2 vols, cloth, large 4to, xvii, 358 + 359-728 pp, ills. 557 entries. From Downs & Jenkins:."This is the first part, in two handsome well-printed volumes, of a projected catalog of the books and manuscripts established in the Harvard Library by Philip Hofer in 1938.This full-dress catalog is a model of its kind, furnishing collations, references, innumerable bibliographical details, many illustrations, and useful indices for 556 titles. One of the most useful sections of the bibliography is an analysis of the Horae B. M. V. and a series of charts devoted to the illustrations in the editions at Harvard. Among the many illustrations in Miss Mortimer's catalog there are a number devoted to the fine Renaissance bindings in the Hofer collection." Top edges slightly duststained, otherwise a Very Good set. Seller Inventory # ABE-58456

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Title: Harvard College Library Department of ...

Publisher: Harvard University Press, first edition, 1964

Publication Date: 1964

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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