The world's great manuscripts
Subtitle: fac-similes of royal, historical, literary and other autograph documents, from the reign of Henry the Fifth down to our own times.
By: Reproduced from the original manuscripts in the public libraries and private collections of England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.  Together with descriptive text, translations and special introductions by George F. Warner ... and Albert Ellery Bergh.
Contributors: Warner, George F. Sir, 1845-1936, ed.; Bergh, Albert Ellery, 1861-1919.; British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts.
Publisher: The Colonial Press
Published: 1901
Place of publication: New York and London
Language: eng
Subjects: Autographs -- Facsimiles.; Manuscripts -- Facsimiles.
Notes: Unauthorized reproduction of the "Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Dept. of mss., British museum," London, 1896-98, 1st-4th ser.
Royal édition-de-luxe.  Illuminated title.  Headings and ornamental initials in red.  Limited edition of 1,000 sets. v. 1, no. 1000; v. 2, no. 500.  The autographs are arranged chronologically in two series.
Ten facsimiles not in the British museum edition are added from other sources.
An "autograph édition-de-luxe" was issued under title "Universal classic manuscripts", without the additional facsimiles.