Printed Books, Fine Bindings and Western Illuminated Manuscripts Including the John A. Saks Collection of the Kelmscott Press Printed on Vellum

Verlag: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc, New York, 1983

Beschreibung

4to (25.5 cm), 155 pp. Printed wrappers, price-list loosely inserted (wrappers slightly stained). Auction catalogue of a Christie's sale held in New York on May 20, 1983. Featuring 187 entries, including 49 books printed on vellum at the Kelmscott Press from the John A. Saks Collection, which were sold as a collection for $660,000. The most expensive singular item was number 49, an illuminated manuscript titled "Histoire ancienne," Paris, circa 1380, which sold for $264,000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006639

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Printed Books, Fine Bindings and Western ...

Verlag: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1983

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Near Fine