Schweinfurt: Otto Schäfer, 1995. 4to. spiral bound with plastic covers. variously paginated. Five volumes. Typescript catalogues of the reference library endowed by Otto Schäfer (1912-2000), the world-renowned German collector. Schäfer was particularly interested in graphic arts and hand-printed books. The Bibliothek Otto Schäfer was founded in 1989 in Schweinfurt, Germany. Four short title catalogues divided by subject: general catalogue and almanacs and notebooks; reference books and bibliographies; periodicals; book illustration, printed graphic arts, book illumination.....
Paris, France: 1763-1770. folio. leaves, some bound, in clamshell box. variously paginated. Text in French. A collection of seven items removed from the text of Diderot's Encycopédie. 1. "Cartonnier et gaufreur en carbon" (Boardmaker and board embosser). Two plates from Volume II (1763). Includes an engraving of a boardmaker's workshop at the top of Plate I. Also includes engraved illustrations of various tools. 2. "Parcheminier" (Parchment maker). Seven plates from Volume VIII (1771). Includes an.....
