Description: Click here to see our other books! Memorials of Christie's: A Record of Art Sales from 1766 to 1896 W. Roberts 1897 George Bell and Sons : London 10" by 7" xvi, 329; ix, 375pp. SUMMARY A first edition of this historical work, recounting each sale from Christie's auction house from 1766 to 1896. First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Illustrated throughout. Volume one holds frontispiece, 10 plates with tissue guards and 14 illustrations in the text. Volume two holds frontispiece, 52 plates with tissue guards and 1 illustration in the text. Collated complete. Christie's auction house was founded in 1766 by James Christie, a , with the earliest auction catalogue from December of that year. Now, with premises in London, New York and Hog Kong, it is a renowned auction house. The 'Salvator Mundi' was sold for $400 million at Christie's in New York, at the time the highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction. This work reviews all sales between 1766 and 1896. CONDITION In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Volume one has light fraying to the head of the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Volume two is rubbed to the joints, they remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout with light age toning to the extremities. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: W. Roberts
Publisher: George Bell and Sons
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1897
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 3.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
