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18366022107London: John Major 1836. 3/4 calf and marbled boards & leather spine labels by Zaehnsdorf top edges gilt. Ex-library with external markings neatly removed lacks leather labels on volume 1 light rubbing of extremities: VG. 8vo. Illustrated with 10 full page engravings. John Major hardcover
18417342London:: John Murray 1841. First edition. Very Good. A Very Good Copy. Boards rubbed shelf wear. Head of spine softened. 12 mo 6 x 4.5 inches. Navy blue polished calf gilt/ tooled spine with 6 panels and 5 raised bands gilt lettering set in 2nd panel. xv 2 336 pp steel engraved frontispiece 11 engraved plates. Dedication page list of patrons with number of requested copies; beginning with Her Majesty the Queen and all members of the Royal household three page subscriber's list . Selected and arranged by Thomas Dibdin author of The English Fleet Cabinet with characteristic steel engraved sketches by George Cruikshank. Published in London by the Publisher to the Admiralty: John Murray Albemarle Street. Charles Dibdin Hampshire 1745-1814 prolific and popular English composer dramatist author and actor best known for his sea songs and operas. calf John Murray, hardcover
1825000442London: Harding Triphook and Lepard 1825. Hardcover. Second Edition revised. 8vo. 2 volumes. Volume I. pp. 6 448. Volume II. pp. 2 449-899 1. Bound in modern quarter calf with marbled boards and endpapers after 19th century style. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild scattered marginal foxing; a few minor tears are professionally sealed; a tiny hole in pp. 723/24 effects a couple letters of text; a name is lightly written in an early hand on corner of front fly-leaf of each volume. Dibdin discusses the best books with which to fill an English gentlemans antiquarian library. Primarily covers works in the humanities - history voyages and travels belles letters poetry English drama etc. Copious notes are included on many titles in regards to content scarcity best editions etc. <br/><br/> Harding, Triphook, and Lepard hardcover
1828053757William Pickering and John Major. A beautiful crisp hardcover copy in good plus condition paper cracked at front hinge but hinge sound rubbing and shelfwear to leather former owners name written neatly in fountain pen on front endpaper and bookplate on paste down age toning to endpapers pastedowns and title page. Bound in full leather with raised bands and gold gilt lettering gilt textblock. Photos upon request. . Good. Hardcover. 1828. William Pickering and John Major hardcover
1804042862London: Printef for W. Dwyer 1804. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . Professionally rebound in 1/4 leather. Raised spine bands. Contemporary leather label. Marbled boards. Frontispiece. Errata page. All pages edges marbled. 571pp. Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Full refund if not satisfied. Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776 – 1847 was an English bibliographer born in Calcutta to Thomas Dibdin the sailor brother of Charles Dibdin. A handsomely rebound Second Edition copy. Printef for W. Dwyer hardcover
18361011H3London: John Major 1836. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None Stated. The first edition of Dibdin"s engaging memoir of the rare book world a vivid glimpse into early 19th century bibliomania complete in two volumes. In a contemporary half calf calf binding with marbled paper boards. First edition. Complete in two volumes.A lively autobiographical work in which Dibdin reflects on his career as a bibliographer and clergyman recounting his encounters with collectors libraries and the rare book trade. Dibdin 1776-1847 was one of the most influential figures in the development of British bibliomania best known for The Bibliomania and Bibliotheca Spenceriana.An engaging and informative account of the golden age of book collecting. In a contemporary half calf calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally sound. Small perforation mark to spine of volume I. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in loss to calf more so to corners and joints. Rubbing to boards resulting in slight loss to paper. Chipping to calf at extremities of spine. Slight discolouration to spine and extremities. Previous owner's small ink inscription to front paste downs. Colour pencil annotation to front paste down of volume II. Hinges strained but firm. Light soiling to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Scattered spotting to plates. Offsetting from plates to facing pages. The odd pencil inscription to margins from previous owner. The odd spot heavier to first and last few leaves. Good John Major hardcover
1821124713London England: for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakspeare Press 1821. later buckram gilt-stamped spine labels all edges gilt. Dibdin Thomas Frognall. 8vo. later buckram gilt-stamped spine labels all edges gilt. 6 xxxii 462 lxxx; iv 5551; iv 622 lxii pages. 3 volumes. First editions Windle and Pippin A38a; New Cambridge Bibliography 3 1644. Previous owner's bookplate in each volume. Some tissue leaves lacking causing offsetting. Scattered foxing. Else a near fine set.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Preface by the author table of contents list of plates "with" and "without" text in Volume I. Bibliographical and general indices addenda and corrigenda follow text in Volume I. Author's intent was to furnish Britons with "an account of the treasures of the libraries or of the general literary character" of his destinations on the Continent. With 63 plates 83 text illustrations. 20th century buckram binding. for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press unknown
18381410326London: C. Richards 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto two volumes. In Good condition. Bound in green Morocco leather with gilt ornamentation. Paneled spines with gilt titling. Boards have discoloration to spines chipping to extremities and wear throughout. Volume 1 rear board is detached from spine. Volume 2 front board is detached from spine. Textblocks have gilt ornamentation to turn-ins marbled end pages age toning throughout and chipping to edges. Volume 2 has a loose plate titled "Hugh Stewart". Both volumes contain the bookplate of Alexander Cochrane 1758-1832 to the front pastedowns. Shelved in Room F. This two volume set is bound in a signed Zaehnsdorf binding. 1410326. Special Collections. C. Richards hardcover
1804BBDIDIBD17London: Printed For W.Dwyer. 1804. 1804. 8vo. pp. xx lxxii 571 1errata. frontis. facsimile of Complutensian Polyglot text. with half-title. contemporary calf gilt back covers detached some foxing. Jackson 4. Hardcover. London: Printed For W.Dwyer., 1804. Hardcover
1836001672London: John Major 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 parts bound in 1 volume xxxii 4 982 44 p.: frontispiece title vignette 8 additional leaves of plates 1 folded in-text illustrations and facsimiles; 22 cm. Contemporary three-quarter dark green morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine title: Dibdin's Literary Reminiscences. Gilt- and blind-tooled spine decoration. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Paginated continuously. Includes list of subscribers and index. Frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by J. Posselwhite from a painting by George Richmond. Volume 2 title page omitted in binding. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper for William Horatio Crawford Lakelands Cork with motto: Durum Patientia Frango. William Horatio Crawford 1812-1888 was a member of the prominent Crawford family in Cork and a renowned book collector and gardener. In Very Good Condition: binding is rubbed; slight loss of leather at head of spine; leather is separated along back joint from head of for 2 cm. and just starting to tear across spine; front endpapers slightly scraped; something formerly taped on blank page preceding frontispiece and back of frontispiece now removed leaving discoloration; frontispiece separated along gutter for 4 cm. from head; pages and plates are clean and tight. John Major hardcover
1829023287London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. Scarce in the original cloth which is in Good condition. Some chipping at spine heads. Internally Very Good. Square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked with only minimal foxing. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are perfect. 1829. Second edition revised. 3 vols: 6 xlii 2 421 3; 6 iv 428; 2 iv 481pp. Illustrated with 12 plates and 33 autograph facsimiles. Frontispiece tissue guards are still present in all three volumes. This edition has additional information that Dibdin included to satisfy criticism of the first edition. There are seven new plates. Windle/Pippin describe 3 variant bindings. This set agrees with the variant described as "pebbled dark brown cloth lettered in gilt Huntington." The spines have uniformly mellowed but only a shade. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Jackson 49. Bigmore & Wyman I 172. Windle/Pippin A38b. Second edition revised. Hardcover. Good-Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT library discards. 3 volumes complete. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Robert Jennings and John Major Hardcover
1813227638London: Printed for the Proprietor By Joseph Hartnell 1813. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Frontispiece; No pencil or ink markings in text. Full brown leather binding. Archivally rebacked. Very light edgewear to boards. Very Good binding. Printed for the Proprietor, By Joseph Hartnell unknown
184050054London: John Chidley William Kidd 1840. Hardcover - as published. A collection of five 19th century humorous pamphlets from the 1830s and 40s. Illustrated by Cruikshank. Good with book plate. Sold by W. Smith Reading. Hinges repaired damage to spine red cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Minimal foxing. . John Chidley, William Kidd hardcover
1829781291829. DIBDIN Thomas Frognall. A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. 19th-century 3/4 gilt-ruled brown morocco and marbled boards raised spine bands compartments decorated in elaborate floral gilt marbled endpapers T.e.g. London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. 3 Vols. Second edition. Dibdin revised this edition to answer critics of the first. Front hinge of Vol. One a bit tender else a very good set. unknown
1827242220London: Henry Colburn 1827. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth Century polished tan calf t.e.g. Very good. Bookplates of Henry Marquand and St. Paul's School. Small nick to title label of one volume. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Henry Colburn unknown
1823SKU1171126Payne and Foss and R. H. Evans 1823. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. London 1823; marbled paper covered boards; spine and corners calf; edge and corner wear with board exposed at corners; spine edges chipped; Mylar cover; joints split; 4to9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior foxed; Interior is clean and unmarked; 295 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Payne and Foss and R. H. Evans hardcover
180829880Longmans Green & Company. Very Good. 1808. Third Edition. Hardcover. Two matching 12mo in full leather signed binding: T. Sowler polished calf dentelled edges vintage bookplate gutters started rubbing at spine tips pages clean and unfoxed wear to edges of covers else G to VG- This is the more expansive third edition.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1804BIBLIO-08322Printed for W. Dwyer etc. London second edition enlarged and corrected regular issue 1804. Rebacked with the original spine label laid down on the new spine contemporary blue-grey boards 8vo 22 cm. xx lxiii 1 571 1 pp 16 pp publisher's catalogue. The second edition of Dibdin's first bibliography Windle & Pippin A3b . The publisher's catalogue at the end also unopened is dated July 1 1806 and headed "Modern Publications and New Editions Printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme Paternoster-Row. Old "N132" on front pastedown endpaper. Spine-label rubbed and darkened boards a little scuffed a trifle worn at corners light offsetting to title-page from frontispiece a largely unopened copy. Very Good. Printed for W. Dwyer [etc.], London, second edition, enlarged and corrected, regular issue, 1804 hardcover
182564825London Harding Triphook And Lepard Etc. 1825. Second Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in full contemporary aniline calf. Spine bands somewhat worn. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands; Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt boards gilt-bordered. An uncommonly good example - scans &c. On request. ; 899 pages; Description: 3 p. L. l 899 p. 23 cm. ""Synoptical table of subjects and authors"": p. xxix-l. Subjects: Book collecting--Great Britain. Best books--Great Britain. London, Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, [Etc. ] hardcover
1827011049London: Harding and Lepard and G.B. Whittaker 1827. Hardcover. Fair. 'Together With an Account of Polyglot Bibles Polyglot Psalters Hebrew Bibles Greek Bibles and Greek Testaments; the Greek Fathers and the Latin Fathers'. The Fourth edition greatly enlarged of Dibdin's important 1802 bibliographical account of Classical texts and early bibles. With a facsimile plate of a polyglot bible. Half leather with rubbing and wear cracking to joints with loss to spines. Some toning offsetting and occasional spotting within. Binding sound. Fair <br/> <br/> Harding and Lepard and G.B. Whittaker hardcover
1805003920Preston. NELSON Lord Horation; DIBDIN Thomas. The Death of Nelson on the Twenty First of October. Sung by Mr. Incledon in the Interlude of Nelson's Glory at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. London: Printed & Sold by Preston at his Wholesale Warehouses 97 Strand 1805. Folio bifolium 320 x 240 mm pp. 4. Engraved musical notation and printed text. Small holes and minor wear along former stitching line old folds a little creasing and light marking but a sound and well-preserved example. Good. Scarce patriotic sheet music issued in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson on 21 October 1805. Written by the dramatist and songwriter Thomas Dibdin 1771-1841 the piece formed part of Nelson's Glory a theatrical interlude performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden one of several productions mounted in response to Britain's greatest naval victory. The lyrics celebrate Nelson's triumph over the combined French and Spanish fleets while simultaneously memorialising his death in battle. The song was performed by the celebrated tenor Charles Incledon 1763-1826 among the most popular singers of the Georgian stage. His prominent appearance on the title-page reflects both his celebrity status and the commercial appeal of such commemorative productions. Printed by the Strand music publisher Preston and sold for one shilling the work was intended for immediate performance and domestic consumption during the wave of public mourning and patriotic enthusiasm that followed Trafalgar. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1805. Preston paperback
1827764P30London: Henry Colburn 1827. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of Thomas Dibdin's reminiscences of his time spent at various Theatres Royal in London a wonderful look behind the scenes at Georgian theatre. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.A selection of the reminiscences of Thomas Dibdin reflecting on his time spent at the Theatres Royal of Covent Garden Drury Lane and Haymarket.Dibdin offers a unique insight into the world of the theatres in the Georgian era a time in which the theatre community dramatically blossomed.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I.Bookplate of Janet Aldway to the verso to the front endpapers. Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpapers 'Presented to the London Tailors Club by Mr. McNab Sept 1877'. Stamp of the London Tailors Club throughout to various pages. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart with some rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Bookplate to the verso of the front endpapers. Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Ink stamp to various pages. Very Good Henry Colburn hardcover
1819307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown
1825BIBLIO-01777Harding Triphook and Lepard London second edition 1825. Crimson three-quarter-morocco marbled boards spine decorated gilt in 6 compartments marbled endpapers gilt top 8vo. 50 899 pp. Dibdin's engaging and highly readable recommendations for the contents of a library "replete with curious and diversified intelligence". An attractive copy Very Good. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, London, second edition, 1825 hardcover
18247981Printed For Harding Triphook And Lepard London 1824. First Edition. Hardback. Very good complete in 2 volumes uniform 4to. Quarter bound in modern cloth paper labeled over the original boards. The boards are corner bumped and stained but remain strong and tight. Both remain particularly well-preserved overall. Uncommon. ; 0 pages; Bound in is an 8 page publisher's advert. Minor library marks remain internally and with a single paper label to the spine of volume 1. Could be very attractively rebound but is also very presentable as is. Subjects: Book collecting --Great Britain. Printed For Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, London hardcover