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Photograph of map of France from Lizars' Atlas

E333 Lizars’ Atlas

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A new and elegant general atlas of the world : comprehending all the empires, kingdoms & states in the old and new hemispheres : taken from the most celebrated modern geographers and carefully […]

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Illustrations
Photograph of binding of Baskerville Bible D52a

D52A Baskerville Bible

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The Holy Bible : containing the Old Testament and the New : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised / by His Majesty’s special command. Appointed […]

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Bibles
Photograph of leaf from Gutenberg Bible A1

A1 Gutenberg Bible Leaf

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 Bible. Latin. Vulgate. 1455. Mainz : [Printer of the 42-line Bible], 1455. 1 leaf in wooden frame Two lines supplied in blue, headlines in blue and red. Two- and six-line blanks left […]

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Bibles, Typefaces
Photograph of binding of A record of the Black Prince E401b

E401 A Record of the Black Prince

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A record of the Black Prince being a selection of such passages of his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period … by Henry Noel Humphreys. London […]

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Artists' books, Typefaces
Photograph of binding of Uncle Tom's Cabin E395

E395: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Uncle Tom’s cabin : or, Life among the lowly : a tale of a slave in America / by Harriet Beecher Stowe : with above one hundred and fifty illustrations / drawn by George Thomas […]

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Children's books
Photograph of binding of Oxford lectern bible F383

F383 Oxford Lectern Bible

March 10, 2014by edwardclarkcollection

The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty’s special command. Oxford : Printed at […]

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Bibles
Photograph of page of Bassandyne Bible B109

B109 Bassandyne Bible

March 10, 2014by edwardclarkcollection

The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, & conferred with the beste translations in divers languages .. Printed in Edinburgh : by […]

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Bibles
Photograph of binding of Plantin Bible B118

B118 Plantin Bible

February 28, 2014by edwardclarkcollection 1 Comment

  Biblia Sacra : quid in hac editione a thrologis louanien sibus praestitum sit, eorum praefatio indicat. Antuerpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1583. Bible. Latin. Vulgate. 1583. Red leather 17th cent. Scottish or English binding, […]

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Bibles
Close-up photograph of text from Doves Bible F195

F195 Doves Bible

February 28, 2014by edwardclarkcollection

The English Bible : containing the Old Testament & the New : translated out of the original tongues by special command of His Majesty King James the First …  in 5 volumes. Hammersmith : The Doves Press, 1903. […]

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Bibles, Typefaces
Photograph of detail of binding of Autotypography E275

E275 Autotypography

February 28, 2014by edwardclarkcollection

Autotypography : or art of nature printing / [Henry Bradbury]. London (Whitefriars) : Bradbury and Evans, 1860. Printed for special circulation. 68p. ; 14x9cm This rather insignificant-looking little book gave us quite a surprise. We received […]

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Illustrations
Cropped photograph of illustrated page of Kelmscott Chaucer F308

F308 Kelmscott Chaucer

February 28, 2014by edwardclarkcollection

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer : now newly imprinted / edited by F.S. Ellis. London, Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press, 1896. Printed in black and red with ornamental initials; red print in margins. Typeface: Troy type Bound in […]

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