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Book of Nehemiah 11.2-13.15, Old Testament, single sheet [original]
Very good condition ; a small amount of paper is missing from the side along which (it seems) it was originally bound ; marginalia ; Venetian printing ; 15th century
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Historium ab Inclinatione Romanorum Imperii Decades (Decades of History from the Deterioration of the Roman Empire , single sheet [original]
Good condition ; some discolouration (e.g. on bottom corner, approximately 1/5 of page) is apparent on both sides
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
Hours of the Virgin Mary, single sheet [original]
Near fine condition ; single leaf of parchment/vellum with printed text ; rubrication and illumination
Protective cover reads: "HOURS OF THE VIRGIN MARY / N. FRENCH, c. 1450-60"
Protective cover reads: "HOURS OF THE VIRGIN MARY / N. FRENCH, c. 1450-60"
Summa de Casibus Conscientiae (On the Fallings of the Highest Conscience), single sheet [original]
Early Venetian printing ; hand-written and hand-coloured initials ; hand-written page number
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BARTHOLOMASE DE SANCTO CONCORDIO / Summa…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BARTHOLOMASE DE SANCTO CONCORDIO / Summa…
The Psalter, Old Testament [original]
Fair to very good; parchment (or vellum) folio of manuscript ; partial sewing evident ; rubrication ; illumination with gilt details ; legible script ; some bleeding of ink and rippling of pages most likely due to humidity/moisture damage (possibly…
The Gospel of Mark 14.43-47, New Testament [original]
Good ; double-sided calfskin vellum sheet with musical notations ; rubrication ; hand-written
Edward Gibbon Catalogue Card [facsimile]
Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
Book of Kells [facsimile]
Protective Case: fair to good ; bumped corners ; some wear and damage on opening edge ; green cloth with gilded title area on one side with large, detailed coloured illustration affixed to the other (the number '34' and text feature near the bottom…
Works of the Late Reverend Mr. Samuel Johnson [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather binding, Cambride-style panel ; blind tooling on front and back covers ; some rubbing on back cover ; bumped corners
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
Spine: very good ; brown leather with red leather onlay ; 5 raised bands with gold…
Traitte Des Bibliotheques [original]
Binding: poor ; boards are covered in marbled paper ; bumped corners ; wear along edges and on front of boards
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
Spine: poor ; spine covering has been removed ; sewing structure with sewing tapes exposed
Textblock: good ; some discolouration and…
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