The Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Sotheby's, 3 Vols, 1997, Near Fine softcover w/slipcase

New York: Sotheby's, 1997.

English, Near Fine, SC, 4to, 11 5/8" x 9", 70 pp; 549 pp; & 541 pp. 

Softcover in black-and-white pictorial wraps; laid-in blank Absentee Bid Form and letter from Sotheby's President and Chief in the Information volume. Near Fine navy blue pictorial paper slipcase, light wear. 70 pp, 549 pp, and 541 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color reproduced images of each catalog item, historical photographs, and a genealogy graph. Three volumes covering the grand sale of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's public collection, ranging from rare books and artwork to furniture and weapons, with the first volume detailing all the background information on the collection and of its patronage. Volume two includes Sessions 1-9, and Volume three includes 10-18. From the title page: "Including property from the public rooms of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's former residence in Paris and historical material from the collection." Auction sale live from September 11 to 19, 1997 at Sotheby's auction house in New York.