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527916 pp. 8vo a wonderful cont. binding by George Mullen of Dublin with his ticket of cream-colored straight-grained morocco spine very slightly darkened richly gilt & blind-tooled around sides gilt roll borders in a "Gothic" design flanked by quadruple gilt fillets central panels decorated in blind in center of each cover a large lozenge-shaped arabesque blind stamp inner arabesque cornerpieces; inside borders gilt doublures & endleaves of blue watered silk framed by blind ornamental borders spine with four raised bands & richly gilt second compartment with title lettered in gilt a.e.g. London: printed by W. Bulmer 1814. First edition limited to 36 copies only; one of the great Dibdin rarities here bound ca. 1816 in one of the masterpieces by George Mullen of Dublin Ireland's finest binder of the period with his ticket. In this work we find Dibdin in the guise of bookseller. In October 1814 Dibdin managed to purchase for 500 guineas from the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral six volumes containing 19 titles mostly black-letter rarities including four Caxtons. Within a month Dibdin produced the present catalogue. "The well-turned archness of the title and the enthusiasm of the descriptions the use of the best printer in England and the small limitation the quality and the rarity of the books.and the standing in the book world of the celebrated author of Bibliomania were carefully chosen ingredients which made The Lincolne Nosegay the most exclusive bookseller's catalogue ever issued. It may perhaps be more aptly termed a private auction catalogue for it is unpriced but the distinction is not important. More important is the limitation of edition as the measure of Dibdin's influenceable circle of friends and maximum targeted sales audience: thirty-one in the Roxburghe Club including himself and five spare copies.It is therefore not surprising that the Nosegay became a highly-prized collector's bijou - a joy to possess and a frustration not to possess.The Nosegay has remained a rare and attractive relic of its age."-Rabaiotti "Beckford's A Dialogue in the Shades and Dibdin's The Lincolne Nosegay" in The Book Collector Summer 1989 pp. 212-13. Provenance: This copy was given or sold by Dibdin to the Rev. Daniel McNeille rector of Hackestowne in Ireland; on the upper portion of a front flyleaf Dibdin has written: "Price stitched 3s/6d. Only 36 Copies printed. T.F.D." This copy was bought at the sale of McNeille's "valuable" library in Dublin in July 1816 clipping regarding the sale from the Dublin Journal of 20 July 1816 mounted on an endpaper by William Shaw Mason 1774-1853 author of A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland. On the flyleaf underneath Dibdin's note the auctioneer Richard Edward Mercier has recorded that Dibdin himself had given him an unsuccessful commission for this book: ".I had a Commission from Mr. Dibdin to purchase for him this Literary Bijoux which he was very anxious to repossess." Mason who probably asked Mercier to write this note had it bound by Mullen the outstanding Irish binder of the period and presented it to Earl Whitworth of Abaston 1795-1825 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1813 to 1817. On another flyleaf there is a dedication in Mason's hand: "His Excellency Charles Earl Whitworth Lord Lieutenant of Ireland &c. whose kind Condecension has so especially promoted the progress of the Statistical Survey." With the bookplate of George John Eighth Earl of De La Warr 1791-1869 on the front doublure. From the library of Bernard H. Breslauer his sale Christie's NY 21 March 2005 lot 83. The binding was exhibited and reproduced in the exhibition's catalogue at the Houghton Library in 1991. Fine copy preserved in a box. ❧ Jackson 34. Windle & Pippin A 24a. hardcover books
527916 pp. 8vo a wonderful cont. binding by George Mullen of Dublin with his ticket of cream-colored straight-grained morocco spine very slightly darkened richly gilt & blind-tooled around sides gilt roll borders in a “Gothic†design flanked by quadruple gilt fillets central panels decorated in blind in center of each cover a large lozenge-shaped arabesque blind stamp inner arabesque cornerpieces; inside borders gilt doublures & endleaves of blue watered silk framed by blind ornamental borders spine with four raised bands & richly gilt second compartment with title lettered in gilt a.e.g. London: printed by W. Bulmer 1814.<br/> <br/> First edition limited to 36 copies only; one of the great Dibdin rarities here bound ca. 1816 in one of the masterpieces by George Mullen of Dublin Ireland’s finest binder of the period with his ticket. <br/> <br/> In this work we find Dibdin in the guise of bookseller. In October 1814 Dibdin managed to purchase for 500 guineas from the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral six volumes containing 19 titles mostly black-letter rarities including four Caxtons. Within a month Dibdin produced the present catalogue. <br/> <br/> “The well-turned archness of the title and the enthusiasm of the descriptions the use of the best printer in England and the small limitation the quality and the rarity of the books…and the standing in the book world of the celebrated author of Bibliomania were carefully chosen ingredients which made The Lincolne Nosegay the most exclusive bookseller’s catalogue ever issued. It may perhaps be more aptly termed a private auction catalogue for it is unpriced but the distinction is not important. More important is the limitation of edition as the measure of Dibdin’s influenceable circle of friends and maximum targeted sales audience: thirty-one in the Roxburghe Club including himself and five spare copies…It is therefore not surprising that the Nosegay became a highly-prized collector’s bijou — a joy to possess and a frustration not to possess…The Nosegay has remained a rare and attractive relic of its age.â€â€“Rabaiotti “Beckford’s A Dialogue in the Shades and Dibdin’s The Lincolne Nosegay†in The Book Collector Summer 1989 pp. 212-13. <br/> <br/> Provenance: This copy was given or sold by Dibdin to the Rev. Daniel McNeille rector of Hackestowne in Ireland; on the upper portion of a front flyleaf Dibdin has written: “Price stitched 3s/6d. Only 36 Copies printed. T.F.D.†This copy was bought at the sale of McNeille’s “valuable†library in Dublin in July 1816 clipping regarding the sale from the Dublin Journal of 20 July 1816 mounted on an endpaper by William Shaw Mason 1774-1853 author of A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland. On the flyleaf underneath Dibdin’s note the auctioneer Richard Edward Mercier has recorded that Dibdin himself had given him an unsuccessful commission for this book: “…I had a Commission from Mr. Dibdin to purchase for him this Literary Bijoux which he was very anxious to repossess.“ Mason who probably asked Mercier to write this note had it bound by Mullen the outstanding Irish binder of the period and presented it to Earl Whitworth of Abaston 1795-1825 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1813 to 1817. On another flyleaf there is a dedication in Mason’s hand: “His Excellency Charles Earl Whitworth Lord Lieutenant of Ireland &c. whose kind Condecension has so especially promoted the progress of the Statistical Survey.†With the bookplate of George John Eighth Earl of De La Warr 1791-1869 on the front doublure. From the library of Bernard H. Breslauer his sale Christie’s NY 21 March 2005 lot 83. The binding was exhibited and reproduced in the exhibition’s catalogue at the Houghton Library in 1991. <br/> <br/> Fine copy preserved in a box. <br/> <br/> ⧠Jackson 34. Windle & Pippin A 24a. unknown
5282Three facsimile illus. in the text. iv 34 pp. 8vo cont. red half-morocco & brown drab boards sides ruled in blind spine lettered in gilt a.e.g. London: Printed by W. Bulmer 1811. First edition limited to 36 copies only so printed on the half-title and a presentation copy inscribed on the free front endpaper "With the Author's respectful Compts." This is the very rare specimen of what was to ultimately become the great catalogue of the Spencer Collection published as the Bibliotheca Spenceriana 1814-15 in four volumes with three volumes of supplements appearing in 1822-23. In the rather charming "Address" which serves as the introduction Dibdin asks for corrections to be pointed out to him "over a home-cook'd beaf-steak lightly sprinkled with snow-white horse-radish and flanked with the best lettuce my garden can bestow." A fine and lovely copy. Armorial bookplate apparently of the Eliot family their motto: "Credunt quod vident" and the leather bookplate of Howard Lehman Goodhart one of Dr. Rosenbach's good clients and father of Phyllis Goodhart Gordan. ❧ Windle & Pippin A17-"It may not be exaggerating to add that this was the most important prospectus of the many 'fliers' that Dibdin put abroad in his long career." Jackson 28. hardcover books
181152821811. Three facsimile illus. in the text. iv 34 pp. 8vo cont. red half-morocco & brown drab boards sides ruled in blind spine lettered in gilt a.e.g. London: Printed by W. Bulmer 1811.<br/> <br/> First edition limited to 36 copies only so printed on the half-title and a presentation copy inscribed on the free front endpaper “With the Author’s respectful Compts.†This is the very rare specimen of what was to ultimately become the great catalogue of the Spencer Collection published as the Bibliotheca Spenceriana 1814-15 in four volumes with three volumes of supplements appearing in 1822-23. In the rather charming “Address†which serves as the introduction Dibdin asks for corrections to be pointed out to him “over a home-cook’d beaf-steak lightly sprinkled with snow-white horse-radish and flanked with the best lettuce my garden can bestow.†<br/> <br/> A fine and lovely copy. Armorial bookplate apparently of the Eliot family their motto: “Credunt quod vident†and the leather bookplate of Howard Lehman Goodhart one of Dr. Rosenbach’s good clients and father of Phyllis Goodhart Gordan. <br/> <br/> ⧠Windle & Pippin A17–“It may not be exaggerating to add that this was the most important prospectus of the many ‘fliers’ that Dibdin put abroad in his long career.†Jackson 28. unknown
1823302942London: Longman Hurst Rees & Co. Printed at the Shakespeare Press 1823. Large paper copies one of 50 or 55 copies. Frontispiece portrait. Numerous plates text printed in red and black. 7 vols. Folio. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt boards tooled in blind and in gilt. Some light offsetting and foxing. Fine spines very slightly toned one joint tender. Large paper copies one of 50 or 55 copies. Frontispiece portrait. Numerous plates text printed in red and black. 7 vols. Folio. Monumental large paper set of Dibdin's elaborate catalogue of the library of the second Earl Spencer one of the great book collectors of his or any time. T.F. Dibdin 1776-1847 was Spencer's librarian and produced the four-volume catalogue in 1814-1815 and later three volumes on the collections at Althorp describing nearly 1500 items.<br/><br/>Bound for the Marquis of Stafford with his device on the boards of the first four volumes and his bookplates in the two Althorp volumes. The tooling varies slightly across the set.<br/><br/>"the handsomest and most elaborate catalogue of a private library yet issued" De Ricci p. 75. Jackson 36 37 38; Windle A25 A26 A27; Besterman 5051. Provenance: Marquis of Stafford binding; bookplates Longman, Hurst, Rees & Co. Printed at the Shakespeare Press unknown books
182224494London: printed by W. Nicol successor to W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1822. First edition this one of 55 large paper copies; 2 volumes large 4to pp. viii 1 lxii 279 1; 6 322; volume II occasionally printed in red and with liberal use of gothic letter; engraved frontispieces in each volume double-page plan and 30 engraved plates on 29 sheets plus 6 other engravings and 71 facsimiles in the text; beautiful copy in full brown morocco gilt extra by Bedford a.e.g. gilt decorated spines red morocco labels; fine and imressive. "The work is intended as a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana forming vols. 5 and 6. It contains an account of the ancestors of Earl Spencer a history of the mansion with an account of the pictures and 32 engravings of the most important in the gallery a systematic catalogue of editions of the Scriptures an account of the Aldine editions not contained in the former volumes and a supplement to the works printed in the fifteenth century. An additional plate of Lady Camden was afterwards published" Lowndes. Jackson 37. <br/><br/> printed by W. Nicol, successor to W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Press unknown books
1821302946London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition Large paper copy. Extra-illustrated with 2 original drawings 152 plates including portraits and views; and plates on India mounted of inserted vignettes. 3 vols. Large 4to. Early full navy morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spines raised bands gilt dentelles a.e.g. First edition Large paper copy. Extra-illustrated with 2 original drawings 152 plates including portraits and views; and plates on India mounted of inserted vignettes. 3 vols. Large 4to. With 2 Original Drawings by George Lewis. First edition large paper copy of Dibdin's "amusing account of his travels with descriptions of of the contents of several of the chief libraries of Europe" DNB profusely illustrated with over 100 beautiful engraved plates folding full-page and in-text. Two original drawings by illustrator George Lewis are bound opposite the engravings based on them Vol. I p. 17 and Vol. II p. 163 -- one fully realized in ink and one a full original painting finished in gold. Jackson 89; Windle and Pippin A65 Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown books
123813London: Feb. 6 1798. 4to 4 pp. written in ink. Fold neatly restored in very good condition. § This is one of the earliest and by far the most important Dibdin letters extant. It is fully described and transcribed in Windle and Pippin E2 and it describes Dibdin's first publication "The Whole Law relative to the Rights of Persons" of which no copy is known to survive. For a long time it was the only proof we had that this "chart" was ever printed let alone in colored and uncolored copies. A second letter mentioning the chart was only recently discovered. This letter is to Cadell & Davies publisher of two editions of Blackstone and begins with their comment at the head of the letter lines 1-2:declined - and the 2 Charts sent by his Desire to Mr Clark Portugal Street.Feb. 6. 988 Upper Titchfield St.Fitzroy Sq.Gentlemen I have sent you per bearer two of my law Charts comprehending each the whole Law relative to the rights of Persons which makes up the first Volume complete of Blackstone’s Comries.: I have sent one colour’d and one plain so that you might be able to judge of the advantages and disadvantages attending each: by being coloured of course the expence is increas’d; but otherwise as I humbly conceive it adds much to the Perspicuity of the Work: Supposing you to close in with my Proposals it may possibly be worth your while to take the colouring of them into your consideration: tho’ even without it I think the work would be highly advantageous to any future edition of Blackstone." This letter is archetypal Dibdin and sets the tone for many subsequent transactions with booksellers and publishers. Anthony Lister observed in litt.: ‘It is invaluable because a it reveals Dibdin trying in 1798 to persuade booksellers to market his wares.… b the letter is by far the earliest written by T.F.D. that I have encountered among the hundreds that I have read but see entry A1. c It provides the earliest London address I have for him … ’ Reminiscences pp.190-191 varies in details of the cost and selling prices. Feb. 6 unknown books
182224494London: printed by W. Nicol successor to W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1822. First edition this one of 55 large paper copies; 2 volumes large 4to pp. viii 1 lxii 279 1; 6 322; volume II occasionally printed in red and with liberal use of gothic letter; engraved frontispieces in each volume double-page plan and 30 engraved plates on 29 sheets plus 6 other engravings and 71 facsimiles in the text; beautiful copy in full brown morocco gilt extra by Bedford a.e.g. gilt decorated spines red morocco labels; fine and impressive. "The work is intended as a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana forming vols. 5 and 6. It contains an account of the ancestors of Earl Spencer a history of the mansion with an account of the pictures and 32 engravings of the most important in the gallery a systematic catalogue of editions of the Scriptures an account of the Aldine editions not contained in the former volumes and a supplement to the works printed in the fifteenth century. An additional plate of Lady Camden was afterwards published" Lowndes. Jackson 37. printed by W. Nicol, successor to W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Press unknown
1821306706London 1821. First edition one of only 36 copies. 4 v 1 31 3 pages including half-title and final blank. 1 vols. 4to 268 x 169 mm. Bound in contemporary citron morocco gilt by Charles Lewis. About fine. First edition one of only 36 copies. 4 v 1 31 3 pages including half-title and final blank. 1 vols. 4to 268 x 169 mm. One of only 36 copies printed of this reply to the French printer Crapelet's harsh criticisms of Dibdin's chapter on Paris in his Bibliographical Tour 1821. This copy in a fine contemporary binding by Charles Lewis and with distinguished collector's provenance bearing the bookplate of Philip Hofer and with his inscription penned to the first blank: "To Eric H. L. Sexton with warm regards from his fellow collector 7 November '58. P.H." Jackson 51; Windle & Pippin A40. Provenance: Philip Hofer bookplate; Eric H.L. Sexton ball-point pen inscription to first blank unknown books
1817153987London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. 1817. A splendid copy First edition of the book which defined a golden age of book collecting epitomising an era of aristocratic collectors and great libraries focused on black-letter and early printing large paper and vellum copies. Dibdin's classic remains eminently readable and is held in high regard by modern collectors even those collecting in areas alien to Dibdin. 3 vols royal octavo 238 x 151 mm. With 37 plates as called for; an additional plate "Presentation in the Temple" was not ready at time of publication and is as usual not present here. Contemporary green straight-grain morocco spines gilt in compartments wide gilt border to covers broad gilt turn-ins pink endpapers gilt edges. Scattered minor rubbing skilfully retouched contents clean save for occasional light foxing bound without terminal imprint leaf in vol. I. An excellent copy. Lowndes p. 640; Windle and Pippin A28. hardcover
18301071768vo. London: William Pickering 1830. 8vo 188 leaves 1-5 6-14 360 =376 pp. With 90 wood engravings after Holbein by John and Mary Byfield. Original red/pink silk somewhat worn section within foxed or stained withal a decent copy of a great rarity. Enclosed in a red morocco pull-off box. § Large-paper copy of the first edition with an introduction by Dibdin. Limited to 12 copies of which three are known today including this one. Jackson states 12 large-paper copies on india paper; published at one guinea. The Rylands copy is in calf-backed red silk. The Old Testament text accompanying each engraving is in five languages. The advertisement in vol.II of the Pickering Aldine Poets 1830 includes the note ‘Dr. Dibdin has given five specimens of the wood cuts in his Bibliographical Decameron vol. i. 174-180 where will be found a copious account of this work.’ Windle and Pippin A54a. Jackson 73. The Robert Pirie copy with his bookplate and a note at the front that this and a copy on vellum were both lost after he purchased them -- the vellum copy has never been found. William Pickering hardcover books
249363London Printed W. Nicol. Shakespeare Press 1822. VIII 2 2 LXII 279 1; 6 322 pp. 2 engraved frontispieces 29 engraved plates of which one plate with two illustrations and one double-page plan. Text-illustrations. Contemporary full calf spine gilt and blind tooled. Covers gilt. All edges gilt.Rebacked. Covers restored. Rubbed. Provenence: Bookplate to front pastedown Lord Batterssea Two bookplates to front endpaper. Occasional foxing in places. Some offsetting. . unknown
1800012937London: Printed for the Author and sold by him at his warehouse Leicester Place Leicester Square 1800. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Five volume set complete. Published between 1797-1800. Vol. I: iv iv vi ii 386 pages. Vol. II: 400 pages. Vol. III: 392 pages. Vol. IV: 458 pages. Vol. V: 487 pages i viii pages of index. Original full mottled calf bindings with moderate to heavy rubbing to the extremities. A few corners lightly bumped. Hinges remain strong and spines are attractive with black leather labels and circular red volume numbers. About half of the head- or tail-bands are exposed from rubbing. Minor foxing to first and final few pages of text and scattered lightly here and there. Previous owner's engraved bookplate on the inside front cover of each volume: Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton of North Berwick Bargany. Title continues: Introduced by a comparative and comprehensive review of the Asiatic the Grecian the Roman the Spanish the Italian the Portugese the German the French and Other Theatres and involving Biographical Tracts and Anecdotes. From the collection of Louis Marder Shakespeare historian and collector of books by on or referring to William Shakespeare. Printed for the Author, and sold by him at his warehouse, Leicester Place, Leicester Square Hardcover books
06432London: Published by the Author at His Music-Warehouse. 1803. Sixty Aquatint Plates Illustrating Charles Dibdin's Songs<br /> Delicately Designed Etched and Hand-Colored by Dibdin's daughter<br /> <br /> DIBDIN Charles. The Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin Written by Himself. Together with the Words of Six Hundred Songs Selected from His Works and Sixty Small Prints Taken from the Subjects of the Songs. And Invented Etched and Prepared for the Aqua Tinta by Miss Dibdin. Embellished Also with an Elegant Engraving by Mr. Smith from a Portrait of Mr. Dibdin a Striking Likeness and an Admirable Picture Painted by Mr. Devis. In Four Volumes. London: Published by the Author at His Music-Warehouse.And may be had of Longman and Rees. 1803.<br /> <br /> First edition. Four octavo volumes 8 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 208 x 130 mm. xxv 1 blank 229 1 printer's imprint 5 index 1 blank; 2 303 1 blank 7 index 1 blank; 2 387 1 blank 7 index 1 blank; 2 328 8 index pp. Volumes II-IV bound without half-titles. Added engraved title in Volume I with hand-colored portrait by Mr. Smith after Mr. Devis and sixty circular hand-colored aquatint plates.<br /> <br /> Early to mid twentieth-century full tan scored calf by Bayntun of Bath stamp-signed on the verso of the front free endpaper. Expertly rebacked with original spines laid down. Covers decoratively bordered in gilt and blind spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with maroon morocco gilt lettering labels board edges and turn-ins decoratively tooled in gilt all edges gilt marbled endpapers. An excellent copy of this very rare color-plate book.<br /> <br /> A lively and highly important account of Georgian theatrical and musical life by "our great sea-song writer" whose patriotic songs - Tom Bowling Poor Jack and others - became synonymous with the British naval spirit during the Napoleonic era. More than a memoir the work preserves the words of some 600 songs and offers a vivid firsthand record of the late eighteenth-century stage.<br /> <br /> Particularly appealing are the sixty charming circular aquatint plates delicately hand-colored and designed and etched by Miss Ann Dibdin his daughter a rare early example of female participation in English color-plate production. These small scenes of sailors taverns and domestic life - perfectly complement the tone of the songs and give the work a distinctive visual character.<br /> <br /> Rare: OCLC/RLIN locate just six copies in libraries and institutions worldwide: University of Illinois IL USA; University of Miami FL USA; Toronto Public Library ON CA; British Library UK; University of Aberdeen Scotland; Bibliotheque Nationale de France France.<br /> <br /> Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 "our great sea-song writer. In addition to his musical gifts he possessed considerable as a comedian and was also a successful dramatic writer" English Theatrical Literature.<br /> <br /> Song-writer dramatist and actor Charles Dibdin Dibdin the elder "is best known for his popular songs about the sea and his dramatic monologues. He also wrote an autobiography The Professional Life of Mr Dibdin 1803 which contains interesting details about life in the theatre at the time and which includes transcriptions of 600 fashionable songs. One of his sons followed him into the world of entertainment Charles Dibdin 1768-1833 who became a dramatist. His nephew Thomas Dibdin was the renowned bibliographer" Marion Wynne-Davies Dictionary of English Literature <br /> <br /> Abbey Life 413; English Theatrical Literature 2677. London: Published by the Author, at His Music-Warehouse..., 1803 unknown
1838979F3DLondon: For the Author by C. Richards 1838. First edition. Leather. Fine. 11" by 8". Not Stated. The very scarce three volume extra-illustrated large paper edition of Dibdin's final work illustrated throughout with engraved plates and in sumptuous Riviere morocco bindings. The first edition of English bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin's final work a richly illustrated travel narrative that records his visits to libraries book collections historic sites and landscapes in the North of England and Scotland.The very scarce large paper edition of this work one of only 100 unnumbered copies of this large paper edition produced bound in three volumes rather than two; volume II Scotland is spread over two volumes rather than the single volume of the trade first.In vibrant full morocco bindings by Riviere.Volume I concerned with the North of England is illustrated with a frontispiece eleven plates and extra-illustrated with fourteen further mounted vignettes on India paper.Volume II being the first part of the Scotland volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and forty four plates and mounted vignettes.Volume III being the second part of the Scotland volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and seventeen plates and mounted vignettes.These three volumes are extra-illustrated with thirty-one mounted vignettes and plates.Collated complete. In full morocco signed bindings with extensive gilt detailing to back strips. Externally exceptional. Light fading to back strips as is common with deep shades of morocco. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright with only the odd light handling mark to page perimeters. Fine For the Author by C. Richards hardcover
1827ST12282London: Printed for Harding & Lepard 1827. Fourth Edition. 292 x 197 mm. 11 1/2 x 7 3/4". Two volumes. <br/> HANDSOME EARLY 20TH CENTURY BROWN STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO covers with gilt double fillet border fleuron cornerpieces raised bands spines richly gilt with panels dominated by a bold and complex quatrefoil incorporating spade-like tools and with palmette cornerpieces turn-ins with two gilt fillets marbled endpapers all edges gilt. With a facsimile of Greek and Latin text from the Complutensian Polyglot and volume I with a specimen leaf laid down as called for the leaf taken from the 1826 Pickering Diamond miniature edition of the New Testament. A Large Paper Copy. Front pastedowns with engraved armorial bookplate of John William Pease; rear pastedown with vellum armorial bookplate of Lord Wardington. Lowndes I 639; Brunet II 684 "Édition la plus complète et la meilleure"; Graesse I 382. ◆A touch of rubbing to tail edge of boards one leaf with a thin band of soiling along four inches of the fore edge light glue stain at lower corner of specimen leaf endpapers with faint fox spots isolated minor foxing elsewhere other trivial imperfections but generally A VERY FINE COPY the text clean and fresh with vast margins and the decorative bindings with no significant wear.<br/> <br/> This is the extremely attractive Wardington copy of the fourth and best edition of this quotable bibliographical classic. It is more heavily weighted than the earlier printings toward the Bible and the early Church Fathers and because of the presence of the Pickering specimen leaf it also qualifies as the earliest example to our knowledge of a leaf book. This was Dibdin's first work as a bibliographer and it quickly became the standard guide in English to editions of the classics. Its favorable notice brought him a position as Lord Spencer's librarian along with ecclesiastical preferment and he was consequently allowed to pursue his bibliographic career without financial worries. Spencer invited him not only to catalogue but also to add to the library at Althorp and Dibdin 1776-1847 turned it into the finest library in private hands in England. Our impressive Large Paper Copy comes from another of England's fine private libraries the collection of Lord Wardington 1924-2005 who was successively Chairman Vice-President and then President of the Friends of the British Library. His grandfather John William Pease was a member of the Northumberland banking and business family who amassed a substantial library and Lord Wardington added greatly to it particularly important Bibles and atlases. The Wardington sales at Sotheby's in London were major bibliophilic events in 2005 and 2006. Printed for Harding & Lepard unknown
1819306651London: Printed by William Savage . for William Miller .; John Murray; Longman et al. 1819. First Dibdin edition regular issue. With 14 mezzotint portraits and 24 engraved plates numerous engravings and illustrations in text some in black and red. xx 2 95 1 cxxxviii 390; 4 vi 32 XII 33-400 X 400-614 2 half-sheet 4 ad; 4 iv 615 1 2; 4 ii 2 623 pp. Half-sheet instructions to binder at back of vol 2 titles and half-titles in red and black chapter heads in red. 4 vols. Royal 4to 276 x 211 mm. Original brown vols 1 & 4 and gray vols 1 & 3 boards with printed paper labels on spine uncut most gatherings unopened vols 2-4. Some neat restoration to spines occasional light spotting and some browning and offset but less than typically encountered some chipping to spine labels but prices still legible bookplates removed but a very attractive set overall in the original binding. First Dibdin edition regular issue. With 14 mezzotint portraits and 24 engraved plates numerous engravings and illustrations in text some in black and red. xx 2 95 1 cxxxviii 390; 4 vi 32 XII 33-400 X 400-614 2 half-sheet 4 ad; 4 iv 615 1 2; 4 ii 2 623 pp. Half-sheet instructions to binder at back of vol 2 titles and half-titles in red and black chapter heads in red. 4 vols. Royal 4to 276 x 211 mm. In Original Boards. An attractive copy in original boards of this finely printed and richly illustrated survey of printing in the British Isles including chapters on Caxton Wynkyn de Worde and Pynson. The first Dibdin edition being his enlargement of Joseph Ames's account of English printing to 1600 which was originally published in 1749. This copy retains the very scarce half-sheet "Directions for boarding and binding" at the back of volume 2 which Windle and Pippin note in only one other copy. Copies in boards uncommon. Bigmore & Wyman I 7 "the great storehouse for the History of English Printing"; Jackson 26; Windle & Pippin A15 Printed by William Savage ... for William Miller ...; John Murray; Longman, et al. unknown books
182121259London: Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol 1821. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary calf ruled in gilt raised bands black leather backstrip title and volume labels lettered in gilt rebacked with original spines laid-down. Aeg gilt. 3 Vols. Very good. 462 lxxIx 555 621 lxii. 28 x 19 cm. 83 engraved plates one hand-colored two double-page engraved vignettes many on India paper woodcuts within text. Index bound in Vol. I with printed ticket and Supplement at end of Vol. III. Dibdin's most extravagant work which went a long way toward ruining him plates alone purported to cost 5000 pounds. This copy with the rare "Diane of Poictiers" plate inserted which was supposedly destroyed after only 50 copies were printed LOWNDES II p. 641. With manuscript letter in ink signed by Bernard Quaritch June 17 1890 attesting to the genuineness of the Poicters engraving with another Quaritch letter dated Jan. 28 1881 letter attesting to the collation noting where three plates were misplaced by the binder. Text very clean plate offsetting to text with marginal toning to some plates bookplates of Charles Williston McAlpin joints repaired lacks black leather spine label Vol. II. DIBDIN Vol. II p. 682. "De toutes les productions de Dibdin celle-ci nous parait etre le plus origninale." calling it his most original work. Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol unknown books
182121259London: Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol 1821. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary calf ruled in gilt raised bands black leather backstrip title and volume labels lettered in gilt rebacked with original spines laid-down. Aeg gilt. 3 Vols. Very good. 462 lxxIx 555 621 lxii. 28 x 19 cm. 83 engraved plates one hand-colored two double-page engraved vignettes many on India paper woodcuts within text. Index bound in Vol. I with printed ticket and Supplement at end of Vol. III. Dibdin's most extravagant work which went a long way toward ruining him plates alone purported to cost 5000 pounds. This copy with the rare "Diane of Poictiers" plate inserted which was supposedly destroyed after only 50 copies were printed LOWNDES II p. 641. With manuscript letter in ink signed by Bernard Quaritch June 17 1890 attesting to the genuineness of the Poicters engraving with another Quaritch letter dated Jan. 28 1881 letter attesting to the collation noting where three plates were misplaced by the binder. Text very clean plate offsetting to text with marginal toning to some plates bookplates of Charles Williston McAlpin joints repaired lacks black leather spine label Vol. II. DIBDIN Vol. II p. 682. "De toutes les productions de Dibdin celle-ci nous parait etre le plus origninale." calling it his most original work. Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol unknown
18411034London: John Murray 1841. First Edition. Fine Leather Kelliegram Binding. Fine. George Cruikshank. <p dir="ltr">DIBDIN Charles; CRUIKSHANK George Illustrator</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">Songs Naval and National of the Late Charles Dibdin; with a Memoir and Addenda.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">London: John Murray 1841. First Edition.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">The Binding</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">An exceptional and striking mid-19th-century nautical binding stamped "Kelliegram Binding" to the rear. Bound in full navy crushed morocco. The upper board features a magnificent large gilt-tooled vignette of a fully rigged galleon in full sail cresting stylized turbulent waves. The lower board is centered with a brilliant gilt trident. The spine is divided into six compartments by five raised bands lettered in gilt in the second compartment with the remaining compartments featuring distinct gilt nautical motifs: a pennant a camp tent a ship an anchor and a leaping dolphin. Finished with gilt-ruled edges intricate gilt inner dentelles solid endpapers and a gilt top edge. The absolute precision lavish tooling and premium materials are characteristic of the famed Kelliegram style produced by Kelly & Sons placing this remarkable piece firmly alongside the finest work of Golden Age peers like Riviere Zaehnsdorf and Bayntun.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">The Work & Maritime Significance</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">This volume represents the definitive collection of Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 the undisputed master of the sea song whose music forms the absolute bedrock of the traditional sea shanty. For collectors interested in the tall ships era the Golden Age of Piracy and naval history Dibdin's works offer the authentic rugged soundtrack of that world-the very drinking songs working chants and tavern ballads sung by sailors privateers and smugglers below decks.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">Notably this text features Dibdin's wildly famous sea ballad "Poor Jack" the genuine 18th-century archetype that inspired centuries of maritime folklore and modern cinematic characters. In the era of sail "Jack Tar" or simply "Jack" was the universal moniker for the fearless and fatalistic British sailor. "Poor Jack" perfectly encapsulates the adventurous spirit of the men who lived and died by the unforgiving ocean dealing heavily in shipwrecks naval battles grog and tavern brawls.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">The Illustrations</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">The volume is vastly elevated by the etchings of George Cruikshank one of the most important British illustrators of the 19th century. Cruikshank's brilliant style perfectly captures the grit and humor of naval life. Plates such as "Saturday Night at Sea"-depicting sailors drinking smoking and carousing below decks-offer incredible visual appeal and provide exactly the kind of authentic maritime aesthetic sought after by discerning collectors.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">Finding a highly thematic heavily gilt nautical Kelliegram binding in such a brilliant state of preservation is highly uncommon. The magnificent gilt galleon on the upper cover makes this an undeniable shelf-piece and a cornerstone acquisition for any fine maritime library.</p> <br /> <p dir="ltr">A book in fine condition. Measures 6.5"x4.25". Internally bright and clean with very little foxing. Extra illustrated.</p> . John Murray unknown
182131659London: printed for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition 1000 copies printed this one of 900 of the regular issue; 3 volumes large thick 8vo vignette title pages in each volume 83 plates 5 double-page 3 printed in sepia and 1 colored 64 other illustrations on India paper mounted in the text plus a multitude of textual illustrations throughout 4 printed in red; bound without half-titles in slightly later full tan calf double gilt rules on covers black morocco labels on gilt decorated spines a.e.g.; edges worn upper joint on vol. III restored a number of the plates foxed largely confined to the margins; a good sound set. This copy enhanced with a presentation in each volume to "B. C. Brodie Esq. from the author." With the bookplates of B. C. Brodie and B. H. Goldschmidt in each volume. Benjamin Collins Brodie was author of the classic Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints G-M 4311. "The collation is very irregular by reason of the fact that all illustrations in the text being printed on India paper pasted-in are on separately inserted leaves . This Voyage Pittoresque is lavishly illustrated mainly with copperplates after drawings by G.R. Lewis and others. Dibdin says he spent over 7000 pounds on the book being the first patron to pay 100 guineas for a plate . It has been unkindly said of this book that it would have been better without any text. However it does contain a modicum of bibliographical information that is still useful if used with due caution" Jackson. Lowndes notes that it "contains much useful and curious information" on the libraries and private collections of Europe. The second edition of 1829 is abridged and omits all but 5 of the original plates. Windle & Pippin note but a single presentation copy that from Dibdin to his son. Jackson 48; Lowndes I 641; Windle & Pippin A38a. <br/><br/> printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown books
182131659London: printed for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition 1000 copies printed this one of 900 of the regular issue; 3 volumes large thick 8vo vignette title pages in each volume 83 plates 5 double-page 3 printed in sepia and 1 colored 64 other illustrations on India paper mounted in the text plus a multitude of textual illustrations throughout 4 printed in red; bound without half-titles in slightly later full tan calf double gilt rules on covers black morocco labels on gilt decorated spines a.e.g.; edges worn upper joint on vol. III restored a number of the plates foxed largely confined to the margins; a good sound set. This copy enhanced with a presentation in each volume to "B. C. Brodie Esq. from the author." With the bookplates of B. C. Brodie and B. H. Goldschmidt in each volume. Benjamin Collins Brodie was author of the classic Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints G-M 4311. "The collation is very irregular by reason of the fact that all illustrations in the text being printed on India paper pasted-in are on separately inserted leaves . This Voyage Pittoresque is lavishly illustrated mainly with copperplates after drawings by G.R. Lewis and others. Dibdin says he spent over 7000 pounds on the book being the first patron to pay 100 guineas for a plate . It has been unkindly said of this book that it would have been better without any text. However it does contain a modicum of bibliographical information that is still useful if used with due caution" Jackson. Lowndes notes that it "contains much useful and curious information" on the libraries and private collections of Europe. The second edition of 1829 is abridged and omits all but 5 of the original plates. Windle & Pippin note but a single presentation copy that from Dibdin to his son. Jackson 48; Lowndes I 641; Windle & Pippin A38a. printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown
38324London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press 1817. First edition 3 vols. 4to 270 x 185 mm 6 vi 2 ccxxv 1 410 2; 4 535 3; 4 544 4pp. with half-titles ONE OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES 37 engraved plates without the 'Presentation in the Temple' plate which was not ready at publication and occurs in only a very few copies and the 'Portrait of Los Rios' which Windle & Pippin suggest is an extra-illustration also without the engraved portrait of Dibdin by Henry Mayer numerous woodcuts engraved vignettes several printed in red or blue some mounted some light spotting and offsetting as usual marbled endpapers contemporary full blue-green morocco decorated in gilt with interlacing geometrical design on the covers richly tooled gilt morocco doublures flat spines lettered in gilt direct all edges gilt spine slightly faded corner of lower board of vol. II bumped some slight edge-wear to bindings otherwise a handsome set. A fine copy of the rare large paper issue of the author's most lavish publication and the high water of Dibdinian Bibliomania. Jackson 40; Windle & Pippin A28. London: Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press, 1817 unknown
1838ST17640fLondon: Printed for the author by C. Richards 1838. FIRST EDITION. 251 x 156 mm. 9 7/8 x 6 1/8". With the list of subscribers in volume I. Two volumes. <br/> HANDSOME EARLY 20TH CENTURY RED MOROCCO GILT BY MATTHEWS stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with gilt French fillet border enclosing a simple lobed panel raised bands spines very attractively gilt in compartments with spiral cornerpieces and centerpiece featuring either a fleur-de-lys a manuscript scroll and quill or Dibdin's cipher gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt. With numerous engravings in the text and 44 ENGRAVED PLATES as called for including portraits views antiquities and manuscript facsimiles. Jackson 89; Windle & Pippin A-65; Lowndes I 641. ◆Plates with occasional minor foxing otherwise A VERY PLEASING SET IN ESPECIALLY FINE CONDITION the text clean and bright and the decorative bindings unworn and remarkably lustrous.<br/> <br/> This charming bibliographical travelogue takes us from Peterborough to London and on to Lincoln York Durham Newcastle Carlisle Dumfries Edinburgh Glasgow St. Andrews and the border lands of Sir Walter Scott with many stops along the way at libraries cathedrals castles and ruins. Dibdin 1776-1847 was perhaps the most visible figure among the bibliophiles and bibliographers of the first half of the 19th century. His "Bibliomania" 1809 was an amusing account of the then-current craze of book collecting among wealthy English aristocrats and the book while cynical did much to encourage the mania. And it was at his suggestion that the Roxburghe Club was founded in 1812. Our binding is typical of the elegant work produced by William Matthews a Scot who became the leading binder in America during the second half of the 19th century. He was head of the bindery at D. Appleton and Company was an early member of the Grolier Club and was an important advisor in the formation of the Club Bindery a firm organized with the generally realized intention of executing fine American bindings that rivalled the best being produced in Europe. Printed for the author by C. Richards unknown
