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LIMITED EDITION OF 750 COPIES - COPY No.171. RARE catalog of Michael Wittock`s collection of 74 Italian and French 16th-century bindings held in the Bibliotheca Wittockiana Museum in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels. The book is divided into two sections: the part on Italian bookbindings was written by Anthony Hobson in English, while the part on French bookbindings was written by Paul Culot in French. 335x245mm. 190 pages. Green cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt front cover and spine. Jacket rubbed. Jacket edges slightly worn. Jacket front upper edge and spine upper edge tattered. Other than small wear to jacket, this extremely rare album, a real treat for any serious bibliophile, is otherwise in very good condition.