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The Library of Henry Myron Blackmer II [Sotheby's auction catalogue, sale dates : 11th,12th, 13th October 1989 ] Cloth, cover illustration, 4to, 28 cm, -

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Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th - 13th October 1989. Cloth, cover illustration, 4to, 28 cm,. [16], 636, [18] pp, numerous ills, many in colour. 1515 lots. With a biography of Blackmer and an introductory essay: 'The lure of Greece and the Orient for European travellers.' Blackmer - a retired American banker living in Athens -collected books on Greece and the Near East, building up an unparalleled collection with the help of leading London and Parisian booksellers. "The collection encompasses travel, neo-classical art, archaeology, and the commerce, history and politics of the Levant from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries." An excellent catalogue of a superb collection. With a bibliography and index. Name on half-title, otherwise Near Fine. List of prices realized laid in.
Used - Name on half-title, otherwise Near Fine. List of prices realized laid in
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  • Title The Library of Henry Myron Blackmer II [Sotheby's auction catalogue, sale dates : 11th,12th, 13th October 1989 ]
  • Author Sotheby's
  • Binding Cloth, cover illustration, 4to, 28 cm,
  • Condition Used - Name on half-title, otherwise Near Fine. List of prices realized laid in
  • Pages [16], 636, [18] pp, numerous ills, many in colour
  • Publisher Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 11th - 13th October 1989
  • Date auction catalogue for the sale
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BIBLIO-57792

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