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THE FIFTH BOOK AUCTION. Sardi's Restaurant....Tuesday Evening, March 21, 1939.

THE FIFTH BOOK AUCTION. Sardi's Restaurant....Tuesday Evening, March 21, 1939.

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THE FIFTH BOOK AUCTION. Sardi's Restaurant....Tuesday Evening, March 21, 1939.

by The American Institute of Graphic Arts

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New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1939., 1939.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed pink wrappers with a vignette in black on the front cover. The bottom corner of the front wrap is creased with a tiny chip. Unpaginated. Very good.

Catalogue for an AIGA book auction held at Sardi's restaurant in New York City on March 21, 1939.129 items are listed.

From the library of E. Harold Hugo of the Meriden Gravure Company with a price penciled by him beside each item and a few of his pencil notes in the margins & on a rear blank. Laid in is an envelope addressed to Hugo containing an invitation to the Book Auction Dinner at Sardi's preceding the auction with a Return Reservation Card.

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Bookseller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
95799
Title
THE FIFTH BOOK AUCTION. Sardi's Restaurant....Tuesday Evening, March 21, 1939.
Author
The American Institute of Graphic Arts
Book Condition
Used - Very good
Quantity Available
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Binding
Paperback
Publisher
New York: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1939.
Date Published
1939.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS; AIGA; AUCTION CATALOGUE; FIFTH AIGA BOOK AUCTION; E. HAROLD HUGO'S COPY; HUGO'S NOTES; PRICES.
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About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

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