Very gently used. Interior is clean. AS IS. Please see description and photos for more information. More detailed photos are available in the description.

CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED AND PAINTED MANUSCRIPTS - 1892 [1st Ed] Grolier

Product Description

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Illuminated and Painted Manuscripts Together With a Few Early Printed Books With Illuminations

near fine, limited printing of 350 copies which is noted on front pastedown, 137 listings along with some b/w illustrations, .

Front pastedown has the 1898 custom bookplate of George Allison Armour, a member of the Grolier Club--a New York City bibliophile society--whose former home (now the Lowrie House) was donated by his daughter to Princeton University. 64 pages, 7 X 9.5 inches

Published by: The Grolier Club, London. 1892.

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Green cloth boards feature gilt emblem and lettering on front.
• Binding is secure and strong.
• Spine ends are softened.
• Spine has some white spots, and a couple carry over to back.
• Boards exhibit light soiling.
• Perimeters including shoulders have some rubbing.
• Front pastedown has ex libris book plate and a little pencil.
• Inside pages are free of marginalia and underlining.
• Interior is gently age toned with some darkened fore-edges.
• Some pages still uncut.
• Text block edges are deckled fore and foot.
• Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
• CR20160405

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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