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MacFarlane, John. Antoine Verard. The Bibliographical Society, London, 1900.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-library copy with bookplate on front endpaper. Perforation stamp and ink stamp on the title page. Front cover and spine have a spattering of very small stains. Contents very good. ; The Bibliographical Society, Illustrated Monographs No. VII, September 1900 for 1899. Printed at the Chiswick Press.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Attractively rebound in full red buckram with affixed cloth gilt titles to the sunned spine. Tight and clean and attractively done with new endpapers. Originally issued in grey printed wraps, which are now bound into the rear, The three page index and half title have each been rebacked and professionaly restored and repaired with onion skin. The remainder of the text and plates are very good, issued on quality uncut paper.
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$96.24 + shipping
Description: First Edition, 4to, xxxii,143,[1]pp., frontis., title printed in red and black, 79 facsimile woodcuts, orig. printed wrappers with closed tear to upper wrapper, unopened, uncut. Vérard was one of the earliest publishers to popularise the illustrated book.
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$121.91 + shipping
Description: First Edition, 4to, xxxii,143,[1]pp., frontis., title printed in red and black, 79 facsimile woodcuts, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut, a very good copy. Vérard was one of the earliest publishers to popularise the illustrated book. Provenance: from the library of Dr Elizabeth Armstrong with her signature to front-free endpaper.
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
John Macfarlane. Antoine Vérard. The Bibliographical Society, 1900.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pp. xxxi, 143, illustrated with 80 facsimiles. 4to. Green half morocco, green cloth sides, t.e.g., five raised bands, gilt title. Original brown wrappers bound in at rear. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Illustrated Monograph No. VII. With detailed descriptions of 286 works produced by this late 15th-early 16th century Parisian publisher. With the booklabel of Wilfred Merton (1888-1957), the great scholar, book and manuscript collector, and partner in the distinguished printing firm of Messrs Emery Walker Ltd. Spine somewhat faded to brownish-green, light rubbing to hinges; some offset from turn-ins onto fep. Interior fine; an attractive copy overall.
Seller: George Ong Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$127.09 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 4to (27.5 cm), frontispiece, XXXI, 144 pp, 79 illustrations on unpaginated plates. Cont. calf backed boards, leather toled in gold and in blind, gilt-lettered spine (boards somewhat soiled, leather slightly rubbed). "Bibliographical Society Illustrated Monographs No. VII" presents a comprehensive bibliography of the esteemed French publisher and bookseller Antoine Vérard (1485-1512). The monograph meticulously describes 286 books printed by Vérard and his immediate successors between 1485 and 1525. The introduction provides biographical details, outlines Vérard's publications, examines Vérard as an author, and delves into aspects such as illustrations, initials, Vérard's device, and trade practices. Additionally, the appendix includes Vérard's account sent to the Compte d'Angouleme, a chart depicting Vérard's 16th-century Horae, and a list of woodcuts traced through Vérard's publications.
Seller: Leopolis, Kraków, Poland
Macfarlane, John. ANTOINE VERARD. Bibliographical Society, London, 1900.
Price: US$134.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: pp: xxxi, 143 with addenda and index; frontispiece and 79 illustrations from old woodcuts. A biography of Verard and an introduction to his methods precede an annotated, illustrated census of 286 books printed under his name from 1485 through about 1525. Bound in red morocco and tan cloth boards, gray endpapers, two edges untrimmed. 11" x 8.5" Illustrated Monographs No. VII. Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Chiswick Press, "September 1900 for 1899."
Seller: R & A Petrilla, IOBA, Roosevelt, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto. xxxi, [1], [144] pp. With 79 facsimile woodcuts Original natural linen over brown paper boards, title in black on spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut Corners rubbed. A near fine copy. First edition. Illustrated Monographs VII.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.