The George Abrams Collection

Sotheby's

Published by Sotheby's, London, 1989

About this Item

4to (30.5 cm), 260 pp. Publisher's cloth gilt, illustration tipped in on the front board (binding slightly rubbed, top corners scuffed, blind collector's stamp on the front free endpaper). A price list is loosely inserted. This auction catalog documents a sale conducted in London on Thursday, 16th, and Friday, 17th November 1989. It comprises 238 entries, featuring incunabula and early printed books, including notable works such as Boccaccio's De claris mulieribus, Ulm, Johann Zainer, 1473 (GBP 286,000), Saint Augustine's De civitate Dei, Rome, Sweynheym and Pannartz, 1468 (GBP 88,000), and Cicero's Tusculanae questiones, Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1472 (GBP 93,500). The preface is written by Paul Needham, and rubbings of binding tools are appended.

Seller Inventory # 008152

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The George Abrams Collection
• Publisher: Sotheby's, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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