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Scientist, scholar & scoundrel : a bibliographical investigation of the life and exploits of Count Guglielmo Libri, mathematician, journalist, patriot, historian of science, paleographer, book collector, bibliographer, antiquarian bookseller, forger and book thief / by Jeremy M. Norman.
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Grolier Club 22
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norman, Jeremy M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libri, Guillaume, 1803-1869--Library--Exhibitions.
- Libri, Guillaume.
- Libri, Guillaume, 1803-1869--Biography--Exhibitions.
- Antiquarian booksellers--Europe--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Antiquarian booksellers.
- Book thefts--Europe--19th century--Exhibitions.
- Book thefts.
- Libri, Guillaume, 1803-1869.
- Libraries.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Fournier.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Didot.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Hoeflertext
- Private press books (Printing)
- Mohawk (Paper).
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 176, [2] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Scientist, scholar and scoundrel
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Grolier Club, 2013.
- Notes:
- "Published in connection with an exhibition held at the Grolier Club March 28 to May 24, 2013"--Title page verso.
- "Typeset in Fournier & Didot types with Hoeflertext ornaments. Printed on Mohawk paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon.
- "Copyright ©2013 Jeremy M. Norman"--verso of title page.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-170) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has invitation to the Grolier exhibit laid in.
- ISBN:
- 9781605830414
- 1605830410
- OCLC:
- 828200570
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