These eight essays include Janet Backhouse on the sale of the Luttrell Psalter, T.A. Birrell on John Gage and the bibliography of medievalism, Mirjam Foot on scholar-collectors and their bindings, Christopher de Hamel on the collection and dispersal of the MSS of Baron Edmond de Rothschild.
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Illustrated laminated boards, 8vo, 22 cm, xv, 165 pp. Contents include: Scholars and bibliophiles: book collectors in Oxford 1550-1650 by David Pearson; Scholar-collectors and their bindings by Mirjam M. Foot; Dr Andrew Coltée Ducarel (1713-1785): pioneer of Anglo-Norman studies by Robin Myers; The circle of John Gage (1786-1842), Director of the Society of Antiquaries, and the bibliography of medievalism by T. A. Birrell; Bibliotheca Heberiana by Arnold Hunt; The sale of the Luttrell Psalter by Janet Backhouse; The illuminated manuscript collection of Edmond de Rothschild by Christopher de Hamel; The library of the Society of Antiquaries of London: acquiring antiquaries' books over three centuries by Bernard Nurse; Index. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # ABE-56798
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. book is in unread, excellent condition with no evidence of scuffing or wear. pages clean and bright. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717848416922
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