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WOLFFHEIM, Werner & THE WOLFFHEIM COLLECTION

Versteigerung der Musikbibliothek des Herrn Dr. Werner Wolffheim (2 Volumes)

Berlin: Richard Labisch & Co., 1928-29. 4to. (9 x 6 1/3 inches). Vol. I: 287pp. + 48 plates; Vol. II: 376 pp. + 41 plates. Red cloth with black morocco lettering piece(spine slightly faded). Provenance: Eric Sexton.

The very rare catalogue of the highly important collection of music books assembled by Dr. Werner Wolffheim, and auctioned at the firm of Martin Breslauer & Leo Liepmannssohn Antiquariat in Berlin 1928 & 1929. The two volumes include 4,000 entries of some of the rarest music titles ever printed. The collection embraced a superb range that included works from all over Europe. Vol. I lacks the original wrappers, but the two volumes together include the 89 plates. This catalogue is now a highly important reference work.

#20152$475.00
 
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