The Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J. R. Abbey, Tapa dura - 1969

Faber & Faber, London 1969. Faber & Faber, London. 1969. First edition. Hardback with DW. Quarto. xliv, 187pp. Colour frontis. Illustrated throughout. Wrapper price clipped. Edges foxed o/w a clean and sound copy. 0571087108.

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good/Very Good. 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to 23.2 x 16.7 x 2.8 cm 0571087108 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. . Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling. No ownership marks.description; [iii]-xliv, 187 pp, 86 plates (incl. facs, 6 colour). From the blurb: "The Italian manuscripts in the library of Major J. R. Abbey are here catalogued for the first time. The majority of the manuscripts are of the fifteenth century, but they range in date from the early twelfth to the late sixteenth century. The collection is particularly strong in dated and securely localized manuscripts, and amongst the famous patrons for whom they were originally made are the Medici of Florence, the Visconti of Milan, the Aragonese Kings of Naples, King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, and Popes Sixtus IV, Leo X and Julius II. Works signed by or attributable to some of the most important humanistic scribes are included, such as Piero Strozzi, Nicolaus Riccius… Leer más

London: Faber and Faber, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 32cm x 25cm. xliv, 187 pages, illustrations, some colour. Cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket. Very minor handling wear. Jacket price clipped. Shipped Weight: 2.28 kilos. ISBN: 0571087108. ISBN/EAN: 9780571087105. BZDB407 Religion & Theology; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 0571087108 EAN: 9780571087105 J. J. G. Alexander; A. C. De La Mere The Italian Manuscripts in the Library of Major J. R. Abbey

London: Faber & Faber, 1969. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper, tanned at the same, and a little marked on the lower panel. Knocked at the top corner of both boards. Text complete, clean and tight.. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.6kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (grey boards with gilt titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 12¼” x 9¾” (2.6 kg); (xliv) 187pp; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & white photographs; Colour plates; Colour frontispiece; ISBN: 0571087108 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my… Leer más

London : Faber and Faber, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [iii]-xliv, 187 p., A-F, I-LXXX p. of plates : facsims. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Subjects; Abbey, J. R. (John Roland) 1896-1969 � Catalogs. Manuscripts, Italian � Catalogs. Private libraries � England � Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian.

Faber & Faber. Used - Very Good. 1969. Cloth, dj, quarto, xliv and 187 pp, profusely illustrated with monochrome and color plates. Jacket in acetate, but showing some light discoloration and shelf wear. Boards have edgewear and light bumping. Internally, pages and illustrations are clean and bright. Tight binding. Very Good. (Subject: Medieval, Art & Illumination.)