The Gutenberg Bible: The First Printed Book, the Melk Copy, Described by Seymour de Ricci. To be Sold by Order of the Owner, Edward Goldston, London, England, Monday Evening, February Fifteenth ...

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Pagina 5 - The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will afford every facility for the employment of carriers and packers by the purchasers, but will not be responsible for any damage arising from the acts of such carriers and packers. The Anderson Galleries...
Pagina 5 - The highest bidder to be the buyer. In all cases of disputed bids the lot shall be resold, but the Auctioneer will use his judgment as to the good faith of all claims and his decision shall be final.
Pagina 8 - ... twelve hundred and odd pages of dark stately type, the deep black ink, the broadness of the margins, the fine texture of the paper, may have been equalled, but they have never been surpassed; and in its very cradle, the printer's art, thanks to the Gutenberg Bible, shines forth indeed as an art much more than as a craft. "Last but not least, the Gutenberg Bible is the first edition of the Book of Books. "THE MERE FACT THAT IN THE RHINE VALLEY IN 1450 THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PRINTED SHOULD HAVE...
Pagina 5 - Company reserves the right to recatalogue the goods for immediate sale without notice to the defaulting buyer, and all costs of such resale will be charged to the defaulter. This condition is without prejudice to the rights of the Company to enforce the sale contract and collect the amount due without such resale at its own option.
Pagina 5 - TERMS CASH. If accounts are not paid at the conclusion of each sale, or, in the case of absent buyers, when bills are rendered, this Company reserves the right to...
Pagina 5 - Incorporated, will not be responsible for any loss or damage whatever, but the lot or lots will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser, and subject to storage charges. All lots will be placed on public exhibition before the date of sale, for examination by intending purchasers, and The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible for the correctness of the description, authenticity, genuineness, or for any defect or fault in or concerning any lot, and makes no warranty whatever, but...
Pagina 5 - ... paid on or before delivery, in default of which The Anderson Galleries, Incorporated, will not be responsible if the lot or lots be lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the purchaser, and subject to storage charges.
Pagina 8 - It is one of the most beautiful books ever printed; the quiet dignity of those twelve hundred and odd pages of dark stately type, the deep black ink, the broadness of the margins, the fine texture of the paper, may have been equalled, but they have never been surpassed; and in its very cradle, the printer's art, thanks to the Gutenberg Bible, shines forth indeed as an art much more than as a craft.
Pagina 5 - Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lots purchased shall be resold immediately. Purchases to be removed at the buyer's expense and risk within twenty-four hours from the conclusion of the sale, and the remainder of the...
Pagina 8 - ... of dark stately type, the deep black ink, the broadness of the margins, the fine texture of the paper, may have been equalled, but they never have been surpassed; and in its very cradle, the printer's art, thanks to the Gutenberg Bible, shines forth indeed as an art much more than as a craft. . . . Did Gutenberg realize that by setting up the Holy Text in type he was heralding one of the greatest movements of human thought in the history of the civilized world?

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