Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sat, Apr 18, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 617
Gutenberg and the Book of Books with Bibliographical Notes, Reproductions of Specimen Pages and a Listing of Known Copies.
Estimate: $100 - $200
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[Gutenberg] Johnson, Henry Lewis. Gutenberg and the Book of Books with Bibliographical Notes, Reproductions of Specimen Pages and a Listing of Known Copies. London: William Edwin Rudge, 1932. First edition. One of 750 copies. Original gilt lettered brown cloth housed, in a clamshell case with a printed paper spine label. Illustrated with 3 full-page color facsimile pages and 1 color example of initials from the Gutenberg Bible. Folio. Laid-in with a prospectus booklet advertising for the two-volume Cooper Square Gutenberg Bible facsimile, a Cooper Square Gutenberg Bible historical brochure, and a real photo postcard (RPPC) of the Gutenberg ?42-Line? Bible at the Library of Congress. Light scuffing or staining to case; else fine.
