Versteigerung der Musikbibliothek des Herrn Dr. Werner Wolffheim (2 Volumes)
by WOLFFHEIM, Werner & THE WOLFFHEIM COLLECTION
Price: $100.00
- Bookseller: Donald Heald Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: 20152
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description
Berlin: Richard Labisch & Co., 1928-29. 4to. (9 x 6 1/3 inches). Vol. I: 287pp. + 48 plates; Vol. II: 376 pp. + 41 plates. Red cloth with black morocco lettering piece(spine slightly faded). The very rare catalogue of the highly important collection of music books assembled by Dr. Werner Wolffheim, and auctioned at the firm of Martin Breslauer & Leo Liepmannssohn Antiquariat in Berlin 1928 & 1929. The two volumes include 4,000 entries of some of the rarest music titles ever printed. The collection embraced a superb range that included works from all over Europe. Vol. I lacks the original wrappers, but the two volumes together include the 89 plates. This catalogue is now a highly important reference work.
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