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I just get the Voynich catalogue n° 24, which has been published in or before 1908 (probably 1908, because it was received by McGill University, Montreal, in 1908). The business address is 68, Shaftesbury Avenue, Picadilly Circus, London, W. A notice announces " I am pleased to be able to inform librarians, students and collectors that I have lately obtained control of the well known house, Libreria Franceschini, Palazzo Borghese, Via Ghibellina 110, Florence, which will in future be carried on in connection with my London business. I am now disposing of the stock of over half a million books and pamphlets, dealing with nearly every subject, collected by their previous owner during the last 55 years. Special lists of these books, each dealing with a separate subject, will shortly be published. Collectors wishing to receive these lists as they appear are requested to write to my London address, specifying the subject in which they are interested, as only a limited number of copies will be printed.". Catalogue n° 31 mention the new business address in Florence. If Centnerszwer i Ska was the ownership of Jakub Mortkowicz alone in 1915, and if the business addresses of Voynich are the results of takeover, catalogue n° 31 should have been published after 1915. The quantity of books owned by Voynich seems huge, and his business ability too. I am ready to work on the Voynich?s catalogues n° 1 to 6 and n° 24, at the request of the list. Best regards Xavier Ceccaldi |