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CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES.
3 volumes.

- London : Printed by order of the Trustees 1834-1840 - Folio - modern cloth spine with original marbled paper-covered boards and paper cover labels. - (iv),viii,168 pages and 8 leaves of plates; (ii),vi,(ii),159+(1) followed by (4) leaves of plates; (iv),234 pages. - Order Nr. 75796 - Price: $ 475.00

First editions. A catalogue of the illuminated manuscripts from the Arundel and Burney collections in the British Museum. Antiquary Thomas, Earl of Arundel (1592-1646) collected more than 500 manuscript volumes many of which relate to English History. He was an early supporter of Indigo Jones and friend of Robert Cotton. The collection of Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) was acquired by the British Museum in 1818 for 13,500 pounds. His collection contains approximately 520 manuscripts many of which are early copies of Greek and Latin classics. Elaborately illustrated with hand-colored lithographs printed by J. Netherclift. The third volume provides an extensive index to the first two. The second and third volumes have a note in ink on front pastedown "Signet Library." Covers rubbed with wear along edges. Minor foxing of preliminary and end pages.

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FOR WHISPERS & CHANTS. by Zeitlin, Jake First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. The book was printed at the Grabhorn Press (Heller & Magee no.96) and has a colored frontispiece drawn by Valenti Angelo as was the design on the front cover (Angelo Biblio. p.40). Zeitlin's first book. Also contains a short foreword by Carl Sandburg. Chosen as one of the 50 Best Books of the year by the AIGA. Presentation on free endpaper "To Henry Viets, with grateful remembrances of a day in Boston full of warmth & exciting encounters with books & men. Jake. 7/20/52." With Viet's bookplate. Page 4 has a number of lines added to the poem in ink in Zeitlin's hand.