A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name label inside. Sotheby Parke Bernet auction catalogue. Sale number 4280, October 4 and 5, 1979 for John F. Harbeson, John Clyde Harbeson, Timothy B. Harbeson, Dorothy Harrison, and Van Wyck Brooks. Listings include over 100 chess sets, and silver works from Thomas Farren, Paul Storr, Philip Rundell, Matthew Boulton, Pratt and Humphreys, and Matthew West and others. 576 item catalogue with mostly b&w photos and descriptions.
Title: English and Continental Silver and Chess Sets, a Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction Catalogue, 1979 (Sale Number 4280)
Location Published: N Y, Sotheby Parke Bernet: 1979
Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Antiques and Collectibles
Categories: Antiques and Collecting, Chess
Seller ID: 152611
Keywords: auction catalog, chess sets, collections, silver