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THOMPSON, Henry Yates (1838-1928) -- A presumably complete collection of 7 sale catalogues relating to the llibrary of Henry Yates Thompson, including: Catalogue of Valuable & Rare Books and Splendid Illuminated & Other Manuscripts.... London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 28 March 1912. 4o. Plates. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of Two Valuable Illuminated Manuscripts the Property of Harry Yates Thompson. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 25 June 1914. 4o. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of Twenty-Eight Illuminated Manuscripts and Two Illuminated Print Books in the Property of Henry Yates Thompson. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 3 June 1919. 4o. Numerous plates. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of Twenty-Six Illuminated Manuscripts and Eight Fifteenth Century Books...The Property of Henry Yates Thompson. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 23 March 1920. 4o. Numerous plates. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of Sixteen Illuminated Manuscripts and Fifteen Early Printed Books. The Property of Henry Yates Thompson. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 22 June 1921. 4o. Numerous plates. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of the Livy of the Bâtard de Bourgogne. London: Sotheby's, 23 June 1931. 4o. Plates. Original wrappers bound in. -- Catalogue of the Remaining Portion of the Renowned Library of the Late Henry Yates Thompson, Esq. London: Sotheby's, 18 August 1941.
Together 7 catalogues in one volume, 4o. Blue quarter morocco (spine faded). Laid-in this volume is correspondence by Thompson regarding the sales, contemporary newspaper accounts of the sales, and a typed list of the prices Thompson paid for several of the manuscripts.
Together 7 catalogues in one volume, 4