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ROXBURGHE CLUB. HASSALL (W. O.) Editor.
The Holkham Library. Illuminations and Illustrations in the Manuscript Library of the Earl of Leicester.
Folio (435 x 300 mm), xii, 48pp., 160 plates (12 coloured), title in red and black, quarter Roxburghe morocco, cloth covers slightly marked, uncut, t.e.g. The Earl of Leicester's Roxburghe volume and a suitably lavish production in keeping with the outstanding collection described.
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WRIGHT (Cyril Ernest)
Fontes Harleiani. A Study of the Sources of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts Preserved in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum.
4to, xxxv,480pp., 16 plates, orig. cloth, a fine copy. An inquiry into the origins of the manuscripts in the Harleian Collection. The introduction provides a short history of the collection, but the bulk of the work consists of two lists: the first arranged alphabetically by previous owner, place of production, etc.; the second giving the same information in bridged form, but arranged numerically.
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McKENDRICK (Scot)
The History of Alexander the Great. An Illuminated Manuscript of Vasco da Luvcena's French Translation of the Ancient Text by Quintus Curtius Rufus.
Folio (440 x 340 mm), xi, 106pp., numerous coloured facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed decorated boards, slip-case, a nice copy.
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JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
A Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the University Library Aberdeen.
First Edition, 4to, xvi,148pp., some light foxing to first and last few leaves, frontis., portrait, 27 illustrs., orig. buckram, gilt. Pfaff, pp.288-91. The last of MRJ's catalogues of medieval MSS to be published.
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. BACKHOUSE (Janet)
The Madresfield Hours. A Fourteenth-Century Manuscript in the Library of Earl Beuchamp.
4to, [x], 33, [3]pp., title printed in red and black, 50 facsimile plates (4 in full colour), with the book label of the Printer's Library and a small stamp to verso of title, orig. quarter red Roxburghe morocco, uncut, t.e.g. This handsome illuminated manuscript from Lord Beauchamp's library at Madresfield Court is well described and illustrated. It is one of the small number of known Books of Hours made for English owners between 1240 and 1350 and Miss Backhouse has provided authoritative commentary on its history, text and decoration.
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HUTH LIBRARY.
Catalogue of the Famous Library of Printed Books, Illuminated Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Engravings Collected by Henry Huth, and Since Maintained and Augmented by his Son Alfred H. Huth, Fosbury Manor, Wiltshire... First [-Ninth and Final] Portion.
9 Parts., 4to, numerous plates throughout, including some chromolithographed (some which a couple of the folding examples are adhered), list of prices and buyers' names bound in of the back of each part, uniform brown buckram, spines lettered in gilt. A complete record of the sale of printed books and manuscripts which De Ricci described as "one of the most striking events in the history of the English sale-rooms". Huth's collection, which ranked among the finest in England, was rich in incunabula, voyages, Shakespearean and early English literature, and Bibles. De Ricci, pp. 151-154.
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HUDDESFORD (William)
Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum viri Clarissimi Antonii A Wood. Being a minute Catalogue of each Particular Contained in the Manuscript Collections of Antony A Wood, Deposited in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.
8vo (195 x 125mm), [4], 83,[ 1]pp., some light staining, recent marbled boards, morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Wood had bequeathed his library to the Ashmolean Museum, and the keeper, William Huddesford, published this detailed catalogue of the contents of the manuscripts so it may assist the researches, the Antiquarian and the Historian.
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
A Peterborough Psalter and Bestiary of the Fourteenth Century.
Folio (380 x 245mm), 35pp., followed by 75 fine collotype plates, including 3 in gold and colours, with the bookplate of the Printer's Library, Oxford University, title printed in red and black, orig. half Roxburghe morocco, lightly rubbed, corners bumped, spine lettered in gilt, uncut, t.e.g. This illuminated manuscript is held in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (MS. 53). Barker, 178.
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KLOSS (Dr. [George Franz Burkhard])
Catalogue of the Library of Dr. Kloss, of Franckfort aM., Professor; Including Many Original and Unpublished Manuscripts, and Printed Books with MS. Annotations, by Philip Melanchthon. Which will be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son... on Thursday, May 7th, and Nineteen Following Days...
8vo (225 x 140 mm), xxiii, [1], [3]-343, [1]pp.,, 8 lithographed plates (5 folding), later calf brown morocco, uncut, t.e.g. a nice copy. Scarce sale catalogue of the large celebrated collection of incunabula (mainly from German presses) and manuscripts gathered together by Professor Kloss, a physician from Frankfurt, built on the collections of Johannes von Dalberg, Bishop of Worms, Adelmann von Adelmannsted and the Church Library at Essligen. 4,682 lots. Provenance: From the reference library of E. P. Goldschmidt with initials stamped in gilt at base of spine. De Ricci, p.117.
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. MILLAR (Eric George)
A Thirteenth Century Bestiary in the Library of Alnwick Castle.
4to (290 x 225mm), xv, [1], 46pp., 92 collotype plates, with the bookplate of the Printer's Library (Oxford University Press) and small stamp to verso of title-page, title printed in red and black, orig. quarter blue Roxburghe morocco, spine lettered in gilt, slightly faded, uncut, t.e.g. Barker, 224.
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MEERMAN (Gerard and Johann)
Bibliotheca Meermanniana; sive Catalogus Librorum Impressorum et Codicum Manuscriptorum, quos Maximam Partem Collegegerunt viri Gerardus et Johannes Meerman...
4 volumes bound in 2 (230 x 140 mm), [20], 378; [2], 210; [8], 217, [1]; 221, [1]; [2], 182, [2]pp., a couple of cont. stamps, recent half morocco, red spine labels. The celebrated Meerman Library, although rich in important printed books, is chiefly remembered as the greatest manuscript sale of the 19th century. The Meerman sale marked some of Sir Thomas Phillipps' earliest purchases. In all, he acquired no less than three-quarters of the manuscripts in this famous collection; Munby notes "the indiscriminate fury with which he beat down opposition" at the sale. In 1887, after Phillipps' death, the Meerman MSS. went to the Royal Library, Berlin. One of the outstanding catalogues of the 19th century, it lists ca. 10,000 printed books and 1,100 MSS.
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MORRELL (Jason)
Manuscript of paper entitled "A Catalogue of the Books of Jas. Morrell made 2d of April 1760,".
Folio single sheet (315 x 190 mm), written on both sides in a neat cursive hand, mounted on a stub with neat repairs to folds. A listing of 54 titles mostly pertaining to law and history which belonged to Jason Morrell, starting with Folios, including: Guillims' Heraldry, Rapin's History of England 2 vols, Jacob's Law Dictionary, Wood's Institutes, Davies' Law of bankruptcy, etc., this is then followed by Quarto's: Attorney's Common Pleas, Harrison's Chancery Practice, Shaw's Justice 2 vols, etc.
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STOWE MANUSCRIPTS. [THOMPSON (Sir Edward Maunde)]
Catalogue of a Selection from the Stowe Manuscripts Exhibited in the King's Library in the British Museum.
Small 4to (250 x 180 mm), iv, 83, [1, blank]pp., 8 facsimile plates, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, a little worn. Provenance: Bookplate of Rev. Charles H. Middleton-Wake with A.L.s from the author tipped-in.
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TURNER (Dawson)
Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the Late Dawson Turner... Comprising the Matchless Collection of Upwards of Forty Thousand Autograph Letters, The Unique Copy of Blomefield's History of Norfolk... Illustrated County Histories of the Highest Character and Importance, Richly Illuminated Missals, etc. Which will be Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, Monday June 6, 1859 and Four Following Days.
First edition, royal 8vo (245 x 155 mm), xix, [1], 308, [2, advert]pp., large paper copy with the additional 42 facsimile plates, cont. half vellum lightly soiled, marbled boards, small tears to upper joint, green morocco spine label lettered in gilt. The manuscript library offered a wonderful range of unpublished material in every field of research, described here at considerable length. Included in the autograph letters was a very important collection of royal letters and interesting state papers, chiefly relating to the affairs of Scotland, 1538-1700. The Medieval MSS included the Glastonbury Cartulary, and a 15th Century Histoire de la Bible with 109 miniatures. Madden acquired the famous extra-illustrated Blomefield for ?460 for the BM as well as securing a considerable number of important MSS. The total sum realised was ?6,558.8.0.
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JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. A Descriptive Catalogue.
4 vols., 4to, xxiii, [i], 549, [1]; xxvii, [i],428; xxxi, [i], 532; xvi, [1-]40pp., 17 plates (3 with small repair to blank margin), vol. III in orig. cloth with a couple of small unobtrusive neat stamps, other vols., in later cloth, small hole to spine of vol. II (see image), spines gilt. Pfaff, p.186. "The masterpiece among the early catalogues".
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DIBDIN (Thomas Frognall)
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
First edition, 3 vols., bound in 4, 4to (279 x 185 mm), ONE OF 100 COPIES PRINTED ON THICK AND LARGE PAPER WITH EXTRA PLATES, [4], xxv, [7], 462,lxxix, [1]; [2], 555, [1]; [2], 298; [2], 299-622, lxiipp., with the author's wood-engraved device on each title-page, a wood engraving of the elaborately-quartered coat of arms of the Roxburghe Club on the dedication page, 85 engraved plates ((including the private plate of 'Diana de Poictiers' in vol. 2, which was apparently destroyed after only 50 copies had been printed, and a proof of the 'Prater' plate in vol. 3), 62 illustrations printed on fine and thin "India" paper and mounted on the text leaves, 55 other illustrations in the text, with the additional sixty engraved plates on 52 leaves from Lewis' Series of Groups bound in at the appropriate places as designated by Lewis in his 'Directions to the binder', contemporary notes in pencil to several endpapers and a few within the text, text and plates have staining of varying degrees, pale stain to many lower margins, a little damage to endpapers where bookplates have been removed, full red hard grain red morocco,,covers waterstained, spines lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Unfortunately this handsome large paper copy has suffered from water damage sometime in the past, additional photographs are available upon request. This set with the additional set of etchings on india paper by George Lewis, of a classic work of the utmost importance for its wealth of eye-witness information and anecdotes about printed books, manuscripts, buildings, other artefacts and people, both from past centuries and from the author's own day, for the extraordinary collection of illustrations, mostly drawn during the tour itself, and finally as a sumptuous piece of book production. As soon as the book appeared, leading scholars derided Dibdin for his lack of scholarship, especially concerning early manuscripts and printed books. But one must distinguish between the extensive and extremely useful information about things and people Dibdin saw during his 1818 tour, and his own interpretations and conclusions, which now serve only as a window to the attitudes of the time. Dibdin's enthusiasm, readable style and entertaining anecdotes, moreover, caught the mood of his age, making the book extremely popular and influential. Lewis' A Series of Groups... was intended to accompany Dibdin's Tour but was rejected by Dibdin as unworthy of his book. Lewis, most perturbed, issued them at his own expense and presented his case in the eight-page Advertisement which was separately printed. Jackson 48; 56; 56n: Windle & Pippin A38a; A44; D13.
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DOHENY (Estelle)
The Estelle Doheny Collection from The Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California.
7 Vols., 4to, numerous coloured plates throughout, illustrs., orig. cloth, 2,370 lots. Part I. Fifteenth-Century Books including The Gutenberg Bible. Part II. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. Part III. Printed Books and Manuscripts including Western Americana. Part IV. Printed Books and Manuscripts including Early Printing, Literature and Fine Bindings. Part V. Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, Literature and Fine Bindings. Part VI. Printed Books and Manuscripts concerning William Morris and his Circle. Part VII. Index and Price Lists.
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BRITISH MUSEUM.
Schools of Illumination. Reproductions from Manuscripts in the British Museum. Series I-V.
Folio, 5 volumes, with 10 coloured (1 torn and repaired with archival paper) and 66 plain plates, orig. portfolios with orig. ties. I. Heberno-Saxon and English to A.D. 1100. 11pp., with 2 coloured and 14 plain plates. 1914. II. English: 12th and 13th Centuries. 9pp., with 2 coloured and 13 plain plates. 1915. III. English: A.D. 1300 to 1350. 9pp., 2 coloured and 13 plain plates. 1921. IV: English: A.D. 1350 to 1500. 9pp., 2 coloured and 13 plain plates. V. Carolingian and French to Early 14th Century. 11pp., 2 coloured and 13 plain plates. 1926.
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WILLIAMS (W. H.)
Burnham (Bucks) Church Deeds: facsimiles of feoffments of land and other ancient documents relating to the Parish Church of S Peter, Burnham, Buckinghamshire with transcriptions and translations of the originals.
Oblong folio, 61pp., one of 55 copies, 22 facsimile plates, cont. green velvet-backed buckram, uncut. Provenance: Ownership ink signature of 'Mrs Astley Cooper, Bentley, Burnham, Bucks' to front endpaper; bookplate of John H. Baker.
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METZ (Dr. Peter)
The Golden Gospels of Echternach: Codex Aureus Epternacensis.
Folio, 96pp., 13 plates in colour and gold, 96 monochrome plates, inner hinge shaken, orig. cloth, d.w. slip-case. This celebrated manuscript of the four Gospels is among the most important and beautiful surviving from the early period of the Holy Roman Empire. From the library of Dr C.E. Wright (former Senior Deputy Keeper Department of Manuscripts, British Museum).
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NORDENFALK (Carlo) Introduction by.
Codex Caesareus Upsaliensis: An Echternach Gospel-Book of the Eleventh Century.
2 Vols., folio (377 x 279 mm), limited to 500 copies, commentary volume with text in English:164pp., illustrs., orig. vellum-backed cloth, covers slightly spotted, facsimile volume: 320pp., of coloured facsimiles, full vellum, endpapers slightly spotted, slip-case. The Emperor's Bible (Uppsala, UUB ms C 93; Swedish: kejsarbibeln), also known as Codex Caesareus, Codex Caesareus Upsaliensis or the Goslar Gospels,[1] is an 11th-century illuminated manuscript currently in Uppsala University Library, Sweden. Despite its name, it is not a Bible but a Gospel Book. The book was made in the scriptorium of Echternach Abbey, and is one of four preserved large Gospel Books made there during the 11th century. It was commissioned by Emperor Henry III and donated by him to Goslar Cathedral, where it remained until the Thirty Years' War. It was then lost for about 100 years. The book later appeared again in the possession of Swedish diplomat and civil servant Gustaf Celsing the Elder [sv]. At the death of his son, it was acquired by Uppsala University. The manuscript is richly decorated with miniatures, including full-page depictions of the Four Evangelists, illuminated canon tables and a depiction of the emperor donating the book to the patron saints of Goslar Cathedral. It is written in Carolingian minuscule and is overall well-preserved.
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. WARNER (George Frederic Warner) & WILSON (Henry Austin) Editors.
The Benedictional of Saint ?thelwold, Bishop of Winchester 963-984. Reproduced in Facsimile from the Manuscript in the Library of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Edited with text and introduction by George Fredric Warner and Henry Austin Wilson.
Folio (374 x 275 mm), lx,[2], 56, [2], iv, [2]pp., with coloured frontispiece and 238 pages of collotype facsimile, half red morocco by Bayntun of Bath, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt direct, t.e.g. uncut, a very nice copy. "The Benedictional is one of the most magnificent of the tenth-century English manuscripts; it had been one of the most important and most discussed exhibits at the Society of Antiquaries [Exhibition] in 1896, and its reproduction, and the introductions by Warner and Henry Wilson were a major event in the study of palaeography and liturgiology."?Barker. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Phythian-Adams. Barker, 156.
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BAIN (Francis William)
Ten works translated from the original manuscripts by Francis William Bain, with presentation inscriptions from Sydney Carlyle Cockerell to Edith Beatty, wife of Alfred Chester Beatty.
10 vols., small 4to (230 x 150 mm), orig. boards, a little worn and soiled, vol. 6 with a waterstain to covers and spine. 1. A Digit of the Moon: A Hindoo Love Story Translated from the Original MS. by F. W. Bain. 1899. No presentation inscription but with Cockerell's calling card inscribed in pencil "With all good wishes for Christmas", also loosely inserted is a A.L.s from Bain to Cockerell. 2. The Descent of the Sun: A Cycle of Birth... 1903. Inscribed. 3. A Draught of the Blue... 1905. Inscribed. 4. In the Great God's Hair... 1904. Inscribed. 5. A Heifer of the Dawn... 1904. Inscribed. 6. An Essence of the Dusk... 1906. Inscribed. 7. A Mine of Faults... 1909. Inscribed. 8. The Ashes of a God... 1911. Inscribed. 9. An Echo of the Spheres: Rescued from Oblivion. 1919. Inscribed. 10. The Substance of a Dream... 1919. Inscribed. Provenance: Presentation copies from Sydney Cockeerell to Edith Beatty, wife of Alfred Chester Beatty.
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BARBER (Giles)
Catalogue of Printed Books and Bookbindings: The James A. de Rothschild Bequest at Waddesdon Manor.
2 Vols., 4to (310 x 230 mm), 1162pp., handsomely printed and illustrated in colour and black-and-white, orig. cloth, d.w. As new. The first volume provides introductory surveys on the collecting of ancient r?gime books and Baron Ferdinand's interests. The following chapters discuss the late 17th and 18th century Parisian bookbinding trade, with particular studies on the style and production of leading bookbinders, Padeloup, Douceur, the Deromes and others. The provenance index records past owners, with brief biographical notes, and there is a select bibliography. The classified index of over 1000 French bookbinder's tools, reproduced digitally in actual size, provides an authoritative reference file on the best French bookbinding of the period.
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THOMPSON (Henry Yates)
Catalogue of Fourteen Illuminated Manuscripts and Fifteen Early Printed Books (Including Five Pigouchet Horae on Vellum), Togther with the Credo of Charles V in Gold & Enamel Case, and a Picture of the Battle of Cannae, Ascribed to Jean Foucquet... Which will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge... on Wednesday, 22nd of June, 1921.
4to, vi, [143]-207, [1]pp., coloured frontis., 44 plates (some double-page), printed list of prices and buyers' names, gathering a little loose, cont. buckram, uncut, 32 lots. The third sale from this highly important collection of Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printed Books.
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CHAPPEE (J.) & LORTIC (Henry)
Description historique et critique Io du livre de prieres de la reine Claude de France : IIo d'un Chansonnier manuscrit du XVIe siecle ayant appartenu a Grolier.
First edition, large 8vo, 19, [1]pp., one of 300 copies printed on vellum paper, 2 double-page plates, orig. printed wrappers loose.
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GOLDSCHMIDT (Ernest Philip)
Les Heures de Jean Lallemant. Written by Geoffroy Tory in 1506.
Large 8vo, 7, [1]pp., one plate, orig. printed wrappers. This booksellers catalogue was printed in a very small number and is extremely scarce. JISC locating the Warburg Institute Library copy only.
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PHILLIPPS (Sir Thomas)
Bibliotheca Phillippica. Catalogue of a Further Portion of the Renowned Library Formed by the late Sir Thomas Phillipps... Comprising Thirty-Four Illuminated Manuscripts of the Highest Interest and Importance. Monday, the 1st of July, 1946.
Small 4to, 24pp., portrait of Sir Thomas, 41 plates, orig. printed wrappers, staples rusted, 34 lots.
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PHILLIPPS (Sir Thomas)
Bibliotheca Phillippica. Catalogue of a Further Portion of the Classical, Historical, Topographical, Genealogical and other Manuscripts and Autograph Letters...
Large 8vo, [2], 91, [1]pp., orig. printed wrappers, staples rusted, 512 lots.
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MAGGS BROS.
A Selection of Books, Manuscripts, Bindings and Autograph Letters Remarkable for their Interest & Rarity. Being the Five Hundred and Fifty-fifth Catalogue Issued by Maggs Bros. Catalogue 555.
Folio, 230,8pp., 104 plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. stiff printed wrappers, spine a little torn, 273 items. Special folio catalogue.
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HAMEL (Christopher de) & LINENTHAL (Richard A.) Editors.
Fine Books and Book Collecting. Books and Manuscripts Acquired from Alan G. Thomas and Described by his Customers on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday.
First edition, 4to, x, 72pp., frontis., 30 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. A collection of thirty-three articles by private collectors and curators of some of the world's great libraries on an impressive array of major and minor items from all corners of the market.
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KER (Neil R.)
Fragments of Medieval Manuscripts used as Pastedowns in Oxford Bindings with a Survey of Oxford Binding c. 1515-1620.
First Edition, 4to, 278pp., 14 plates, orig. printed wrappers, uncut. Oxford Bibliographical Society Publications New Series Vol. 5. Howard-Hill IV, 1374. "A most important though rather scarce work".
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BRESLAUER (Bernard H.)
Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana.
3 Parts, price list to each part loosely inserted, coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. decorated stiff wrappers, 1639 lots. The auction catalogue of the magnificent bibliographical library of Bernard H. Breslauer. For almost six years he employed Michael Laird to assist him in cataloguing the collection, Christie's have used these scholarly notes in the compilation of this catalogue.
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CODEX SINAITICUS.
Codex Sinaiticus. A Facsimile.
2 Vols., folio (450 x 360 mm), introduction volume: 31pp., orig. printed wrappers, facimile volume: 822 pages of coloured facsimiles, orig. cloth, spine slightly creased, slip-case, the facsimile is an enormous and extremely heavy book. Codex Sinaiticus is one of the world's most remarkable books. Written in Greek in the fourth century, it is the oldest surviving complete New Testament, and one of the two oldest manuscripts of the whole Bible. No other early manuscript of the Christian Bible has been so extensively corrected, and the significance of the Codex Sinaiticus for the reconstruction of the Christian Bible's original text, the history of the Bible and the history of western book making is immense. This magnificent printed facsimile reunites the text, now divided between the British Library, the National Library of Russia, St Catherine's Monastery, Mt Sinai and Leipzig University Library.
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PHILLIPPS (Sir Thomas)
Bibliotheca Phillippica. Mediaeval (and Oriental) Manuscripts. New Series Parts 1-11 [Complete]. [Sold with:] Bibliotheca Phillippica. New Series Parts 1-20 [Complete].
31 Vols., 4to, numerous plates and illustrs., (some coloured), orig. boards and printed wrappers. A complete set of all 31 "New Series" sales, dispersed by order of the Trustees of the Robinson Trust, of this unparalleled collection, the like of which will never be repeated.
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HOLME (Charles) Editor.
L'Art du Livre. ?tude sur Qurlques-uns des Derni?res Cr?ations en Typographie, Ornamentation de Textes, et Reliure, Ex?cut?es en Europe et en Am?rique.
4to, vii,[i],276+4pp., of adverts, numerous plates and illustrs., (some coloured), orig. printed wrappers, partly defective. Profusely illustrated and containing some superb coloured plates. Includes an article by Douglas Cockerell 'La Reliure de luxe en Angleterre.' p.69-121.
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MAGGS BROS.
A Selection of Books, Manuscripts, Bindings and Autograph Letters Remarkable for their Interest & Rarity. Being the Five Hundred and Fifty-fifth Catalogue Issued by Maggs Bros. Catalogue 555.
Folio, 230,8pp., 104 plates, illustrs., in the text, orig. stiff printed wrappers, 273 items. Special folio catalogue.
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LOFTIE (W.J.)
Lessons in the Art of Illuminating. A Series of Examples Selected from Works in the British Museum, Lambeth Palace Library, and the South Kensington Museum. With Practical Instructions, and a Sketch of the History of the Art.
4to, coloured frontis., 8 tipped-in coloured plates, 9 illustrs., orig. decorated cloth.
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HAMEL (Christopher de) & LINENTHAL (Richard A.) Editors.
Fine Books and Book Collecting. Books and Manuscripts Acquired from Alan G. Thomas and Described by his Customers on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday.
First edition, 4to, x, 72pp., frontis., 30 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. A collection of thirty-three articles by private collectors and curators of some of the world's great libraries on an impressive array of major and minor items from all corners of the market.
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MANUSCRIPT POETRY.
[HERSEE (Mr.)] A tribute to the Memory of the late John Nichols Esq. (By Mr. Hersee).
Single 4to sheet (229 x 187 mm), manuscript poem in ink to both sides, written in 7 stanza with title at head. John Nichols (1745?1826) printer, author and antiquary. The influential editor of the 'Gentleman's Magazine' for nearly 40 years and author of a monumental county history of Leicestershire.
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BRESLAUER (Bernard H.)
Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana.
3 Parts, price list to each part loosely inserted, coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. decorated stiff wrappers, 1639 lots. The auction catalogue of the magnificent bibliographical library of Bernard H. Breslauer. For almost six years he employed Michael Laird to assist him in cataloguing the collection, Christie's have used these scholarly notes in the compilation of this catalogue.
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Narkiss, Bezalel.
HEBREW ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS.
Jerusalem [New York]: Encyclopedia Judaica, Macmillan, 1969. First edition. Cloth; large 4to. 175 pages. Beautifully bound in beige cloth with deep red endpapers. Ornate pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with 60 tipped-in plates. Foreword by Cecil Roth. Notes, glossary, bibliography, and index. "First of a series of publications in various spheres of Judaica which the publishers are issuing in advance of the Encyclopaedia Judaica. " A survey of Hebrew illuminated manuscripts from the earliest period [10th century] through the Renaissance in the Orient, Spain, France, Italy and Germany. Shunami 5845. SUBJECT (S) Illumination of books and manuscripts, Jewish -- Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Catalogs. Bible. O. T. -- Illustrations. Upper right-hand corner of book is bumped, resulting in a crease at the corner of all pages, and there is a small dent on bottom edge of cover. Outer glassine layer of dust jacket is peeling badly and top edge of jacket is torn and curled as often found, with a non-archival repair. Very good condition in defective dust jacket. (CT-7)
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Frank, Helmut.
MISCHNA MIT ARABISCHEN GLOSSEN. LENINGRADER FRAGMENT ANTONIN NR. 262.
Bonn, 1936. Wrappers; 8vo. 67 pages. In German. Dissertation. Includes author's resume. Bibliography; alphabetical index. SUBJECT (S) : Mishnah. Tohorot -- Commentaries. OCLC lists 16 copies worldwide. Cover soil. Ex-library with all the usual markings. Spine has been guillotined; pages are loose; otherwise, fair condition. (LB-3)
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Backhouse, Janet.
THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT.
4to. 80 pages. First edition. Facsimile illustrations. Some material on medieval Hebrew manuscripts. SUBJECT (S) : Illumination of books and manuscripts; Enluminure Europe. Has dust jacket, fine condition. (MX-6-11)
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Steinschneider, Moritz.
HEBRÄISCHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE : BLÄTTER FÜR NEUERE UND ÄLTERE LITERATUR DES JUDENTHUMS. VOLUME 1, NUMBERS 1-6.
8vo. 132 pages. In German. Volume 1, Nos. 1-6. Complete 1st volume. Reprint. SUBJECT (S) : Hebrew literature bibliography periodicals; Jews bibliography periodicals. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Born in Moravia, Steinscheider (1816-1907) was the father of modern Jewish bibliography. In the early part of his life, he was a Jack-of-all-trades, teaching languages in private homes and in schools (his students included Solomon Schecter) , administering the Jewish oath, officiating at weddings, translating textbooks, and preaching. In 1869, he was appointed to the Royal Library of Berlin, where he remained for the rest of his life. Originally in pursuit of his own work, Steinscheider compiled library catalogs at a time when there was no particular cataloging system and topical bibliographies. He also cataloged the books printed prior to 1732 in Bodleian Library in Oxford, at particular invitation from its head librarian, creating the Catalogus Librorum Hebraeorum in Bibliotheca Bodleiana. (Schmelzer, EJ) Good condition. (BIB-3-14)
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Brody, Heinrich; Freimann, A.
ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR HEBRAEISCHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE. Vols. IV-IX.
8vo. Viii, 186, viii, 191, viii, 191, vii, 192, viii, 192, viii, 191 pages. Bound in two volumes. Complete for these volumes. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Jews bibliography; Hebrew literature bibliography periodicals; Hebrew philology bibliography. Brody (1868-1942) was born in Hungary and studied at the Seminary and university in Berlin. He began publishing edition of Heberw poets in 1894, with a volume of Judah Halevi. Brody founded the bibliographical periodical Zeitschrift fuer hebraeische Bibliographie in 1896 and published it until 1906 (from 1900 to 1906 together with A. Freimann) . In 1912 he became head rabbi in Prague. (Habermann, EJ) Ex library, non-archival repairs to spine, water stains of first and last few pages, good condition. (BIB-4-12)
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Sed-Rajna, Gabrielle
THE HEBREW BIBLE IN MEDIEVAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
Hardcover, Folio, 173 pages, illustrated, some color, 36 cm. SUBJECT (S) ; Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Bible. O. T. -- Illustrations. Translation of: La bible hebraique. Includes index. Bibliography on pages 165-167. Illuminated manuscripts on each page. In dust jacket. Very good condition. (Art-9-1) xx
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Jewish Museum (New York).
Illuminated Hebrew Manuscripts from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
8vo; Large 8vo. [28] pages. Includes many hagadot. Loaded with black and white photos on every page. Paper Wrappers, covers rubbed, water stain throughout, otherwise Good ++ Condition. 1 of 2500 copies printed. Somewhat scarce. (AMR-41-48)
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IZ Fahir
Eski türk edebiyatinda nazim. XIII. yüzildan XIX. yülyil ortasina kadar yazmalardan seçilmis metinler. I. Cild: Divan siiri. I + II Bölüm [="Poetry in Old Turkish Literature: XIII century until the middle of the XIX century: texts of selected manuscripts. Volume I: divan poetry, section 1-2"]
2 parts in 2 volumes: together lxxviii + 892pp., 24cm., softcover, some stains of humidity on cover and edges, text in good condition, [introduction in Modern Turkish, texts in Old Turkish], X75800
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OMONT H.
Fondation Eugène Piot: peintures de l'ancien testament dans un manuscrit syriaque du VIIe ou VIIIe siècle
16pp. + 9 planches hors-texte, 36cm., extrait des "Monuments et Mémoires publiés par l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres" tome XVII fasc.1, br.orig. (dos restauré), signé avec dédicace par l'auteur, non coupé, texte en bon état, R75595
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