Bookbindings old and new : notes of a book-lover, with account of the Grolier club of New York (1896)
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 · London : G. Bell · leaf 50
, — hehas even found five copies of the same Aldineedition of Vergil, — whence it is fair to con-clude that the book-lover meant the legend tobe interpreted in the most liberal manner, inthat he stood ready to give his books to hisfriends, even though he was not willing to lendthem. Indeed, to lend… … BINDING EXECUTED FOR THO. MAIOLI, 1536. (FROM MANUEL HIS-TORIQUE ET BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DE LAMATEUR DE RELIURE. BY PER-MISSION OF LEON GRUEL.) 31 Bookbindings Old and New. 33 Grolier gave four of the best of his books tothe father of J. A. de Thou. The books bound for Maioli are almost asbeautiful as…
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