None Stated

Annuaire Des Ventes de Livres Manuscrits - Reliures Armoriees

Paris, Leo Delteil, 1926. Leather. A very smartly bound copy of this directory of book sales for manuscripts with fine binding, in the original French language. French language. A comprehensive directory of book sales between October 1925 and July 1926 for manuscripts with armororiated bindings, intended for the bibliophile and the bookseller. Includes a list of the auctions and book-sales events to the front of the text. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound by Strausant. Bound in half crushed morocco with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original orange paper wraps bound in. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 876T66

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: Annuaire Ventes Livres Manuscrits Ventes None

Col. W. Stewart Thorburn

A Guide to the Coins of Great Britain & Ireland

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1888. Cloth. A second edition of this fascinating numismatic work on the coins of Great Britain and Ireland, illustrated with facsimiles. Detailing the history of British coins from the earliest period until the late nineteenth century.Written by Colonel W. Stewart Thorburn.A second edition.Illustrated with facsimiles of the coins in gold and silver, as well as a frontispiece of the author. With twenty-nine plates.With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.In a lovely decorative binding. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little wear to the edges and extremities resulting in discolouration of the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little spotted throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 783R8

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: Coins Numismatics Col. W. Stewart Thorburn Numismatics None

Various

The Estelle Doheny Collection Volume II, III, V, VI and Index

New York, Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. 1987-1989. Cloth. Catalogues of the auction of The Estelle Doheny Collection with prices. Five red cloth hardbacks with gilt lettering on their boards and spine. Carrie Estelle Doheny donated her rare book collection St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, CA. The reputation of Carrie Estelle Doheny as a book collector has grown considerably since her death in 1958. Although the Doheny name appears in many textbooks of American history because of the activities of oil tycoon Edward Laurence Doheny, fifty years after his death the name of his widow has become as familiar as his. Since 1987, when the decision was made to return many of the treasures of Carrie Estelle Doheny to the market, a new generation has become aware of the marvellous collection this determined woman assembled. In a red cloth binding. Externally in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .

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Boeknummer: SET16-D-2

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: Carrie Estelle Doheny Bibliophile Collector Estelle Doheny Collection Bibliophile Various

Marie-Louise Vollenweider

Deliciae Leonis, Antike Geschnittene Steine Und Ringe Aus Einer Privatsammlung

Mainz Am Rhein, Verlag Phillip Von Zabern, 1984 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this German book on antique stones and rings from a private collection, in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Deliciae Leonis, Antike Geschnittene Steine und Ringe Aus Einer Privatsammlung by Marie-Louise Vollenweider.In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper.Title translates to: Deliciae Leonis, Antique Cut Stones and Rings from a Private Collection.Includes 321 pages of text with seven colour plates followed by a catalogue of monochrome plates of jewellery and antiquities. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some very slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is also some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 831W39

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: Antiques Stones and rings First edition First printing Stones and rings German books Not stated

Andrea S. Norris & Ingrid Weber

Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College

Maine , Brunswick, 1976. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this extensively illustrated catalogue of the Molinari collection of medals and plaquettes, given to Bowdoin College in 1966 by Amanda Marchesa Molinari. First Edition. More than ten years in the making, this catalogue includes 789 illustrations of 357 medals and 109 plaquettes, on 144 plates, printed on both sides. More than 100 of the objects have never before been published. "Bowdoin College's art collection came into existence in 1811, nine years after the College opened, when James Bowdoin III gave 142 master drawings, including View of Waltersburg by Pieter Brueghel the Elder" - Flyleaf. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a little sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: GEN15-C-5

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: molinari bowdoin college amanda marchesa molinari plaquettes bowdoin college Not Stated

W. D. & H. O. Wills

An Album of Railway Engines

London, W. D. & H. O. Wills , c1940. First edition. Hardback. A rebound complete collection of fifty of Wills' cigarette cards illustrating railway engines. The complete collection of fifty Wills Cigarette Cards, with colourful illustrations of railway engines. Each card is accompanied by a description of the engine and a brief historical sketch of the model. An excellent volume for the collector of this item. Dated from its contents c1940. From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.Rebound with the original illustration to the front board and the original wrappers bound in with the volume. Rebound in paper covered boards with the original illustration to the front board and the original wrappers bound in with the volume and new endpapers. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear. With Landaburu Carmelo stamp and Kenn Back's bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor spotting scattered throughout. Complete with fifty colourful cigarette cards. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 789A22

Catalogus: Collecting

Trefwoorden: wills cigarette cards railway engines kenn back railway engines Not Stated