A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS OF SIX CENTURIES
by ROSENBACH, A. S. W
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, 1935. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 123 (1) pp. Original blue wrappers. 6" x 9". 519 rarities offered by Doctor Rosenbach. Issued in the midst of the Great Depression, the Catalogue's entries are surprisingly reasonable in price. Expressed in the doctor's colorful language, entries include, "A Superb Copy of the Doves Press Bible Bound by Cobden-Sanderson", "The Finest Copy Ever Offered for Sale, One of the Masterpieces of Fifteenth Century Bookmaking Printed on Vellum", and "A Famous Copy of the First Book Printed In New York, One of the Finest Known, With Ten Additional Pieces of Excessive Rarity". Great reading for serious Bibliophiles. A Very Good Plus copy (edgewear; internally fine), now in a 4mil clear mylar archival protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2550
- Title
- A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS OF SIX CENTURIES
- Author
- ROSENBACH, A. S. W
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- 4-mil clear mylar envelope
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Rosenbach Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1935
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Wrappers
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- First Edition
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