Auction by Brough James (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition, stated first printing, 1963, cover red. Ex-libris with standard library markings. Dj in plastic protective sleeve. Wear on outside edge of pages. Lh.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover, no dust jacket. Covers show edge wear and sunning. Vendor's marking on end paper. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked, tanned. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Printing. DJ has numerous edge tears, some of which have been taped on the inside, chips, and light rubbing.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket scuffed with edgewear. Boards have rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). Illus. 8vo, cloth, torn d.w. Indianapolis: (1963). very good The secrets of the world's great sales rooms.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust spotting/top edge, age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket with moderate shelfwear. *** "The treasures--and the pinchbeck--that fall under the hammer at the world's greatest auction houses; the people who bid and buy and sell; the psychology that motivates people to attend auctions . . . these are the themes of this book. / JAMES BROUGH, born in London, is now a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut. He is the author of four previous books and has contributed widely to the large American magazines, as well as European periodicals." - Publisher. Size: 4to.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (art, collectings, auctions) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 224 pages; Description: 224 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: Art--Collectors and collecting. Art auctions. 3 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (art, art collecting, museums) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

1963 Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 224 pages; Description: 224 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: Art--Collectors and collecting. Art auctions. Auctioneers. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. 224pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. First edition. Entertaining history of the international auction houses (Sotheby's, Christie's, etc.) and some of the more colorful items sold.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 224 pages. Illustrated. John Chapman bookplate on front paste down. Remains of inner folds of dust jacket included.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 224 pages; Description: 224 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: Art--Collectors and collecting. Art auctions. 1 Kg.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, IN., 1963. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. Spine of dj is sunned. Edgewear. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

1963 Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 224 pages; Description: 224 p. Illus. 26 cm. Subjects: Art--Collectors and collecting. Art auctions. Auctioneers. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Gently bumped with just a touch of fraying at the corners and spine ends. Spine and edges of the boards sunned, pages tanned. Inscribed by Brough, dated October 11, 1964, on the half title page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. 224. illus. cloth. dw. (extremities bit chipped). First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Publisher's full, bright red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Illustrated with B&W photographs. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket has tiny chips at the head and heel of spine and the top edge of the front panel, and minor creasing at the bottom edge of the rear panel, else fine. FINE/VERY GOOD. . B&W photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 224 pp.

unknown_binding. Condition: Good. Bobbs-Merrill edition first printingon faded red cloth.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 234. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1963 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 234.