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A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.
James, Montague Rhodes
7 volumes.

   

- Cambridge : The University Press 1909-1913
- 4to.
- stiff paper wrappers
- variously paginated
- Order Nr. 109468
- Price: $ 225.00



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A bibliography of the collections of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, England. Each volume contains a note by the author, a short list of manuscripts described therein, and a listing of addenda and corrigenda. Each entry contains information on location within the library, a description of the manuscript, collation and a listing of its contents.
Part 1: Nos. 1 to 100.
Part 2: Nos. 101 to 156.
Part 3: Nos. 157 to 250.
Part 4: Nos. 251 to 350.
Part 5: Nos. 351 to 450.
Part 6: Nos. 451 to 538.
Part 7 contains a preface by the author, table of contents, introduction. an appendix to the introduction, tables of the "numberings of the manuscripts in the various catalogues," a list of manuscripts with "pictures or noteworthy decorations," a list of sources of manuscripts, addenda and corrigenda, Prefatio (in Latin), and a general index.
Wrappers tanned around edges, with some tearing along spine.

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THE MASONIC LIBRARY OF PYTHAGORAS LODGE , NO. 1.

The auction catalogue has rebound in modern cloth with gilt lettering on the front. Although the auction took place in 1887, the front cover has a date of 1861 printed on it. The original paper cover is bound in. The catalogue is listed in McKay - 3511. There were 800 lots in this sale which was the 22nd semi-annual sale for the Masonic Publishing Co. of New York and the Pythagoras Lodge #1. The auction was handled by Leavitt, taking place on Nov. 10 &11, 1887. Although the pages have tanned a bit, they are still quite supple. New endpapers and blanks bracket the original.




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