Maggs Brothers (London)

(24 cm), 168 (12) pp., xlix p. of plates, illustrations. 174 items; priced. “Corrigenda and Addenda” leaf loosely inserted. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - Includes books from a sale conducted by Paul Van der Perre, Livres rares et précieux provenant pour la plus grande part de la bibliothèque la Serna Santander, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 7 November 1959. The catalogue is organised in four parts: Early presses of North-West Europe (items 1-95); Books from monastic libraries of North-West Europe (items 96-132); Bibliographical works by La Serna Santander and his contemporaries, Other reference works (items 133-174). Of particular interest are lots 118-131, books and manuscripts formerly in monastic libraries in England and Scotland. The catalogue contains a brief biographical notice of La Serna Santander and has nine indices. ¶ Unmarked copy.