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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Books and Manuscripts; Belonging to Mr. Brayton Ives of New-York: Comprising: Early Printed Books, Americana, Illustrated French Books, Works of Standard Authors, Classical Manuscripts, Missals and Books of Tours
The collection is strong in typographical rarities. It con tains, in addition to those already named, the first three and the only books printed by john of S pira, the first printer of Denice the first book printed in Italy; one by the first printers of 'paris one in which signatures were used for the first time the first volume issued in octavo form the first book printed by the stereotype process and many others of almost equal interest.
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