Catalogue of the Library: Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, Esq., of Montreal |
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... King of Scotland . Carefully corrected from the edition printed by Andro Hart in 1620. Black Letter . 4 ° calf . Edinburgh , 1785 Fine copy , from the library of the Marquis of Hastings , with Earl Moira's autograph . ; ? Bævne , Andres ...
... King of Scotland . Carefully corrected from the edition printed by Andro Hart in 1620. Black Letter . 4 ° calf . Edinburgh , 1785 Fine copy , from the library of the Marquis of Hastings , with Earl Moira's autograph . ; ? Bævne , Andres ...
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... King's Attorney General of Lower Canada . 8 ° half roan . Troy , 1804 149 ( BERALDI , Henri . ) Bibliothèque d'un Bibliophile . Small 8 ° paper , uncut . Only 200 copies printed . Lille , 1885 Very rare . Interesting notes . 150 BERARD ...
... King's Attorney General of Lower Canada . 8 ° half roan . Troy , 1804 149 ( BERALDI , Henri . ) Bibliothèque d'un Bibliophile . Small 8 ° paper , uncut . Only 200 copies printed . Lille , 1885 Very rare . Interesting notes . 150 BERARD ...
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... King Charles I's Copy , with his mark , the letter C , entwined and crowned , stamped in gold on the back and sides . Books from Charles First's library very seldom occur for sale , most of his books having been dispersed or destroyed ...
... King Charles I's Copy , with his mark , the letter C , entwined and crowned , stamped in gold on the back and sides . Books from Charles First's library very seldom occur for sale , most of his books having been dispersed or destroyed ...
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... King's motto on title . Books from Edward VI ' Library are among the rarest of provenances . 204 ENGLISH . Patrick , Bp . S. Devout Christian . Frontispiece and plate . 12 ° very fine copy , in old English red morocco , very tastefully ...
... King's motto on title . Books from Edward VI ' Library are among the rarest of provenances . 204 ENGLISH . Patrick , Bp . S. Devout Christian . Frontispiece and plate . 12 ° very fine copy , in old English red morocco , very tastefully ...
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... King Henry VIII's copy , with the royal arms stamped in blind tooling on the sides . Paris , 1523 An English 16th ... king's arms , bearing quar- terly France and England , supported by a dragon and a greyhound , and ensigned with a ...
... King Henry VIII's copy , with the royal arms stamped in blind tooling on the sides . Paris , 1523 An English 16th ... king's arms , bearing quar- terly France and England , supported by a dragon and a greyhound , and ensigned with a ...
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