Printed books including French armorial bindings, Greek and Latin classics and early French and Italian literature : the property of the 10th Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 30 September-1 October 1981) § Second sale (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 24 February 1982) § Third sale (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 31 March 1982) § Sale of printed books from Chatsworth; the property of the tenth Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie’s South Kensington, Ltd, London, 11 June 1982)
London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1981-1982
Four volumes (24 cm), I (30 September-1 October 1981): 103 (9) pp., illustrations (including 1 in colour). 455 lots. List of prices realised and buyers’ names loosely inserted. II (24 February 1982): 69 (7) pp., illustrations. Lots numbered 456-672. Printed list of estimates. III (31 March 1982): 39 (7) pp., illustrations. Lots numbered 673-875. Printed list of estimates. IV (11 June 1982): [28] pp., illustrations. 163 lots. Printed list of estimates. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Catalogue of four book sales ordered by the 10th Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust.
- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1981
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1981-1982
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1982
- Authors/Creators
- Christie's South Kensington Ltd (London)
- Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of, 1895-1950 (10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust)
- Auction date
- 19810930
- 19820224
- 19820331
- 19820611
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Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
Printed books including French armorial bindings, Greek and Latin classics and early French and Italian literature : the property of the 10th Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 30 September-1 October 1981)
London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1981(24 cm), 103 (9) pp., illustrations (including 1 in colour). 455 lots. Estimate List printed with text. List of prices realised and buyers’ names loosely inserted. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Index of provenance. ¶ Copiously annotated copy, partly priced. No Price list.- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1981
- Authors/Creators
- Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of, 1895-1950 (10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust)
- Auction date
- 19810930
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Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
Printed books; the property of the 10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust. Second sale (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 24 February 1982)
London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1982(24 cm), 69 (7) pp., illustrations. Lots numbered 456-672. Estimate List printed with text. List of prices realised and buyers’ names loosely inserted. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - The first edition of More’s Utopia (1516) realised £81,000 (Brooke-Hitching); it was the first copy to appear at auction since the sale of the library of John Burns in 1944 (reappeared in Christie's, New York, sale of the R.A. Hefner library, 17 May 1996, lot 33, $233,500). Index of provenance. ¶ Unmarked copy. Photocopy of Price list loosely inserted.- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1982
- Authors/Creators
- Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of, 1895-1950 (10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust)
- Auction date
- 19820224
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Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
Printed books; the property of the 10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust. Third sale (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 31 March 1982)
London, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1982(24 cm), 39 (7) pp., illustrations. Lots numbered 673-875. Estimate List printed with text. Publisher’s printed wrappers. ¶ Unmarked copy. Photocopy of Price list loosely inserted.- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1982
- Authors/Creators
- Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of, 1895-1950 (10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust)
- Auction date
- 19820331
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Christie's South Kensington Ltd (London)
Sale of printed books from Chatsworth; the property of the tenth Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust (catalogue for an auction conducted by Christie’s South Kensington, Ltd, London, 11 June 1982)
London, Christie’s South Kensington, Ltd, 1982(22 cm), [28] pp. 163 lots. Publisher’s printed wrappers. ¶ Annotated copy. No Price list.- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1982
- Authors/Creators
- Christie's South Kensington Ltd (London)
- Owners
- Devonshire, Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of, 1895-1950 (10th Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust)
- Auction date
- 19820611
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