Catalogue de luxe of the modern masterpieces gathered by the late connoisseur William H. Stewart
Subtitle: to be disposed of at absolute public sale ... February 3d and 4th ... at Chickering Hall ...
Contributors: Kirby, Thomas E. (Thomas Ellis), 1846-1924; Davis, Wesley Reid; Hoeber, Arthur, 1854-1915
Publisher: American Art Association
Published: 1898
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Catalogs; Art collections; Art; Private collections
Other titles: Catalogue de luxe; Collection of the late W.H. Stewart
Notes: "Compiled and edited by Thomas E. Kirby; monographs by Wesley Reid Davis; catalogue raisonné by Arthur Hoeber"--T.p. verso.

"Edition limited to three hundred and twenty-five."

Lugt, F. Répertoire des catalogues de ventes publiques, 55920

Lancour, H. American art auction catalogues, 1769

Knoedler Library. Complete title index of 26,000 volumes of sales, exhibitions, and salons in the Knoedler Library on microfiche, American sales, 233

Date of auction: Feb. 3-4, 1898.

Place of auction: New York.

LIbrary's General Collections copy 1 text volume is subscriber's copy number 38 of edition of 325; annotated with prices and most names. Copy 1 illustrations volume is subscriber's copy number 42; annotated with some prices; lacks plate for no. 47.

Binding, General Collections copy 1: text volume: beige cloth; illustrations volume: marbled papers over boards, half red leather, gilt spine title.

Library's General Collections copy 2 is from the Dieterle collection; includes plates only; annotated with some prices; lacking covers.

Library's General Collections copy 3 is from the Dieterle collection; text with plates is subscriber's copy number 147.

Binding, General Collections copy 3: marbled papers over boards, half dark brown leather, gilt ruling and spine title.

Library's Special Collections copy 1 (text and plates, bound in 1 volume) is subscriber's copy number 20; annotated with prices and most names for lots 1-128 (paintings). Pasted on front pastedown and end papers: newspaper clippings and typescript mimeograph copy, "Prices and sizes of Rico's sold in the W.H. Stewart Collection, February 3rd and 4th, 1898." Has inserted 1 leaflet manuscript index of artists; 1 card stamped "114" with "WH Stewart Collection 1898," in typescript and noted in ms. "see about this."  Lacks plates for no. 10, 45, 61, 91, 97, 108 and all tissue guards.

Binding, Special Collections copy 1: rust brown cloth; gilt title on spine, with former library shelfmark label. Former library label "233" on top board.
Table of contents: title: Text; title: Illustrations.