A handsome book comprising reproductions of illuminations from sixty-nine manuscripts from the enormously rich collections of the library in St. Petersburg which contains one of the world's largest collections of Western European manuscripts.
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A handsome book comprising reproductions of illuminations from sixty-nine manuscripts from the enormously rich collections of the library in St. Petersburg which contains one of the world's largest collections of Western European manuscripts.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. A tidy copy in tight binding. This is a heavy book (about 2.1kg packed); additional postage may be required.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 2003. Quarto, pictorial hardcover in dust jacket, 255 pp., heavily illustrated (in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, a bit of soiling or age-toning to some pages, rubbing and edgewear to the dust jacket including creasing and light tearing at the tips. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. (UK) First English language edition, no markings, lentil-sized fint spot to front end paper, Fine in about Fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to panel gloss of rear panel of Dj. Glossy boards, 255pp, colur reproductions of the manuscripts throughout. This book presents a collection started during the French revolution by Peter Dubrowsky, a bibliophile who was able to purchase manuscripts, incunabula and rare books from France. A heavy oversize book. (5.0 JM LVR 206/a6.
