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A Statement of Invoice from Roger Payne (1739-1797), English bookbinderStatement of invoice prepared by Roger Payne for binding The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New. Edinburgh: James Watson,...
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Sir Thomas Phillipps – Illustrations of his distinguishing marks of ownership in books and manuscripts from the Phillipps LibrarySupplementing examples posted by Peter Kidd on his website ‘Manuscripts/Provenance,’ in the entry for Sir Thomas Phillipps...
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Proofs of Pine’s Horace (1731-1733)Princeton is fortunate to own what are the only recorded marked-up proof pages from one of the most famous illustrated engraved books of...
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Charles Lamb’s books at PrincetonBartlett & Welford’s sale catalogue of 60 lots consisting of volumes from Charles Lamb’s library (February, 1848) [ ExL...
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What is the language of the text on this page?Quiz: What is the language of the text on this page? A) German B) Latin C) Chinese D) Turkish This rare book was brought to our...
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Bookplate of John Rutherfurd (1760-1840)Bookplate of John Rutherfurd (1761-1840) on front pastedown of Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments (London, 1759) (Ex 6305.863.11)....
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The First American Edition of ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’ (1767)Recently acquired. The Michael Zinman copy of the first American edition of The Vicar of Wakefield . (2022-0031N). With contemporary...
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A Magnificent Manuscript of 1458, Signed by its Scribe — and by its Illuminator?Giovanni Balbi, Catholicon. Scheide Library M 163, f. 2r An immense folio manuscript of Giovanni Balbi’s Catholicon , the essential...
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Mystery Solved: A Long-Lost Spanish Vocabulario (ca. 1492-93) Comes to Light at PrincetonAlfonso de Palencia, Universal vocabulario (Seville, 1490), EXI Oversize 2530.693q Many of the most important discoveries in the study of...
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Teaching the SLAVE SHIPLike many, I first saw this image in my childhood, and I have never forgotten it. However, in retrospect, I do not believe that I was taught...
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WHAT COULD BE BETTER? Pairing and Comparing the Scheide and Kane Copies of Fifteenth-Century BooksQuestion: What could be better for the study of early printed books than examining a copy of a rare 15 th -century edition? Answer: Examining...
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Non finito: Unfinished Initials in Princeton’s 1469 ApuleiusUnfinished initial and border in Princeton’s Apuleius (Rome: Sweynheym & Pannartz, 1469). The first edition of the works of...
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Two Major Discoveries among Princeton University Library’s Printed Binding FragmentsPrinceton University Library is home to several hundred early printed fragments discovered within old bookbindings. These are the vestiges of...
