HASKELL F. NORMAN LIBRARY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, PART I: THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE/...PART II: THE AGE OF REASON/...PART III: THE MODERN AGE.|THE
- paper-covered boards
- New York: Christie's, 1998
New York: Christie's, 1998. paper-covered boards. Norman, Haskell F.. small 4to. paper-covered boards. 263,(3); 475,(3); 411,(3) pages. 3 volumes. Three-volume catalogue for the sale of 1,384 items from the collection of H.F. Norman (1915-1996). Prices realized loosely inserted in all volumes. A fine set.
Among items offered were an Aldine printing of the works of Aristotle, a first-edition Vesalius with Vesalius' own annotations, a copy of M. Curie's doctoral dissertation with a presentation to Ernest Rutherford, a 1475 medical text, the first entomology book, etc. etc. With many illustrations (the majority in black-and-white, but more than a few in color) of bindings, title/text pages, and book illustrations. Entries generally include provenances and other background information, and references. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
Among items offered were an Aldine printing of the works of Aristotle, a first-edition Vesalius with Vesalius' own annotations, a copy of M. Curie's doctoral dissertation with a presentation to Ernest Rutherford, a 1475 medical text, the first entomology book, etc. etc. With many illustrations (the majority in black-and-white, but more than a few in color) of bindings, title/text pages, and book illustrations. Entries generally include provenances and other background information, and references. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.
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Title
HASKELL F. NORMAN LIBRARY OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, PART I: THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE/...PART II: THE AGE OF REASON/...PART III: THE MODERN AGE.|THE
Binding
paper-covered boards
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Christie's: New York
Date
1998