FIFTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS AND THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: An Address by Curt F. Buhler and a Catalogue of an Exhibition of Fifteenth Century Books held at The Grolier Club, April 15-June 1, 1952
by Buhler, Curt F
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Grolier Club, 1952.. 1952.. Very good. - Small quarto [approximately 10 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide], decorative cream & tan paper covered boards backed with maroon cloth & titled in gilt on the spine, in the original glassine. Both panels of the glassine are torn near the head of the spine. 57 pages plus colophon. Decorations in black & red & full-page black-and-white facsimiles captioned in red. The colophon & rear endpaper are very slightly soiled & there is a black stain to the verso of the last page of text. Very good. <p>Limited edition of 1,000 copies.<p>The catalog describes 77 items and includes indexes of printers, publishers and towns of origin.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10002
- Title
- FIFTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS AND THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: An Address by Curt F. Buhler and a Catalogue of an Exhibition of Fifteenth Century Books held at The Grolier Club, April 15-June 1, 1952
- Author
- Buhler, Curt F
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY: The Grolier Club, 1952.
- Date Published
- 1952.
- Keywords
- BOOKS-0N-BOOKS; EARLY PRINTING; PRINTERS; PUBLISHERS; FIFTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS AND THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; 15TH CENTURY BOOKS; EXHIBITION; CATALOG; GROLIER CLUB; ADDRESS; SPEECH; CURT F. BUHLER; FACSIMILES; LIMITED EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Quarto
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