The black death : being the continuation of the library of Dr. Fritz Strauss & his colleciton of books about the plague including insects and early microscopy : catalog 53 / Jeff Weber Rare Books, Ratopolis, California.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeff Weber Rare Books, issuing body.

Contributor:

Gerry, Vance, cover designer.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Jeff Weber Rare Books (Series); no. 53.

Catalog ; 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jeff Weber Rare Books--Catalogs.

Jeff Weber Rare Books.

Booksellers' catalogs--California.

Booksellers' catalogs.

Plague--Bibliography--Catalogs.

Plague.

Microscopy--Bibliography--Catalogs.

Microscopy.

Insects--Bibliography--Catalogs.

Insects.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Printed wrappers (Binding)

Untrimmed edges (Binding)

Booksellers' catalogs.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[80] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Black death : the Strauss library : catalogue 53 : rare microscopy, insects & the plague

Place of Publication:

Glendale, California : Jeff Weber Rare Books, [1997]

Notes:

Cover title.

"Winter 1997."--Page [2] of cover.

"Cover illustration: 3152: Bourdon de Sigrais, Histoire des rats. 1737. Design and layout by Vance Gerry."--Page [2] of cover.

Map on page [3] of cover signed: V. Gerry.

Local Notes:

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript note ("C1427") in pencil on page [1].

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: a few leaves unopened at head edge.

OCLC:

1143620679