The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library _ Part I & II, Tuesday 24 April 2001
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Title: The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library _ Part I ...
Publisher: Christie's, New York
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
Edition: Cloth/no dust jacket Quarto.
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The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library Part I & II, Tuesday 24 April 2001
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Christie's East, New York, 2001
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Seller: Mountain Books, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Both Volumes are included. Volume I and Volume II. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Various (illustrator). First Printing. Publisher's full gray linen cloth, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Profusely illustrated entirely in color. This is the catalog for Part I and II of Christie's Sale No. 9630, held in New York on April 24, 2001. 185 Lots. "Helmut Friedlaender's wonderful incunabula - his library's forte - and to a lesser extent the selective group of medieval manuscripts, the milestones of science and literature of later centuries, demonstrate what could still be done in traditional collecting at a time when it seemed to some cognoscenti that choice might be running out. If desire was strong enough, means and energy sufficiently available - and Mr Friedlaender had all of these - rare books were to be found. In fact, he showed two other qualities essential to any collector: persistence and patience." Lots 186-559 (those comprising this Part II). These include 49 lots which comprise "a highly unusual and carefully formed collection of documents dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries which bear seal impressions in wax. Seals of this type were affixed to a wide range of documents in order to certify the authority and validity of the contents, whether an indenture, appointment, proclamation or legal agreement." - Catalog. Volume is tight, square and clean, small crease on back edge cover. The unclipped dust jacket is gently worn and has small tear/crease on rear panel, else fine. FINE/VERY GOOD. . Christie's Auction Catalogs Series. Vol. 9630. Color Illustrations. 4to (11 x 8.5"). 230 pp. Seller Inventory # 019801