THE DIAGHILEV-LIFAR LIBRARY THE PROPERTY OF MAÎTRE SERGE LIFAR SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET MONACO S.A. 28-29-30 NOVEMBER - 1ST DECEMBER 1975 ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOGUE. IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH.

Monaco, Sotheby Parke Bernet S.A., 1975. Plates by Gilchrist Bros. Ltd.; printed in England by Robert Stockwell Ltd., London. The auction took place at the Sporting d’Hiver in Monaco from 28 November to 1 December 1975. The catalogue lists the 826 lots on offer. In-8°, (4) pp., 217 pp., hardback, 1 colour frontispiece plate, numerous full-page black-and-white plates; publisher’s hardback binding in green cloth with embossing, title in black, gold-coloured plant motifs, ornamental friezes in gold and black; on the back cover, identical borders framing a crowned double-headed eagle (the Diaghilev coat of arms) embossed in gold; spine titled and adorned in black and gold. 26 x 19 cm Catalogue of this historical auction comprising extremely rare musical scores, some of the very first printed Russian books and exceptional first editions by the greatest Russian writers. Today it remains an important bibliographic manual. Included: - 1 erratum and 1 purchase order form (bidding slip), issued by Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco S.A. - press cuttings from the period, articles by J.C. Verots 1 article reporting on the auction organised by Sotheby Parke Bernet in late November 1975, and mentioning a few notable lots sold, annotated at the upper centre in red pencil: ‘Nice-Matin, 29 Nov. 75’. 1 article providing a report on the sale, the overall result and some notable bids, annotated in red pencil upper right-hand corner: ‘Nice-Matin, 2 Dec. 75’