English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) and Their Marks of Ownership (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) and Their Marks of Ownership (Classic Reprint) written by Seymour De Ricci and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930) And Their Marks of Ownership The present volume needs no preface. It is the exact reproduction (with a few added details and the necessary bibliographical apparatus) of four lectures delivered at Cambridge in November 1929. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.