A COLLECTION OF SOTHEBY'S AUCTION CATALOGUES |

A selection of titles included: A Collection of Chinese Pekin Glass, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Art at Auction, The Year at Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, London, 1977. Chinese Art, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1962-1964. Chinese Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Chinese Hardstone Carvings and Ch’ing Porcelain, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Ch’ing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain, Sotheby’s, London, 1977. Chinese, Korean, and Thai Ceramics, Sotheby’s, London, 1977. Chinese, Indian & Other Oriental Art, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1962. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Sotheby’s, London, 1974-1983. Fine Chinese Ceramics, Silver, and Works of Art, Sotheby’s, London, 1978. Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Jade Carvings, and Other Hardstones, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Fine Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art, Sotheby’s, London, 1979-1980.  Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, Sotheby’s, London, 1977-1979. Fine Japanese Prints, Japanese Illustrated Books, Drawings, Screens, and Chinese and Japanese Paintings, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Fine Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer Wares, Porcelain and Pottery, Sotheby’s, London, 1971. Important Oriental Miniatures, Manuscripts, and Qajar Lacquer, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books, Screens, Chinese and Japanese Paintings, Sotheby’s, London, 1974. Sotheby’s Art at Auction, Sotheby’s, London and New York, 1980-2000. The Malcolm Collection, Sotheby’s, London, 1977. Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian, and South-East Asian Art, Sotheby’s, London, 1979. Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, Sotheby’s, London, 1983.

Each volume is in overall good condition with only minor expected wear, including minor tears and discoloration to the covers or dust jackets. The auction catalogs have handwritten notes by the lots and some of the pages are folded at the corner.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.