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BIBLIOTHECA CORVINIANA; The Library of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary / Corvina Kiado
by Csapodi, Csaba and Kldra Csapodi-Gardonyi
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 963131183X
- ISBN 13
- 9789631311839
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Hungary: Magyar Helikon, 1981. Second, Revised Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Color photos. Folio (13" x 9 1/2"), beige buckram with gold lettering on spine and blindstamped Corinus coat-of-arms on front cover, glossy black dust jacket with white lettering on spine and full-color reproduction of a fully illuminated page of a volume from the Bibliotheca Corviniana (plus white paper over-wrapper), illustrated with 114 full-color glossy plates depicting pages or exempla from this fabulously beautiful collection of illuminated pages and beautifully bound volumes, translated by Zsuzsanna Horn revised by Bertha Gaster, Design by Tibor Szanto, publisher's loose paper band, white silk page-marker, 334 pages. Weight: 4 1/2 lbs. BRILLIANT COPY illustrating the illuminated library of King Mattias Corvinus (1458-1490): Tight, clean, bright without foxing to the magnificent photos. Extensive commentary and annotations. No previous owner's marks. Apart from some wear and nicks to the white wrappers--protecting the dust jacket (unclipped), this is a SUPERB COPY.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6035
- Title
- BIBLIOTHECA CORVINIANA; The Library of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary / Corvina Kiado
- Author
- Csapodi, Csaba and Kldra Csapodi-Gardonyi
- Illustrator
- Color photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second, Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 963131183X
- ISBN 13
- 9789631311839
- Publisher
- Magyar Helikon
- Place of Publication
- Hungary
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Hungary, illustrated, photos, illuminations, royalty, library
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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- Buckram
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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