later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in, leather spine label, top edge gilt
1949 · Zurich
Zurich: H. Schumann, 1949. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in, leather spine label, top edge gilt. May, Paul. small 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in, leather spine label, top edge gilt. (ii), 44, (8) pages; 48 plates. Catalogue for an auction held October 19, 1949, in Zurich of items from the renowned Dutch bibliophile's collection. Contains 150 entries and 48 plates. Depicted are Elzevier's La Bible (1663), richly bound by Magnus; the Kelmscott Press's Chaucer bound by Douglas Cockerell; beautifully detailed illustrations of clothing, furniture from Cabinet des Modes (1785 - 1789), others. Occasional marginalia. Some offsetting. Leather bookplate of Julian Parker Wightman on front pastedown. (Inventory #: 65567)