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Catalogue Of The John Boyd Thacher Collection Of Incunabula (Part 3)

Catalogue Of The John Boyd Thacher Collection Of Incunabula (Part 3)

W. Ashley, Frederick

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General ReferenceGeneral ArtGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354447058
ISBN13: 9789354447051
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
At the dawn of European printing, every page was an experiment and every volume a marvel of craft. These are the first books. Catalogue Of The John Boyd Thacher Collection Of Incunabula (Part 3) gathers the meticulous descriptions prepared by Frederick W. Ashley for the Library of Congress incunabula preserved in the famed John Boyd Thacher Collection. Centring on fifteenth century printing and the earliest flowering of Renaissance book culture, it records printers, places, dates, and distinguishing features of a wide array of early printed books, turning a focused library collection catalogue into a vivid map of the spread of the press across fifteenth century Europe. Cross-references to established rare book bibliography and careful notes on editions and variants make this a landmark incunabula catalog and enduring resource for rare book librarians, cataloguers, historians of the book, and anyone engaged with the history of printing. For collectors and enthusiasts, it offers a dependable reference for book collectors seeking to understand, compare, or identify incunabula, while also illuminating the tastes and priorities that shaped one of Americas great private libraries. As a resource for rare book librarians and scholars, it stands as a key witness to how major institutions organised, described, and valued early printing at a formative moment in bibliographical scholarship. 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.

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