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13 vols., altogether over 7000 pp. catalogue, by J. van den Gheyn, Fréderic Lyna, Emile Wagemans, et al., of the collection of over 8500 illuminated and otherwise rare or unusual mss. in the Royal library, each item described, many with extensive annotations and cross-references. 4to. Orig. wrpps., some vols. sl. soiled, spine of one vol. cracked. Brussels (Lamertin) 1901-1948.… Read more about this item

7 vols. bound in 15 parts, comprising a complete set of the monumental catalogue of manuscripts in the Austrian National Library, copiously annotated, with bibliographic references throughout, each volume containing its own registers and indexes, profusely illustrated with collotype reproductions of manuscript texts and illuminations, some in color. Large 4to. Near uniform binding in brown cloth, save for vol.… Read more about this item

2 vols., VIII, 403, XII, 432 pp. inventory of over 8000 Swiss bookplates from the late medieval period to around 1900, brief introductory material, indices of artists, initials, monograms, mottos, heraldry, etc., bibliography, glossary, 135 photographic plates, 38 plates showing heraldric outlines. 4to. Cloth. Zurich (Schweizer Bibliophilen Gesellschaft) 1933-1937. One of 600 copies.

41 pp. introduction and detailed descriptions of plates by the director of the library, notes with bibliographic material, 2 text illus., 100 superb plates (many in color or tint) showing bookbindings from 5 centuries in the library's collection. Folio. Gilt-decorated cloth, raised spine, d.j. Leipzig (Karl Hiersemann) 1921. A lavish publication presenting a wide array of elaborate and beautifully… Read more about this item

2 vols. in 1, 365 pp. commentary on ten works from late 15th century France, including translations of some, bibliographies, index, text illustrations; 309 pp. facsimiles of the ten works, including Molinet, Temple de Mars, Pfettisheim, Guerres de Bourgogne, Traité d'Arras and De La Marche, Le Chevalier Délibéré, illustrations from woodcuts. 4to. 3/4 leather with boards. Paris (La Société… Read more about this item

4 vols., catalogue by Isak Collijn of the incunabulae in the Royal Library, Stockholm, including 1122 entries, an essay on Johann Snell and a supplement covering 360 additions from 1915-1939, 150 plates of facsimiles of pages of the works. Texts: Sm. 4to. (vol.1, boards; vol. 2 and suppl. wrpps.); Plates: Lg. 4to. Boards. Stockholm 1914-1940.

Year 35, No. 1 (January 1923) through Year 35, No. 12 (December 1923), 12 issues bound in 1, 228 pp. serial devoted to numerous aspects of the Hungarian printing industry, including advertising posters, book cover design, print ads, etc., heavily illustrated throughout, many images in excellent color, some tipped-in. 4to. 3/4 cloth and boards, spine slightly faded, bottom right-hand… Read more about this item