Voet (Léon), 1919-2002; Voet-Grisolle (Jenny)

Six volumes (25.5 cm), I (A-B, 1980): (1) xxxviii (2), 512 pp., [32] p. of plates. Entries 1-853. II (C-F, 1981): (4), pp.[513]-976, [32] p. of plates. Entries 854-1229. III (G-L, 1981): (4), pp.[977]-1470, [32] p. of plates. Entries 1230-1616. IV (M-P, 1982): (4), pp.[1471]-1965 (1), [32] p. of plates. Entries 1617-2116. V (Q-Z, 1982): (4), pp.[1967]-2434, [32] p. of plates. Entries 2117A-2494. VI (Indices, 1983): (2) pp.[2435]-2870 (2), [13] p. of plates (printer’s marks). Uniform publisher’s blue cloth, original card slipcases (no dust jackets issued). - 2494 different editions are described, with 494 reproductions of printers’ devices, title-pages, etc. Volume VI contains ten indexes. Besides those one might normally expect, there are indexes of editions falsely published under Plantin’s name, of editions of which no copy (or no complete copy) could be located, of editions in languages other than Latin (there are twelve languages), and of illustrated editions. ¶ Excellent, unmarked copy. Slipcase of vol. III damaged.