London: Puttick and Simpson, 1866. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 68 pages. Sale held July 6-7 and 9-10. 1384 lots. List of Catalogues of English Book Sales 1676-1900 now in the British Museum. (1915). p. 315. Remains of postage stamp near bottom corner of front panel. Lightly soiled and worn. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKS FROM A DISTINGUISHED LIBRARY

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87414

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111 pages followed by eight pages of plates each depicting numerous items. No.12 of the 1979/1980 season. Illustrations throughout text. Corner bumped. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 70288

London, England: Sotheby's, 2005. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 356, (4) pages. Auction Ocober 5, 2005. 266 lots. From the Matcham collection of items relating to, and commemorating Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and other items related to the Napoleonic wars. Includes a historical sketch, bibliography, and glossary. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about TRAFALGAR NELSON AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121780

London: Werner Shaw, (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. First edition. Interesting book by Snelling, the Sales Clerk at Hodgson's and Sotheby's auction houses in London. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND RARER PEOPLE SOME PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF "THE TRADE."

Price: $11.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2502

London: George Allen, 1898. small 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 275 pages. First edition. Part of the Library Series edited by R. Garnett. Chapters on Sellers of Books, Auction sales in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and others. Light cover rubbing. Bookplate. READ MORE about PRICES OF BOOKS, AN INQUIRY INTO THE CHANGES IN THE PRICE OF BOOKS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ENGLAND...

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 20267

London: Sotheby & Co., 1975. 4to. boards. 96 pages followed by 41 plates. Auction catalogue of this magnificent collection of 34 manuscripts dating from the earliest times to the 16th century. Prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY - ABBEY 9TH

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 172

London: Messrs. Sotheby & Co., 1967. small 4to. boards. (iv), 52 pages. S-K 1184. This portion contains Abbey's press books, a large number of 20th century bindings by Cobden-Sanderson, Cockerell, Doves Press, McLeish, Powell, etc. and also a number of color plate books. With 8 plates. Prices realized loosely inserted. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE PROPERTY OF MAJOR J.R. ABBEY, THE FOURTH AND FINAL PORTION

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5653

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1978. 4to. boards. 81 pages and 32 plates at the end in addition to the color plates in the text. S-K 1184. This part is less common than other parts of the sale. Xerox of prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE MAJOR J.R. ABBEY ... THE TENTH...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 8432

London: Sotheby & Co., 1970. 4to. boards. 97 pages with 55 plates and a colored frontispiece. S-K 1184. Almost a half million dollars of sales. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE SEVENTH PORTION: FORTY-THREE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE 9TH TO...

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6258

London: Messrs Sotheby & Co., 1965. small 4to. paper wrappers. xi, 279 pages. S-K 1184. Un-illustrated version. With indices by books on vellum, binders, booksellers and provenance. With a five page introduction. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE PRINTED BOOKS AND FINE BINDINGS FROM THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION, THE...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5680

London: Sotheby's, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 218, (2) pages. 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. The results of the auction of all 601 items in the first and second part laid-in..... READ MORE about LIBRARY OF FREDERICK B. ADAMS, JR. PART I: ENGLISH & AMERICAN LITERATURE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 92551

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. WITH SOME IMPORTANT ENGLISH BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS, LARGLY FROM THE LIBRARY OF Henry Perry, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632), at Petworth House. 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. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND VALUABLE AMERICANA

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106456

London, England: Christie's, 2001. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 203, (5) pages. Auction, October 18, 2001. 195 lots. Artists' biographies and bibliography. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD INCLUDING 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN PAINTINGS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131545