Slotkin, Stanley

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A sheaf of seven detached leaves from a variety of early modern printed books, especially Bibles and related works. The sheaf is attached with a paper clip, prefaced by a small sheet with mounting instructions for the leaves. A number of the leaves are from the same volumes as the other detached leaves in this folder and in M084.02.0002.0002.

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Ephemera relating to the detached leaves that make up the majority of this box, including a photocopy of two newspaper articles relating to Slotkin's donation and an envelope containing cards with descriptions of each leaf.

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Two photocopied newspaper articles about Stanley Slotkin's donations of dismembered Bible leaves. The first article, from 21 March 1969, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is entitled "Millions in Bibles Page-by-Page Gifts" and the second, from 15 May 1969, from the Los Angeles Times is entitled "Collector Giving Away Bible Fortune."

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Various detached leaves of early modern printed books, primarily religious in nature. These leaves are not associated with any specific facsimiles in the collection (or there is no clear association between the title page facsimiles and the detached leaves).

Abstract Variety of facsimiles of title pages from dismembered early modern printed books with no original leaves associated with them. Index of included facsimiles:- Facsimile of the title page of the works of Hippocrates and Plutarch in Greek and Latin, printed in Basel in 1500 - Facsimile of the title page of a Medical Book by Frederick Hoffman, printed in Geneva in 1738 - Facsimile of the title page of a collection of medical texts printed in Nuremberg in 1695 - Facsimile of the title...