The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 4Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 242
... collections were made by booksellers , although christened with the buyers ' names . The collection of Thomas Grenville was built by the English bookseller John Payne . The James de Rothschild collection was largely the work of the ...
... collections were made by booksellers , although christened with the buyers ' names . The collection of Thomas Grenville was built by the English bookseller John Payne . The James de Rothschild collection was largely the work of the ...
Page 243
... collection is now at Cambridge University . Paul Petau and his son Alexandre did similar work in France . Their collection was later sold to Queen Christina of Sweden , who bequeathed it to the Vatican . Louis XV of France bought ...
... collection is now at Cambridge University . Paul Petau and his son Alexandre did similar work in France . Their collection was later sold to Queen Christina of Sweden , who bequeathed it to the Vatican . Louis XV of France bought ...
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... Collection . The first treatise on book- plates was Warren's famous Guide . In 1952 the British Museum obtained the bookplate catalog of the Franks Collection ( 1903-1904 ) that had been augmented with the notes and additions of J ...
... Collection . The first treatise on book- plates was Warren's famous Guide . In 1952 the British Museum obtained the bookplate catalog of the Franks Collection ( 1903-1904 ) that had been augmented with the notes and additions of J ...
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