Specimen of Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby's Principia typographica : an extensively illustrated work, in three volumes, imperial quarto, on the block-books, or xylographic delineations of Scripture history issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, during the fifteenth century; on their connexion with the origin of printing, and on the character of the water-marks in the paper of the period.

New title-page, notice, and list of purchasers ([4] p.) distributed June 1, 1858. Original t.-p. reads: Specimen-notice for the disposal of Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby's Principia topographica [etc.] ; Includes title pages of v. 1 and 3 (Paper-marks), selection of text of v. 3, indexes to all three vols. and selection of plates. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Library's copy is inscribed by the author.