A group of 90 H.P. Kraus rare book catalogues, 1940s-2000s

A$550 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

The legendary Austrian-born New York antiquarian book seller Hans Peter Kraus (1907-1988) has been described by William Reese as without doubt the most successful and dominant rare book dealer in the world in the second half of the 20th century . His catalogues, filled with a breathtaking array of mediaeval illuminated manuscripts, incunables (books printed before 1501), and rare books of the 16th and 17th centuries (and to a lesser extent, later periods) are now regarded as reference works in their own right and are highly valued by collectors. A rare opportunity for bibliophiles, the present group comprises 90 individual catalogues out of the (at least) 223 catalogues issued by Kraus over several decades. The catalogues are in various formats (octavo to quarto), in the original wrappers (or boards, as a few catalogues were hardbound), and in uniformly good condition. The earliest (#36) is from 1945, and the most recent (#219) is from 2002. #36. The Old and the New world. #58. Old books from many countries for collectors, students, libraries. #66. A myrrour of four centuries. #80. Remarkable manuscripts, books and maps from the IXth to the XVIIIth century. #85. Distinguished books and manuscripts. #89. History and art of the printed book. #90. English books, manuscripts, incunabula, voyages, Americana, geography, bindings, natural history. #91. The sixteenth century, part one. #92. From Columbus to Lincoln, fifty distinguished Americans #93. Incunabula, including many famous

• Binding: Hardcover

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