The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California : Sold on Behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Part IV : Printed books and manuscripts, including early printing, literature, and fine bindings Which will be sold on..October 17 and 18 1988. [ Christie's, auction catalogue, sale dates: 17 and 18 October, 1988 ]
by Christie Manson & Woods International Inc
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- first
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- Lower edges of boards atrifle bumped, otherwise Fine
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Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th and 18th October, 1988. Cloth, gilt, large 8vo, 31 cm,. 345, [14] pp, many plates (some colour), ills. Lots 1011 to 1672. Among the highlights of the were some fine early bindings, including an a la greca binding for Marc Laurin on the Aldine, another a la greca binding on the 1504 Homer; an Aldine Septuagint, and a Queen's Binder B 1680 Bible; a first edition of More's Utopia; a Pride and Prejudice in boards; Moxon's Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing (1683); and a good group of books with fore-edge paintings (lots 1288 -1348) many of which are referred to in Weber's standard works. Lower edges of boards atrifle bumped, otherwise Fine.
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- The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California : Sold on Behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Part IV : Printed books and manuscripts, including early printing, literature, and fine bindings Which will be sold on..October 17 and 18 1988. [ Christie's, auction catalogue, sale dates: 17 and 18 October, 1988 ]
- Author
- Christie Manson & Woods International Inc
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt, large 8vo, 31 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Lower edges of boards atrifle bumped, otherwise Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th and 18th October, 1988
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 345, [14] pp, many plates (some colour), ills
- Keywords
- Doheny, Estelle, 1875-1958 Collection Library Early printed books Bibliography Catalogs Incunabula auction Catalogues Rare books Private libraries early printing, literature, and fine bindings sratcliffe
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