Sotheby's Monaco SAM

(25 cm), [144] pp., illustrations (some in colour). Lots numbered 901-1430. List of estimates loosely inserted. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - The lot numeration continues a sale of the property of Claude Cartier (1925-1975) conducted by Sotheby’s Monaco SAM on 25-27 November 1979 (Très bel ensemble de meubles, tableaux et dessins anciens). The collection of Louis Cartier (1875-1942), the famous jeweller of the Rue de la Paix, had been divided between his son and his daughter; the daughter’s share had been sold in Paris by Étienne Ader, 1-2 March 1962 (Livres précieux provenant de la bibliothèque Louis Cartier, 288 lots). The books offered here were mostly French 18th-century illustrated books in good bindings. The collection of botanical literature assembled by Arpad Plesch was sold by Sotheby’s, London, in 1975-1976. The books offered here “were in average condition. Most of them dealt either with longevity, with eroticism, or with Haiti” (sale report by “Anatole Braun”, in ABMR, January 1980, pp.44-45). Lot 1222, a Renaissance backless binding, was bought by Breslauer (128,000 francs). ¶ Unmarked copy. No Price list.