[INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. Catalogue des Incunables [de la Bibliotheque nationale de France] (a.k.a. CIBN). Together 5 volumes. Tome I - Fasc. 1: Xylographes et "A." Tome II - Fasc. 1-4: "H-Z" and "Hebraica." TOGETHER WITH: "Additions et Corrections
by Bibliotheque nationale de France [compiled by Ursula Baumeister, Annie Parent-Charon, Dominique Coq, Antoine Coron, and Albert Labarre]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
Paris: Bibliotheque nationale de France, 1992. First Edition. Very good. 5 vols., 4to. Original wrappers (spines of Fasc. "H-L" and "M-O" a little faded with unimportant wear along joints). "Additions et Corrections" 16 ff. (ca. 250 entries), stapled as issued. WITH: 2 ff. half-title and title-page for Tome II, loose as issued. NOT ex-library! The extraordinary, almost heroic catalogue of incunabula in the BnF (CIBN), exhaustively describes ca. 8,000 titles/editions, many of which are unique. As Bernard ("Barney") Rosenthal notes in his critical review of the methodology of CIBN, notes "the sheer mass of incunabula described, the astonishing listing of multiple copies with their provenances and minor variants, the generous doses of well documented information concerning textual contents, the citation of a wide range of scholarly literature beyond the purely bibliographical works and journals, the promptness with which new data are incorporated in the descriptions, the almost fanatical (but unevenly applied) devotion to the listing of works under their true aluthors even when this means going counter to established traditions." (PBSA, 80:3 [1986], pp. 381-386, of which an offprint is included in our copy bearing a "heartfelt" presentation inscription on the front wrapper).
The editors of Tome II intentionally skipped entries "A-G" which had already been undertaken by Pellechet and Polain ("Catalogue general des incunables des bibliotheques publique de France," 3 vols., 1897-1909). The editors then began recataloguing entries "A-G" and in 1992 released in a single volume all the entries beginning with the letter "A" and all the blockbooks ("xylographes"), present in our copy. Of Tome I, two more fascicles have been issued: Fasc. 2 ("B") in 1996, and Fasc. 3 ("C-D") in 2006, both available from the BnF directly.
¶ From the famed Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana (sale at Christies NY, 2005, lot 1255).
The editors of Tome II intentionally skipped entries "A-G" which had already been undertaken by Pellechet and Polain ("Catalogue general des incunables des bibliotheques publique de France," 3 vols., 1897-1909). The editors then began recataloguing entries "A-G" and in 1992 released in a single volume all the entries beginning with the letter "A" and all the blockbooks ("xylographes"), present in our copy. Of Tome I, two more fascicles have been issued: Fasc. 2 ("B") in 1996, and Fasc. 3 ("C-D") in 2006, both available from the BnF directly.
¶ From the famed Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana (sale at Christies NY, 2005, lot 1255).
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- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3146
- Title
- [INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. Catalogue des Incunables [de la Bibliotheque nationale de France] (a.k.a. CIBN). Together 5 volumes. Tome I - Fasc. 1: Xylographes et "A." Tome II - Fasc. 1-4: "H-Z" and "Hebraica." TOGETHER WITH: "Additions et Corrections
- Author
- Bibliotheque nationale de France [compiled by Ursula Baumeister, Annie Parent-Charon, Dominique Coq, Antoine Coron, and Albert Labarre]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bibliotheque nationale de France
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We invite you to browse through a selection of our inventory: we strive to present the greatest historic detail and bibliographic accuracy, even for lesser priced - but no less interesting - items. We are happy to provide further images of any item: please inquire.
Order with confidence: we select every item with great care and discernment; moreover, we examine every page of every book. We are always interested in purchasing fine and rare books, manuscripts, and ephemera; please inquire. We very much appreciate your interest in our work, and your patronage. Thank you!
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