[Sale Catalogue of] The Parsons Fragment of Italian Prototypography. The Property of the Grandchildren of the Hon. Edward Alexander Parsons. 23 November 1998. Sale Code: BLUNDELL-6055. FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY
[Sale Catalogue of] The Parsons Fragment of Italian Prototypography. The Property of the Grandchildren of the Hon. Edward Alexander Parsons. 23 November 1998. Sale Code: BLUNDELL-6055. FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY | Rare and modern books |
Rare and modern books
Christie's,
1998
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[Sale Catalogue of] The Parsons Fragment of Italian Prototypography. The Property of the Grandchildren of the Hon. Edward Alexander Parsons. 23 November 1998. Sale Code: BLUNDELL-6055. FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY
[Sale Catalogue of] The Parsons Fragment of Italian Prototypography. The Property of the Grandchildren of the Hon. Edward Alexander Parsons. 23 November 1998. Sale Code: BLUNDELL-6055. FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY | Rare and modern books |
Rare and modern books
Christie's,
1998
25.30 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1998
- Publishers
- Christie's
- Keyword
- bibliography, sale catalogues, christies, printing, italian printing, prototypography sale catalogues, christie's, sale, catalogue, the, parsons, fragment, italian, prototypography
- Languages
- English
Description
4to., First Edition, with fine coloured frontispiece and 18 fine full-page coloured facsimiles in the text; original printed wrappers, a fine copy. The Parsons fragment of the Leiden Christi [c.1462-63?] is unique. It is the only known example of the FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY, as well as being the FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN ITALIAN, and employing a UNIQUE TYPE FOUNT.
