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Sotheby'S

Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books from the Broxbourne Library Illustrating the Spread of Printing First and Second Portions (complete)

Sotheby's, 1977

75.00 €

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(New York, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1977
Place of printing
London
Author
Sotheby'S
Publishers
Sotheby's
Keyword
European History
Cover description
No Jacket
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

This is a very good 2 volume hardcover set in the original green printed boards with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out, a few page corners bent in the First Portion. These are sale catalogs for auctions that were held at Sotheby's London, New Bond Street location on November 14-15, 1977 and May 8-9, 1978. The First Portion: Abbeville- Lyons, had 344 lots. Many illustrated in black & white + fold-out color frontispiece. The Second Portion: Madrid- Zwolle, had lots 345 through 698. Thus 698 lots in the complete sale. Price estimates sheets for both Portions, but not prices realized sheets. 10" high X 7" wide. Various indices: authors, titles, printers, provenance. Heavy set, foreign shipping will be extra. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.