Specimens of Oriental Mss. and Printing: A Portfolio of Original Leaves Taken from Rare Oriental Books and Manuscripts [title from label on publisher's box].
New York: The Foliophiles, (c1928). First edition, 1/120 copies. 4to. 46 specimens of Asian manuscripts organized in 15 printed folders, all housed in a publisher's clam-shell box of paper covered boards. The collection includes specimens of writing and/or printing in Sanskrit, Syriac, Armenian, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Pali (on palm leaves), Chinese, and Japanese. The box is worn, with cracked edges and a four inch piece missing from one side, the contents fine. (1234) (Item ID: 54584)
$1,250.00