| Title: |
Livres à Figures Provenant de la Bibliothèque du Prince d’Essling. Première Partie: Italie, Allemagne, Espagne, Suisse, Hollande et Belgique du XVe au XVIIIe Siècle. U. Hoepli, Milan. 1939. 86pp., 103 plates, 300 lots. [Bound with:] Incunables, Manuscrits, Livres Rares et Précieux, Autographes Musicaux, Quelques Livres Romantiques, Quelques Livres Modernes, Reliures. |
| Description: |
U. Hoepli, Milan. 1939. 83pp., 80 plates, 140 lots. 4to, 2 vols., in one, cont. quarter buckram, decorated paper sides, a nice copy. This “first part” of the sale of the celebrated collection of woodcut books was the only ever to take place. It contained the principal items of the library outside its main strength: the Venetian books. These were sold privately to an Italian collector immediately after this auction. From the library of Pierre Berès. |
