Query about frontispiece from old book

"CP Baudelaire" wrote in message
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Thank you all so much guys. You have been very helpful and I really
appreciate the time you've put in to help with this admittedly obscure
request.

If you have any other ideas, let me know. Youve given me some
fascinating resources to look into.


-Brian

William M. Klimon wrote:
Annibale wrote:

Actually, there is a lot of good information buried on the plates in
books, and not referred to by many librarians or bibliographers. One
of
the reasons I like the AAS[MWA] catalog so much is that they almost
always list the draftsman and the printmaker, as well as the names of
all the craftsmen involved in a book including the printer and
stereotyper. That gives their descriptions a lot of currency. They
also
will mention the changing address of any of these as an aid to
establishing the issue or date of publication.


I concur. The American Antiquarian Society's catalogue is a marvel.
It is jam-packed with information. If your item falls within their
purview, their catalogue is definitely worth checking out:

http://www.americanantiquarian.org/library.htm

William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

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