Author: HARVARD / WILLIAM H. BOND
Title: The Houghton Library 1942-1967 a Selection of Books and Manuscripts in Harvard Collections
Description: Harvard University Press /HOUGHTON LIBRARY, 1967.. 1st Edition ADDED The Houghton Library, 1942–1967: A Selection of Color Reproductions xiv + (2) + 256 p, illustrated throughout [with] eleven leaves comprising 2 pp. description & ten color plates, index, 29 x 45 x5 cm. HARDCOVER: (Original black buckram with blind Harvard seal on the upper side & gilt lettered back, .AS NEW) ¶ RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER These TWO PUBLICATIONS,, specially in this VERY GOOD condition. Celebrating Harvard's Houghton Library's twenty-fifth anniversary, this large and sumptuous volume highlights the diversity and value of the Houghton's collections. It contains reproductions ranging from ancient and medieval manuscripts to the earliest printed books to the works of some of the twentieth-century's most important and interesting authors, artists, and designers. This work is intended not merely to celebrate the achievement of the past, but also to suggest the exciting vistas of the future.

Keywords: Painting art Cultural history COLLECTOR'S ITEM


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