1927 AD. Maximova, M.I. Les vases Plastiques dans l'Antiquité, two volumes, Paris, card covers, 220 pp, monochrome plates in slip case (2nd volume"). 1.4 kg total, 24 x 18.5 - 24.5 x 19cm (9 x 7 1/4 - 9 3/4 x 7 1/2"). In 2012, A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd sold the magnificent Prospero collection of ancient Greek coins at record breaking prices in their New York auction; there followed in 2015 the offering of the Numismatic library, one of the most important to appear on the market for many years; this lot is part of the Prospero library of art and archaeological books sold by private treaty in 2016. [2, No Reserve]