Catalogue, Issues 200-212Bernard Quaritch Limited, 1900 - Antiquarian booksellers |
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Page 28
... painted and illuminated initials , 67 of which enclose Miniatures ; the prologue at the beginning of Genesis missing , as well as the first leaf of Judith , and two initials cut out at the beginnings of books ; in purple velvet binding ...
... painted and illuminated initials , 67 of which enclose Miniatures ; the prologue at the beginning of Genesis missing , as well as the first leaf of Judith , and two initials cut out at the beginnings of books ; in purple velvet binding ...
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... painted in the margin a tall green tree , leafless ; with a ribbon bearing the words " Sine fronde tamen vivam . " Below there is an escutcheon with the motto Nunquam . 400 400 401 402 403 404 Some copies have signatures stamped by hand ...
... painted in the margin a tall green tree , leafless ; with a ribbon bearing the words " Sine fronde tamen vivam . " Below there is an escutcheon with the motto Nunquam . 400 400 401 402 403 404 Some copies have signatures stamped by hand ...
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... painted ; red morocco , gilt edges Venetiis apud Aldvm . . M.DII . ( 1502 ) The first Aldine edition , from the library of Viscount Lisburne . Annei Lvcani Poema nvperrime impressvm atqve adamvssim castigatvm . 1521. . . 12mo . title ...
... painted ; red morocco , gilt edges Venetiis apud Aldvm . . M.DII . ( 1502 ) The first Aldine edition , from the library of Viscount Lisburne . Annei Lvcani Poema nvperrime impressvm atqve adamvssim castigatvm . 1521. . . 12mo . title ...
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... painted in , but not so as to conceal the typographic lower - case letter which was given in every instance for the guidance of the rubricator ; very fine and large copy in old blue morocco gilt , from the Sunderland library S. n ...
... painted in , but not so as to conceal the typographic lower - case letter which was given in every instance for the guidance of the rubricator ; very fine and large copy in old blue morocco gilt , from the Sunderland library S. n ...
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... painted , two of them illuminated , including the first initial of the text , which is decorated with the arms of Aragon - Sicily , surmounted by a Bishop's crook . - The leaf of Register which should make the number of leaves 264 is ...
... painted , two of them illuminated , including the first initial of the text , which is decorated with the arms of Aragon - Sicily , surmounted by a Bishop's crook . - The leaf of Register which should make the number of leaves 264 is ...
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Aldi Ancient Anno Año Antiquities Arabic beautiful binding blank blue morocco extra bookplate British Museum brown morocco calf gilt calf neat calf Paris Catalogue cloth pub Coins collection Colophon coloured plates containing copy in old Description double columns Editio Princeps English engraved title escutcheon facsimile fine copy frontispiece gilt edges gilt top gold gothic letter Græce green morocco extra half bound half calf History IL DECAMERONE illustrations impl Incipit India John large 8vo large copy LARGE PAPER last leaf leaf libri libro limp vellum lines London Madrid maps and plates morocco gilt Naskhi numerous plates numerous woodcuts old calf olive morocco original ornamental Paris Persian portrait Post 8vo preliminary leaves rare red morocco extra Royal russia scarce Second Edition sewed signatures Small 4to Small folio Spanish translated uncut vellum Venetiis vols volume Voyage woodcut border woodcuts written
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