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... Dr. Hill Burton - perhaps the first in our time to deal popularly with such matters ; Mr. Andrew Lang being the latest to illustrate this subject from his abundant stores of knowledge . Having from the earliest date had a.
... Dr. Hill Burton - perhaps the first in our time to deal popularly with such matters ; Mr. Andrew Lang being the latest to illustrate this subject from his abundant stores of knowledge . Having from the earliest date had a.
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... earliest date had a taste for this fascinating pursuit - and when a boy I formed a very respectable collection of Elzevirs , and looked on auction days as festivals— I have ventured to add my contribution to the rest . This little ...
... earliest date had a taste for this fascinating pursuit - and when a boy I formed a very respectable collection of Elzevirs , and looked on auction days as festivals— I have ventured to add my contribution to the rest . This little ...
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... early part of this century a volume of rare tracts for threepence three - farthings ( being its fair weight when put in the scales ) , which he sold about 1830 to Mr. Heber for £ 50 ! And again , for the " Mirror of Magistrates " ( by ...
... early part of this century a volume of rare tracts for threepence three - farthings ( being its fair weight when put in the scales ) , which he sold about 1830 to Mr. Heber for £ 50 ! And again , for the " Mirror of Magistrates " ( by ...
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... early typography , new calf gilt , exceedingly rare , £ 2 , 12s . 6d . Venet . , A. de Toresanis de Ausla , 1488. " ― On which he comments : " This interesting publication is connected with the early Aldine press , the printer being the ...
... early typography , new calf gilt , exceedingly rare , £ 2 , 12s . 6d . Venet . , A. de Toresanis de Ausla , 1488. " ― On which he comments : " This interesting publication is connected with the early Aldine press , the printer being the ...
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... early monument of typography in its infancy , printed by one of the secret workmen of Guttenberg , handsome copy , bound in hogskin , gold and blind tooling on back and sides , from the Syston Park Collection , of the greatest rarity ...
... early monument of typography in its infancy , printed by one of the secret workmen of Guttenberg , handsome copy , bound in hogskin , gold and blind tooling on back and sides , from the Syston Park Collection , of the greatest rarity ...
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