The Book Fancier: Or, The Romance of Book Collecting |
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Page 12
... look ; the venerable boxes and shelves look into the street ; within these are the darkened chambers where volumes are stored and stacked , and old monks might be at work . No enthusiast of printing could sing with more appropriateness ...
... look ; the venerable boxes and shelves look into the street ; within these are the darkened chambers where volumes are stored and stacked , and old monks might be at work . No enthusiast of printing could sing with more appropriateness ...
Page 19
... look with astonishment at the fancy and elegance displayed in the design and cutting of the type . Of the Mazarin Bible it is reckoned that there are in the world nineteen copies - on paper , mark ; but on vellum , not more than five ...
... look with astonishment at the fancy and elegance displayed in the design and cutting of the type . Of the Mazarin Bible it is reckoned that there are in the world nineteen copies - on paper , mark ; but on vellum , not more than five ...
Page 21
... look with reverence on this true Adam of all the millions of books that have followed . It was sold to Mr. Ellis , in trust , for Lord Ashburnham , for the sum of £ 3400 ! " " A copy on paper was next sold for £ 2690 . It was declared ...
... look with reverence on this true Adam of all the millions of books that have followed . It was sold to Mr. Ellis , in trust , for Lord Ashburnham , for the sum of £ 3400 ! " " A copy on paper was next sold for £ 2690 . It was declared ...
Page 32
... look at them with wonder and admiration , as we would at some graceful and elegant memorial in some old — Italian city . And here is the further surprise . § Concerning the Incunables or. CONCERNING THE INCUNABLES OR CRADLE BOOKS.
... look at them with wonder and admiration , as we would at some graceful and elegant memorial in some old — Italian city . And here is the further surprise . § Concerning the Incunables or. CONCERNING THE INCUNABLES OR CRADLE BOOKS.
Page 38
... look at one of those portly Bibles of Koburger , the Nuremberg printer , issued in 1478 and 1480 , we are struck with their rude stalwart proportions , the rough stoutness of the paper , the vigorous " blackletter , " and blackness of ...
... look at one of those portly Bibles of Koburger , the Nuremberg printer , issued in 1478 and 1480 , we are struck with their rude stalwart proportions , the rough stoutness of the paper , the vigorous " blackletter , " and blackness of ...
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