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See More... (Abbey, J.R.) CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY, THE SEVENTH PORTION: FORTY-THREE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE 9TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY.
London Sotheby & Co. 1970 4to. boards. 97 pages with 55 plates and a colored frontispiece.
S-K 1184. Almost a half million dollars of sales.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 6258

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  (Akademische Druck- Und Verlagsanstalt) GENERAL CATALOGUE.
Graz Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt 1986 8vo. paper wrappers. xiv, 138 pages.
General catalogue, including bibliographies, works on the art of the book, prints, and facsimile editions of important manuscripts. Illustrated.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 49183

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See More... Bannister, Arthur Thomas (compiler) A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE HEREFORD CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.
Hereford Wilson and Phillips 1927 small 4to. later cloth (xii), viii, 190 pages
A bibliography of the manuscripts from between eighth and fifteenth centuries in the Hereford Cathedral Library and their respective donors and previous owners. Original wrappers, in excellent shape, bound-in front has an ornate red border with alternating coats of arms. Includes an introduction by Montague Rhodes James, the Provost of Eton. A few notes penciled in margins. Two faded splotches on back.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 96616

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See More... (Beatty, Chester) CHESTER BEATTY, WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS
2 volumes. London Sotheby & Co. 1968, 1969 4to. boards. 106; 110 pages with 87 full-page plates, some in color.
Magnificent two part sale of Western manuscripts realizing well over one million dollars. First volume cracked along hinge at top.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 6269

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See More... (Beatty, Chester) SELECTED MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
(Princeton, New Jersey) Princeton University Library 1967 8vo stiff paper wrappers (vi), 58 pages
Catalogue of a "representative sampling of one of the most remarkable collections in the world"--consisting of 116 items, the inaugrial exhibition of an ongoing collaboration to make materials from the Chester Beatty Library in Ireland available to scholars in the United States.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 90434

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See More... (Bibles) PAGINA SACRA: BIBLES AND BIBLICAL TEXTS 1050-1511.
Stalden, Switzerland Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books 2011 4to cloth, title and publisher gilt-stamped on spine and front board; illustrated label on front board 231+(1) pages
Catalogue 10 issued by Günther. Frontispiece, preface and introduction. A beautifully illustrated catalogue of illuminated manuscript and printed Bibles from different sections of Europe. 30 entries with descriptions including condition, provenance and text. Earliest entry is the Four Gospels, Brittany, c. 1050. The latest is Dürer's Engraved Passion, 1508-13. Full color illustrations of every item. Bibliography. Price list (in Swiss francs) and dealer's business card laid in.
Price: $ 185.00 other currencies Order nr. 109448

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See More... (Blake, William) Keynes, Geoffrey and Edwin Wolf 2nd. WILLIAM BLAKE'S ILLUMINATED BOOKS, A CENSUS.
New York The Grolier Club 1953 4to. cloth. xix, 124, (4) pages.
First edition, limited to 400 copies (Asaf 123). Printed at Cambridge University Press under the direction of Brooke Crutchley. Eight full-page illustrations. Well annotated bibliography with illustrations. Covers slightly spotted. Some foxing of pastedowns and endpapers.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 51220

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See More... Boenen, P.C. CATALOGUS VAN DE HANDSCHRIFTEN VAN RIJKSMUSEUM MEERMANNO-WESTREENIANUM.
'S-Gravenhage Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum 1979 8vo stiff paper wrappers xx, 261+(1) pages
Text in Dutch. Catalogue of manuscripts in the Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, The Hague. Introduction, concordance, list of consulted sources, Organized by the museum's cataloguing system. Indices of authors, anonymous manuscripts, illuminators, and sellers. Wrappers lightly soiled.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 108281

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  Bohatta, Hanns BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER LIVRES D'HEURES (HORAE B.M.V.) OFFICIA, HORTULI ANIMAE, CORONAE B.M.V., ROSARIA UND CURSUS B.M.V. DES XV. UND XVI, JAHRHUNDERTS.
(Mansfield Centre Maurizio Martino n.d. but 1995) 8vo. cloth. (viii), 92 pages.
Reprint of the 1924 second edition published by Gilhofer & Ranschburg in Wien. A bibliography of 15th and 16th century Books of Hours.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 43536

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See More... (Bookbinding) Maggs 830 PRINTING, ILLUSTRATION, BINDING & ILLUMINATION
London Maggs Bros. (1955) square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages.
With many plates of bindings. Corner bumped.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 11771

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See More... (British Museum) 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.
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.
Price: $ 475.00 other currencies Order nr. 75796

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See More... (British Museum) CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. NEW SERIES.
3 volumes. London Printed by order of the Trustees 1834-1840 Folio disbound (iv),viii,168 pages and 8 leaves of plates; (ii),vi,(ii),159+(1) followed by (4) leaves of plates; (iv),234 pages.
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 Inigo 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. Ink inscription in first volume. Edges of all three volumes chipped and torn.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 77150

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See More... (Calligraphy) 2,000 YEARS OF CALLIGRAPHY A THREE-PART EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, PEABODY INSTITUTE LIBRARY, WALTERS ART GALLERY.
A Comprehensive Catalogue. Baltimore Various publishers 1965 4to. cloth-backed boards. 201 pages.
First edition, the hardbound variant. Profusely illustrated. Minor rubbing along edges.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 1118

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See More... (Calligraphy) 2,000 YEARS OF CALLIGRAPHY A THREE-PART EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, PEABODY INSTITUTE LIBRARY, WALTERS ART GALLERY ... A COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGUE.
Baltimore Various publishers 1965 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 201 pages.
Profusely illustrated. Ink ownership inscription on front inside cover.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 41090

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See More... (Calligraphy) THE ART OF ORNAMENT AND WRITING: WRITING MASTER BOOKS.
Zurich Hellmut Schumann n.d. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 38 pages, followed by 10 pages of plates.
A sale catalogue, Number 511 of this firm. Sixty-nine items, all fully described, including books on calligraphy, sample leaves, specimens of ornamental book letters and more. Priced in Swiss Francs.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 47894

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See More... (Calligraphy) Becker, David P. THE PRACTICE OF LETTERS.
Cambridge The Harvard College Library 1997 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxiii, (i), 127+(1) pages.
Printed in an edition limited to 2500 copies at The Stinehour Press. This catalogue describes the collection of printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting acquired by Philip Hofer for the Harvard College Library. Included are all of the pre-1800 printed writing manuals given or bequeathed by Hofer to the Department and all of those purchased by him as curator from 1938 to 1968. Illustrated and indexed.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 58283

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See More... (Calligraphy) Blunt, Wilfrid IN PRAISE OF ITALIC, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ARRANGED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK LEAGUE.
London National Book League 1954 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages.
Detailed bibliographical information on many of the early writing manuals. No illustrations. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 17097

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See More... (Calligraphy) THE CALLIGRAPHIC STATEMENT, AN EXHIBITION OF WESTERN AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING FROM THE 8TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY.
Chicago Arts Club of Chicago 1970 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers.
Well-illustrated. Describes 104 items.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 6234

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See More... (Calligraphy) CALLIGRAPHY & HANDWRITING IN AMERICA, 1710-1962
Caledonia Italimuse 1963 4to. paper wrappers. Not paginated.
Peabody Institute Library Exhibition catalogue. With many illustrations. Covers age darkened. Ink inscription.
Price: $ 16.00 other currencies Order nr. 7959

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See More... (Calligraphy) CALLIGRAPHY, THE GOLDEN AGE & ITS MODERN REVIVAL, AN EXHIBITION HELD AT THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM.
Portland Portland Art Assoc. 1958 4to. paper wrappers. 52 pages followed by 56 full page plates.
The 56 plates contain 174 illustrations.
Price: $ 6.00 other currencies Order nr. 1091

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See More... (Calligraphy) A CATALOGUE OF A FINE COLLECTION OF CALLIGRAPHIC BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, THE PROPERTY OF MRS. E.F. HUTTON, NEW YORK CITY.
London Sotheby & Co. 1972 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages.
Illustrated catalogue with many plates including foldouts.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 16270

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See More... (Calligraphy) CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHY, MODERN SCRIBES AND LETTERING ARTISTS II.
London Trefoil Publications (1990) small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 168 pages.
First paperback edition. A catalogue which is a selection of work which represents the calligraphy and lettering of 124 scribes and letterers from 12 countries. The examples represent works on paper, vellum, fabric, slate, stone and glass and are done with brush, pen and chisel, with illustrations in color and black and white.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 60524

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See More... (Calligraphy) THE COPY BOOK COLLECTOR'S VADE MECUM.
Being Catalogue 99. Bishops Stortford Elkin Mathews Ltd n.d. (circa 1944) oblong 16mo. paper wrappers. 32 pages.
An impressive early catalogue devoted to calligraphic manuals. Illustrated. Worn along spine.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106162

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See More... (Calligraphy) AN EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY & ILLUMINATION.
Baltimore Peabody Institute Library 1959 4to. stapled paper wrappers. 28 leaves.
Reproduced from typesript. No illustrations but much of interest in the textual comments. Worn along edges.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 17096

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  (Calligraphy) EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY LETTERING & ILLUMINATING, 1956.
London The Society of Scribes and Illumators 1956 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 31+(1) pages
Exhibition of 137 calligraphic works sponsored by the Society, October-November 1956. List of officers and members. Advertisements. Wrappers lightly soiled.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115352

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