The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California. Part I - VII

Needham, Paul; Marex Oyens, Felix de

Verlag: Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, 1987

Beschreibung

7 volumes 4to (30.5 cm), 302 pp; 126 pp; 326 pp; 354 pp; 321 pp; 105 pp; 134 pp. Publisher's cloth (minor shelf-wear, marked copy). Complete set of the auction catalog for one of the most significant American private libraries. The results of the six-part sale reached a total of $38 million--a record for any library sold at auction. Lot No. 1 was the last copy of the Gutenberg Bible offered for sale at a public auction. The parts of the catalog include: Part I: Fifteenth-century Books Including the Gutenberg Bible. Part II: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Part III: Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Western Americana. Part IV: Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Early Printing, Literature and Fine Binding. Part V: Printed Books and Manuscripts Including Americana, Literature and Fine Bindings. Part VI: Printed Books and Manuscripts Concerning William Morris and His Circle. Part VII: Index and Price List. [Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage.]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005407

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Estelle Doheny Collection from the ...

Verlag: Christie, Manson & Woods, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1987

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine