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See More... Adomeit, Ruth Elizabeth THREE CENTURIES OF THUMB BIBLES; A CHECKLIST.
New York Garland Publishing 1980 8vo. cloth. xl, 390 pages.
First edition. This excellent bibliography gives much information about miniature Bibles printed from the 17th to the 19th century in America, England, and Europe. The book is the work of a collector who has brought together much information not available elsewhere. Descriptions are extensive and include size, binding, contents, illustrations, other notes, references to other bibliographies where they exist, and locations for known copies. An essential reference book for collectors of children's books (children were the primary audience for these works), miniature books, and publishing history.
Price: $ 152.00 other currencies Order nr. 24398

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See More... (Illuminated Manuscripts) Harrsen, Meta THE NEKCSEI-LIPÓCZ BIBLE: A FOURTEENTH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT FROM HUNGARY IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, MS. PRE-ACCESSION 1.
Washington The Library of Congress 1949 folio. quarter leather, cloth, seal of Library of Congress gilt-stamped on front board. 99+(1) pages
Limited to 600 numbered copies. A study of a Hungarian illuminated manuscript, placing it in the context of the Bolognese School of Miniature Painting in Hungary in the 14th century and comparing it with contemporary manuscripts now at the Pierpont Mogran Library and the Vatican Library. Color frontispiece, preface by the author. Appendix, black and white illustrations and plates, index. Boards bumped at corners.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 114886

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See More... (Miniature Books) Bonnobergers, Ludwig BETBÜECHLEIN.
Vienna (K.K. Hofbibliothek 1912) 32mo. cloth, gilt stamping on spine 22 pages; facsimile unpaginated
Text in German. A facsimile of Viennese printer Ludwig Bonnoberger's prayer book of 1607. Presented to a gathering of bibliophiles at the Imperial Court Library on September 29, 1912. Bound in buff cloth with interwoven silver threads. Edges gilt, with two indented circles on each edge. Housed in a scooped out compartment at the back of a parent volume. The larger volume includes a discussion of Bonnoberger's prayer book and miniature books in general. Includes notes from the Hofkammer Archive and a bibliography. Boards of miniature facsimile volume partly detached at spine. Boards of larger volume lightly scuffed at edges.
Price: $ 850.00 other currencies Order nr. 116195

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See More... (Miniature Books) Gartner, John MINIATURE INCUNABULA.
(Melbourne) Printing Industry Craftsmen of Australis, Victorian Division (1938) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (8) pages
Christmas Keepsake, depicting Julian Notary's Horae ad usum Sarum, dated April 2, 1500, kept in the Public Library of Victoria, Australia. Brief essay discussing the provenance of the manuscript with 32 leaves illustrated in color. Edges of wrappers chipped, wrappers lightly tanned. Bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on inside of front wrapper.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 116177

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See More... (Miniature Books) Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton THE COMPLETE ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION.
London William Pickering 1825 miniature book (9.0 x 5.5 cm) full contemporary diced calf, title gilt-stamped on spine, all edges gilt xvi, 314 (4) pages
(Welsh 7028; Keynes 94). Two parts, the first by Walton, the second by Cotton. Biographical sketches of the authors. Prefatory note to readers by Walton. Index. Engraved black and white plates. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard. Bookplate on front endpaper. Very slight scuffing at top and bottom edges near spine. Light foxing on front endpapers.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 117123

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See More... (Miniatures) CATALOGUE OF WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS AND MINIATURES.
London Sotheby, Parke Bernet & Co. 1982 8vo stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket 166 pages
Auction, June 22, 1982, mostly 15th century manuscripts, but includes some earlier items. 100 lots. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Listing of estimated bids laid in. Ink stamps on top corner of dust jacket.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 107983

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