various Guide to American Historical Manuscripts in the Huntington Library Published by Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 1979. First Edition
Hard cover, quarto, 442pp. The Huntington Library was founded by Henry Edwards Huntington (1850 - 1927), an American railroad tycoon and book collector. The library has a vast collection (7 million manuscripts and 400,000 rare books) including a vellum Gutenberg Bible, and the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer, an illuminated copy of the famous Canterbury Tales. Condition: Near Fine.

Ref: BIBL 7884

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