"Five Centuries Of Sport The Distinguished Collection Formed By The Late Alfred B. Maclay" 1945 Parke-Bernet
$250
Hunting/ Racing/ Shooting/ Falconry/ Riding/ Cock-Fighting/ Fox-Hunting/ Coursing/ Angling/ Coaching
Rare American Sporting Periodicals/ First Editions in Original Parts
w/ 650 lots
Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc
1945
w/ pencil 'prices-realized'
10 1/4" x 7 1/4"
VG
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The Collector: Alfred B. Maclay (1871–1944) was a prominent American collector, best known for his world-class libraries of sporting literature and his passion for equestrian and botanical pursuits (including the famous Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park).
The Auction: The collection was sold via public auction over two days on April 10 and 11, 1945, by his estate.
The Contents: The catalog detailed rare seventeenth-to-nineteenth-century books, manuscripts, and art covering topics like fox-hunting, falconry, horse racing, angling, and shooting.
Mr. Maclay formed one of the finest American libraries of books on sports, also a collection of American glass, which was sold at auction in 1935 for $24,000.