Antiquarian Horology: A Private Library. Online Auction

June 27, 2013

LOT 23

Lot 23

Alfred Ungerer (1861-1933)

Alfred Ungerer (1861-1933)
Lot 23 Details
Alfred Ungerer (1861-1933)

LES ASTRONOMIQUES ET MONUMENTALES LES PLUS REMARQUABLES DE L‘ANTIQUITÉJUSQUE À NO JOURS

1931, 4to., first edition, 514pp., illustrated treatise on time keeping though the ages from clepsydras and stonehenge to cathedral, automaton and public clocks, quarter bound cloth boards with calf spine, Millot Freres, Besançon

Estimate $100-$200

Realised: $72
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Galerie d’Horlogerie Ancienne, Geneva

CONDITION DETAILS

Internally clean with clean binding.

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