cloth, dust jacket, paper slipcase
1953 · Bern
Bern: Herbert Land & Cie, 1953. cloth, dust jacket, paper slipcase. Bern. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket, paper slipcase. (ii), 135+(1) pages. Herausgegeben im Auftrag der Burgerlichen Behörden der Stadt Bern anlä§lich der 600-Jahr-Feier des Bundes der Stadt Bern mit den Waldstätten. Text von R.v. Fischer u.a. First edition. A history of the famous Bern library on the 600th anniversary of its founding. In celebration, essays are devoted to topics like the art historical meaning of the Burgerbibliothek manuscripts (by Otto Homburger). Several essays touch on important manuscript collctions that later were given to the library. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. In German. (Inventory #: 62606)