HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING & GRAPHIC ARTS CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FRENCH SIXTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS (Volume 2 Only) by Mortimer, Ruth

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1974. hardcover. Very Good. Occasional light pencil. Spine a little faded, text still perfectly readable. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Belknap Press of Harvard University. 1964. 4to. 28cm, in 2 volumes, xvii,728 pp., wit 556 illustrations, indexes (general, artists, printers & publishers, subjects, chronological), grey book linen, gilt spine tiles on black labels, a fine sound set (gar). (Heavy volumes) ~ Volume I: Abbrege to Holbein. Volume II: Homer to Xenophon. Compiled under supervision of Philip Hofer and William A. Jackson.

Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1964. Book. Illus. by Artwork. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 2 volume set. Clean, tight and unmarked in blue cloth. Lacking the publisher's slipcase. Touch of shelf wear/rubbing at spine folds..

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Two big, heavy, tall, oversized volumes in quarto hardcover format, comprising the two volumes that make up Part II of the Italian 16th Century Books collection. Stuffed with black-and-white illustrations, compiled by Ruth Mortimer. Complete in two volumes. Bound simply in red brick-colored cloth over boards, still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, and over black cloth labels at spines. First Editions, both. Volumes measure 11 3/4" tall x 9" wide, and are missing the original slipcase. Brillian, useful survey of 16th-Century Italian books. Hundreds of black-and-white plates, title pages and with comprehensive bibliographic and other information on several hundred 16th-century titles. Complete with Index, Chronology and other scholarly edifice. Table of Contents as follows: Volume I: Aaron to Lusitano, 265 books. Volume II: Maggi to Zuallart… Read More

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Collectible - Very Good. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1974. 1st edition. 2 Volume Set. Part II: Italian Sixteenth Century Books. 4to hardcovers in slipcase. xvii+840pp. Illustrations. Very Good set. Very Good slipcase. (Harvard College Library, Printing, Early Printed Books) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Harvard University Press, 1974 2 volumes 4to (29 cm), XX, 384 pp; [6] PP. 385-840. Publisher's cloth, in one slipcase (foxing inside the slipcase and some foxing to edges). The second part of the projected catalog from the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, established at Harvard Library in 1938, comprises descriptions of 559 Italian books from the 16th century. These descriptions are meticulously curated, providing collations, references, extensive bibliographical details, numerous illustrations, and comprehensive indexes. This catalog stands as a standard reference within the field.

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Very Good. 1974. Hardcover. Without slipcase. Fading to spines. Offset tanning to pastedown and front endpaper from newsprint obit of Ruth Mortimer (now enclosed in a sleeve. Previous owner, perhaps Bernard Rosenthal has affixed some useful tabs to the rear sections of volume II, for Artists, Printers, Places, Subjects. ; Brick red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. 559 works catalogued, fully described and illustrated. Includes General Index, Indexes of Artists, Printers and Publishers, Places, Subjects and a Chronology. From the library of the late Bernard Rosenthal with his ownership label on bottom corners of pastedowns. Half-title of volume I "Inscribed for Bernard Rosental with pleasure in his knowledge of the books, Ruth Mortimer, June 26, 1981." Also laid in a manuscript letter to Rosenthal from Anrea Boca? In Italian apparently regarding this work and other matters - image included for those who can translate.… Read More

Harvard University Press, 1964 2 volumes 4to (29 cm), XX, 358 pp; [4] PP. 359-729. Publisher's cloth (minor shelf wear). The first part of a catalog for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, instituted within Harvard Library in 1938. The catalog encompasses detailed descriptions of 557 French books printed in the 16th century, providing collations, references, numerous bibliographical details, along with many illustrations and useful indexes. Recognized as a standard reference in the field, this catalog serves as a comprehensive resource for scholars and enthusiasts in the realm of Printing and Graphic Arts.

Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Belknap Pres of ... 1974. 4to., 28.5cm, in 2 volumes, 840pp (paginated contentiously), extensive illustrated reproducing title page, devices, facsimiles, inital, vignette illustrations, etc.. brick brown cloth, spine titles on black labels, brick brown cloth, very good to fine set (gar). Listing 550 titles carefully described.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover, cloth. Quarto. 840pp, profusely illustrated. Near Fine, slight fading to spines in Near Fine slipcase