Author: Eugrammia Press
Title: Prospectuses for Facsimile Editions of Durer's Apocalypse and Duvet's Apocalypse
Description: London: The Eugrammia Press, [1962]. Prospectuses for facsimile editions of Albrecht Dürer's Apocalypse (1498) and L'Apocalypse Figureé (1555) by Jean Duvet. Prospectus for Dürer's Apocalypse: 4to. One 16-1/2 x 12 inch sheet of laid paper folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet. Printed in sepia and black inks. Page 1 displays sample woodcut from edition printed in sepia ink above a title printed black. Inner pages with sample page, and a full-page woodcut. Page four gives descriptive text. Prospectus for Duvet's Apocalypse Figureé: 4to. One 10-1/8 by 15 inch sheet folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet. Printed on laid paper in red and black inks. Inner pages display sample pages from book, including a full-page woodcut. Brochure laid in, a 9-3/16 x 9 inch sheet folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet, with reviews of the edition. Both prospectuses have been folded once for mailing. Durer's Apocalypse is slightly creased around fold, but Very Good Plus. Duvet's Apocalypse is Near Fine. From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner, Jr. (1926-2014) the founder of the Detroit based reference book publisher, Gale Research. .

Keywords: early printing, Renaissance printed books


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