- PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL-PAGE PLATES - FULLY MARKED UP WITH PRICES PRICES AND NAMES OF WINNING BIDDERS -

[MORGAN (J. Pierpont].

Catalogue of the the famous collection of miniatures of the British and foreign schools : the property of J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. 

(London): 'Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited [for Christie, Manson & Woods], [1935]. 272pp. Illustrated with numerous full-page plates, printed on one side only of a thicker paper, and inserted extra to the pagination, making the volume thicker than the page count would suggest. Buff printed boards. Tall 8vo (24.4cm x 15.8cm).

Good to Very condition internally, in a Poor to Fair binding. Boards detached and loose, with some minor marking and rubbing. The spine has completely fallen away, showing the papered under-binding. Pages clean and quite bright, with only light age-toning to leaves. If inclined to have re-backed, this would be a Very Good copy. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.

J. Pierpont Morgan's collection, comprising 795 lots, was sold by Christie, Manson & Woods on 24th June 1935. The catalogue is neatly marked up in ink by someone who was presumably in the saleroom, with prices realised and the names of the winning bidders, providing a useful source for provenance.