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FRENCH SIGNED BINDINGS IN THE MORTIMER L. SCHIFF COLLECTION . With BRITISH AND MISCELLANEOUS SIGNED BINDINGS IN THE MORTIMER L. SCHIFF COLLECTION
De Ricci, Seymour
4 volumes.

- New York : n.p. 1935 - square 4to. - original blue cloth - viii),206; (vi),207-398; (vi),399-613 pages and a total of 336 plates; (viii),161 pages and 77 plates. - ISBN none / Order Nr. 117751 - Price: $ 3,750.00

S-K 1415. First editions. (Brenni 527 and 775). This landmark catalogue of Schiff's private collection of 413 SIGNED bindings contains information that had appeared in no other sources. For the binders whose work is described, not only are the bindings illustrated, but also doublures and inner dentelles and binder's stamps and binder's tickets are shown. The period covered extends from the beginning of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. Schiff's books were sold at auction in 1938 with disastrous results - the times were not right for such a sale. Corners bumped and a little scuffed.

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