Fine books ...
Subtitle: public auction Tuesday, May 16 [1972]
Publisher: Sotheby, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
Other titles: Fine books and voyages
Notes: 455 lots.

Cover title: Fine books and voyages.

"Sale number 3366"--Prelim.

Date of sale: May 16, 1972.

Price list tipped in.

"Modern illustrated books including works by Bellmer, Chagall, Dali, Ernst, Gross, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, illuminated leaves, a drawing by William Blake, natural history books, American turf register, sets in fine bindings, Documents Décoratifs by Mucha, works on astronomy and science including Albubather (1492), Albumasar (1489), Galileo, Einstein, Napier, and Reisch (1504). Voyages and travels: Acuña Nuevo descubrimiento (1647), Blaeu Novus atlas, Ander Theil (1647), Bordone Isolario (1547), Bowditch The new American practical navigator (1802), Braun and Hogenberg Civitates orbis terrarum, James Cook Voyages (1773-1784), Martin Cortes Breve compendio (1551), Darymple An historical collection (1770), Espiña y Tello Relación del viage (1802), Exquemelin Bucaniers of America (1684), Harcourt A relation of a voyage to Guiana (1613), Herrera Historia and descripción (1601-15), Las Casas' Tracts (1552-53), Magini Italia (1620), Kips' circular map of the world (1602), Mercator Atlas (1638), a large collection of books on New Zealand, Peron and Freycinet Voyage (1824), Plantagenet Description of New Albion (1648), Ortelius' copy of Ptolemy (1541), Sonnerat's Voyage aux Indes with colored plates, Wytfiet Descriptionis Ptolemaicae (1597), the property of several owners."

Place of sale: New York.