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The Warwick Shakespeare Deed Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11 December 1997
Sotheby's London separate auction catalogue for Lot 85 in the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 11th December 1997. Printed illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 12 pp ills. 1 lot. Lot 85. Described as: "The only first-hand documentary witness to Shakespeare's life which remains outside public institutions; the 'counterpart' deed for Shakespeare's purchase of land in his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon; Shakespeare's own copy of the transaction one which remained in his family papers for nearly two centuries; the only such document which has ever appeared for sale at auction or which could conceivably ever appear for public sale. Some light staining otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, separate auction catalogue for Lot 85 in the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 11th December, 1997 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38011
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Nelson : the Alexander Davison Collection the property of an overseas family by direct descent from the Estate of Alexander Davison Esq Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 21 October 2002
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st October 2002. Laminated wrappers 4to. 228 pp colour ills. 93 lots. A valuable catalogue with extensive introductory material and the lots described in considerable detail. Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st October, 2002 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38016
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Literature and illustration : including the library of Neville L. Fakes CBE Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11-12 July 2002
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th July 2002. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 400 pp colour ills. 792 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: English Literature Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries lots 1-14; Property of the Executors of the late Lt. Col. R. Sutton Nelthorpe 15-18; Property of the Trustees of the Late Brigadier C.E.Tryon-Wilson 19-30; English Literature Eighteenth Century 31-33; English Literature Nineteenth Century 34-73; Books from the Library of Joseph Wright lots 74-80; Property from Croft Castle lots 81-98; Sir Winston Churchill 99-129; History including Politics Royalty Military and Naval lots 130-148; Travel and Exploration 149-151; Economics 152-159; English and American Literature Twentieth Century 398-626; Private Press Books from Croft Castle 627-634; Illustrated Books Children's Books and Related Drawings lots 635-792; including Edward Detmold. Watercolours for The Arabian Nights lot 654. Index of Artists 378. Neasr Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th July, 2002 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37689
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Illustrated books and drawings including private press books children's books and juvenilia ephemera performing arts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 16 May 1996
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th May 1996. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 102 pp in double-column format ills. 517 lots. Indexed. Lot 83 described over 3 pp of the catalogue comprised an almost complete collection of books and ephemera printed by the Whittington Press between 1972 and 1995. Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th May, 1996 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37593
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English Literature and History. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 13 December 1994
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 13th December 1994. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 207 pp plates ills. 565 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: a Fine Letter Signed in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I; Important Manuscripts by Esther Inglis Sir William Temple. Sir Isaac Newton Alice Thornton Emily Dickinson Rudyard Kipling Sir Winston Churchill Ngaio Marsh Elias Canetti and Others; the Account Books of Sir Giles Mompesson Massinger's "Sir Giles Overreach"; Remarkable series of over seventy letters by Caitlin Thomas about her stormy marriage with Dylan Thomas; Series of over four hundred letters by Ezra Pound to Henry Swabey; Notable Letters and Documents by Sir Christopher Hatton Samuel Pepys Sir Christopher Wren Jane Austen David Livingstone G.B. Shaw Evelyn Waugh Patrick White and Others; Substantial Collections of Books relating to Lady Gregory Aldous Huxley the Sitwells and Modern Poetry; a Complete Run of "Action" the Periodical of the British Union of Fascists; a Substantial Archive Relating to Arthur Symons; Memorabilia of A. J. P. Taylor Books and Manuscripts from the Fairfax Library. Boldly annotated with notes marks prices and sometimes buyers half-title covered with lot numbers. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 13th December, 1994 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37987
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The Library of Frederick B Adams Jr Part I English and American Literature Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 6 November 2001
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th November 2001. Laminated wrappers 4to. 218 pp colour plates ills. 369 lots. From the introduction: "Frederick B. Adams Jr .bought his first 'rare book' at Yale the limited edition of Virginia Woolf's Orlando New York 1928. Further purchases followed in New Haven New York and London. The English master at St Bernard's had introduced him to the poetry of Robert Frost and Edwin Arlington Robinson and he had read his first Hardy novel at the same time. He began to collect all three authors also Virginia Woolf EM. Forster Mary Webb Willa Cather H.M. Tomlinson and John Galsworthv. On 4 March 1933 he attended with other members of the family Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration as President of the United States. The President's speech heralding the New Deal was printed in Looking Forward issued at the end of the month. This was the beginning of a Roosevelt collection: privately and publicly printed speeches Christmas pamphlets historical documents and the logs of cruises in the presidential yacht. " NB This sale excludes Adams' Thomas Hardy collection which was the subject of a separate catalogue. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th November, 2001 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37638
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The Library of Horace N. Pym 1844-1896 Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 23 April 1996
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd April 1996. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 81 pp plates ills. 376 lots. With an introduction on Pym and his books. Among the highlights noted were the following: George Richmond's Proof Copy of William Blake's Illustrations to the Book of Job; A portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Sir Joshua Reynolds; A fine pair of early portraits of Charles Dickens and his wife by Samuel Laurence; Dickens's pewter tankard from Gad's Hill; An extra-illustrated copy of Pickwick Papers with original watercolour drawings by F. Pailthorpe; Benjamin Disraeli's dispatch box and related ephemera; The original manuscripts of T. Anstey Guthrie's The Giant's Robe and The Tinted Venus; Charles Darwin's Narrative of the Surveying Voyages. of the Beagle. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd April, 1996 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37281
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English literature history private press & children's books : including fine collections of Sir Winston Churchill Lord Nelson Ian Fleming and A.A. Milne Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 12 December 2002
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th December 2002. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 266 pp plates chiefly colour ills. 531 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Contents: Sir Winston Churchill Lots 1-143 including Books and Manuscripts from the library of the late F Bartlett Watt 12-127; History Royal Letters and Documents 144-152; Art & Architecture 153; Nelson & Naval 154-163; Science Medicine & Technology 164-167; Economics 168-171; English Literature Religion & History: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 172-197; Books from the Library of Paddy Gormley 198-220; Eighteenth Century 221-228 The Property of Lady Herries of Terregles 229-236; Nineteenth Century 237-308; English Literature: Twentieth Century 309-415; Private Press Books 416-441; Illustrated and Children's Books and Related Drawings 442-531. Crease to rear wrapper a few lots with prices marked otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th December, 2002 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37997
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Fantasy and illustrated books children's books and related prints and drawings. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 31 October 1997
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 31st October 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 78 pp ills. 405 lots. Indexed. Wrappers slightly creased otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 31st October, 1997 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37746
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English Literature and History comprising printed books autograph letters and manuscripts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 21-22 July 1988
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st-22nd July 1988. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 265 pp colour ills. 537 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: An important archive and working library of Lawrence Durrell including manuscipts and books by Henry Miller; A major series of letters by Gandhi to his disciple Henry Polak; An important series of letters by Charles Darwin about Evolution;The Crimean War Diary of Captain Nolan; The Diaries of Lady Cynthia Asquith; Papers of the actress Florence Farr friend of G.B. Shaw and W.B. Yeats; The Rolfe miscellany of seventeenth-century verse; Letters and papers of Samuel Pepys; The Peninsular War papers of General Sir Hew Dalrymple; The death mask of the Duke of Wellington; The shooting script for the film of William Burroughs's 'The Naked Lunch'; Fine letters by George Washington and other American Presidents and notable manuscripts relating to Australia. Boldly priced in margin otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st-22nd July 1988 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-38006
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The Wardington Library : Important Atlases & Geographies. Part One : A-K. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 18 October 2005
Sotheby's London auction catalogues for the sales held on 18th October 2005. Cloth 4to cover illustration 27 cm. 347 pp plates many in colour ills. 244 lots. The first part of a two-part catalogue. Estimates included with lot descriptions. Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogues for the sales held on 18th October, 2005 hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37419
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Fine books and manuscripts including Americana. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. auction catalogue sale date: 12 December 2001
Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th December 2001. Illustrated laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 380 pp ills some colour. 417 lots. Crease to one corner of front wrapper top edges of a few pages somewhat yellowed otherwise Very Good. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th December 2001 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37411
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Illustrated and Private Press Books Children's Books and Juvenilia the Performing Arts Related Drawings Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 7 and 8 June 1990
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th and 8th June 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 267 pp plates ills some colour. 766 lots. The sale comprised: Continental Illustrated Books lots 1-72 Russian Books 51-720; Private Press Books including Kelmscott Press 73-82 150; Essex House Press 83; Vale Press 84; Ashendene Press 85-93; Doves Press 94-99; S. Dominic's Press 100-103 178;Shakespeare Head Press 104-106; Gregynog Press 107-120; Golden Cockerel Press 121-134; Nonesuch Press 135-136 159-170; Officina Bodoni 137-144; Cranach Press156-158; Other Presses 145-149; English Illustrated Books 154-155 171-271; Children's Books and Juvenilia 272-319; Miniature Books 307; Alphabets 308; Playing Cards 309-310; Miscellaneous Toys and Games 311-316; Panoramas 317-319; The Performing Arts 320-328; Drawings and Watercolours 329-766; Animation Art 519-564; Drawings for the Publications of Walker of Otley 565-623; Drawings and Watercolours from the Archives of J.M. Dent and Son 624-652; Drawings and Watercolours from the Archives of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 653-766. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th and 8th June, 1990 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-30502
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The Modern Movement : the Annette Campbell-White collection. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 7 June 2007
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th June 2007. Laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 252 pp extensively illustrated in colour. 235 lots. The catalogue includes a preface by Annette Campbell-White and an Introduction: "Cyril Connolly and The Modern Movement" by ColmT�ibin. With a Table of Contents showing the sequence of lots and corresponding Connolly 100 Numbers. "The catalogue is arranged around the sequence used by Connolly in 'The Modern Movement' i.e. in chronological order by date of publication. Additional works letters and manuscripts by a Connolly author together with portraits are incorporated around the key 100 books preceded by the Connolly title; the works of non-Connolly authors e.g. Oscar Wilde Malcolm Lowry Vladimir Nabokov are mostly inserted where they would have appeared had Connolly included them. A full index of authors is available at the end of the catalogue. There are only two Connolly 100 titles not represented in the collection". Initials on front free endpaper and scribbled prices to most lots otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 7th June, 2007 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37487
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Literature and illustration : including the library of Neville L. Fakes CBE Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11-12 July 2002
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th July 2002. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 400 pp colour ills. 792 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: English Literature Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries lots 1-14; Property of the Executors of the late Lt. Col. R. Sutton Nelthorpe 15-18; Property of the Trustees of the Late Brigadier C.E.Tryon-Wilson 19-30; English Literature Eighteenth Century 31-33; English Literature Nineteenth Century 34-73; Books from the Library of Joseph Wright lots 74-80; Property from Croft Castle lots 81-98; Sir Winston Churchill 99-129; History including Politics Royalty Military and Naval lots 130-148; Travel and Exploration 149-151; Economics 152-159; English and American Literature Twentieth Century 398-626; Private Press Books from Croft Castle 627-634; Illustrated Books Children's Books and Related Drawings lots 635-792; including Edward Detmold. Watercolours for The Arabian Nights lot 654. Index of Artists 378. Annotated with scribbled prices and notes wrappers lightly creased otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th July, 2002 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37467
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Books and manuscripts : including Einstein on the Theory of Relativity and Audubon's Birds of America. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 2 December 1987
Sotheby's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd December 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. approximately 80 pp colour ills. 193 lots. Initials on half-title otherwise Near Fine. Sotheby's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 2nd December 1987 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37112
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English Literature and History comprising Printed Books Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 10-11 July 1986
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th - 11th July 1986. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. unpaginated approximately 200 pp ills. 462 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: the Autograph Manuscript of A. A. Milne's "When We Were Very Young" with E.H. Shepard's Preliminary Drawings; the Death Mask of John Keats; A Unique and Unrecorded Proof for A Map of Wales which is also the first accurate delineation of Wales; Important Collections of Poems Letters Photographs and Manuscripts by Oscar Wilde and his Circle; the Preston Archive; James Gallagher's Collection of Books and Manuscripts by W. B. Yeats; the Working Papers of G. B. Shaw's "Common Sense about the War"; the Letters of Winston Churchill to Lloyd George and one letter written while a prisoner during the Boer War Near Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th - 11th July 1986 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37121
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Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 15 December 1998
Sotheby's New York auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th December 1998. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 204 pp plates some colour ills. 220 lots. Very Good. Sotheby's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th December, 1998 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37257
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The Library of H. Bradley Martin. Part IV : Highly Important French Literature Sotheby's auction catalogue sale dates : 16 and 17 October 1989
Sotheby's New York auction catalogue for the H. Bradley Martin Library sale held on 16th and 17th October 1989. Cloth cover ill 4to. unpaginated approx 400 pp profusely illustrated including many fullpage plates some in colour. 803 lots nos 520-1322 This part of the sale comprised Bradley Martin's superb collection of French literature from the 16th to the 20th centuries. "H. Bradley Martin was a great lover of all the literature of the Romantic period Lamartine Chenier Chateaubriand but he was also attracted by the revival of the novel at the hands of Balzac Flaubert Stendhal and Merimee. The poetry of the nineteenth century that of Hugo Baudelaire Verlaine for example naturally finds a place here. The collection moves into the twentieth century with Marcel Proust. A feature of the library is its collections of works by particular authors such as Balzac Sand and Hugo which are among the most important ever made. For Balzac the references to Pierre Duche or Gabalda are of lasting value. The two rare copies of Le Pere Goriot and La Peau de Chagrin derive from the library of Dr. Nacquart Balzac's personal physician and the library also includes his earliest works published under the pseudonyms of Saint-Aubin and Lord R'Hoone as well as numerous forgeries and first editions generally in original paper wrappers. Mr. Martin was not excessively concerned with the speculative value of his library. Alongside such prestigious items as a copy of Du cote de chez Swann inscribed to Anatole France and the various first editions of Baudelaire we find texts by less well-known authors such as Senancour 21 printed books an unpublished manuscript and letters and Corbiere. This quest for neglected authors accords perfectly with Verlaine's comment in Les Poetes Maudits where in speaking of Corbiere Rimbaud and Mallarme he states that 'one is hardly known another is unknown and the third is underestimated.' " - from the introduction. Also included were more than 100 autograph letters from Proust. Very Good. List of prices realized and list of estimates laid in. Sotheby's, New York, auction catalogue for the H. Bradley Martin Library sale held on 16th and 17th October, 1989 hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-36602
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The Mercator Atlas of Europe. To be sold as a single lot in the sale of Valuable Autograph Letters . Sotheby's auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas sale date: 13 March 1979
Sotheby's London auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas sale date: London 13th March 1979. Printed wrappers 8vo. 20 pp several plates most in colour. 1 lot. The catalogue for the first appearance at auction of this magnificent atlas which was to pass through the saleroom a second time in 1996. The atlas is decsribed as follows: Atlas of Europe Compiled and Annotated by Mercator Containing Two Unique Autograph Manuscript Maps by Him the Only Surviving Copy of His Wall-Map of Europe of 1554 One of Only Four Known Copies of His Wall-Map of the British Isles of 1564 and Two Parts of His Rare Wall-Map of the World of 1569 Together with a Map of Ancona Signed 'AR' and Thirty Maps from a Latin Atlas of May 1570 by Abraham Ortelius some of those Maps Engraved by Mercator. Wrappers slightly sunned otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas, sale date: London, 13th March, 1979 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37073
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The Fairfax Library and Archive Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 14 December 1993
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 14th December 1993. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. unpaginated approximately 400 pp plates ills. 541 lots. From the introduction: "The Fairfax collection of over 5000 pamphlets and tracts of the English Civil War is undoubtedly the most important and largest collection of such material ever to be offered for sale at auction. Never before in English history had the recording in print of political and military events and of all manner and shades of opinion been possible on such a scale and with such immediacy as in the Civil War: nothing it seems was said or done debated in Parliament or fought out with sword and cannon but that it was without delay committed to print. The Fairfax collection was largely put together over a period of forty years early this century by Albert Fairfax 1870-1939 who succeeded his father as the twelfth Baron Fairfax in 1900 and had returned to live and work in England from Virginia where the sixth Baron Fairfax had settled early in the eighteenth century. It was an act of family piety the main concern being to document the career of the great Parliamentary general Sir Thomas third Lord Fairfax 1612-1671 and of his father Ferdinando 1584-1647. But although accounts of individual battles and sieges form much of the core of the collection the scope was widened to include the political and religious background so that a whole panorama of the concerns and events of the years 1641 to 1649 unfolds itself. The collection was extended backwards to include certain material from the earlier years of the reign of Charles I and later to carry the story up to the Restoration. But it is for the years of the Civil War itself that the collection can take its place alongside the great holdings of Oxford and London. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 14th December, 1993 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37086
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Oscar Wilde. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 29 October 2004
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th October 2004. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 142 pp colour ills. 104 lots. From the introduction: "The catalogue features highly important first editions inscribed presentation copies letters manuscripts original photographs and other extraordinary ephemera relating to Wilde. The 104 lots include such items as Wilde's annotated copy of Aristophanes' Clouds used by him while an under graduate at Oxford in 1877 lot 3; an exceptionally fine copy of his first regularly published book the Poems of1881 which was exhibited at the British Library in 2000 lot 11; his presentation copy of the acclaimed play A Woman of No Importance inscribed to his mother Speranza lot 64; his presentation copy of The Ballad of Reading Gaol inscribed to the drama critic William Archer lot 78; his presentation copy of The Importance of Being Earnest inscribed to his friend Arthur Clifton; the only known presentation copy of his rare privately printed historical tragedy The Duchess of Padua lot 28. These and other outstanding items offered including remarkable autograph letters by Wilde constitute what is almost certainly the finest collection of Wilde memorabilia remaining in private hands.One item of special resonance dating from Wilde's lifetime may illustrate the quality of the collection: namely the celebrated Tite Street catalogue for the sale on 24 Aprii 1895 of Wilde's household property lot 73. .and the sale includes as lot 89 one of the few known contemporary prints of the deathbed photograph taken by Maurice Gilbert with Robbie Ross's camera. Near Fine. Printout of results laid in. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th October 2004 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-36963
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English Literature History Children's & Illustrated Books & Drawings : including a previously unknown autograph manuscript of the Eumaus episode in James Joyce's "Ulysses" Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 10 July 2001
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th July 2001. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to. 283 pp plates many colour ills. 615 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: a previously unknown autograph manuscript of the Eumaeus episode in James Joyce's Ulysses; The original signed contracts for Bram Stoker's Dracula; An important series of autograph letters signed by the African explorer Mungo Park to his wife including his last letter; A series of editions of Samuel Beckett inscribed to Henri and Josette Hayden; A comprehensive collection of volumes published by the Limited Editions Club; A variant proof copy of the first 'James Bond' novel by Ian Fleming; Early works by Virginia Woolf published by the Hogarth Press; Important annotated and inscribed copies of first editions by Vladimir Nabokov; A fine collection of private press and illustrated books from the library of Walter Kupfer; Gregynog Press books from the library of Daisy Davies co-founder of the press; A fine group of presentation copies signed by Lewis Carroll; other children's books by Jessie M. King Beatrix Potter J.K. Rowling and R.L. Stevenson; Important watercolours and drawings by Kay Nielsen Beatrix Potter E.H. Shepard and Thomas Taylor; Books from the Library of the British Artist Joe Tilson; Marcel Verth's own copy of Ramon Gomez de la Sema's La Cirque extensively extra-illustrated; A collection of books on Sir Henry Irving including books from his Library; Important letters and other manuscript material relating to Charlotte Bront� Elizabeth Barrett Browning S.T. Coleridge John Betjeman Graham Greene Margaret Mitchell J.R.R. Toikien Sir Winston Churchill Lady Hamilton J.M. Keynes and Captain R.F. Scott. Indexed. A few corners folded including to front wrapper a few lots marked otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th July, 2001 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37142
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English Literature and English History comprising Printed Books Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 6-7 December 1984
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th - 7th December 1984. Printed wrappers large 4to 27 cm. unpaginated approximately 200 pp ills. 521 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: items by or relating to Cranmer Miles Coverdale the Bible of 1535 Arbella Stuart Daniel Defoe Jonathan Swift Dr Johnson Adam Smith William Blake Lord Nelson Thomas Clarkson Harriet Beecher Stowe President Kruger Oscar Wilde Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Clements Markham and Captain Scott Petty Officer Edgar Evans D.H. Lawrence John Middleton Murry Katherine Mansfield W.B. Yeats Evelyn Waugh Dorothy L. Sayers David Jones and others Numerous bold annotations and marks of a proofing or layout nature otherwise near Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th - 7th December 1984 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37077
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English Literature and History comprising Printed Books Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 15 December 1987
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th December 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 177 pp plates ills. 327 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: A remarkable series of letters written from the First Convict Fleet to Australia in 1787-1788; A major series of sixty-five letters written by Winston Churchill as MP for Oldham in 1902-1904; David Hume's annotated copy of the second issue of The Edinburgh Review 1755 including the first published writing by Adam Smith; Manuscripts of contemporary writers sold on behalf of PEN; The autograph album of Constance Wilde; Manuscript memoirs of Oscar Wilde by Frank Harris and G.B. Shaw; Two books owned by William Cecil Lord Burghley; The pen with which Nelson allegedly wrote his last letter. Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 15th December, 1987 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37046
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English Literature History Children's Books Illustrations and Photographs : including highly important books and manuscripts by James Joyce. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 8 July 2004
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 8th July 2004. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 314 pp plates ills some colour. 497 lots. The sale sections were: History Lots 1-20; Sir Winston Churchill 21-33; Books from the Library of Lord Brentford 34-43; Theatre 44; Science 45-47; Art 48-52; English Literature -Sixteenth century Lot 53; Seventeenth century Lots 54-67; Eighteenth century 68-95; Nineteenth century 96-126; Twentieth century 127-260; Highly Important Books and Manuscripts by James Joyce 172-209; items sold on Behalf of the Arvon Foundation 261-302; 194 Illustrated and Children's Books and Related Drawings 303-385; Photographs 386-497; Index. A few prices and marks in ink otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 8th July, 2004 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37021
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English Literature and History comprising Printed Books Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 20 July 1989
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 20th July 1989. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 245 pp ills. 479 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Shakespeare's Fourth Folio 1685; an elaborate presentation binding by Elkanah Settle; Captain Cook's signed Sailing Order to his Second-In-Command on his last voyage; a series of over 100 letters by Nelson's friend Thomas Masterman Hardy; a Collection of Books and Papers of the Regency publisher William Hone; Robert Southey's "Little Book in Green & Gold"; the Autograph Draft of Charles Stewart Parnell's Appeal "To the Irish People of America"; a series of over 300 letters many illustrated by Sir Edward Burne-Jones; a Collection of Books relating to the Bloomsbury Group and the Cambridge Apostles; about Fifty Letters by E.M. Forster to his Indian friend Syed Ross Masood; the Limited Illustrated Edition of T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom; the revised galley proofs of George Moore's H�lo�se and Ab�lard; Bronze Death Mask of James Joyce; a Collection of Books and Manuscripts of Ian Fleming; Agatha Christie's recorded dictation of her last thriller. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 20th July 1989 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37019
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Printed Books and Manuscripts including Atlases Maps Travel and Topography Military and Naval History English Literature Natural History and Science Sport Continental and Early Printed Books Music Autograph Letters Manuscripts and Greetings Cards. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale dates: 23 October 1984 and 6 November 1984
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd October 1984 and 6th November 1984. Printed wrappers 4to. unpaginated approximately 120 pp 1 illustration. 1201 lots. Wrappers slightly creased and contents somewhat stiff otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 23rd October, 1984 and 6th November, 1984 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37034
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English Literature and History. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 18 December 1986
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 18th December 1986. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. approximately 200 pp ills. 351 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: printed books autograph letters and manuscripts including an important Elizabethan notebook containing memorial extracts from Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1; the earliest substantial contemporary extract from any of Shakespeare's plays c.1594-1603; nine illuminated volumes given to Elizabeth I as New Years' gifts and listed as still in the Royal Library at the time of the Commonwealth sale; John Milton Paradise lost first edition with the first issued titlepage 1668; Oliver Goldsmith Edwin and Angelina a ballad "printed for the amusement of the Countess of Northumberland" 1765; an important series of over 260 autograph letters by Mahatma Gandhi. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 18th December 1986 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-36994
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Catalogue of Continental autograph letters and manuscripts with a section by musicians and composers and with some printed music. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 12-13 May 1981
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th-13th May 1981. Printed wrappers small 4to. 166 pp ills. 490 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: an important manuscript atlas of the world by Urbano Monti 1587; the diary of the last tzar of Russia Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch; literary manuscripts of Ren� Char Claudel Maeterlinck Pasternak Pirandello two autograph plays Turgenev and Zola; musical manuscripts by Arne Delius and Wagner; letters and documents by Bettina von Arnim Thomas Attwood about Mozart Bolivar series Brahms series Bruckner B�low Camus Freud Gautier Henri IV love letter Hitler Marguerite de Navarre Maria Theresa Maximillan I and other Holy Roman Emperors Nabokov Napoleon I Peter the Great Per�n Proust Puccini Quisling Stalin Trotsky and Wolf. Indexed. Mild stiffening of textblock a few leaves with minor blemishes from poor separation otherwise Good. List of Estimates laid in. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th-13th May, 1981 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37204
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The Mercator Atlas of Europe. To be sold as a single lot in the sale of Valuable Autograph Letters . Sotheby's auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas sale date: 13 March 1979
Sotheby's London auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas sale date: London 13th March 1979. Printed wrappers 8vo. 20 pp several plates most in colour. 1 lot. The catalogue for the first appearance at auction of this magnificent atlas which was to pass through the saleroom a second time in 1996. The atlas is decsribed as follows: Atlas of Europe Compiled and Annotated by Mercator Containing Two Unique Autograph Manuscript Maps by Him the Only Surviving Copy of His Wall-Map of Europe of 1554 One of Only Four Known Copies of His Wall-Map of the British Isles of 1564 and Two Parts of His Rare Wall-Map of the World of 1569 Together with a Map of Ancona Signed 'AR' and Thirty Maps from a Latin Atlas of May 1570 by Abraham Ortelius some of those Maps Engraved by Mercator. Wrappers slightly sunned otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue devoted solely to the Atlas, sale date: London, 13th March, 1979 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37072
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Autograph letters historical documents and holograph music the property of the late W. Westley Manning esq. R.B.A. A.R.E. sold by order of the executors and in accordance with his testamentary direction. The first portion: A-L. with The second portion: M-Z. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11-12 October 1954
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th October 1954. 2 vols printed wrappers small 4to. 52 pp 16 plates 44 pp 16 plates ills. 277 278-502 lots. From the introduction to the catalogue of the first portion: "The Tudor age attracted Manning strongly and his collection included letters from most of the leading figures.:Henry VII written in the new Italian hand by his secretary Pietro Carmeliano Henry VIII - a youthful galant letter to accompany a gift of falcons to a lady Elizabeth I - a beautiful piece of calligraphy perhaps in the hand of Roger Ascham Thomas Cromwell Latimer Leicester Burghley Essex and Nicholas Bacon. . From Germany comes a magnificent letter of Luther's to his friend and supporter Johann Lang giving the first news of Melancthon's marriage. .The musical manuscripts and autograph letters of musicians include nearly all the composers of importance from the Elizabethan period to the present Century. The first portion contains a signed holograph document by William Byrd ; an autograph letter from La Barre spinet player and lutenist to Louis XIII giving details of a harpsichord with transposing mechanism of his own invention ; a signed holograph receipt by J. S. Bach and a viola part from one of the Church Cantatas in his hand ; the autograph full score of a Nocturne by Joseph Haydn ; letters of Handel Dr. Burney Gluck Haydn Beethoven Berlioz Liszt Grieg and others often of exceptional musical interest ; autograph songs by Brahms and Debussy the latter unpublished ; and musical manuscripts of Beethoven Berlioz Liszt C�sar Franck Bizet Dvor�k and Borodin." Among the highlights noted in the second portion were the following: letters or documents of Richard III Richard duke of York Margaret Beaufort Cardinal Wolsey Mary Queen of Scots Francesco Sforza Ren� of Anjou Lorenzo and Pietro de' Medici Philip II Peter the Great Marie Antoinette Napoleon Marie Louise Strafford Marlborough the elder Pitt Newton Jean Perreal Rubens Piranesi Wren Vanbrugh Reynolds Romney Tchaikovsky and Wagner; holograph music of Scarlatti Mozart Schubert Weber Mendelssohn Schumann and Hugo Wolf etc. Also the well- known Nelson collection and an autograph document of Michelangelo. Wrappers browned wear to spine-ends staples rusted otherwise Good. List of prices realized and buyers laid in. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th-12th October, 1954 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-36782
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English Literature History Children's Books and Illustrations. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 17 July 2008
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th July 2008. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 308 pp colour ills. 342 lots. Included as lots 288-312 was the Bertram Potter collection of Beatrix Potter. From the catalogue: "This group of over twenty original illustrations books Christmas cards and letters by Beatrix Potter originates from the collection of the artist's brother Bertram Potter 1872- 1918. It represents one of the finest and most important collections of original artwork by Beatrix Potter to be offered for sale at auction. The core of the material is supplemented by items given by the artist to other members of the family�Remarkable for the wealth of early material many of the illustrations offered here probably date from the 1890s. Beatrix Potter would frequently create many different versions of the same drawing and this collection is especially important in providing alternative versions of some of her best early work. There are for example three watercolours from "The Rabbits Christmas Party" sequence. The images in other versions hitherto known from this series include one which featured on the upper cover of the 2005 Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition catalogue another on the upper cover of Beatrix Potter in America Beatrix Potter U.S. Studies I Beatrix Potter Society 2006 and another which appeared within the 2006 film Miss Potter as the historically inaccurate gift presented by Beatrix to Norman Warne as a Christmas present. Of major importance is an abandoned watercolour for The Tale of Peter Rabbit which was evidently later redrawn for publication. A few corners folded otherwise Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th July 2008 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37020
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The Archive of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 1905-1969. Sotheby's auction catalogue for lot 192 sale date: 19 July 1990
Sotheby's London separate auction catalogue for lot 192 in the sale of English Literature and History held on 19th July 1990. Laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 37 pp ills. Lot 192. From the introduction: "Some 1250 volumes of the Macmillan Archive principally covering the period 1867-1912 are now in the British Library Additional MSS. 54786-56035. The present series of several hundred further volumes and boxes of papers is essentiaily an extention sic of the archive up to about 1969. This is one of the most important publishing archives to be offered for sale at auction and is an invaluable historical record of literary and publishing activity in the present century.The Macmillan Archive lots 192A-192Z will initially be offered as a single lot. If it fails to reach the reserve then lots 192A-192Z will each be offered individually. Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, separate auction catalogue for lot 192 in the sale of English Literature and History held on 19th July 19 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37130
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English Literature History Children's Books and Illustrations. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 12 July 2005
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th July 2005. Laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 266 pp plates ills. 431 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: The sale comprised: History Lots 1-9; Middle East 10; Polltics 11-46; Science and Economics 47-51; Film Theatre and Entertainment 52-59; English Literature: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 60-79 Eighteenth Century 80-87 Nineteenth Century 88-133 Twentieth Century from the Estate of a European Collector 134-228; English Literature: Twentieth Century 229-321; Art and Architecture 322-323; Original Illustrations by Cliff Wright 324-344; Children's books lllustrated books and Related Drawings 345-431; Index. A few corners folded and a few lots priced in ink otherwise Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 12th July, 2005 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37005
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Music. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 10 June 2009
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th June 2009. Laminated illustrated wrappers 4to 27 cm. 96 pp plates ills. 139 lots. Illustrated throughout with numerous facsimiles of autographed letters music scores and photographs from the major composers musicians and singers from the 19th & 20th centuries with a portrait drawing and a photograph of George Gershwin Near Fine. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 10th June 2009 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-37097
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English Literature History Children's Books and Illustrations. Sotheby's auction catalogue sale date: 11 December 2003
Sotheby's London auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th December 2003 . Laminated wrappers 4to 27 cm. approximately 220 pp colour plates ills. 326 lots. The sale comprised: English Literature History Children's Books & Illustrations Lots 1-329; History and Politics Lots 1-26; Travel and Exploration 27; Entertainment 28-29; Science Medicine the Occult and Domestic Science 30-34; Scholarship 35-36; English Literature Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 37-42; Eighteenth Century 43-51; Fencing Books 52-55; The Lake Poets: Wordsworth Coleridge and Southey 56-83; Nineteenth Century 84-106; Twentieth Century 107-162; Private Press Books 163-174; lllustrated and Children's Books and Related Drawings 175-326; index. Several corners folded several lots with marginal marks otherwise near Very Good. Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th December, 2003 unknown
Bookseller reference : BIBLIO-36999
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