| Author | Thacher, John Boyd, 1847-1909.
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| Title | Catalogue of the John Boyd Thacher collection of incunabula. Compiled by Frederick W. Ashley, chief of the Order division.
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| Published | Washington, Government Printing Office, 1915.
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| Description | 329 p. incl. illus, facsim. in color front. (port.) 26 cm.
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| General Note | At head of title: Library of Congress.
"The ... collection ... was on April 27, 1910, intrusted by Mrs. John Boyd Thacher to the custody of the Library of Congress as a deposit subject to her pleasure."--Introd.
840 works; specimens of over 500 presses.
This volume, with added title and preface, forms the first volume of the catalogue of the collection of John Boyd Thacher in the Library of Congress, in three volumes. 1931.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Introduction.--John Boyd Thacher: a biographic sketch.--List of works of John Boyd Thacher.--Preface.--Authorities.--Fifteenth century books.--Indexes: I. Countries: II. Towns: III. Printers and publishers: IV. Authors and books: V. Hain number.
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| Subjects | Incunabula -- Bibliography -- Catalogs.
Library of Congress. Division of Accessions.
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| Other Authors | Ashley, Frederick William, 1863-1942.
Thacher, Emma Treadwell.
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| Organizations | Library of Congress. Division of Acessions.
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| Related Titles | John Boyd Thacher collection of incunabula.
Thacher collection of incunabula.
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| LC Card Number | 14-30012 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: Z 240 T41
mq161537: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 98325] |
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