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Wien: (Lichtdruck der K.K. Graphischen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt), (1912). 22; (126)pp. A facsimilie of Viennese printer Ludwig Bonnoberger's famous prayer book of 1607, presented to a gathering of bibliophiles at the Imperial Court Library in September 1912. Bound in buff cloth with interwoven silver threads. All edges are gilt and gauffered, with two indented circles to each edge. The book is housed in a scooped out compartment at the back of a larger volume of twenty-two pages. This work, bound in olive-green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, discusses details of Bonnoberger's tiny prayer book and miniature books in general. Text in German. Facsimile volume very fine; text of larger book slightly loose and a few small stains to its covers. Bookplates. (Welsh 546). (1 1/8 by 7/8; 30x22mm). Item #23313
Price: $350.00