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Corvina Press. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day).Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library, but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Gilt and black stamped beige cloth boards, quarto, 398pp., illustrated in color. Book has mild toning to edges of boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

Nwe York: Praeger, 1969. Hardbound. VG-/VG- (overall light shelfwear to boards, block and dj. writing on ffep in ink. Pages and plates are clean and clear.). Off white linen cloth with black title block on front cover and spine with gilt lettering; black dust jacket with color illustration and white lettering; 398 pp; 144 color plates. Contents: The history of the Bibliotheca Corviniana / Csaba Csapodi -- Description of surviving authentic Corvinian manuscripts / Csaba Csapodi -- The script and illumination of Corvinian manuscripts / Klára Csapodi-Gárdonyi -- Description of plates / Klára Csapodi-Gárdonyi -- List of plates -- Abbreviations -- List of names and plates. Companion vol. to I. Berkovits' Illuminated manuscripts from the library of Matthias Corvinus, published in 1964. Includes bibliographical references.

NY: Frederick A. Praeger. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed, slipcase toned.. 1969. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tan cloth with inset paper labels on front boards and spine. Housed in plain cardboard slipcase. Black and white illustrations, color plates, and lists. A history of the royal library and descriptions of many of the surviving volumes. A beautiful copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 398 pages .

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition, 1969, hardcover with gray cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto, 398pp., illustrated in color. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked but generally toned throughout. DJ VG+ with rubbing, mild edgewear. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

Frederick A. Praeger, 1969 4to. light cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. Fine condition. 398pp. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. Profusely illustrated.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

UsedVeryGood. Name written inside the front and back cover. pages are clean. Minor wear on the dust jacket. Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Corvina Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Hungarian. Folder good. (private libraries, illumination of books and manuscripts, reniassnace manuscripts, hungary, catalogs ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Shannon, Irish University Press 1969. 398 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (Exteriors of the dustjacket slightly rubbed at places, otherwise in good condition.)

Corvina Press. Used - Very Good. 1969. Quarto, 398 pp., 143 full-color photographic plates. Wear&tear to DJ, shelf wear, minor bumps, hinges starting. Otherwise sound.. (Subject: Medieval, Art & Illumination.)

Frederick A. Praeger. Used - Very Good. 1969. Cloth, dj. Folio. 398 pp. Profusely illustrated. Moderate shelf wear and mild scuffing to dust jacket. Top corners slightly bumped. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Medieval, Art & Illumination.)

Shannon : Irish University Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 398 pages, colour illustrations, 33 cm. Subjects: Matthias I, King of Hungary 1443-1490 Library Catalogues. Corvinus, Matthias, King of Hungary, 1458-1490. Manuscripts ; Bibliography ; Catalogues. Illumination of books and manuscripts ; Specimens. Genre: Art. Language: English.

Budapest: Magyar Helikon, 1981. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oversized clothbound book in dustwrapper. A fine work describing the history of the great library founded in Budapest by Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and presents its surviving volumes. Second revised edition. Very good clothbound book in very good unclipped dustwrapper. heavily illustrated in full color. 334 pp.

NY 1969 first edition Praeger. The Bibliotheca Corviniana "amassed at Buda...from 1458-1490...was the first great humanist library to be established outside of Renaissance Italy" (jacket). Hardcover. Lg.4to., 398pp., many illuminated manuscripts fully illustrated in color, cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ, light wear. In original publisher's God plus cardboard box. No ownership marks. .

New York: Corvina Kiado/Magyar Helikon, 1981. Second Revised Edition edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 33 Cm. ... Hardcover, good condition, w. smwht slanted, ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. V. ltly tanned p. edges, sme lt soil. Cln, tight, unmarked. Dj good, smwht rubbed, sme marks. Lt edgwr, sme lt bumping at top and bottom.Sm tear at fr flap base, Boards . ISBN: 9632076176. Catalogs: Books on Books.

Corvina Press, 1981-01-01. 2nd edition revised. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Front endpaper is covered with gift inscriptions to US Ambassador Charles Thomas, to Hungary when he retired in 1993. There is edge and surface wear to the dust jacket. Tan cloth boards are lightly rubbed at the edges, spine shows some give and take evidencing use. Front hinge is breaking at the endpaper, beautiful book is clean otherwise. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

Hungary: Magyar Helikon, 1981. Second, Revised Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Color photos. Folio (13" x 9 1/2"), beige buckram with gold lettering on spine and blindstamped Corinus coat-of-arms on front cover, glossy black dust jacket with white lettering on spine and full-color reproduction of a fully illuminated page of a volume from the Bibliotheca Corviniana (plus white paper over-wrapper), illustrated with 114 full-color glossy plates depicting pages or exempla from this fabulously beautiful collection of illuminated pages and beautifully bound volumes, translated by Zsuzsanna Horn revised by Bertha Gaster, Design by Tibor Szanto, publisher's loose paper band, white silk page-marker, 334 pages. Weight: 4 1/2 lbs. BRILLIANT COPY illustrating the illuminated library of King Mattias Corvinus (1458-1490): Tight, clean, bright without foxing to the magnificent photos. Extensive commentary and annotations. No previous owner's marks. Apart from some wear and nicks to the white… Read More

Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean throughout. DJ has slight wear on edges. In archival cover.

New York. Frederick A. Praeger. 1969. Bound in gilt titled linen over boards with gilt titled inset to front cover. Tall 4to (9.5" x 12.5"). First Edition. Illustrated throughout with full page colour plates depicting illuminated manuscripts, bindings, etc. A Very Fine copy in a Near Fine dustwrapper.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. First American edition. 179 plates. 394 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Crimson textured cloth. Fine. First American edition. 179 plates. 394 pp. 1 vols. 4to.