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[COLLECTION OF FIVE SOTHEBY & CO. AUCTION CATALOGUES].

- (London) : Sotheby & Co. 1963 - large 8vo. - cloth, leather spine label and paper labels for each sale taped on spine - variously paginated - Order Nr. 77491 - Price: $ 61.00

Auction catalogues. For sales held at Sotheby & Co. on the following dates in 1963:
-June 10: "Catalogue of Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures," (not in Blogie), 165 lots.
-June 11: "Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books, Autograph Letters, Literary and Musical Manuscripts," (Blogie III, 185), 170 lots.
-June 24: "Catalogue of The Distinguished Collection of Modern French Illustrated Books of the late M. Nicolas Rauch of Geneva," (Blogie III, 186), 174 lots.
-October 21: "Catalogue of Important Old Master Drawings," 169 lots.
-December 9: "Catalogue of Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures," (not in Blogie), 145 lots.
Well-illustrated in color and black-and-white. Highlights include Arabic illuminated manuscripts, sketches by Raphael, tenth-century illuminated Gospels, early editions of the plays of Shakespeare and signatures of famous musicians including Beethoven. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus.

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