Catalogue de Luxe of the Modern Masterpieces Gathered by the Late Connoisseur William H. Stewart (Two Volumes)
New York, New York: The American Art Association, 1898. Softcover. Off-white wraps w/ grey & red printed jackets. text vol: Unpaginated, approx. 200 pp.; 1 bw frontispiece tipped in; vol2: 128 tissue-guarded plates. Good-/Good (text volume is ex-library w/ ID to lower spine, internal, usual markings. jacket has tape repair to exterior edges w/ sections torn, chipped & missing. spine ends chipped; spine torn at edge & peeling. plate volume jacket has rough edge-wear w/ chips & tears; staining to back cover. lower cover corner torn. upper textblock has speckled foxing w/ remnants to pg edges.). Item #123062
Rough exteriors, but Interiors remain fairly bright. Plate tissue-guards have speckled foxing, plates appear to be unscathed. All plates present. Plate 59 detached and laid-in. This set is comprised of two different origins and subscriber numbers: text volume is 123 while the plate is 78. Limited to 325 Copies. From a sale held February 3 and 4, 1898 at Chickering Hall; including works by Richard Parkes Bonington, Mariano Fortuny, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Antoine Vollone, and others.
Price: $85.00