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Simon de Colines: An Annotated Catalogue of 230 Examples of His Press, 1520-1546
by Schreiber, Fred
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About This Item
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1995. Quarto. lxxxiv, 242pp., leaf tipped in at rear. One of 100 copies of the special first edition distributed for the Friends of the Brigham Young University Library by W. Thomas Taylor. Specially bound in quarter goatskin, with an original leaf from the 1524 Colines edition of Aristotle's Historia Animalium bearing three fine criblé initials. Introduction by Jeanne Veyrin-Forrer. An illustrated catalogue which describes 230 editions published by the first true Renaissance printer, Simon de Colines, including items that are either unrecorded by Colines's bibliographer, Phillippe Renouard, or known in only one other copy. Light soiling to leaf and faint rubbing to spine, else fine in quarter morocco and cloth. Bookplate. (Chalmers 210).
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- Title
- Simon de Colines: An Annotated Catalogue of 230 Examples of His Press, 1520-1546
- Author
- Schreiber, Fred
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. Thomas Taylor
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1995
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- Literature; Book Arts; Fine Printing;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
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