Il Breviario Grimani della Bibliotheca di S. Marco in Venezia... (1904)
Leida (Leiden), New York: A. W. Sijthoff, Martinus Nijhoff, 1904. Hardcover. The first plate volume of this major edition in facsimile of the famous Breviary. 19 inches high. In recent wraps, title page plus 144 numbered plates with mats, the first 25 printed beautifully in color, housed in heavy bright yellow folding cloth chemise. Very good, minor institutional marks to the chemise. (Withdrawal stamp from institution). The project of producing this facsimile was finally completed in 1910: in all, there is a text volume (1903) and 12 portfolios of a total of 1581 facsimiles plates. Sets rarely appear at auction. A preliminary page is numbered '15' which might indicate a limitation of some sort. LARGE VOLUME WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES BEYOND STATED AMOUNT. Very Good. Item #H4976
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