The renowned collections of sporting and colored plate books illustrated by Alken, Pollard, Malton and other famous artists including Orme's British field sports and The microcosm of London, both in original parts together with library sets of standard authors belonging to the estates of the late Peter A. B. Widener and Joseph E. Widener
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc, 1944. Softcover. Autumn orange paper wraps, 150 pp., BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1944 public auction of artwork and books once collected by Philadelphia businessman Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915) and/or his youngest son, Joseph E. Widener (1871-1943). The elder invested in public..... More