Catalogue of three extensive collections of books on glass, ceramics and painting comprising books on pottery and porcelain, including the Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory's catalogues, 1755, 1761 and 1783, the auctioneer's copy; Hartley, Greens & Co's "Designs", 16783, J. P. Neale's "Design Books", 1795 and sketch books of John Hancock Junior; Edward's "Uncommon Birds" and "Gleanings of Natural History", 7 vol., and other design source books; London trade directories and "The Gentleman's Magazine", 1731-1830; books on art and artists, including Bode and Hofstede de Groot's "L'Oeuvre de Rembrandt", 8 vol.; Friedländer's "Altniederländische Malerei", 14 vol. Marle's "Italian Schools of Painting", 19 vol.; Sarre and Martin's "Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst", 3 vol.; and Thieme and Becker's "Allgemeines Lexikon", 37 vol.; books on glass, including Haudicquer de Blancourt's "De l'Art de Verrerie", 1967, and "The Art of Glass", 1699, and Neri's "L'Arte Vetraria", 1612, 1661, 1668 and 1686 and Kunckel's "Vollständige Glassmacherkunst", 1756; an extensive range of exhibition and sale catalogues and catalogues of public and private collections : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co. ..., days of sale Monday, 27th May, 1968 ..., Tuesday, 28th May, 1968