Softcover
1944 · New York
by Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc, 1944. Softcover. VG- (Slight edge wear; a few instances of handwriting on first pages; otherwise clean.). Autumn orange paper wraps, 150 pp., BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1944 public auction of artwork and books once collected by Philadelphia businessman Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915) and/or his youngest son, Joseph E. Widener (1871-1943). The elder invested in public transportation systems and heavy industry; the younger, in racehorses and related accourtrements. 429 lots are presented here, with illustrations of many pieces.
(Inventory #: 157672)