Great Libraries, Anthony Hobson, 1970, HC, VG, w/DJ.

Hobson, Anthony. New York: G. P. Putnam's Son, 1970.

English, Very Good, HC, Folio, 12 1/2" x 10", 320 pp.

Hardcover in green cloth, Very Good green pictorial dust jacket. Slightly cocked spine, some toning; minor tears and chips to head and tail, some toning to dust jacket, light pencil writing, now in Mylar. 320 pp. Includes about 330 black-and-white and 60 color images of illuminated manuscripts, artworks, maps, and more. Explores 32 great libraries of Western Europe and North America from monasteries to private collections, with the oldest being from the 4th century AD and the most current being around 1970. Beautifully produced study on historically significant and intellectually rich libraries of the Western world.