11-16-201411-16-2014
Skinner Auctions
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2764BBoston
November 16, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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The Book of Kells [Evangeliorum Quattuor Codex Cenannensis].

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$1,476$1,200
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2764BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 16, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

The Book of Kells [Evangeliorum Quattuor Codex Cenannensis]. Berne: Urs Graf Verlag, 1950-1951.
Three folio volumes, facsimile of the Book of Kells, volumes one and two limited to 400 copies, volume three limited to 500; first two volumes illustrated with forty-eight color plates, many full-page black-and-white illustrations; with the original prospectus, bound in publisher's full vellum-backed boards, volume three in the publisher's dust wrapper, all three in publisher's slipcases, the cases slightly worn, 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (3)
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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Urs Graf Verlag