Catalog 186: Science; including Medicine and the Occult
by Kraus, Hans Peter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some light edge wear at spine/none
- Seller
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Kraus, Hans. Peter (October 12, 1907 – November 1, 1988). Catalog 186: Science; including Medicine and the Occult. 1991, 8vo, 115 pgs. Includes description of John Locke's copy of Christian Huyghens; Traite de la Lumiere, published by Pierre vander Aa in Leiden, 1690. A fine reference of H. P. Kraus a premier collector and seller of rare books and ephemera. Some light wear to spine at the edges, otherwise fine.
Hans Peter Kraus, also known as H. P. Kraus or HPK, was an Austrian-born book dealer described as "without doubt the most successful and dominant rare book dealer in the world in the second half of the 20th century" and in a league with other rare book dealers such as Bernard Quaritch, Guillaume de Bure and A.S.W. Rosenbach. Kraus specialized in medieval illuminated manuscripts, incunables (books printed before 1501), and rare books of the 16th and 17th centuries, but would purchase and sell almost any book that came his way that was rare, valuable and important. He prided himself in being "the only bookseller in history...to have owned a Gutenberg Bible and the Psalters of 1457 and 1459 simultaneously," stressing that "'own' here is the correct word, as they were bought not for a client's account but for stock." -wiki
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- Bookseller
- Calix Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio52
- Title
- Catalog 186: Science; including Medicine and the Occult
- Author
- Kraus, Hans Peter
- Format/Binding
- 8vo soft cover slight wear, otherwise fine
- Book Condition
- Used - Some light edge wear at spine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fine tight publication, many great reference works in science
- Publisher
- H. P. Kraus
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science, H P Kraus, Kraus H P, Catalog, Reference, Books about Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- H P Kraus Catalogs;
- Size
- 8vo
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