huth library (1 Ergebnisse)

9 Parts., 4to, numerous plates throughout, including some chromolithographed (some of the folding examples are stuck together), list of prices and buyers' names bound in of the back of each part, uniform brown buckram, spines lettered in gilt. A complete record of the sale of printed books and manuscripts which De Ricci described as "one of the most striking events in the history of the English sale-rooms". Huth's collection, which ranked among the finest in England, was rich in incunabula, voyages, Shakespearean and early English literature, and Bibles. To including: Autograph letters. 12 June 1911, original wrappers. Books unsold or returned as imperfect. 27 February 1922, original wrappers torn. De Ricci, pp. 151-154.