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Incunabula in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London: a Handlist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

Janet F. Clayton
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The Society's library has grown considerably in size and stature during the 270 or so years of its existence. Reflecting as it does the tastes of the Fellows, many of whom have been bibliophiles both as collectors and writers, it has inevitably acquired by various means a large number of early printed books. Exactly how many was revealed when a shelf list of those published before 1700 was prepared in 1967. Of those fifty-one are incunabula, and they were thought to be of sufficient interest to be published in this extended list for the benefit of Fellows in general and bibliophiles in particular.

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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , September 1980 , pp. 308 - 319
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1980

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