Catalogue of Highly Important Japanese Illustrated Books and Drawings, from the Henri Vever Collection (3 volumes) by Sotheby & Co - 1974

London: Sotheby & Co, 1977. Hardcover. VG- (rubbing, bumping & creasing to corners. spine tail bumped & rubbed. shelf-wear to boards. jacket scuffed & smudged; light foxing; corners & spine ends rubbed; tear to upper spine). green boards w/ silver & black printing. 207 pgs w/ bw, select color illustrations. green paper jacket w/ bw illustration. 414 Lots. Errata slip laid-in. Prices Realized laid-in.

NY: Sotheby & Co., 1975. 1st printing; A catalogue of an auction held at Sotheby's in London on 26th March 1975, 410 lots catalogued,; dj w/lite wear only, in mylar; 422 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by colour and monochrome throughout with many plates as Foldouts. folio.

NY: Sotheby & Co., 1974. 1st printing; A catalogue of an auction held at Sotheby's in London on 26th March 1974, to the morning session - lots 1 - 218. and the afternoon session - lots 219 - 412; dj w/lite wear only, in mylar;372 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by colour and monochrome throughout with many plates as Foldouts. folio.

Sotheby & co, 1975. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Jacket has large tears and some loss. Price list loosely inserted. 442pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. Very heavy book so postage to locations outside the UK will be more than quoted..

[London]: Sotheby & Co., 1973. NOT a library discard. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only lightly rubbed, with a little soil/spotting. NO chips. NO creases. NO fading. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1973 copyright. First Edition. Part I only. Day of sale: Tuesday 26th March 1974. 399 illustrations, 21 in full color. Numerous fold-outs, all in perfect condition. Bound in the original green boards, stamped in bright silver and dark green. 8.75" wide by 12" tall by 1.75" thick. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Very Good DJ (light soil). xi, 382pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Sotheby's, 1974. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full chrome-embossed mint-green cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. x, 381; 409 lots. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Henri Vever (1854–1942) was one of the most preeminent European jewelers of the early 20th century, operating the family business, Maison Vever, started by his grandfather. Henri was also a collector of a broad range of fine art, including prints, paintings, and books of both European and Asian origin. By the 1880s, Vever became one of the earliest Europeans to formally collect Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, purchasing extensively from dealers such as Hayashi Tadamasa. He was a member of Les Amis de l'Art Japonais, a group of Japanese art enthusiasts including Claude Monet, that met regularly to discuss Japanese prints and other… Read More

1974. SOTHEBY & CO. CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS, FROM THE HENRI VEVER COLLECTION: PART I. [London:] Sotheby & Co., 1973. x + [2] + 382 pp. 4to., green paper covered boards stamped in silver and dark green. Near fine (pencil prices realized notations throughout) in a very good matching green/color illustrated dust jacket with moderate edgewear. Complete price list laid in. B/w reproductions, many of which are folding plates.

London: Sotheby & Co., 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine set copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; two volumes. Subjects; Sotheby & Co. Auction catalogues. Henri Vever Collection. Japanese Prints. Japanese Illustrated Books. Japanese Drawings.

Sotheby & Co, 1974. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 4 volumes the complete catalogues. All fine copies in dust jacket. Price list included. 382; (viii), 442; (vi), 207pp. 198pp Numerous captioned coloured and monochrome plates, of which pull-out plates, illustrations in text and further expert descriptions, introductions in english and japanese, bibliographies

London, England: Sotheby's. 1974-5. Hardcover. VG+ in VG DJs, minor edge wear; Beautiful copy of this superbly documented and illustrated catalog of an important collection. ; Green boards; Thick 4to; DJs .