Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library

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Ernst Fischer, Bokbandets Historia, Stockholm, P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1922, 8vo., publisher's printed wrappers


Anker Kyster, Bookbindings in the Public Collections of Denmark, Copenhagen, Levin & Munksgaard, 1938 - - Anker Kyster, The Royal Library, Copenhagen (Bookbindings in the public collections of Denmark, 1), Copenhagen, Levin & Munksgaard, 1938, fol., "Edition limited to 250 copies", half green cloth over decorated boards


Göteborg, Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet

Axel Nilsson, Bokbandsdekorens Stilutveckling, Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet (Gothenburg), Göteborg, 1922, fol., publisher's printed boards


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