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THOMAS BERTHELET, ROYAL PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER TO HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HIS BOOKBINDINGS.
Davenport, Cyril
S-K 4201. First edition, limited to only 252 copies. (Mejer no.288; Brenni no.803). Contains eighteen full color plates of bookbindings executed by Berthelet. Three chapters including English Bookbinding Up to the Time of Henry VIII, Documentary Evidence Concerning Berthelet and His Work, and the Bookbindings of Thomas Berthelet with Detailed Descriptions. Ex-library copy with mark on spine, spine label has pieces missing, bookplate stamped "withdrawn" and another bookplate from private collectors.
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THE REMARKABLE LIFE, ADVENTURES AND DISCOVERIES OF SEBAST...
by Nicholls, J.F.
This first edition volume gives credit to Cabot and his son for discovering the new world. Frontispiece, map plate and colophon are included. Bookplate and bookseller's label is visible on front paste-down and binders label is shown on rear pastedown. The book is slightly cocked with soiling to the boards and spine. The inside hinges are cracked and there is slight wear at the head and tail of the spine. Some foxing is visible to the frontispiece.
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