Compassio Beate Marie: A Unique Latin Tract Printed in Edinburgh by John Story about 1520, now reproduced in facsimile
by George P Johnston
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: For Private Circulation, 1930. Soft cover. Very Good. A facsimile reproduction of a Latin Tract bound within a vellum covered pamphlet which has a ten page introduction by George P Johnston. Reprinted from vol xiv of the publications of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society of which Johnston was the founder. The edition was limited to 90 copies for private circulation. The Compassio is reproduced on smaller (9.5x13.5cm) pages. Very good, the covers are lightly stained and split along the spine, internally fine. Very Good 1930
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- Bookseller
- Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5951
- Title
- Compassio Beate Marie: A Unique Latin Tract Printed in Edinburgh by John Story about 1520, now reproduced in facsimile
- Author
- George P Johnston
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- For Private Circulation
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Biblio member since 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Christian White Rare Books Ltd.
Christian White Rare Books buys and sells books and manuscripts in the best condition we can find them. We love manuscripts, annotated books and association copies. We serve collectors of all ages, means and taste, and have built relationships with libraries and librarians in the UK, the USA and across the world. We all need books!
Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....