An Inquiry Into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients: With a History of the Bookbinding from the Times of the Greek and Romans to the Present Day; Interspersed with Bibliographical References to Men and Books of All Ages and CountriesGroombridge, 1837 - 212 стор. |
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