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Lot 45 · Printed Books

French School, circa 1785

French School, Circa 1900

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Estimate
£300–£400 hammer ≈ $483–$643
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Printed Books, New York · 9 March 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6477762
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French School, Circa 1900, French School, circa 1785. Christie's, 9 Mar 1999, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6477762.

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From the same sale Printed Books · Mar 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
[ACKERMANN]. The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminst… [ACKERMANN]. The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster.... London, 1812. 2 vols., 4 o. 81 hand-colored plates, uncolored portrait and plan (some minor off-setting), contemporary green half-morocco and boards, spine gilt, (split to upper joint of vol. 2, hinges starting, extremities rubbed). Abbey Scenery 213. $1,000–$1,500
BERTHELON, Abbe. Des Avantages que la Physiques, et les Arts qui en D… BERTHELON, Abbe. Des Avantages que la Physiques, et les Arts qui en Dependent Peuvent Retirer les Globes Aerostatiques. Montpelier, 1784. 8 o. Original marbled wrappers (spine worn), untrimmed. RARE. Brockett 1703. $1,000–$1,500
Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant... Basel: Waldkirch, 1610. Third… Artis auriferae, quam chemiam vocant... Basel: Waldkirch, 1610. Third vol. (only). 8 o. One tiny woodcut illustration in text. (Some leaves reinforced along gutter margin, a few close tears to some leaves, some browning throughout.) 17th-century vellum (rebacked, with old spine laid down, small hole in spine and wear to spine ends). Provenance : Grillot de Givry; Collegii Alberti Magni (bookplates). FIRST EDITION, of the third vol. Tracts from the first two vols. were published between 1550 and 1593 and reprinted in 1610, to which was added the third vol. which includes tracts by Albertus Magnus, Lullus Raimundus and Arnaldus de Villa Nova. Ferguson I, pp. 51 and 52. $600–$800
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Leipzig, Stuttgart and Berlin, 1925-4… Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Leipzig, Stuttgart and Berlin, 1925-40 and 1978-98. 17 vols. 4 o. Vols. 1-8 in original cloth, vol. 8 part 1 (1940) with contents loose in board folder; vol. 9 in 5 parts in 4, loose in original cloth binder; vol. 10 in 4 parts, all in original printed wrappers. (17) $1,000–$1,500
[PRIVATE LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS]. [WASHINGTON]. The Boston Athenae… [PRIVATE LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS]. [WASHINGTON]. The Boston Athenaeum. Boston, 1897. 8 o, cloth boards, t.e.g. -- [SWINEBURNE]. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. London, 1925. 8 o, cloth boards gilt, t.e.g. -- [PRINCE]. A Catalogue of the Collection of Books and Manuscripts. Boston, 1870. 8 o, cloth boards, t.e.g. -- [ARNOLD, William Harris]. Books and Letters. New York, 1901. 8 o, original wrappers -- [PARR, Samuel]. A Catalogue of the Library. London, 1827. 8 o, three-quarter morocco over marbled boards -- [SMITH, Adam]. A Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith. 8 o, cloth boards -- [CLEMENTS, William L.]. The William L. Clements Library of Americana at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, 1923. 8 o, quarter-cloth boards -- [LEWISOHN, Adolph]. Catalogue of the Private Library of Mr. Adolph Lewisohn . New York, 1923. 8 o, board. -- [THOMAS, George, C.]. Catalogue of the more important Books, Autographs and Manuscripts in the library of George C. Thomas. Philadelphia, 1907. 8 o, cloth boards -- and two others. (11) $500–$700
CHAPPELL, William. The Preacher, or the Art and Method of Preaching. … CHAPPELL, William. The Preacher, or the Art and Method of Preaching. London, 1656. 12 o. Contemporary calf, light rubbing to spine. Provenance : Garden Ltd. (bookplate). $400–$600

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