[Rarebooks] FS: One of the rarest references for early printed books. 1/100 sets

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(BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS) Murray, Charles Fairfax. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY. Compiled by Hugh Wm. Davies. London: Privately Printed. 1910. 2 volumes. Lg. 4to. (16),600;(4),(601)-1096,lxx pp. Indices. Text profusely illustrated with hundreds of facsimiles and with 40 added plates, some printed in color. Edition limited to 100 sets. Bound in half dark blue morocco & blue textured cloth, spine extremities with a few small chips, hinges somewhat rubbed, but overall a very good, sound set. Laid into Vol. 1 is a 3-page autograph letter dated Dec. 10, 1883, signed by Murray to a "Mr. Ellis" regarding early printed books.	$1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)
This original edition of only 100 sets is one of the rarest reference tools on early printed books. The long descriptions and notes are very useful.


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