Catalogue Thirty-Seven. [ William H. Schab, bookseller's catalogue,

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wrappers bound in, 4to, 29 cm, 144 pp, numerous ills (some colour). 134 items. The highlights noted comprised: The Cronycke van Hollandt, 1517; Durer's 'Little' Woodcut Passion in bookform and his three theoretical works in first editions; A virtually unique Book of Hours printed by Pigouchet in Paris, 1504; Minato's Fuoco Eterno with Burnacini's famous illustrations, 1674; The Lambert-Deshamps copy of Bellin's monumental marine atlas in five morocco bindings, 1764; Rare first editions of Albert Einstein's Relativity theories, 1905-1932; A matched set of Lesson s tropical bird books with the color etchings by Jean Gabriel Prêtre, 1834-35; Prêtre s 105 original miniature paintings in gold and color of tropicaI birds; The Comtesse de Genlis' manuscript notebook with 50 botanical watercolors, 1795-1802; A superb album of English garden landscapes painted by Lewis Kennedy, 1815; The great English Herbals of Gerarde, 1597, and Parkinson, 1629; The monumental Russian Flora described and illustrated by Peter Pallan, 1784-88; First editions of famous scores by Corelli and Palestrina. Near Very Good. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-44939

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