These two white catalogues with black titles and black and silver decoration have minimal wear and are about fine. The slipcase is missing, but the catalogues appear to be unused. This set is from Christies for the July, 1996 sale of antiques, furniture, silver, art, Toby Jugs and glass from the fabulous Bute estate in Great Britain. Laid in are prices-realized sheets from the auction which soared into the millions of pounds. These are beautiful catalogues and serve as carefully-researched reference works. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 269, 79 pages View More...
This beautiful catalogue is about fine with very minor dings at corners. This fully illustrated volume features sporting, mainly hunting and equstrian, art from the famed Bute Family Collection. There are many illustrations, some foldouts, in full color. This is an exceptional reference work. A Prices Realized sheet is laid in. The Bute family, descended from John Stuart (b. 1360) who was a natural son of Richard II. The family, through the centuries amassed one of the finest collections or art, furniture, antiques, books and other material in Great Britain. Their home, Dumfries, was purchased... View More...
This catalogue has only very light, almost unnoticeable, wear with a small black smudge on the bottom edge. It is about fine. This is a wonderful catalogue and bibliography of books collected by the Bute family of England and Scotland. Among the works catalogued here are books by Newton, Roger Bacon, Copernicus, Euclid, Brahe, Descartes and many, many others. A Prices Realized sheet is laid in, which includes name of purchasers with Quaritch, Maggs and other famous British booksellers being quite prominent among them. This is an exceptional reference work. A Prices Realized sheet is laid in. (... View More...
This catalogue has only light, general wear with some staining on the Prices Realized sheet. The catalogue is near fine. This is a wonderful catalogue and bibliography of books collected by the Bute family of England and Scotland. Among the works catalogued here are works by Alexander Hamilton, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Hobbes, Captain John Smith and many, many others. A Prices Realized sheet is laid in, which includes name of purchasers with Quaritch, Maggs, The Folio Society and other famous British booksellers being quite prominent among them. This is an exceptional reference work. (We also ... View More...
