Lot 52
Coecke van Aelst (Pieter) The Turks in MDXXXIII, one of 100 copies, Privately Printed for William Stirling Maxwell, 1873.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Coecke van Aelst (Pieter) The Turks in MDXXXIII, one of 100 copies, presentation copy from the author's son, inscribed on title, printed in red and black, 11 plates, occasional light finger-soiling, some marginal tears or small loss with expert tissue repairs, disbound, retaining contemporary green cloth boards, bookplate, housed in modern black box, loose lid with printed paper label, a little rubbed, [Atabey 261; Blackmer 379], large oblong folio, Privately Printed for William Stirling Maxwell, 1873.
Description
Coecke van Aelst (Pieter) The Turks in MDXXXIII, one of 100 copies, presentation copy from the author's son, inscribed on title, printed in red and black, 11 plates, occasional light finger-soiling, some marginal tears or small loss with expert tissue repairs, disbound, retaining contemporary green cloth boards, bookplate, housed in modern black box, loose lid with printed paper label, a little rubbed, [Atabey 261; Blackmer 379], large oblong folio, Privately Printed for William Stirling Maxwell, 1873.