[INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine. TOGETHER WITH: A Catalogue of Incunabula and Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine, First Supplement
by Durling, Richard J. and Krivatsky, Peter
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About This Item
Bethesda, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Library of Medicine; U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1971. First Edition. Together 2 vols. 4to (265 x 205 mm). Ad 1: xi, 698 pp. Ad 2: v, 51 pp. Original decorated gray cloth with black embossed roundel and black and gilt lettering on spines. Some soiling and fading to covers, internally very good. Loosely inserted: Pamphlet, "The Medical Department of Crear Library," by Herman H. Henkle. Reprinted from "The Centaur of Alpha Kappa Alpha, November 1956," 12 pp. Ad 1: Indispensable catalogue with 4808 entries. With Index of Printers and Publishers (1. Geographical Index; 2. Name Index), Concordance, and Index of Vernacular Imprints.
Ad 2: Catalogue of 27 incunabula and 272 sixteenth-century books that supplements the above catalogue, and also the "Catalogue of Incunabula and Manuscripts in the Army Medical Library" (1950).
¶ Both volumes from the very important library of Dr. Elmer Belt, great benefactor of UCLA, with his bookplate "From the House of Belt" (and quote from Chaucer).
Ad 2: Catalogue of 27 incunabula and 272 sixteenth-century books that supplements the above catalogue, and also the "Catalogue of Incunabula and Manuscripts in the Army Medical Library" (1950).
¶ Both volumes from the very important library of Dr. Elmer Belt, great benefactor of UCLA, with his bookplate "From the House of Belt" (and quote from Chaucer).
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- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
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- Title
- [INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine. TOGETHER WITH: A Catalogue of Incunabula and Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine, First Supplement
- Author
- Durling, Richard J. and Krivatsky, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Library of Medicine; U.S. Govt. Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Bethesda, MD
- Date Published
- 1971
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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.
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Glossary
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- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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