[5 auction catalogues of David G. Francis, Dealer in New and Old Books, 17 Astor Place & 140 Eight St., New York]

New York 1873 8vo (ca 22.5 cm), in publisher's printed wrapper. 1). May, 15, 1873, 36 pp; 2) No. 36, June, 1875, 36 pp (clipped); 3) No. 37, September, 1875, 32 pp; 4) No. 38, December, 1875, 28 pp (loose); 5) No. 40, June, 1876, 36 pp.

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A Magnificent Collection of Botanical Books: Being the finest colour-plate books from the celebrated library formed by Robert de Belder

London Sotheby's 1987 4to (27.5 cm), 428 pp. Publisher's cloth. Price-list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of a sale of magnificent collection of botanical books formed by Belgian collector Robert de Belder (1921 - 1995). Highlights included Besler's Hortus Eystettensis in contemporary coloring (GBP 605,000), Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1730-1747, GBP 165,000), large paper copy of L'Héritier de Brutelle's Strirpes novae (1784-1791, 107,800), Maria Sibylla Merian's Insectorum Surinamensium (1719, 121,000), Prévost's Collection de fleurs et des fruits (1805, 154,000), Redouté's Les Roses (1817-1824, 143,000), Rabel's Theatrum florae (1622, 187,000), Redouté's Les liliacées (1802-1816, 154,000), Sibthorp's Flora Graeca (1806-1847, 115,500), Thornton's New Illustration (1799-1807, 187,000), Trew's Hortus nitidissimus (1750-1786, 308,000).

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A Second Selection of Illuminated Manuscripts from c.1000 to c.1522: The Property of Mr. J. R. Ritman, Sold for the Benefit of the Bibliotheca Philosophical Hermetica, Amsterdam. [together with:] The hours of Albrecht of Brandenburg, illuminated manuscript by Simon Bening. The final lot in the sale of a second selection of illuminated manuscripts

London Sotheby's 2001 2 volumes 4to (27 cm), 230 pp; 98 pp. Laminated wrappers and laminated boards. Auction catalogue of a sale held in London on June, 19, 2001. 36 lots, highlights included St. Gregory, Moralia in Job (Germany, ca. 1000), Conrad of Saxony, Speculum Beatae Mariae Virginis (Northern France, late 13th century), Bible (Northern France, late 13th century), Book of Hours (Paris, ca. 1420), Book of Hours (Rouen, third quarter of the 15th century), Book of Hours (Ghent or Bruges, ca. 1500). The Hours of Albrecht of Brandenburg (Bruges, ca. 1522) described in separate catalogue.

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Auktionspreise Alter Bücher. Deutschland - Oesterreich - Schweiz. 1970 - 1990. Register I. Vol. 1 (a, b) - 2 (a, b)

Aachen F. Radtke, Verlag für Büchersammle 1995 4 volumes in 8vo (22 cm). Publishers cloth. 3300 pp. The index of books sold at auctions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 1970-1990.

Hardcover Very Good

Bibliotheca Phillipica: Catalogue of a further portion of the classical, historical, topographical, genealogical and other manuscripts and autograph letters of the late Sir Thomas Phillipps

London Sotheby & Co 1936 8vo (24.5 cm), 92 pp. Printed wrappers (paper slightly browned). 512 entries comprising manuscripts relating to North America, wardrobe and jewel rolls of Edward I, autograph letters of Queen Henrietta Maria, Henry IV of France, Louis XV, Louis XVI etc, important manuscripts relating to the history and literature of Ireland, a collection of charters (12th - 14th centuries), fine topographical drawings.

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Bibliotheca Phillipica. New Series: Medieval Manuscripts. Part V. Catalogue of Manuscripts on Papyrus, Vellum and Paper of the 13th century B.C. to the 18th century A.D.

London Sotheby & Co 1969 4to (28 cm), 106 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of 5th portion of new series of sales of manuscripts from the library of Thomas Phillipps, an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. Lots 441-483 including Passional and Homiliary (Italy, 10th century), Pierre de Beauvais, Le Bestiaire (France, 13th century), Saint Aldhelm, De Laude Virginitatis (England, 9th century), Itinerarium of William of Rubruc (France, c. 1400), Breviarium Romanum (Naples, 1482). The sale was conducted in London on 25 November 1969.

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Bibliotheca Phillipica. New Series: Medieval Manuscripts. Part VI. Catalogue of Manuscripts on Papyrus, Vellum and Paper of the 7th century to the 18th century

London Sotheby & Co 1971 4to (28 cm), 120 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of 6th portion of new series of sales of manuscripts from the library of Thomas Phillipps, an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. Lots 484-529 including Vitae Patrum (North Italy, c. 1000), Macrobius' De Somnio Scipionis (France, early 12th century), Pietro Jacopo de Jennaro' Clepsimoginon (Ferrara, 1471), Autograph Commonplace Book by Sir Walter Ralegh (1604-1608). The sale was conducted in London on 30 November 1971.

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Bibliotheca Phillipica. New Series: Medieval Manuscripts. Part VIII. Catalogue of Manuscripts on Vellum, Paper and Papyrus of the 4th to the 17th century

London Sotheby & Co 1973 4to (28 cm), 128 pp. Printed wrappers. Auction catalogue of 8th portion of new series of sales of manuscripts from the library of Thomas Phillipps, an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. Lots 573-617 including The Edmondstone Papyrus (354), Pontifical of Hugh of Salins (Besancon or Tours, c. 1050), Hyginus'De Astronomia (France or Netherlands, 12th century), Aristotle'' Topica in Greek (14th century). The sale was conducted in London on 28 November 1973.

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Bibliotheca Phillipica. New Series: Medieval Manuscripts. Part X. Catalogue of Manuscripts on Papyrus, Vellum and Paper

London Sotheby's 1975 4to (28 cm), 92 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of 10th portion of new series of sales of manuscripts from the library of Thomas Phillipps, an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. Lots 814-850 including Josephus' De Bello Judaico in Greek (11th century), Missal (Germany, first half of 12th century), Bestiary (Germany, second half of 14th century), Gaston de Foix'Livre de Chasse (South Flanders, 15th century), The Freudenberg Breviary (Bavaria, 1487). The sale was conducted in London on 26 November 1975.

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Bibliotheca Phillipica. New Series: Medieval Manuscripts. Part XI. Catalogue of Manuscripts on Papyrus, Vellum and Paper

London Sotheby's 1976 4to (28 cm), 92 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of 11th portion of new series of sales of manuscripts from the library of Thomas Phillipps, an English antiquary and book collector who amassed the largest collection of manuscripts in the 19th century. Lots 851-894 including Augustine'Homiliae Super Evangelium Johannis (France, 9th century - Germany, 12th century), Agrimensores and other texts (Italy, first half of 12th century), Ps.-Joachim' Praemissiones (Italy, 14th century), Grandes Chroniques de France (France, c. 1499). The sale was conducted in London on 30 November 1976.

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Bibliotheca Phillippica: Catalogue of Books Printed in England and of English Books Printed Abroad Before 1641

London Sotheby's 1973 3 volumes 4to (24.5 cm), 160; 156; 172 pp, plates. Printed wrappers. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on November, 26-27, 1973, June, 24-25 and November, 25-26, 1974. Bibliotheca Phillippica, New Series, Part 10, 11 and 13, remains of the famous library of Thomas Phillipps (1792 – 1872), who amassed probably the largest library a single individual has created.

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Bibliotheca Phillippica New Series Part III: Catalogue of Forty-Two Manuscripts of the 7th to the 17th century

Sotheby & Co 1967 4to (28.5 cm), color frontispiece, 110 pp, 32 plates on 16 leaves. Publisher's boards. Price least loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of a sale of notable early manuscripts from Continental monastic house, later in Thomas Phillipps' library. The most interesting and expensive are Scientific compendium (second quarter of 11th century, lot 86) and La Divina Comedia, Venice, 1363.

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Bibliothèque A. - L. N. Livres des XVe et XVIe siècles

Paris Ader Picard Tajan 1987 4to (30 cm), [84] pp. Printed wrappers. Auction catalogue of a sale at Hotel Drouot on 13 May 1987. 147 entries.

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Bibliothèque Carlo de Poortere

Paris Sotheby's 2014 4o (27 cm), 212 pp. Laminated wrappers. Auction catalogue of a sale conducted in London on November, 19, 2019, 315 entries.

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Bibliothèque Edouard Kann

Paris George Andrieux 1930 4to (28.5 cm), 140 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers little frayed at extremities). 377 entries. Livres rares ou documentaires. Précieuses reliures aux armes. Manuscrits et coffrets anciens. Mémoires de Saint-Simon annotés par Stendhal. Dessins originaux. Blogie II, 314.

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Bibliothèque Littéraire Marcel de Merre

Paris Sotheby's 2007 8vo (27 cm), 384 pp. Publisher's printed wrappers. Auction catalogue of a sale conducted in Paris on June, 6-7, 2007. 444 lots including old and modern fine bindings, literature, autograph manuscripts, inscribed copies.

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Bibliothèque littéraire Raoul Simonson Albert et Monique Kies. Second partie

London Sotheby's 2013 4to (27 cm), 224 pp. Laminated wrappers. Auction catalogue of a sale in Paris on 18 December 2013.

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Bibliothèque René G.-D. Collection Choisie de Livres et Manuscrits d'Intérêt Littéraire et Artistique de la Renaissance à nos Jours

Paris [Palais Galléria] 1966 4to (28 cm), 250 pp, plates. Printed wrappers (spine damaged at the top). Auction catalogue of a sale of the René Gaston-Dreyfus' library held in Paris 21-22 March 1966. 293 entries. Blogie II, 388.

Soft cover Very Good

Books and Manuscripts from the Estate of John F. Fleming

New York Christie's 1988 8vo, 185 pp. Laminated wrappers. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in New York on November, 18, 1988. Marked copy. The Estate of John F. Fleming, a book dealer and collector, who for 30 years dominated antiquarian manuscript market. 373 items, autograph letters, manuscripts, rare books and ephemera.

Hardcover Near Fine

Books from the John Rylands University Library of Manchester

London Sotheby's 1988 4to (27 cm), 198 pp. Publisher's laminated wrappers. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on April, 14, 1988. Price list loosely inserted. The sale of doubles from John Rylands University Library. "The finest copies of early printed books, many with one of the finest pedigrees that is possible to image." Two books sold for over 100000: Earl Spencer' copy of Aldine' Aristotle, 121000 and Grolier's (and ultimately Earl Spencer) copy of Hypnerotomachia, 187000.

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Books Printed before 1640 including Important Incunabula. The property of Colonel Joseph W. Weld. O.B.E., T.D.

London Christie's 1970 8vo (24 cm), 70 pp., plates. Printed wrappers (several price notes). Auction catalogue of a sale on July, 24, 1970. 28 incunabula (including Lactanius, Subiaco, 1465 and Jenson's Italian Pliny, 1476) and 89 books printed before 1640.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalog der Kostbaren und Altberühmten Kupferstich-Sammlung des Marchese Jacopo Durazzo in Genua. Parts 1 -2

Stuttgart H. G. Gutenkunst's Kunst-Auction 1873 Two parts in one volume 8vo (22 cm), 29 pp, XII, 446 pp; X, 247 pp. Cont. half cloth and marbled boards, original printed wrappers bound in (the binding little rubbed et extremities, browning of paper inside, few leaves loose). Auction catalogues of sales of the print collection of Count Giacomo Durazzo (1717 - 1794). His collection included books as well as prints, and continued to be added to after his death. A catalogue of his print collection was printed in 1784 by Bodoni (Descrizione della raccolta di stampe di S. E. il sig. conte Jacopo Durazzo). The print collection was sold by Gutekunst in Stuttgart in two parts, on 19 November 1872 and 20 May 1873. The price list of the first sale is bound before the first part. The second part is priced throughout i contemporary hand.

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Catalogo de libros raros y curiosos que serán subastados durante los días 4 a 9 de mayo de 1931 y adjudicados en el acto al mejor postor procedentes de la Antigua Libreria Babra (canuda, 45) dirigida por Francisco Vindel

Barcelona 1931 8vo (22.5 cm), [4], 82 pp, 286 plates. Printed wrappers. 550 entries.

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Catalogue de la Bibliothèque Espagnole de Don José Miro: Romans de chevalerie, poèmes, romanceros, cancioneros, croniques diverses des XV, XVI et XVII siècles

Paris Bachelin-Deflorenne 1878 8vo (25 cm), [4], XVI, 180 pp. Printed wrappers (untrimmed, wrappers little rubbed, foxing to the title and some pages). Auction catalogue of a sale held in Paris on 17-20 June, 1878. 651 entries. Blogie II, 150.

Soft cover Near Fine

Catalogue de la bibliothèque théatrale de M. Léon Sapin [Part I - II]

Paris A. Voisin 1878 2 parts in 2 volumes 8vo (24.5 cm), [4], IV, 79 pp; [2], V, 143 pp. Cont. morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spines with raised bands. top edges gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in, silk bookmark (bindings little rubbed, bookplates, foxing of the first part). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on February 22-28, 1878. 1588 items. Première partie : Architecture théâtrale, histoire des théâtres, almanachs, législation, art du comédien, documents manuscrits, autographes. Deuxième partie : Opéra, opéra-comique, littérature musicale, danse et ballets, facéties et satires, théâtre burlesque, biographies, chansonniers, estampes et dessins, bibliographie, documents manuscrits. Blogie II, 145 & 148.

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Catalogue de livres anciens et modernes composant la bibliothèque littéraire de feu M. Le Général F. Pittié

Paris A. Durel 1887 8vo (23 cm), 134, [4] pp. Cont. morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine with raised bands, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in, silk bookmark (binding little rubbed top of the spine, paper browned, bookplate). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on April 1-15, 1887. 1298 items. Not in Blogie.

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Catalogue de livres modernes imprimés sur papier Whatman et papier de Hollande, publications de luxe, éditions Jouaust, Lemerre, etc. provenant de la bibliothèque de M. Al. M***

Paris A. Voisin 1878 4to (25.5 cm), VIII, 72 pp. Cont. morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in (binding little rubbed top of the spine, bookplate). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on January 29-31, 1878. "Ce catalogue ne renferme pas de livres ansiens. Il se compose exclusivement des publications artistiques et littéraires mises au jour, dans ces dernières années, par les éditeurs parisiens les plus soigneux de leur réputation et de leur travaux." (from the Preface). 452 items. Not in Blogie.

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Catalogue de portraits la plupart pouvant servir aux illustrations classés par graveurs et par noms oeuvres ... Vignettes, estampes diverses, livres a figures ... Collection de M. Em. Martin

Paris 1877 8vo (23 cm), 140 pp. Cont. morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine with raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in (binding little rubbed at extremities, bookplate). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on February 12-17, 1877. 1355 items. Oeuvres de Van Dyck, De Marcenay, Ficquet, Gaucher, Savart, etc. vignettes, estampes diverses, livres à figures, Contes de La Fontaine in-fol., Roman comique de Scarron d'Oudry, et Pater, Lazarille de Tormes, Cris de Paris de Poisson, oeuvre de Mme de Pompadour, Racine de Didot, avec une épreuve unique, etc. dessins : Moreau le jeune, Marie-Antoinette, Joseph II, etc

Hardcover Fine

Catalogue des livres composant la bibliothèque d'un amateur du nord de la France

Paris A. Labitte 1866 8vo (22 cm), [4], 298 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers little frayed at extremities, light foxing to the title, bookplate). Auction catalogue of a sale held in Paris in May 1866. 2537 items from the stock of the Librairie Auguste De Bruyne à Malines. Included separate section devoted to incunabula. Blogie II, 109.

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Catalogue des livres, manuscrits, autographes et archives formant le Cabinet de M. Bigant ancien président de Chambre à la Cour Impériale de Douai

Douai Impr. Mme Ve Adam 1860 8vo (22,5 cm), VIII, 228 pp. Cont. calf-backed marbled boards, raised bans, spine gilt, painted edges, marbled end-papers, priced throughout in contemporary hand (binding little rubbed, binder's ticket and bookplate, little stained inside). 1805 + 301 + 121 items. Bound together with: Table et Prix de Vente de Catalogue des livres et manuscrits formant la Bibliothèque de M. Bigant. 27 pp (pp 25-26 misbound); Vente d'une très-belle collection de médailles françaises et des XVII provinces des Pays-Bas, de livres de numismatique faisant partie des collections de M. Bigant. Douai: Impr. Mme Ve Adam, [1860], XIX, 84 pp, 807 items; Observations et notes pour être jointes au catalogue de la bibliothèque de M. Bigant, Ibid., 21 pp; Catalogue d'une collection d'objets d'art, gravures, tableaux anciens qui composaient le cabinet de M. Bigant, Ibid., 19 pp, 170 items; Observations et notes pour être jointes au catalogue de la collection d'objets d'art, gravures, tableaux anciens, Ibid., 11 pp. Bound together with: Bibliothèque de Monsieur Louis-Alexandre-César Taffin de Givenchy. Saint-Omer: Fleury-Lemaire, 1860. [12], 132, 16 pp (engraved bookplate and priced throughout in cont. hand, price list at the end). 1494 items. Blogie II, 92 and II, 91.

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Catalogue illustré de la Bibliothèque de Feu M. le Marquis De Morante. Précédé d'une Notice Biographique par M. Fr. Asenjo Barbiere et de Quelques Mots sur cette Bibliothèque par M. Paul Lacroix

Paris Bachelin-Deflorenne 1872 8vo (25 cm), [4], XL, 352 pp. Cont. chagrin-backed marbled boards, raised bans, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom-edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in (binding little rubbed at extremities, small closed tears to fore-edges of wrappers, collector’s monogram stamped on the title). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on February 21 - March 2, 1872. 1909 items. Born in Mexico Joachim Gomez de la Cortina, Marquis de Morante (1808-1868) was a great bibliophile, who bought his books from the best Parisian booksellers and have them bound by famous Parisian binders. Notes on the library by P. L. Jacob Bibliophile (Paul Lacroix). Included in the sales were important medieval manuscripts, illuminated books, books printed on vellum, unique copies, editions unknown to bibliographers, first books printed in several cities, illustrated books, books with important provenance, signed copies, curious bindings. There is a version of this catalogue illustrated with 35 plates with the title "Catalogue illustré de la Bibliothèquw . . . ". Blogie II, 122.

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Catalogue of a highly important collection of Children's Books, Part I - VI

London Sotheby's 1974 6 volumes 8vo (24.5 cm), 104 pp; 117 pp; 116 pp; 96 pp; 127 pp; 106 pp, 70 plates. Printed wrappers (wrappers little rubbed at extremities. Price lists loosely inserted. Auction catalogs of sales conducted in London on July, 1, 1974 - October, 13, 1977. Par I: A-Col.; Part II: Com.-F; Part III: G-K; Part IV: L-O; Part V: P-S; Part VI: T-Z and addenda. 2414 entries.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalogue of a Portion of the celebrated Collection of Herbals and Botanical Books; The Property of The Society of Herbalists

London Sotheby's 1967 8vo (24.5 cm), 73 pp. Printed wrappers. Priced in pencil. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of a sale at Sotheby's in London on 13 March 1967. 318 lots.

Soft cover Very Good

Catalogue of Highly Important Modern French Illustrated Books & Bindings: Part V of the Celebrated Library of the Late Major J. R. Abbey

London Sotheby & Co 1970 8vo (24.5 cm), folding front., 182 pp, folding plates. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of the 5th part of the sale of fine library of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). Lots 2533 -- 2634 including Apocalisse illustrated by Giorgio de Chirico (Milan, 1941); Balzac' Le Chef d'Oeuvre Inconnu (Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931); Eaux fortes originales pour des textes du Buffon illustrated by Picasso (1942); Hesiod' Théogonie illustrated by Georges Braque (1955).

Soft cover Fine

Catalogue of printed books comprising The property of Brodie of Brodie (removed from Brodie Castle), The property of His Grace Duke of Northhumberland, The Property of Desmond Flower, Esq. and other properties

London Sotheby's 1978 8vo (24.5 cm), 75 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers marked). Price list and estimates loosely inserted. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on October 2-3,1977. 538 entries.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalogue of the Celebrated Collection Formed By Sir Maurice Pariser, of Manchester, of the Notorious Nineteenth Century Pamphlets and Other Important Wiseiana

London Sotheby's 1967 8vo (24.5 cm), 139 pp. Printed wrappers, price list loosely inserted (wrappers little rubbed). Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on December 4-5,1967. 522 entries.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalogue of the Celebrated Library of The Late Major J. R. Abbey. The Eighth Portion: The Hornby Manuscripts, Part I. Thirty-four Manuscripts of the 11th to the 15th Century

London Sotheby & Co 1974 4to (28 cm), 112 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of the 8th part of the sale of fine library of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). Lots 2905 -- 2938 including Minor Prophets in Latin with gloss (North-Eastern France, 3rd quarter of the 12th century); New Testament in Latin (France, 3rd quarter of the 12th century); Bible in Latin (Northern France, c. 1260-70); Psalter-Hours (Liège, 3rd quarter of the 13th century); Psalter in Latin (North-Eastern France or Flanders, c. 1300); Justinian, Codex (Bologna and Paris, c. 1300); Missal for the use of Trier (Trier, second quarter of 14th century); Hours of Jacques and Jeanne Cauchon (Reims, c. 1430); Martialis'Epigrammata (Italy, c. 1467); Hours written by Sigismondo de' Sigismondi and illuminated by Attavante (Florence, c. 1492).

Soft cover Fine

Catalogue of the Celebrated Library of The Late Major J. R. Abbey. The Ninth Portion: The Hornby Manuscripts, Part II. Thirty-four Manuscripts of the 9th to the 16th century

London Sotheby & Co 1975 4to (28 cm), 96 pp. Printed wrappers. Auction catalogue of the 9th part of a sale of fine library of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). Lots 2939 -- 2972 including Gospels in Latin (Metz, 2nd quarter of 9th century); Psalter in Latin (Netherlands, second half of 12th century); Missal of the Augustinian Abbey of St. Etienne (Dijon, c. 1240); Vincent de Beauvais, Speculum Naturale (Cambron, c. 1280); Psalter in Latin with a leaf of the Gospel of St. Mark in Anglo-Saxon (England, 14th century); Phalaris, Epistolae (Naples, c. 1465).

Soft cover Fine

Catalogue of the Celebrated Library: The Property of The Late Major J. R. Abbey. The Sixth Portion

London Sotheby & Co 1970 8vo (24.5 cm), 52 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of the 6th part of the sale of fine library of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). Lots 2635 -- 2861 including English topography, extensive collection of modern English bindings, books from Ashendene, Bremer, Cranach, Doves, Kelmscott, and other presses, bibliography, numerous publications of Roxburghe Club.

Soft cover Fine

Catalogue of the Celebrated Library: The Property of The Late Major J. R. Abbey. The Seventh Portion: Forty-three Manuscripts of the 9th to the 20th century

London Sotheby & Co 1970 4to (28 cm), 98 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of the 7th part of the sale of fine library of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). Lots 2862 -- 2904 including Bible in Latin (North-Eastern France, first half of 13th century); Psalter illuminated by William de Brailes (England, middle of 13th century); The Ruskin Hours (North-Eastern France, c. 1312); Hours of th Virgin in Dutch (c. 1415); Giovanni Pontano' De Amore Conjugali (Naples, late 15th century).

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Catalogue of the Elzevier Library of Albert J. Phiebig

London Bloomsbury Book Auctions 2001 8vo (24.5 cm), 118, [4] pp. Laminated wrappers. Auction catalogue of Elzevier library collected by Albert J. Phiebig (1908-2004), an American bookseller, a founder of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and past president of the New York Chapter of the Pewter Collectors Club of America. 414 lots arranged chronologically starting from Ebraicarum quaestionum (1583), the first work printed by Elzevier family. The sale was planned on 5 December 2001 but the collection has been bought "en bloc" before the sale by “Elsevier Heritage Collection”, the corporate collection of Reed Elsevier.

Soft cover Fine

Catalogue of the Lyttelton Papers, the property of the Viscount Gobham

London Sotheby's 1978 8vo (25 cm), publisher's printed boards. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on December, 12, 1978. Price list loosely inserted.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalogue of the Sassoon collection of highly important Hebrew printed books. Part 1-2

London Sotheby's 1970 2 volumes 8vo 24.5 cm), 76 pp; 68 pp. Printed wrappers. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalog of a sale conducted in London on June, 30, 1970 and March, 1, 1971. 378 entries.

Hardcover Near Fine

Catalogue of Twenty-Three Important Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts

Sotheby & Co 1967 4to (25 cm), 58 pp. Publisher's boards. Auction catalogue of a collection of 23 Armenian Gospel manuscripts, one the most important sale of this nature hitherto. Two manuscripts (lot 1 and 2) were illuminated by Thoros Roslin, the most celebrated of 13th century Cilician Armenian artists. Lot 7 is chef-d'oeuvre illuminated by Martiros (16th century). Many of the colophons refer to events in the history of the Middle East, in which Armenians were involved, including the campaigns of Baibars (lot 2 and 3) and the Turco-Polish wars of the 17th century. All the bindings, none of which appears to be later than the 18th century, are of silver or silver gilt.

Hardcover Very Good

Catalogue of Twenty Western Illuminated Manuscripts from the fifth to the fifteenth century from the library at Donaueschingen

London Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1982 4to (28 cm), 127 pp. Printed boards. Auction catalogue of a sale held at Sotheby's in London on 21 June 1982. List of etimates loosely inserted. Highlights include The Corbie Orosius (lathe 8th century), The Pontifical of Solomo III (ca. 890) and The Sacramentary of Augsburg Cathedral (ca. 1000-1030).

Hardcover Fine

Catalogue of Valuable Italian Books of the 15th and 16th Centuries

London Sotheby & Co. 1970 8vo (24.5 cm), 262 pp, plates. Printed wrappers, price-list loosely inserted (lot numbers written o the front wrapper, a note "Artur Loria?" on the title referring to the owner of the collection). Auction catalogue of a Sotheby's sale on 4-5 May 1970. 750 entries.

Soft cover Near Fine

Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books and Fine Bindings from the Celebrated Collection: The Property of Major J. R. Abbey

London Sotheby & Co 1965 4to (25.5 cm), front., XI, 280 pp, 83 plates. Printed boards. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of 3-days sale (21-23 June 1965) of fine printed books and bindings from the collection of English book collector Major John Roland Abbey (1894 -- 1969). 694 lots including Almanach Royal, Année MDCCXXXVII in Padeloup le Jeun binding; Johannes Angelus' Astrolabium (Augsburg, Ratdolt, 1488) bound for presentation to Ladislas VII Jagellon, King of Hungary and Bohemia; Appianus' Astronomicon Caesareum (1540); Aristotle's Ethica ad Nicomachum printed in Rome by Sweynheim and Pannartz in 1473; Aldus editio princeps of Aristotle (1495-98) in bindings by Grolier's last binder; Cochin' Voyage Pittoresque d'Italie bound for Madame de Pompadour; first edition of Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; a book in 16th century round binding; an Appolo and Pegasus binding.

Hardcover Fine

Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection

London Sotheby's 2019 4to (27 cm), 176 pp. Laminated wrappers. Auction catalogue of a sale held in London on 24 September 2019.

Soft cover Fine

Collection de M. Emm. Martin. Livres rares et précieux, anciens et modernes, la plupart illustrés par les plus grands artistes du XVIIIe et du XIXe siècles

Paris 1877 8vo (24.5 cm), XVI, 209 pp. Cont. morocco backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine with raised bands, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, marbled end-papers, original wrappers bound in (binding little rubbed at extremities, bookplate). Catalogue of auction sales held in Paris on February 5-10, 1877. 823 items. Ouvrages illustrés du XVIIIe et du XIXe siècle, avec figures en premiers états, épreuves d'artistes, suites avec eaux- fortes, dessins originaux. Collection des Classiques français. OEuvres de Voltaire. Galerie du Palais-Royal, avec eaux-fortes. Griffonnis de Saint-Non. Chansons de Laborde, fig. de Moreau avant la lettre. Le Temple de Gnide, avant la lettre, en maroquin ancien. Baisers (de Dorat). Fables (de Dorat), relié par Derome. Contes de La Fontaine, de 1762, relié par Derome. Idem, de 1795, avec dessins originaux. Daphnis et Chloé. - Télémaque. Gil-Blas, sur peau vélin, etc. Blogie II, 144.

Hardcover Fine

[Collection of 6 Auction Catalogues of Children's Books, Drawings, and Juvenilia]

London Sotheby's 1973 6 volumes 8vo (24.5 cm), Printed wrappers. Price lists loosely inserted. Auction catalogs of sales conducted in London on November 12-13, 1973; June, 3, 1974; June 2-3, 1975 (Part A); June 9-10, 1975 (Part B); July, 8, 1976; June, 2, 1982.

Hardcover Near Fine