| Corporate Author |
Gilhofer & Ranschburg (Lucerne, Switzerland) |
| Title |
Die Bibliothek eines Bucherfreundes : enthaltend Manuskripte des 15. Jahrhunderts : wertvolle Einbände ; eine reiche Sammlung Französischer illustrierter Bücher des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts, sowie moderne französische Luxusdrucke und Gesamtausgaben ; Deutsche Literatur in Erst-Ausgaben der klassischen Periode ; Vorzugs- und Pressendrucke ; Englische Bücher des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts ; zahlreiche Kunstpublikationen : Standardwerke aus den Gebieten der Graphik, Malerei, Architektur und des Kunstgewerbes ; Miniaturenwerke ; Seltenheiten der Aeronautik ; Bibliographie, Buch- und Handschriftenkunde |
| Publisher |
Lucerne : H. Gilhofer & H. Ranschburg, 1938 |
| Physical desc. |
70 pages, 32 pages of plates ; illustrations (1 colour) ; 28-29 cm. |
| Note |
Both copies include a loosely inserted estimated price list and order form. Latter has pencil notes by A. Chester Beatty. |
| Copy 1: printed sticker on cover: 'Orders received by Maggs Bros Ltd...'. |
| Copy 1 includes a sheet of paper folded in half. One side (in the hand of Joan Kingsford Wood) is a list, titled 'Gil & Ransch', of lot numbers (some crossed out, some have question marks next to them). The other side is a list of issues of an unnamed (possibly) periodical, with months, years, and issue numbers, and another column indicating which issues are missing [possibly refers to the Journal des Dames et des Modes, and/or similar periodicals, at lots 204 (unsuccessful) and 749 (purchased)]. |
| Copy 1 annotated throughout in the hand of A. Chester Beatty. Several lots have his instructions/bids on the left margin, and the results on the right. Purchases as indicated: lot 95 [possibly AF789]; lot 96 [AK816]; lot 97 [AA849 and AA850]; lot 98 [AA851]; lot 105 [AA990 and AA991]; lot 106 [AK298]; lot 107 [AJ189]; lot 109 [AA942]; lot 116 [AA895]; lot 148 [AG723, AG724, and AG725]; lot 160 [possibly AH598 or AH871]; lot 169 [AA754]; lot 179 [AH872]; lot 180 [AF765]; lot 185 [AI876]; lot 250 [AI820]; lot 269 [AA754, AA755, and AA756]; lot 279 [possibly AI722 or in Western Prints, Wep 1370 to Wep 1430]; lot 304 [AH719]; lot 307 [AI695]; lot 334 [AK536 and AK537]; lot 652 [AI921]; lot 662; lot 695 [AI878]; lot 749 [AF896 and Journal des Dames et des Modes]. |
| Copy 2 has the following lot entries cut out and removed: 304, 307, and 359 [Thomson, J. Seasons, 1797, bound by Hering]. |
| Copy 2 also has a loose bookmark (ACB's calculations) between pages 40 and 41. |
| Copy 2 (278 x 199 mm) slightly smaller in size than copy 1 (283 x 204 mm). |
| 16/11/1938; 17/11/1938. |
| Date & place of sale |
Am 16. und 17. November 1938, Luzern. |
| Language Note |
Title page in German; lot entries in various European languages, including English. |
| Subject |
Rare books -- Catalogs |
| Illustrated books -- Catalogs |
| Reference books -- Catalogs |
| Fine books -- Catalogs |
| Fine bindings -- Catalogs |
| Prints -- Catalogs |
| Wood-engraving -- Catalogs |
| German literature -- Bibliography -- Catalogs |
| French literature -- Bibliography -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
