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Rare and modern books

Francesco Roediger (Horace De Landau)

Catalogue des Livres Manuscrits et Imprimés composant la Bibliothèque de M. Horace de Landau

privately printed by Imprimerie de l'Arte della Stampa, 1885-1890

2500.00 €

Cole & Contreras Books

(Sitges, Spain)

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Year of publication
1885-1890
Place of printing
Florence
Author
Francesco Roediger (Horace De Landau)
Publishers
privately printed by Imprimerie de l'Arte della Stampa
Keyword
colebiblio breslauer landau italian books dante boccaccio french, books
Dust jacket
Yes
Languages
English
Inscribed
Yes
First edition
Yes

Description

Two volumes, complete. A WONDERFUL SET OF THE RARE PRIVATELY-PRINTED CATALOGUE OF ONE OF THE GREAT PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. 590; 8, 616 pp. Extensively indexed. Beautifully printed on fine wove paper, with ample margins. Horace de Landau (1824-1903) was the extremely successful representative of the House of Rothschild in Constantinople, Turin, and Florence, and amassed a library of about 90,000 volumes. This catalogue describes, thoroughly and with great precision, thousands of the most important. 4to. Beautifully bound in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards (volume I) and recent quarter vellum and marbled boards (volume II). ENTIRELY UNCUT. Light wear to extremities of volume I, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A rare and beautiful catalogue.
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