The Library of the Earl of Macclesfield, removed from Shirburn Castle. Part One - Twelve [complete set]
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Kraków, Poland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sotheby's, 2004 12 volumes 4to (27.5 cm), 146, [2] pp; 355, [1] pp; 87, [1] pp; 343, [1] pp; 339, [1] pp; 507, [1] pp; 189, [1] pp; 411, [1] pp; 301, [1] pp; 404, [4] pp; 344, [4] pp; 412, [4] pp. Publisher's cloth with illustration plates on upper covers, gilt-lettered spines and front boards (minor shelf-wear). These auction catalogues document the sale of the library formed by the first and second earls of Macclesfield in the early eighteenth century at Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire. This library stands as one of the greatest to appear at auction in the last century. Totaling 4,832 lots. Part One: Natural History (16 March 2004); Part Two: Science, A-C (10 June 2004); Part Three: Western Manuscripts (22 June 2004); Part Four: Science, D-H (4 November 2004); Part Five: Science, I-O (14 April 2005); Part Six: Science, P-Z (25-26 October 2005); Part Seven: Bibles, 1477-1739 (11 April 2006); Part Eight: Theology, Philosophy, Law, and Economics (25-26 October 2006); Part Nine: Voyages, Travel & Atlases (15 March 2007); Part Ten: Applied Arts and Sciences, Including Military & Naval Books (30 October 2007); Part Eleven: English Books & Manuscripts (23 March 2008); Part Twelve: Continental Books & Manuscripts (2 October 2008).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009075
- Title
- The Library of the Earl of Macclesfield, removed from Shirburn Castle. Part One - Twelve [complete set]
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography; Auction catalogues;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Any book may be returned within 14 days for any reason. All books remain our property until paid for in full. Export of books, manuscripts, maps etc. is subject to the Act of 23 July 2003 on the protection of arts and antiquities. Orders usually ship within 3 business days via priority or express mail, with tracking.
About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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