New York: Sotheby's 2014. Softcover. VG some shelf wear and dirt on cover two pages creased at corner interior otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated wraps with black lettering. 367 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Published on the occasion of an auction which took place on 15 May 2014 in New York. Includes biographical information and an index of authors. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 2014. Softcover. G shelf wear and some dirt on wraps evidence of some water damage towards back. Illustrated wraps with silver lettering. Profusely illustrated in color. 239 pp. Published on the occasion of an auction taking place in London on 23 June 2014. Sotheby's unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 2011. Softcover. VG some shelf wear otherwise clean and tight. Pictoral wraps with black lettering. 315 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Includes biographical references and index of artists. Published for an auction held in New York on 10 November 2011. Sotheby's unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 1992. Paperback. 75p. showing 180 lots all in color but not all are shown high-gloss paperstock the usual top-of-the-line format. Softbound 10.5x8.5 stapled wraps with spinefold. Some very old items appear. A nice undamaged unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 156gfp. 341 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A very nice copy all round. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1990. Paperback. Unpaginated 257 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; a fine copy. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1992. Paperback. Unpaginated 256 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps with laid in a leaf with "Sale Results". Cover has a sun-faded area and a small rough-to-the-touch area nothing visible an otherwise unmarred copy perfectly clean within. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1993. Paperback. Unpaginated 327 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; laid in a a leaf with the results of this auction this leaf had been stapled inside back cover staple now removed leaf slightly mangled. A near-fine copy of this catalogue. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 92p. profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated grey wraps. . A nice undamaged unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
London: Sotheby's 1990. Paperback. 121p. 294 lots profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; laid in is a leaf showing prices realized at this July 25th sale. Aside from a small chip to back cover laminate a nice unmarked copy. Sotheby's paperback books
London: Sotheby's 1993. Paperback. 87p. 184 lots profuse full- and half-page exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A nice undamaged unmarked copy. The very last item is curiously huge 33x20 feet expected to bring twenty thousand pounds. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1998. Paperback. 164p. lots 93-343 in two sessions same day profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color and a few in b&w on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps. A very nice copy all round. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1991. Paperback. Unpaginated 286 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color and also b&w on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; unfortunately the upper corner-tip has a small bad bump attended with damp-damage discoloration and manageable adhesion. As is a handleable and readable copy. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1991. Paperback. Unpaginated 259 lots profuse fullpage exhibit photos in color and also b&w on high-gloss paperstock. The usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated decorated wraps; the rear half of the item is mildly rippled either from careless storage or damp probably the former an else good copy. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 2004. Softcover. VG light soiling to wraps and block pages are clean and clear. Color illustrated wraps with silver lettering 292 pp color illustrations throughout. Contents include: Introduction; Session Two Lots 201-373; Session Three Lots 374-534; Glossary of Terms; Conditions of Sale; Terms of Guarantee; Buying at Auction; Sotheby's Services; Information on Sales and Use Tax; Important Notices: Client Services; Specialist Departments; International Offices; Absentee Bid Form; Board of Directors. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 2008. Hardcover. VG light shelfwear to boards small stain to bottom of block. Pages are very clean and clear. Blue cloth boards with color illustration on front cover gilt lettering bw illustrated end pages 412 pp profusely illustrated in bw and color. Part 12 Continental books and manuscripts; Macclesfield Library. Auction held October 2 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sotheby's hardcover books
New York: Sotheby's 2002. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth with stamped lettering pictorial dust jacket with white lettering. 244 pp. 364 color illustrations. Incredibly impressive collection of porcelain silver fine arts furniture and glass. Date of sale: January 19 2002. Place of sale: New York. Sotheby's hardcover books
Paris: Sotheby's 2006. Softcover. VG wear on endsheets interior clean otherwise. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with gilt lettering. Profusely illustrated in color and some B&W. 204 pp. Published to accompany an auction which took place Wednesday 24 May 2006 in Paris. Sotheby's unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 2004. Paperback. VG light shelfwear to wraps and block. Pages are clean and clear. Glossy color illustrated wraps. 304 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. 142 lots of superb American silver are not only catalogued but photographed illustrated and exhaustively annotated in this catalogue which is sure to be a classic in the field of American Silver Scholarship for a long time. This was the finest collection of American Silver to come on the market in over 50 years. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1998. Hardcover. VG/VG. Glossy black boards with white lettering glossy color illustrated dust jacket color illustrated end pages 98 14 pp bw and color illustrated throughout. Contents include: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier : the artist and his work / Peter Fuhring -- The Thyssen Meissonnier tureen. Catalogue entry ; Provenance exhibitions and bibliography ; Marks signatures and weights -- Meissonnier's goldsmith persona : a sublimation of forms and techniques nautra ed invenzione / Ubaldo Vitali -- Evelyn Pierrepont 2nd Duke of Kingston 1712-1773 / John Culme. Sotheby's hardcover books
London: Sotheby & Co 2005. Softcover. New/Sealed. white & orange wrappers w/ black spine printing. three volumes of various paginations. orange slipcase w/ white printing. Includes 3 Volumes: Surrealist Art Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale And German & Austrian Art. Sotheby & Co unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 2011. Hardcover. VG. boards have light scuffs; creasing to spine ends. speck of foxing to title pg. pgs have light rippling to pg edges. dustjacket has scuffing & scratches; edge-wear; dark spot discolorization to back cover; creasing to corners. square black boards. 23 pgs w/ 9 plates. black & silver printed paper dustjacket. Pages clean & bright. Includes four color plates of the auction items: PH - 351 1947 - Y. No. 2 PH - 584 1949 - A NO. 1 PH - 89 and November 29 1976 PH - 1033. Also includes four bw plates of The Irascibles MOMA Curator Dorothy Miller Peggy Guggenheim from Still's 1946 exhibition and Installation of PH - 351 from 1940. Auction held November 11 2011 for a combined total of 114.1 million. Sotheby's hardcover books
New York: Sotheby's 1993. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Approximately 200 pages. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Contains 256 color illustrations of paintings which are also described. Includes an index of the artists. Includes a facsimile of the prices realized at the auction. The text is clean and unmarked. Sotheby's Hardcover books
Hong Kong: Sotheby's 1995. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto 4to. About 75 pages; unpaginated. Paperback binding. Each lot is illustrated in color by photograph; some plates are fold-out. First edition. Sotheby's Paperback books
New York NY: Sotheby's 2003. Book. Near fine condition. Paperback. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 279 pages of text including an index of makers. Lots 501 - 730. Illustrated with numerous color plates. Minimal shelfwear to trade paperback binding. Sotheby's Paperback books
New York: Sotehby's 1984. Softcover. VG. covers have scratches; corner creased. spine top chipped. glued glossy pictorial wrappers. approx 300 unpaginated pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. As always a wonderfully illustrated auction catalogue from Sotheby's. Auction for the property of Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman The Estate Of Dr. & Mrs. Warren Baker Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford II The Estate Of Dorothy L. Silberberg & Daniel H. Silberberg Dina Merrill From The Esate Of Marjorie Merriweather Post and The Estate Of Caroline McFadden Ewing. Sotehby's unknown books
New York: Sotheby & Co 2012. Softcover. VG. top of spine creased. covers have scratches & scuffs. glued glossy pictorial wraps. 247 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Auction includes furniture vertu silver & ceramics old master paintings drawings and works of art including important books from the library of Emilio Terry. Auction held Thursday 3 May 2012 London. Includes auction price list. Sotheby & Co unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 2010. Softcover. VG- light wear to wraps. Glossy white wraps with gray lettering color illustrations on front and back 68 pp profusely illustrated in color. Place of sale: New York. Date of sale: Dec. 9 2010. Sotheby's paperback books
Fort Lauderdale: RM Auctions 2012. Softcover. VG. White oversized wraps with color illustration wrapping front spine and rear black lettering 366 pp profusely illustrated in color. The Collection from Bob and Paul Milhous one of the world's most extraordinary collections from The Milhous Museum. RM Auctions paperback books
New York New York: Sotheby's 2007. Softcover. VG- Inkstamp at title page; Top outer corners slightly creased. Color illustrated wraps; 34 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. From the November 2007 auction of "Second Version of Study for Bullfight No. 1" and "Self Portrait" 1969; Includes two essays. Sotheby's paperback books
New York New York: Sotheby's 2008. Softcover. VG. Color illustrated wraps; 24 24 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Accompanied the sale held 3 November 2008 which set a world record for any Russian work of art as well as any work of art auctioned that year when this piece sold for $60 million; Extensive text; Book is in English but halfway through flipped over the same material is presented again in Russian. Sotheby's paperback books
London: Sotheby's 2001. Softcover. VG. scratches scuffs & crease to back cover. Black & illus. wraps. 242 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. A lavishly illustrated and nice catalogue! Issued in conjunction with a 2001 auction of items associated with Alice Pleasance Liddell 1852-1934 the woman who served as the inspiration for the "Alice in Wonderland" stories created by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson "Lewis Carroll" 1832-1898. With opening essays by Morton N. Cohen and Roger Taylor. Provides details and illustrations of the 158 lots of photographs personal papers books decorative arts objects and even furniture. Sotheby's unknown books
Paris: Sotheby's 2006. First Edition. Two volumes. 4to pp. 318; 287. Index. In French with some English translations. Copiously illustrated in color. Paper over boards. Slightly bumped at corners of covers o/w a nice copy in slightly torn paper sleeve. Illustrated catalog for a very large sale of rare books art and ephemera in Paris October 12 2006. Sotheby's unknown books
NY: Sotheby's 1978. Small 4to pp. 260. Appendix indices. Color frontis many illustrations in black and white. Published for an auction in NY on May 8 and 9 1978. Paper over boards. A nice copy. Magnificent collection! Albert Ehrman 1890-1969 tried to gather specimens of all first printing in Europe: 698 titles from 243 towns. The appendix contains a list of the various gifts Ehrman made to various libraries in Great Britain. Sotheby's unknown books
NY: Sotheby's 1977. Small 4to pp. 215. Index. Fold-out color frontis many illustrations in black and white. Published for an auction in NY on November 14 and 15 1977. Paper over boards. Corners very slightly bumped o/w a nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
NY: Sotheby's 2003. Small 4to pp. 444. Catalog published for the H. P. Kraus exhibition and sale in NY. Illustrated with several facsimiles and photographs in color. Paper wraps. Cover slightly scuffed o/w a very nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 1989. 4to pp. 183. Index illustrated with facsimiles. Published to accompany a sale in London on November 22 1989. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
NY: Sotheby's 2005. Small 4to pp. 224. Catalog for an auction and exhibition in New York. Copiously illustrated in color. Paper wraps. Lower corner slightly bumped cover slightly soiled o/w a nice tight copy. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 1993. 4to pp. 92. Many of the items listed are illustrated in color. Published to accompany an auction in London on Oct. 28 and 29 and Nov. 2 1993. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 2005. 4to pp. 266. Index. Copiously illustrated in color. Published to accompany an auction in London on July 12 2005. Paper wraps. Edges of cover very slightly chipped o/w a nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
London: Sotheby's 1992. 4to pp. 159. Bibliography index. Illustrated with facsimiles and photographs. Published to accompany an auction in London on Dec. 11 1992. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Sotheby's unknown books
New York: Sotheby's 1995. Paperback. VG. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. Unpaginated. Color and BW illustrations. Date of Sale: November 20 1995. Sale Code: 6778 "OTZILEN." Sotheby's paperback books
London: Sotheby's 1988. Softcover. VG-. tanning to cover; crease to bk cover. edge wear to front cover w/ marks. pgs edge toned. prices written in to pgs. includes price list. Ivory wraps with color illustrations black lettering. 229 pp. Filled with BW and color illustrations. Catalogue of an auction held September 8-9 1988. Lots 1000-1922. Sotheby's paperback books
New York: Sotheby's 1985. Hardbound. VG light edge-wear to clamshell case w/ bumped corners & scratches; split to top/corner board. speckled soiling to cover; foxing to inner lining. catalogue has bump to corner & instances of foxing to text-block; pgs clean & illustrations bright. Green cloth boards with tipped on image and gold lettering unpaginated; approx. 242pp 486 color plates including one fold-out. Green cloth clamshell case. Auction catalog; "The Empress Josephine's Copy with the Original Drawings and the Text on Vellum." Auction on November 20 1985. Beautiful reproductions of Redoute's work. Auction estimate included. Very nice copy. Sotheby's hardcover books
London Sotheby's 1987. 4to. 388 botanical books described in 425 pages. Sotheby's London 1987. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Burgandy cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; 426 pages. RARE.Book Description: Sotheby's 1987. 4to. Original cloth gilt with pictorial onlay. Pp. 425 illustrated throughout mostly in colour. 388 lots of "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Fine condition. A Magnificent Collection of Botanical Books Being the Finest Colour-Plate Books from the Celebrated Library Formed By Robert De Belder Book Description: Sotheby's London 1987. Cloth. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Burgandy cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover; 426 pages. Has some rubbing to the cover cloth but the text is as-new and the binding square and tight. Beautiful color plates. Cloth with mounted colour illustration on front board as issued 4to 425 pp profusely illustrated with colour plates 388 lots. The catalogue introduction claims this to be "the finest collection of botanical colour-plate books ever offered at auction". Robert de Belder a diamond merchant who bought and restored the Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium in the 1950s built up the greatest private collection of botanical books in the world securing many of the very best copies from the Arpad Plesch collection the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library virtually the entire rare book collection of the Horticultural Society of New York as well as many other distinguished collections. His collection was initially offered for sale en bloc without success before being acquired by Quaritch who finally consigned the colour-plate books to auction - in the process revolutionizing price levels for this sort of material. Catalogued here are some 388 lots being the chief monuments of botanical illustration from the period 1600 -1900. Each lot is carefully described and annotated with the great majority of lots illustrated usually in colour. Fine. unknown books
New York Sotheby's 1996. Near fine in color illustrated wrappers. Catalogue for the June 26 1996 Sale 6869. 170 lots. Photo illustrations throughout some in color. New York Sotheby's 1996. unknown books
Sotheby's 1990. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New hardcover 1990. No edition stated. Book includes DJ and is in original slipcase. Pristine/unread copy on the auction sales of Greta Garbo's possessions. Includes the original news release letter regarding the auction and an After Sales Report. Sotheby's hardcover books
Paris: Sotheby's 2006. Softcover. VG. Black illustrated wraps with both volumes in brown wraps Voume 1 is 143 pp Volume 2 is 207 pp both richly illustrated in color. Volume 1 Collection Nicole et John Dintenfass from June 23 2006. Volume 2 is Collections Andrea Portago Roger Vanthournout Helmut Zake et divers amateurs from June 23 2006. Text in French and English. Sotheby's paperback books
1998. SOTHEBY'S. INRO FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES A. GREENFIELD/JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES A. GREENFIELD PARTS II AND III. 3 VOLS. New York: Sotheby's 1988-1999. 4to. Inro volume is glossy black paper covered boards with color illustrated dust jacket; the other two volumes are 4to softcovers with color illustrated wrappers. Near fine; small ink note to top cover of Part III. Well-illustrated with color photo reproductions. unknown books
1967. HINDSON M. T. SOTHEBY'S. CATALOGUE OF THE M. T. HINDSON COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT NETSUKE 8 VOLS. London: Sotheby & Co. 1967-1969. Parts I - VIII in 8vo. pale green sunned wrappers printed in black. Fine. B/w photo reproductions. unknown books
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