[Rarebooks] Offering: THE ESTELLE DOHENY COLLECTION 8 vols.

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:

DOHENY, Estelle.

THE ESTELLE DOHENY COLLECTION From The Edward Laurence Doheny 
Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California. Sold on 
Behalf of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In 8 volumes, including the 
Index and Price Lists and European and American Paintings. A Complete Set.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. 1987 (& 1988).

First edition. Quarto, original red cloth bindings stamped in gilt, 
the final volume (paintings, prints, furniture and works of art 
including paperweights) in matching printed red wrappers. Complete, 
and in fine condition. Comprises: Part I: Fifteenth-Century Book 
including The Gutenberg Bible; Part II: Medieval and Renaissance 
Manuscripts; Part III: Printed Books and Manuscripts including 
Western Americana; Part IV: Printed Books and Manuscripts including 
Early Printing, Literature and Fine Bindings; Part V: Printed Books 
and Manuscripts including Americana, Literature and Fine Bindings; 
Part VI: Printed Books and Manuscripts concerning William Morris and 
His Circle; Index and Price Lists; Nineteenth Century European and 
American Paintings, Prints, Furniture, Porcelain, Oriental Jades, 
Renaissance and Later Works of Art, Lace, Parasols and Fans, 
Paperweights. Price list for the final volume laid in. Heavily 
illustrated throughout with fine colour plates. Carrie Estelle 
Betzold (1875-1958) married Edward L. Doheny, a Wisconsin-born 
Colorado miner who discovered oil in Los Angeles in 1892. When her 
husband died, Estelle Doheny inherited a fortune, with which she 
created a fine book collection. From the Gutenberg Bible and many 
fine early printed books and manuscripts to classics of Literature, 
Fine Bindings and Western Americana, she meticulously bought the 
finest copies available. Her collection of William Morris material 
includes Morris' original illustrated and illuminated manuscripts of 
THE STORY OF FRITHIOF THE BOLD and Virgil's AENEID. A stunning 
collection, the life-work of a gifted and insightful collector.

$225.00 US / set postage extra, to USA $35 (10.5 kilogram set).



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