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FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF DR. MORTON MCMICHAEL.
An auction catalogue from the sale at Sotheby's in 1992 which offered the collection of Dr. Morton McMichael and other books and manuscripts. Some of the 358 items offered were an illuminated copy of the 1462 Bible, printed on vellum, Einstein's own collection of his scientific offprints, a letter signed of Queen Elizabeth I, a very early autograph letter of Napoleon and more. Illustrated in color and black-and-white.
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THE HUTCHINSON PAPERS.
Limited to 16 numbered copies of which this is one of ten large paper copies. Two volumes. A collection of papers relative to the history of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. (The Collection of Original Papers [really vol. 3, being an elucidating appendix to vols. 1&2] was reprinted, in 1865, by the Prince Society, as The Hutchinson papers, 2vols. Howes H 853) Both volumes have indices. Wrappers soiled, chipping to the edges of both volumes. The first and last several sheets on both volumes detached. The text block of volume two has cracked at the center. Paper on spines worn, with some loss of paper to the tail of volume one. Spine labels on both volumes chipped. Mostly uncut.
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