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    612-822-4611

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A Catalogue Of Fifteen Hundred Books Remarkable For The Beauty Or The Age Of Their Bindings Or As Bearing Indications Of Former Ownership

A Catalogue Of Fifteen Hundred Books Remarkable For The Beauty Or The Age Of Their Bindings Or As Bearing Indications Of Former Ownership

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ISBN10: 9354301533
ISBN13: 9789354301537
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Dec 2 2020
Pages: 242
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.51 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An extraordinary ledger of bookish beauty and history. Beauty, age and ownership converge. A Catalogue Of Fifteen Hundred Books Remarkable For The Beauty Or The Age Of Their Bindings Or As Bearing Indications Of Former Ownership presents a close, discerning inventory of volumes prized for their bindings and the traces of past custodians. Both a historical book catalogue and a vintage binding anthology, it lays out descriptions that make it indispensable to anyone assembling an antique book collection or studying rare book bindings, particularly nineteenth century books. The entries draw attention to decorative book covers and ownership marks, and function as an ex-libris reference guide; readers find themselves looking not only at design but at provenance in book collecting, at the fingerprints of former libraries and private shelves. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A work of quiet authority, the catalogue occupies a distinct place in European book history: it records fashions of binding, the language of ownership marks, and the routes by which volumes travelled between private hands and institutional shelves. As a rare books reference and a practical library acquisition resource it is useful to dealers, curators and serious amateurs, while remaining approachable for casual readers who love the material story of literature. Collectors and bibliophiles will value its attention to provenance and the material signals that determine rarity and taste, and librarians will find it a steady companion when evaluating collections or sourcing exemplars for study. For those drawn to the material life of literature - whether a casual reader enchanted by decorative book covers or a classic-literature collector seeking provenance and context - it is both an evocative companion and a practical reference. It also bridges antiquarian scholarship and tactile pleasure, making it equally worthy of display on a collector's table and use as a working ex-libris reference guide for tracing ownership. A readable record and a specialist tool in one.

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