Sotheby’s will offer for auction on November 9, a prestigious and refined collection of 18th century books that is remarkable in terms of content, the quality of its illustrations, and the elegant morocco bindings which constitute a veritable ‘leitmotif’ of the ensemble.
The Library was assembled in the 1950s and ’60s by a captain of industry, who sought out the finest works from leading French and Swiss book-dealers. He had an enlightened, erudite and enquiring mind, imbued … Read More