Les Reliures aux Armoiries de Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld
by Vekene, E. van der ; Hamanová, P
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Copy No. 614. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author to an eminent historian of bookbinding. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapp
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About This Item
Editions de l'Imprimerie Saint-Paul, Luxembourg, first edition, 1978. One of 800 copies in the standard binding, from a total edition of 1300. Cloth, arms blocked in gilt, red and black on front board, 4to, 35 cm,. 121 pp, ills, 19 mounted colour plates, coats of arms, facs. The contents include essays in French, English and German. Contents: Avant-Propos, par Jacques Guignard; Le Bibliophile Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld et l'Histoire de ses Reliures, par Emile van der Vekene; Paris Bindings for Peter Ernst von Mansfeld, by Howard M. Nixon; Einbände mit Supralibros des Grafen Peter Ernst Von Mansfeld in der Böhmischen Schlossbibliothek Opocno, von Dr. Pavlina Hamanovâ; Les Reliures Aux Armoiries de P.E. de Mansfeld - Planches, Descriptions par Emile van der Vekene; Index des Noms de Personnes et des Bibliothèques et Musées; Index des Illustrations. Copy No. 614. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author to an eminent historian of bookbinding. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
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- Title
- Les Reliures aux Armoiries de Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld
- Author
- Vekene, E. van der ; Hamanová, P
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, arms blocked in gilt, red and black on front board, 4to, 35 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Copy No. 614. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author to an eminent historian of bookbinding. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapp
- Edition
- One of 800 copies in the standard binding, from a total edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Editions de l'Imprimerie Saint-Paul, Luxembourg, first edition, 1978
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 121 pp, ills, 19 mounted colour plates, coats of arms, facs
- Keywords
- Mansfeld, Peter Ernst, Furst von, 1517-1604 - Library - Catalogs. Mansfeld, Pierre Ernest De - Library. Mansfeld, Peter Ernst, Graf von - Library. Mansfeld, Peter Ernst von, Count. Bookbinding - Armorial bindings. Bookbinding - History - 16th century. Bib
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