Important Works from a San Francisco Private Library from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller has issued Catalogue 60: Books from a San Francisco Private Library. This catalogue is subtitled Part I, Fine Books and Illuminated Manuscripts. In other words, there will be more selections from this library in the months ahead. While the collector is not named, it is clear he or she collected at the highest level. Some of these books are at the top of the most important titles ever written. Nothing here is ordinary.
We will look at a few of the items, but first, a word about the illuminated manuscripts. Most of these are individual leaves, and t...
