Author: BUTLER (Charles)
Title: Catalogue of the First [-Fifth] Portion of the Extensive and Valuable Library of the late Charles Butler, Esq. (of Warren Wood, Hafield, and Connaught Place, W.)... Most in Fine Bindings selected from the most famous Libraries dispersed during the last fifty years.
Description: London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1911-14. 5 parts, 4to, 555pp., 3 plates, first part lacks upper wrapper, blank margins to title and prelims chipped and defective, other parts in the orig. wrappers, several lot descriptions have been excised from part 1 & 5, the five parts have a total of 5,150 lots. De Ricci, 181-2pp."an enthusiastic, perhaps an over-enthusiastic, book-buyer. His large collection... just escaped being a really great library...".

Keywords: BOOK AUCTION CATALOGUE BIBLIOGRAPHY