Catalogue of Books Printed in the XVth Century now in the British Museum. [ 12 volumes, namely Parts I-X with 2 vols of Facsimiles, 1963-85.]

Trustees of the British Museum/British Library, London, 1962-3 lithographic reprint of the 1908 edition. 12 vols, Linen-backed boards, folio, 39 cm,. xxviii, 312 + xvii, 313-620 + xl, 621-864 + 16, 145, 16 + lv, 147-598 +l, 599-899 + lxxxviii, 901-1213 + lxxxvii, 441, 21, lxxii + xxxiv, 222, 7, ix + lxxv, 92, 6, xx + x, 93, viii + 30, lxxviii +50, cix pp. This part set comprises 10 text volumes and two volumes of facsimiles. This reprint edition is the best, reproducing as it does the British Museum's working copy "which contains numerous manuscript additions and corrections by various hands, the majority being by Dr. Victor Scholderer." Contents of the set: - Text Vols: Part I: Xylographica and books printed with types at Mainz, Strassburg, Bamberg and Cologne. Part II: Germany: Eltvil-Trier. Part III: Germany: Leipzig-Pforzheim, German-speaking Switzerland and Austria-Hungary. Part IV: Italy: Subiaco and Rome. Part V: Italy: Venice. Part VI: Italy: Foligno Ferrara Florence Milan Bologna Naples Perugia and Treviso. Part VII: Italy: Genoa-unassigned. Addenda. Part VIII: France, French-speaking Switzerland. Part IX: Holland, Belgium. Part X: Spain, Portugal. 1971. Facsimile vols: [A] Facsimiles, Parts I-III illustrative of types used in Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and Austria-Hungary. 1963. [B] Facsimiles, Parts IV-VII. 1963. A generally excellent set with minor blemishes: some abrasions to the rear boards of Volumes V and VII, spotting to the top edges, some spine-titles slightly faded, slight browning to some boards, otherwise Very Good indeed.