The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California : Sold on Behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Part V : Printed books and manuscripts, including Americana, literature, and fine bindings Which will be sold on..February 21 and 22, 1989. [ Christie's, auction catalogue, sale dates: 21 and 22 February, 1989 ]
by Christie Manson & Woods International Inc
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st and 22nd February, 1989. Boards, gilt, large 8vo, 31 cm,. 316, [12] pp, plates (some colour). Lots 1673 to 2231. Near Fine.
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- Wykeham Books
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- BIBLIO-11800
- Title
- The Estelle Doheny Collection from the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California : Sold on Behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Part V : Printed books and manuscripts, including Americana, literature, and fine bindings Which will be sold on..February 21 and 22, 1989. [ Christie's, auction catalogue, sale dates: 21 and 22 February, 1989 ]
- Author
- Christie Manson & Woods International Inc
- Format/Binding
- Boards, gilt, large 8vo, 31 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st and 22nd February, 1989
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 316, [12] pp, plates (some colour)
- Keywords
- Doheny, Estelle, 1875-1958 Collection Library Early printed books Bibliography Catalogs Incunabula auction Catalogues Rare books Private libraries early printing, literature, and fine bindings Americana
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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