Books, Manuscripts, Fine Bindings, Autograph Letters from the tenth to the present century. Catalogue 103 [bound with ] Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs : A Selection arranged according to Subjects. Catalogue 111 [ 2 vols in 1. Martin Breslauer, tbookseller's catalogues, c.1976 and c.1994]

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Contemporary cloth, original illustrated laminated wrappers bound in, small folio, 155, [1] pp, 23 colour plates, ills and 186 pp, plates (several in colour). 140 items and 214 items. Contents of Catalogue 103: Illuminated & Text Manuscripts, A. D. 948-c.1670 Nos. 1-9; Books Printed in the Fifteenth century 10-26; The Renaissance 27-70; Seventeenth and Eighteenth century Books, Engravings & Drawings 71-112; from Eighteen Hundred to the Present century 113-140; Index of Authors and Titles. Contents of Catalogue 111: Manuscripts & Autographs Nos. 1-17; Incunabula 18-26; Aldines 27-31; Arabic & Other Oriental Printing 32-48; Art, Architecture, Graphic Arts 49-74; Catalogues of Books & Mss 75-81. Among the highlights were a copy of the Maufer Josephus, illuminated by Dürer for Pirckheimer; two early Spanish imprints, bound for Grolier by Jean Picard, the 'Entrelac Binder'; Thomas Wotton's copy of Edward VI's Injunctions 1547; a book of prayers written by Nicolas Jarry with miniatures by Du Guernier or Petitot, bound by Florimond Badier; Beriah Botfield's copy of the editio princeps of the Philobiblon; and an eclectic mix of incunabula, Aldines, Arabic and other oriental printing, Elzevirs, books on fetes and freemasonry, bindings from the fifteenth century to Legrain and Rose Adler, art, architecture, science, technology.With Indexes of Authors; Illustrators and Calligraphers; Bookbinders; Important Printers; and Notable Printers. From the library of the bibliophile A R A Hobson: bound in is a printed card inviting Hobson and his wife to Bernard H Breslauer's 60th birthday drinks, with a manuscript note from Breslauer on the verso. Price-list for catalogue 103 bound in (catalogue 111 has prices printed in the catalogue). Near Fine. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-59009

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