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See More... (Abbey, J. R.) CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY OF (THE LATE) MAJOR J. R. ABBEY
6 volumes. Volumes 2-7 London Sotheby & Co. (1966-)1970 large 8vo. (vols. 2-6); 4to. (vol. 7) paper-covered boards (vols. 2-4, 7); stiff paper wrappers (vols. 5, 6) variously paginated
Sotheby's sold portions of the spectacular library of English collector John Roland Abbey (1894-1969) while he was still alive and other portions following his death. These catalogues of the sales include descriptions of lots 695 - 2904 and numerous photographic illustrations--some in color, some folding. The exteriors of this set show minor soiling and minor to moderate wear. The cover is cracking a little at the upper front joint of volume 2 and has split at the lower back joint of volume 7. Volumes 3, 4, and 7 have the markings of formerly belonging to a public library collection. A price-list with buyers' names for the volume 5 auction is loosely laid-in.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 87365

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See More... (Abrams, George) THE GEORGE ABRAMS COLLECTION.
London Sothebys 1989 thick 4to.. cloth, paper cover label. 237 (32) pages.
238 lots described in great detail and illustrated, often in color. With a three page introduction by Paul Needham describing the formation of this collection of 15th and 16th century printing examples. Ink ownership stamp in corner of free endpaper.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 37544

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See More... (Adams, Frederick B.) THE LIBRARY OF FREDERICK B. ADAMS, JR.
2 volumes. London Sotheby's n.d. 4to stiff paper wrappers 218,(2); 202,(2) pages.
Part I: Catalogue of the auction held 6 November, 2001. Contains a biography of Adams by Anthony Hobson, a general description of the library, and individual descriptions for each of the 369 items, including photographs, books, letters, and other ephemera. Illustrated in color throughout. Interior of wrappers decorated with Adams' bookplates. Part II: Lists items 370-601 of the auction held 7 Novemeber, 2001, and follows the same format as Part I. Illustrated in color. With four page introduction by Michael Millgate.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 101065

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See More... (Adams, George Matthew) FIRST EDITIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF AMERICAN BRITISH AUTHORS
From the Library of the Late George Matthew Adams New York Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. 1963 8vo. stiff paper wrapper (iv), 52, (4) pages
George Matthew Adams was a popular columnist at the turn of the 19th century. He was also an avid bookcollector. This auction catalogue includes 258 items in his library that pertain to American and British authors. Contains blank auction sheet laid-. Edgewear and lightly soiled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 97461

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See More... (Americana) CATALOGUE OF EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND VALUABLE AMERICANA.
WITH SOME IMPORTANT ENGLISH BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS, LARGLY FROM THE LIBRARY OF Henry Perry, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632), at Petworth House. (London) Sotheby & Co. 1928 8vo. later cloth, original stiff paper wrappers bound in (v), 81+(1) pages with 39 plates
Sale with 172 lots. With color frontispiece and color and black-and-white plates. Cloth rubbed. Bookplate of a private book collector's club on front pastedown.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 106456

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See More... (Americana) WESTERN AMERICANA, THE MIDWEST AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST, VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ENGLISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE, INCLUDING IMPORTANT GEORGE BORROW AND NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ITEMS.
New York Parke-Bernet Galleries 1964 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 102 pages.
The Edward A. Ribal collection. Describes 508 items available for sale at auction. Illustrated.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 35285

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See More... (Angling) CATALOGUE OF THE EMINENT COLLECTION OF ANGLING BOOKS THE PROPERTY OF J.C. LYNN, ESQ..
London Sotheby & Co. 1959 tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 58 pages.
Chip along spine.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 106119

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See More... ANNUAIRE CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS 1968 DES VENTES PUBLIQUES EN FRANCE.
N.P. Hachette 1968 4to. cloth, paper cover label 212 pages
Text in French. A volume in Hachette's Collection Connaissance des Arts series. An overview of public art sales and auctions in France during 1968. Index. Listing of public sales and auctions in France during the 1967-8 season.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 115430

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See More... (Argus) L' ARGUS DU LIVRE DE COLLECTION & DE L'AUTOGRAPHE.
29 volumes Paris L'Imprimerie Jouve 1981--1985 8vo. stiff paper wrappers variously paginated
Compilation of auction results for rare books. Volumes arranged either alphabetically or by chronology and/or theme. Entries include detailed bibliographic information and prices. Series includes 29 consecutive volumes from January, 1981(Number 1) through October, 1985. A few spines slightly rubbed, but in overall good shape.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 77223

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See More... (Auction) CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
London Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge 1913 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 36 pages
Sale held July 28. 209 lots. Includes reading room ticket pasted on the inside of the front panel. Handwritten notations throughout book listing last name of buyer of each item and price paid. Prices are tallied on each page and the final price of all auction items appears on the last page. Front and back panel lightly soiled. Very small tear at fore edge of front panel.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 87523

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See More... (Auction catalogues) Auction catalogues issued by Sotheby & Co.
11 volumes London Sotheby & Co. 1948-1959 8vo. stiff paper wrappers variously paginated
Various volumes include mostly items from private collections and libraries (Blogie, vol.III, col.129, 130, 138, 139, 150-151 and 153). Catalogues list autograph letters and historical documents, manuscripts, music and drawings. Some volumes with pencil annotations next to the entries. Many are illustrated. A few spines are rubbed ands ome pages have darkened. Loosely inserted bookplate indicates that this series came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 79346

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(Auction) [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
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.

Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 77491

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See More... (Auction) [COLLECTION OF SEVEN AUCTION CATALOGUES FROM 1912]
Paris various 1912 large 8vo. quarter cloth and paper-covered boards with original paper wrappers bound in variously paginated
Auction catalogues from 1912. Details as follows:
1--Catalogue de Livres Anciens..., by Henri Leclerc held February 21-22. (Not in Blogie). 374 lots.
2--Catalogue de Livres Anciens..., by Henri Leclerc held May 13-15. (Not in Blogie). 597 lots.
3--Catalogue de Livres Anciens...Autographs, by Henri Leclerc and Noël Charavay held Jun 20-21. (Blogie II, 281). 420 lots, fold out facsimiles.
4--Catalogue de Livres Anciens et Modernes..., by Henri Leclerc held November 11-13. (Blogie II, 282). 505 lots.
5--Catalogue d'une Collection de Bons Livres Modernes..., by Ch. Bosse on October 24-25. (Not in Blogie). 297 lots.
6--Catalogue d'une Collection de Beaux Livres Modernes..., by Ch. Bosse held October 29. (Not in Blogie). 232 lots.
7--Bibliothèque de feu Mr. E.-C.-A. Legrand, by A. Durel and De Saint-Jorre held April 24-27. (Blogie II, 280). 1008 lots.
The catalogues are priced in pencil in the margins. Some illustrations in black-and-white. Pages in brittle condition, many are chipped or torn along hinge. Front cover and spine detached from text block. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus.

Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 77740

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See More... (Aumuller, Eduard) GRAPHIK ALTER MEISTER, SAMMLUNG EDUARD AUMÜLLER
Mit Einigen Beiträgen aus Anderem Süddeutschen Besitz. Berlin Paul Cassirer 1917 4to. stiff paper wrappers viii, 71 pages and 36 pages of plates
Written in German. An auction catalogue of the art and illustrations collected by Aumüller. Contains 900 entries. Laid-in is a copy of pages v-viii. With 36 pages of black-and-white plates. With the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H.P. Kraus. Corners bumped and creased with some paper loss on bottom front corner and top rear corner, spine with paper loss at ends.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 100911

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See More... (Australia) AUSTRALIANA: CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ILLUSTRATING THE EARLY HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
London Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co. 1982 8vo stiff paper wrappers 105, (7) pages
Auction, April 6-7, 1982, of items relating to Australia and New Zealand. Includes exploration, natural history, travel and manuscripts. 350 lots. Listing of estimates laid in. Color and black and white illustrations throughout.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 108005

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See More... (Australia) Renard, Gaston F.G. COLES AUSTRALIANA COLLECTION CATALOGUE
With Descriptive and Bibliographical Annotations. Victoria, Australia Gaston Renard 1965 8vo. stiff paper wrappers viii, 194, (4) pages
An auction catalogue listing 1287 texts relating to Australia. The auction occurred in July 28-30, 1965. Includes booklet detailing auction prices and sales laid-in. Contains nine plates and supplementary index. Spine creased. Some light wear on edges and corners.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 97557

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See More... (Autographs) AUTOGRAPHEN VON GESCHICHTLICHEN PERSÖNLICHKEITEN, DICHTERN, SCHRIFTSTELLERN, FORSCHERN, BILDENDEN KÜNSTLERN UND MUSIKERN.
Katalog 42. Köln M. Lengfeld'sche Buchhandlung 1932 small 4to. later cloth-backed boards with original paper wrappers bound-in. 95+(1) pages followed by 15 plates.
Auction catalogue of important manuscripts. Priced in ink in margins with some notes on buyers. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus with commemorative booklabel loosely inserted.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 102989

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See More... (Backer, Hector de) BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M. HECTOR DE BACKER.
4 volumes bound in 2 Paris Librairie Henri Leclerc 1926 small 4to. quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards with original stiff paper wrappers bound in xii,499,(4); viii,501-730; viii,731-933,(4) pages plus 31 plates
Auction catalogue for L. Giraud-Badin held on February 17-20, 1926. (Blogie II, 301-2). In four parts, the fourth being an album containing thirty-one black-and-white plates. Parts 2-4 bound together in volume two. Part one begins with a preface by Abel Lefranc concerning the deceased Hector de Backer and his collection. De Backer was the president of the Société des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique prior to his death.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 77344

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See More... (Backer, Hector de) BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M. HECTOR DE BACKER.
4 volumes Paris Librairie Henri Leclerc 1926 half leather, five raised bands, marble paper covered boards, original wrappers bound in. xii,294,(2); viii,295-299,(3); viii,501-730,(2); vii,731-933,(1).
Auction catalogue for L. Giraud-Badin held on February 17-20, 1926. (Blogie II, 301-2). In four parts,the plates being bound in with volume four. Part one begins with a preface by Abel Lefranc concerning the deceased, Hector de Backer and his collection. De Backer was the president of the Société des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique prior to his death. Loss of leather at head and tail of the spine on volumes one and two and four, Spine lacking on volume three. All four volumes have rubbing to the spine edges. Minor wear to the edges of boards and corners.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 105956

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See More... (Bamberg, Eduard von) ZEITSCHRIFTEN GESAMMELTE WERKE UND SAMMLUNGEN
Leipzig Friedrich Meyer's Buchhandlung 1928 4to. stiff paper wrapper bound in quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards (ii), 51+(1) plus 2 leaves of plates, (x), 172+(1) pages
Two volumes bound in one. The first auction catalogue for a sale of selected journals and works from the library of Dr. Eduard von Bamberg to be held on March 20 and 21, 1928, with 792 lots. Lists mostly eighteenth and nineteenth century works. Second catalogue for Theatrical works and Dramas from the same collection. With color plate on cover. The lot numbering of volume two is a continuation of the first and contains an additional 2000 entries. Loose bookplate indicates that this copy came from the collection of H.P. Kraus. Bottom corner of the first few pages creased and discolored. Front cover slightly discolored. Edges rubbed.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 77573

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See More... (Beerbohm, Max) CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE SIR MAX BEERBOHM ...
London Messrs. Sotheby & Co. 1960 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages.
With illustrations. Beerbohn's name written in ink on spine.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 15645

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See More... (Beham, Hans Sebald) . HANS SEBALD BEHAM, THE COLLECTION OF PRINTS FORMED BY GORDON NOWELL-USTICKE
London Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd 1978 large 8vo. paper-covered boards 105, (7) pages
An auction Catalogue with 226 illustrations. Contains 148 entries. Top corners and spine ends bumped, some wear to extremities, inch-long tear at spine edges at head. With the stamp of a private library on front endpaper and a paper library card-holder pasted on rear paste-down.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 102583

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See More... (Bennett, Arnold) THE ARNOLD BENNETT COLLECTIONS. CATALOGUE OF THE PERSONAL LIBRARY OF ARNOLD BENNETT.
AND CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF THE WORKS OF HIS ENGLISH AND FRENCH CONTEMPORARIES. London Sotheby & Co. 1931 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (i), 36 pages with 2 plates
With 339 lots. Wrappers rubbed and soiled. Some chipping to the corners and spine. Pencil notations to front and rear wrapper.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106197

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See More... (Bennett, Arnold) CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF ARNOLD BENNETT
SOLD IN PART by Order of his Executor AND IN PART BY THAT OF Mrs. Dorothy Cheston Bennett. London Sotheby & Co. 1936 8vo. paper wrappers (iv), 42 pages
With 167 lots. Wrappers tanned, some chipping to the corners and the head of the spine.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 106204

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See More... (Bennett, Arnold) CATALOGUE OF THE PERSONAL LIBRARY OF ARNOLD BENNETT
AND CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF THE WORKS OF HIS ENGLISH AND FRENCH CONTEMPORARIES. London Sotheby & Co. 1931 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, original wrappers bound in 36 pages with 2 plates
With 339 lots. Black-and-white frontispiece. Rubbing to cloth. Text block detached from binding. Bookplate of private book-collector's club on front pastedown.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 106223

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