Fine books and manuscripts including rare early printing and historical bindings; natural history books from the library of John James Audubon; sporting literature from the estate of Frances H. Horne; property from the estate of Richard W. Hansen (catalogue for an auction conducted by Sotheby's, New York, 14-15 June 1993)
New York, Sotheby's, 1993
(27 cm), [272] pp., illustrations (some in colour). 529 lots. List of prices realised loosely inserted. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Contains books from the collection of Hans Fürstenberg (1890-1982) consigned by Martin Breslauer, Inc. (lots 7, 10, 16, 20-21, 25, 30, 41, 43, 46-47, 202-203, 323); most failed to sell, despite modest reserves. The 1480 Verona Josephus from the library of Willibald Pirckheimer (1470-1530) sold for $28,750 (offered in Breslauer’s Catalogue 109, item 23, $175,000). ¶ Annotated copy.
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- Subjects
- Auction sale catalogues - Books - 1993
- Authors/Creators
- Sotheby's (New York)
- Owners
- Audubon, John-James, 1785-1851
- Auction date
- 19930614
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