Scope and Contents From the Collection: The manuscript and book auction catalogs were purchased for the sake of  those pursuing bilbiographic research on manuscripts and rare books who might find valuable sale and provenance information in the catalogs. They record auctions that took place mainly through Bloomsbury, Sotheby's and Christie's, spanning from the nineenth through the late twentieth centuries. Similary, the donation received of jewelry auction catalogs are intended for those purusing research on the history of jewelry...

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(Formed by the late C. F. G. R. Schwerdt, Esq. - 1st portion.)

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The manuscript and book auction catalogs were purchased for the sake of  those pursuing bilbiographic research on manuscripts and rare books who might find valuable sale and provenance information in the catalogs. They record auctions that took place mainly through Bloomsbury, Sotheby's and Christie's, spanning from the nineenth through the late twentieth centuries. Similary, the donation received of jewelry auction catalogs are intended for those purusing research on the history of jewelry...

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New York, Sale 6787. Property from the Estates of Mary K. Monell; Margaret Dodge Garrett; John A. Scott; Adele Todd Fingar; Ann P. Lethbridge; A Chicago Collector; A Western Estate; A Midwestern Estate; A Florida Estate; A San Francisco Private Collector; A New York Private Collector; A West Coast Private Collector; A Connecticut Lady; A Maryland Lady; formerly from the Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Whiteman; Mr. P.A.B. Widener, III.