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LE LIVRE ANGLAIS TRESORS DES COLLECTIONS ANGLAISES, BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
A counterpart to the London exhibition of 1948 of 1000 years of French books. Biographical descriptions of the more famous English authors with representations of their work. With a 35-page section on binding by Howard Nixon. Inscribed on front cover by Percy Muir, one of the compilers of this catalogue.
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> STUDIA BIBLIOGRAPHICA IN HONOREM HERMAN DE LA FONTAINE VERWEY
> BOOKBINDING, INCLUDING BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARIES OF HOWARD M. NIXON AND EDWARD MCLEAN.
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DIE BEIDEN ÄLTESTEN GENERAL - KARTEN VON AMERICA.
by Kohl, J. G.
Text in German. This volume is a dissertation by J.G. Kohl on the two oldest maps of America, dated 1527 and 1529. It contains a large amount of geographical and historical information. The copy is from the American Geographical Society, and it has a bookplate from the society on the front pastedown and stamps throughout. With foreword, index, and two maps which are the facsimiles of the originals. Covers are detached from the block, and are rubbed and worn. The spine is missing. The pages are tanned and chipped along the edges; the sheets are loose. A very scarce book.
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