Catalogue of Biblical, Classical and Historical Manuscripts and of Rare and Curious Books (etc.)William Pickering, 1834 - 401 pages |
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... bound in blue morocco , with morocco linings , and gilt leaves , by C. Lewis , 1201 : This was deemed one of the finest Hebrew MSS . of the Sacred Scriptures in the Vatican Library . Junot , when Governor of Rome , obtained it from ...
... bound in blue morocco , with morocco linings , and gilt leaves , by C. Lewis , 1201 : This was deemed one of the finest Hebrew MSS . of the Sacred Scriptures in the Vatican Library . Junot , when Governor of Rome , obtained it from ...
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... bound in vellum , 81 8s A very beautiful Italian MS . of the Fifteenth Century . The Capital Letters are ornamented with splendid illu- minations , in some instances reaching from the top to the bottom of the page . 8 Ciceronis Cato ...
... bound in vellum , 81 8s A very beautiful Italian MS . of the Fifteenth Century . The Capital Letters are ornamented with splendid illu- minations , in some instances reaching from the top to the bottom of the page . 8 Ciceronis Cato ...
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... bound , 21 12s 6d 21 HOBBES'S ( Thomas ) LEVIATHAN , THE ORI- GINAL MANUSCRIPT , IN HIS OWN HAND- WRITING , with his Autograph at the end of the Dedication , dated 1640 , folio , very neatly and legibly written , calf , neat , 201 21 ...
... bound , 21 12s 6d 21 HOBBES'S ( Thomas ) LEVIATHAN , THE ORI- GINAL MANUSCRIPT , IN HIS OWN HAND- WRITING , with his Autograph at the end of the Dedication , dated 1640 , folio , very neatly and legibly written , calf , neat , 201 21 ...
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... bound in olive morocco , in fine preservation , 631 ALL THE PRECEDING DOCUMENTS OF MILTON'S FA- MILY HAVE THE AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES . Richard Milton is an attesting witness to Mary Milton and Anne Milton's releases . A ...
... bound in olive morocco , in fine preservation , 631 ALL THE PRECEDING DOCUMENTS OF MILTON'S FA- MILY HAVE THE AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES . Richard Milton is an attesting witness to Mary Milton and Anne Milton's releases . A ...
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... bound in blue morocco , by Lewis , gilt leaves , 167 168 An elegant Italian Manuscript of the early part of the Fifteenth Century , upon the purest vellum , with very broad margins , and illuminated capitals . 36 Sermons ( Three ) ...
... bound in blue morocco , by Lewis , gilt leaves , 167 168 An elegant Italian Manuscript of the early part of the Fifteenth Century , upon the purest vellum , with very broad margins , and illuminated capitals . 36 Sermons ( Three ) ...
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