[Rarebooks] FS: Special (1/50) large paper copies of "The Estiennes" leaf book. 1949

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(LEAF BOOKS) Pattison, Mark. THE ESTIENNES. A Biographical Essay. 
Illustrated with Original Leaves from Books Printed by the Three Greatest Members of 
That Distinguished Family. San Francisco: The Book Club of California. 1949. 
Folio. (14),42,(2)pp. Title with large woodcut device printed in red. With 
3 tipped-in original leaves: from EGREGII PATRIS RICARDI... Paris: Henri 
Estienne. 1510; from EUSEBII PAMPHILI EVANGELICAE PRAEPARATIONIS... in Greek. 
Paris: Robert Estienne. 1544; and from DIONIS CASSII ROMANORUM... Greek & 
Latin. Geneva: Henri II Estienne. 1592. This is the Special Edition limited to 
50 "large paper copies" (total printing of 390) on Crown and Sceptre paper, 
printed at the Grabhorn Press. Raw linen, paper spine label, over marbled 
boards. A fine copy. Laid in at rear is a letter from the President of the 
Book Club of California, noting that the 50 special copies were over-subscribed 
and the recipients (whose names are listed in the letter) were chosen by a 
drawing.     $500.00 (trade discount allowed)
DISBOUND AND DISPERSED, #101.

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