[Rarebooks] FS: 1778 1st ed. on rare books in Nuremberg libraries & museume

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Murr, Chrostoph Gottlieb von. BESCHREIBUNG DER VORNEHMSTEN MERKWURDIG IN DES H. R. REICHS FREYEN STADT NURNBERG UND AUF DER HOHEN SCHULE ZU ALTDORF... Mit Kupfern. Nuremberg: J. E. Zeh. 1778. First edition. 8vo. (16),762,(2)pp. Errata at end. Complete copy (see below) with 4 added plates (3 folding) throughout the text, and 7 folding woodcut plates at back. With a few woodcuts in the text (not added). Beautifully bound in modern full calf, antique style, covers and spine ornately blind stamped.	$1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)
First edition. Includes extensive notices of the libraries and museums of Nuremberg, with lists of their most important rare books and manuscripts. Murr (1733-1811) was an art historian and publisher. Note: most copies record 5 folding (or 4) woodcut plates at the end, whereas our copy has 7.


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