559 lots.

"Sale number 3246."

Date of sale: October 19, 1971.

Price list tipped in.

"Modern illustrated books including works by Chagall, Dufy, Ernst, Fini, Hugo, Laurincen, Matisse, Miro, Rops, and Raphael Soyer, Oriental miniatures including a rare Bikaner, c. 1660-80, the Baburnama, c. 1590, two leaves from the "Chester Beatty" Akbarnama, a Shahnama leaf, Mughal, c. 1610- 20, Baghdad leaves, 16th-17th century, leaves from Mafiz-i Abru, Majma' al Tawarikh, 1425, illuminated manuscript leaves, illustrated and fine books from the 15th to the 19th centuries including a copy of William Blake's Book of Thel, sporting books."

Place of sale: New York.