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Librairie Leo S. Olschki, Florence. 1907-14. First Edition, 6 vols., in 5, folio, small neat library stamps intersperse throughout the text, over 2,000 facsimiles, recent half morocco, raised bands, leather labels on spines, gilt. This monumental work is the most exhaustive bibliographical study of illustrated books of any place, country or period ever published, and it set new standards for descriptions. Essling, one of Italy’s most famous collectors, assembled a vast collection of early Venetian woodcut books which served as a basis for his bibliography of Venetian illustrated books from 1450-1525. In all 2,585 works are meticulously described and collated. |
