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incunabula27
union catalogs14
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illumination of books and manuscripts5
manuscripts3
autographs2
book ornamentation2
bookbinding2
books2
books of hours2

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Deutsche Staatsbibliothek14
Prussia (Germany). Kommission Fur Den Gesamtkatalog Der Wiegendrucke14
British Library. Department of Printed Books10
British Museum. Department of Printed Books10
British Museum. Department of Manuscripts6
British Museum3
Gilson, J P (1868-1929)3
Herbert, J A (1862-1948)3
Ashley, Frederick William2
Ashley, Frederick William (1863-1942)2

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From 190044

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The Art of the French book from early manuscripts to the present time

Lejard, André (1899-)

[1947]

"This book is based on the world-famous collection in the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris". Bibliography: p. 165-166.

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Catalogue of a unique collection of early editions of Ronsard

Ricci, Seymour de (1881-1942); Maggs Bros

1927

Revised edition of catalogue first published in French in l925 (p. 9).

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An essay on colophons : with specimens and translations

Pollard, Alfred W (1859-1944)

1905

"Two hundred and fifty-two copies on French hand-made paper, and three copies on imperial Japanese paper"--P. [i].

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Schools of illumination : reproductions from manuscripts in the British Museum (pt.2)

Herbert, J A (1862-1948); Gilson, J P (1868-1929); British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

1914-30

" The introduction and brief descriptions are the work of J. A. Herbert, assistant-keeper." Foreword signed: J.P. Gilson.

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Schools of illumination : reproductions from manuscripts in the British Museum (pt.3)

Herbert, J A (1862-1948); Gilson, J P (1868-1929); British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

1914-30

" The introduction and brief descriptions are the work of J. A. Herbert, assistant-keeper." Foreword signed: J.P. Gilson.

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Schools of illumination : reproductions from manuscripts in the British Museum (pt.1)

Herbert, J A (1862-1948); Gilson, J P (1868-1929); British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

1914-30

" The introduction and brief descriptions are the work of J. A. Herbert, assistant-keeper." Foreword signed: J.P. Gilson.

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Catalogue de reliures du XVe au XIXe siècle : en vente à la librairie Gumuchian & cie

Gumuchian et Cie

[1929]

Plates, except colored ones, printed on both sides. Descriptions in French and English. On cover: Catalogue XII. Priced.

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The collection of John Boyd Thacher in the Library of Congress (v.2)

Thacher, John Boyd (1847-1909); Ashley, Frederick William (1863-1942); Bourne, Henry Eldridge (1862-); Shiley, Annie Laurie (1881-); Library of Congress. John Boyd Thacher Collection

1931

The first volume is a reissue, with added title and preface, of the volume published in 1915 with title: Catalogue of the John Boyd Thacher collection of incunabula. Compilers: v. 1, F.W. Ashley; v....

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The collection of John Boyd Thacher in the Library of Congress (v.3)

Thacher, John Boyd (1847-1909); Ashley, Frederick William (1863-1942); Bourne, Henry Eldridge (1862-); Shiley, Annie Laurie (1881-); Library of Congress. John Boyd Thacher Collection

1931

The first volume is a reissue, with added title and preface, of the volume published in 1915 with title: Catalogue of the John Boyd Thacher collection of incunabula. Compilers: v. 1, F.W. Ashley; v....

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