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Early printed books / by E. Gordon Duff.

The binding of books : an essay in the history of gold-tooled bindings / by Herbert P. Horne.

Early illustrated books : a history of the decoration and illustration of books in the 15th and 16th centuries / by Alfred W. Pollard.

The great book-collectors / by Charles Isaac Elton ... & Mary Augusta Elton.

Book-plates / [William John Hardy].

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Early printed books / by E. Gordon Duff.

The binding of books : an essay in the history of gold-tooled bindings / by Herbert P. Horne.

Early illustrated books : a history of the decoration and illustration of books in the 15th and 16th centuries / by Alfred W. Pollard.

The great book-collectors / by Charles Isaac Elton ... & Mary Augusta Elton.

Book-plates / [William John Hardy].