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Ancient Bindings

Cover of Part III. for MDCCCXXXIX. of a catalogue of very choice and valuable books, including many articles of the utmost rarity and interest, selected from the library of the late Rev. Dr. Jamieson, author of "the Scottish Dictionary," etc. and from other libraries dispersed in England and on the continent. Presumed to be by far the most extensive collection of curious books on sale in this country. Together with the most useful works in all classes and most languages. The whole of which are warranted perfect, in excellent condition, and chiefly in elegant ancient and modern bindings

Part III. for MDCCCXXXIX. of a catalogue of very choice and valuable books, including many articles of the utmost rarity and interest, selected from the library of the late Rev. Dr. Jamieson, author of "the Scottish Dictionary," etc. and from other libraries dispersed in England and on the continent. Presumed to be by far the most extensive collection of curious books on sale in this country. Together with the most useful works in all classes and most languages. The whole of which are warranted perfect, in excellent condition, and chiefly in elegant ancient and modern bindings

Thomas Thorpe
Cover of Catalogue of valuable English and foreign books and manuscripts comprising illuminated ancient manuscripts on vellum, devotional, historical, poetical, genealogical, etc. Literary documents and autograph letters of celebrated writers; presentation copies, etc. An important collection of some of the rarest pre-Shakespearean interludes, comedies and morality plays; twenty original plays by Shakespeare; fine copies of the first four folios; plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries and successors; rare books containing references to Shakespeare; first editions of early English writers and of modern English authors; rare books and tracts on America; Caxton's Golden Legend, 1483; Blake's Poetical Sketches, 1783; fine specimens of English and foreign bindings by the Mearnes, Eves, Derome, etc., and some royal bindings by Reynes and others, etc.

Catalogue of valuable English and foreign books and manuscripts comprising illuminated ancient manuscripts on vellum, devotional, historical, poetical, genealogical, etc. Literary documents and autograph letters of celebrated writers; presentation copies, etc. An important collection of some of the rarest pre-Shakespearean interludes, comedies and morality plays; twenty original plays by Shakespeare; fine copies of the first four folios; plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries and successors; rare books containing references to Shakespeare; first editions of early English writers and of modern English authors; rare books and tracts on America; Caxton's Golden Legend, 1483; Blake's Poetical Sketches, 1783; fine specimens of English and foreign bindings by the Mearnes, Eves, Derome, etc., and some royal bindings by Reynes and others, etc.

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