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Original Leaves from Famous Bibles (Nine centuries, 1121-1935 A. D.) Series A
by Ege, Otto F. (compiler and editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, Inc., 1936. Hardcover Box. Fine. First limited edition. 1+37 leaves. Folio. Leaf book in original light brown buckram box, black morocco label with gilt letters on upper cover, missing some parts; Minor tears to the edges of the box, occasionally stained, slight shelf ware. The box in overall good condition. One preliminary leaf (title page) and thirty-seven original Bible leaves in various sizes; each hinged into a window-mounted folder with explanatory printed captions identifying contents, details, and the dates. The folder of London Polyglot Bible, O.T., 1655 has a tear in the corner; the original leaf in fine condition. Other leaves all in fine condition. From the collection and notes prepared by Otto Ege. Very scarce, complete as issued. (ref Disbound and Dispersed, The Caxton Club, 2005, p. 116, #68) The Bible leaves from Otto Ege's collection (d. 1951); he was the dean of the Cleveland Institute of Art, a lecturer on history and art of the book, biblioclast, bookseller, and book-breaker. From the 1930s onwards, he compiled his famous portfolios resulting in seven series, each limited to 40 to 200 copies. This copy is one of limited 200 sets of "Original Leaves from Famous Bibles".</p><p>Contents: 1. Armenian manuscript Bible, 1121/ 2. Miniature manuscript Bible, ca 1240/ 3. Nuremberg Bible, 1483/ 4. Italian incunabula Bible, 1495/ 5. Koberger Latin Bible, 1497/ 6. Aldine Greek Bible, 1518/ 7. Bible of the Low Countries, 1532/ 8. Suppressed Luther Bible, 1541/ 9. Matthew Bible, 1549/ 10. Great Bible, 1549/ 11. Giustiniani's Hebrew-Latin Bible, 1551/ 12. Stephanus Latin Bible, 1555/ 13. Plantin Louvain Bible, 1565/ 14. Stephanus Greek New Testament, 1569/ 15. Bishops' Bible, 1575/ 16. Genevan/Breeches Bible, 1592/ 17. Hamburg Polyglot, 1596/ 18. Fulke's New Testament, 1601/ 19. Second printed Spanish Bible, 1602/ 20. King James Bible, 1611/ 21. Pearl Bible, 1653/ 22. London Polyglot Bible, O.T., 1655/ 23. London Polyglot Bible, N.T., 1657/ 24. Elzevir States general Bible, 1663/ 25. Eliot Indian Bible, 1685/ 26. Baskett Bible, 1740/ 27. Germantown Bible, 1763/ 28. Baskerville Cambridge Bible, 1763/ 29. Baskerville Birmingham Bible, 1769/ 30. Thomas Greek New Testament, 1800/ 31. Thomson's Bible, 1808/ 32. The Immaculate Bible, 1811/ 33. Confederate Imprint, New Testament, 1862/ 34. Polychrome Bible, 1899/ 35. Doves Bible, 1903-1905/ 36. Nonesuch Bible, 1924-1925/ 37. Rogers Oxford Lectern Bible, 1935 1930
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143819
- Title
- Original Leaves from Famous Bibles (Nine centuries, 1121-1935 A. D.) Series A
- Author
- Ege, Otto F. (compiler and editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Box
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philip C. Duschnes, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Leaf book|manuscript|Otto Ege|Bible|
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
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