GOLDSCHMIDT (E.P.) - Gothic & Renaissance Bookbindings Exemplified and Illustrated from the Author’s Collection.

Ernest Benn, Ltd. 1928. First Edition, 2 vols., 4to, [x],369,[1]; 8pp., followed by 102 plates, coloured frontis., Howard M. Nixon’s copy with numerous pencil notes in his hand, a long A.L.s. from the author to Nixon tipped-in, slightly spotted, orig. cloth, hinges torn. Volume I, contains an introduction, a catalogue raisonné, a synopsis of the collection, an index of binders’ and booksellers’ names, monastic binders and cyphers. This remains one of the most scholarly works on the subject. Provenance: Westminster Chapter Library (bookplate); Howard M. Nixon; Pierre Berès.
GBP 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 554.5 US$ 824.67 | JP¥ 73358] Booknumber: 23818

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