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1824306690London: Printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard Finsbury-Square and J. Major Fleet-Street 1824. First edition large paper issue one of 100 copies. 4 li 1 400; 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo 242 x 144 mm. Contemporary purple calf spine gilt gilt and blind rule to covers with gilt cornerpieces marbled edges and endpapers. A few stray spots minor rubbing and fading to extremities old dampstain to back cover volume one. First edition large paper issue one of 100 copies. 4 li 1 400; 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo 242 x 144 mm. Duke of Bedford's large paper copy. Jackson 63; Windle & Pippin A50a. Provenance: John Duke of Bedford 1766-1839; armorial bookplates Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square, and J. Major, Fleet-Street unknown books
1824302945London: Printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard Finsbury-Square and J. Major Fleet-Street 1824. First edition large paper issue one of 100 copies. li 400 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Boards printed spine labels. Spines worn with minor losses. Book labels of Michael Sadleir. Very good set. Cloth folding box. First edition large paper issue one of 100 copies. li 400 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Sadleir's Copy Large Paper in Boards. Tipped in at vol. I are eight pages of undated advertisements at the front endpapers and an advertisement for the fourth edition of Dibdin's Greek and Latin Classics opposite the title page.<br/>A choice copy in original condition. Windle & Pippin A50a Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square, and J. Major, Fleet-Street unknown books
1824262161London: Printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard Finsbury-Square and J. Major Fleet Street 1824. Large paper copy of the first edition. li i 400; 512 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Full tree calf a.e. g. by Riviere. Labels reads "Dibdin's Work." Bookplates of Henry William Poor Marinus Willet Dominick Francis J. Gagliandi and Stuart B. Schimmel. Large paper copy of the first edition. li i 400; 512 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Pagination not as called for in Pippin and Windle who call for continuous pagination. Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square and J. Major, Fleet Street unknown
18381227511838. London: Printed for the Author. 1838. <br /> <br /> 2 vols royal 8vo i-v vi-xv xvi 10 subscribers plates contents 1 2-436 i ii-xxx supplement 1 errata 12 plates; iv 437-39 440-1090 pp. With 40 plates and woodcut vignettes on titles and throughout the text. Original pinkish buff boards printed paper labels skillfully rebacked retaining the original backstrips. Binding signed "J. MacKenzie Binder 4 Crown St. Westminster". Bookplate of Charles Sebag-Montefiore.<br /> <br /> § First edition regular paper copy. Dedicated to Frances Mary Richardson Currer. The dedicatee subscribed for nine copies eight on large-paper. Arthur Freeman has one of these still in original boards and Roxburghe quarter roan inscribed by Dibdin 'To Miss Currer From the Author April 19.1839. The first copy into boards.' Jackson states that there were 100 large-paper copies bound in three volumes with a third title-page inserted before p. 815 and with the index at the end of vol.3. The quantity of the regular issue is not known. The Barlow copy in original boards uncut has an eighteen-page Bohn catalogue an octavo and an additional leaf bound at the end of vol.I. 'I think it belongs there since it is printed by the same printer as the book on what appears to be the same paper.The unusual thing . is that it appears to be excerpts from a rare book catalogue selected specifically for this book rather than a publisher's catalogue.' Barlow in litt. Freeman's 'first copy into boards' has only pp.17-18 the last single leaf of this catalogue bound in at the end. This copy like Barlow's has the entire catalogue.<br /> <br /> Tipped into vol. 1 is an autograph letter from Dibdin dated 20 November 1848 addressee unknown. "May I venture to solicit your transferring your name from my "Reformation Lectures" which are postponed perhaps sine die to the enclosed work. Perhaps the same favour could be obtained from your Brother" signed T/F. Dibdin. Provenance: Lister; Colin Franklin; Sebag-Montefiore. Windle A65. unknown
05844London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841. Six Fine Hand-Colored Lithographed Views of Torquay and Babbicombe<br /> <br /> DIBDIN Thomas Coleman. Vivian Edward. Scenery of Torquay and Babbicombe. London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841.<br /> <br /> First edition. This copy issued without title-page and five text leaves. Oblong folio 12 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches; 321 x 444 mm. Six fine hand colored plates on thick card drawn by T.C. Dibdin from a sketch by Edward Vivian Esquire lithographed on stone by W. Gauchi and printed by M. & N. Hanhart all with tissue guards. Plate image size 8 x 11 3/4 inches; 203 x 298 mm. Plates lightly foxed mainly in blank margins. An excellent example <br /> <br /> Publisher's maroon roan backed limp brown pebble-grained cloth front cover lettered in gilt "Environs of Torquay" same as the Abbey copy. Spine a little worn at extremities. Housed in a brown buckram clamshell case front panel with black morocco label lettered in gilt "Dibdin / Environs of Torquay / 1841".<br /> <br /> Abbey Scenery 332 calls for five plates only; Our copy has "Torquay from the summit of Park Hill" lithographed by Day & Haghe after E. Vivian bound as plate number five.<br /> <br /> Rare: We have been unable to trace any other copies.<br /> <br /> Thomas Robert Colman Dibdin 1810-1893 was an English water color artist and teacher. He became an artist at the age of 28 and traveled to France Germany and Belgium. He also did paintings in Gibraltar and India although the latter were created in England based on detailed sketches. In 1845 he published a guide to water color painting.<br /> <br /> Edward Vivian 1808-1893 was an influential figure in the development of Torquay particularly noted for his extensive contributions to the town's social and educational institutions. Born in 1808 Vivian was educated at Oxford University where he developed a broad range of interests and skills. His first encounter with Torquay occurred during a sailing trip along the coasts of Wales and Devon a discovery that ultimately led him to settle in the town.<br /> <br /> Vivian's dedication to enhancing the lives of the working classes was a driving force behind his involvement in numerous local initiatives. As the first treasurer of the Torquay Museum Society he played a pivotal role in its establishment and growth. His work Scenery of Torquay and Babbicombe published around 1841 featured five hand-colored lithographs and depicted the picturesque landscapes of Torquay and Babbicombe reflecting his artistic talents and his appreciation for the area's natural beauty.<br /> <br /> Vivian was also an avid sportsman horticulturist photographer artist and illustrator. These interests were not only personal hobbies but also areas in which he sought to engage and elevate the community. His artistic skills in particular are well represented in the Torquay Museum's collections showcasing his ability to capture and convey the beauty of his surroundings.<br /> <br /> Edward Vivian's multifaceted contributions to Torquay left a lasting legacy cementing his reputation as a great Victorian polymath whose work significantly impacted the moral and intellectual upliftment of the local working classes. His diverse skills and relentless dedication to social improvement continue to be celebrated through the institutions and collections that thrive in Torquay today.<br /> <br /> The Plates:<br /> <br /> 1. Tor Church<br /> 2. Torbay from Tor Abbey Sands<br /> 3. Torquay from Waldron Hill<br /> 4. Torquay from Park Hill<br /> 5. Torquay from the summit of Park Hill lithographed by Day & Haghe<br /> 6. Babbicombe from Petit Tor<br /> <br /> Abbey Scenery 332; Bobins IV 1427. London: Cockrem, Elliott, and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co., ca. 1841 unknown
180942460London 1809. <p> With an Autograph Letter from Dibdin</p> <p>Dibdin Thomas Frognall 1776-1847. The bibliomania; or book-madness; containing some account of the history symptoms and cure of this fatal disease . . . iv 87pp. London: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1809. 214 x 124 mm. 20th century half calf marbled boards a few tiny scuff-marks on back cover. Light toning but very good. With an Autograph Note signed by Dibdin dated Jan. 25 1841 tipped to the front pastedown mended with clear tape.</p> <p> First Edition. "Dibdin's Bibliomania first published in 1809 is an anthem to the printed book a warning to the unwary about the perils of obsessive book-collecting and the confessions of a rabid book-collector" Danckwerts p. vii. Written in less than a month The Bibliomania marks "the first full flowering of Dibdin's love affair with books" Windle and Pippin p. 35; it had the effect of "producing much innocent mirth and exciting a general curiosity after rare and precious volumes" Dibdin Reminiscences of a Literary Life p. 272. Dibdin a clergyman and inveterate book-lover was a lively and engaging writer whose works enjoyed great popularity and helped to stimulate enthusiasm for book collecting in the nineteenth century. The autograph note tipped into this copy reads: "Good Mr. Warren If I had not been cheated of £37.10 that Monday you would have had your £5 with fresh boards last week. As it is please to wait until Saturday next. Always your obliged T. F. Dibdin." Danckwerts "Introduction" in Dibdin The Bibliomania 2004 pp. vii-xxxvi. Jackson Thomas Frognall Dibdin: An Annotated List 16. Windle and Pippin Thomas Frognall Dibdin: A Bibliography A11a. </p> <p>. unknown
1838006001C.Richards 1838. Book. Fine. Half-Leather. Association Copy. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition 2 Vols.1838. Royal 8volHalf Russian Gilt. 100 fine engravings of Architecturefacsmiles of rare prints. Beautiful set. Association Copy with Bookplates of James Fenimore Cooper. Famous for many Classics including The DeerslayerLast of the MohicansThe Pathfinder and Others. Gorgeous Set. Great Association. C.Richards Hardcover books
38292London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol at the Shakspeare Press 1821. First edition 3 vols. bound in 4 4to 279 x 185 mm ONE OF 100 COPIES PRINTED ON THICK AND LARGE PAPER WITH EXTRA PLATES 4 xxv 7 462lxxix 1; 2 555 1; 2 298; 2 299-622 lxiipp. with the author's wood-engraved device on each title-page a wood engraving of the elaborately-quartered coat of arms of the Roxburghe Club on the dedication page 85 engraved plates including the private plate of 'Diana de Poictiers' in vol. 2 which was apparently destroyed after only 50 copies had been printed and a proof of the 'Prater' plate in vol. 3 62 illustrations printed on fine and thin "India" paper and mounted on the text leaves 55 other illustrations in the text with the additional sixty engraved plates on 52 leaves from Lewis' Series of Groups bound in at the appropriate places as designated by Lewis in his 'Directions to the binder' contemporary notes in pencil to several endpapers and a few within the text text and plates have staining of varying degrees pale stain to many lower margins a little damage to endpapers where bookplates have been removed full red hard grain red moroccocovers waterstained spines lettered in gilt all edges gilt. Unfortunately this handsome large paper copy has suffered from water damage sometime in the past additional photographs are available upon request. This set with the additional set of etchings on india paper by George Lewis of a classic work of the utmost importance for its wealth of eye-witness information and anecdotes about printed books manuscripts buildings other artefacts and people both from past centuries and from the author's own day for the extraordinary collection of illustrations mostly drawn during the tour itself and finally as a sumptuous piece of book production. As soon as the book appeared leading scholars derided Dibdin for his lack of scholarship especially concerning early manuscripts and printed books. But one must distinguish between the extensive and extremely useful information about things and people Dibdin saw during his 1818 tour and his own interpretations and conclusions which now serve only as a window to the attitudes of the time. Dibdin's enthusiasm readable style and entertaining anecdotes moreover caught the mood of his age making the book extremely popular and influential. Lewis' A Series of Groups. was intended to accompany Dibdin's Tour but was rejected by Dibdin as unworthy of his book. Lewis most perturbed issued them at his own expense and presented his case in the eight-page Advertisement which was separately printed. Jackson 48; 56; 56n: Windle & Pippin A38a; A44; D13. London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol at the Shakspeare Press, 1821 unknown
182799999-3039London printed for Harding and Lepard; and for G. B. Whittaker 1827. With 1 facsimile plate. XIII 562 pp.; 579 pp. 1 p. corrigenda. 8vo. Somewhat later smooth calf spines with 2 labels gilt double fillets around sides gilt outer edges and inner dentelles e.g. London printed for Harding and Lepard; and for G. B. Whittaker 1827. Nice set of Dibdin's 1776-1847 first published work of importance which when published in 1802 brought him to the attention of Lord Spencer his lifelong patron. The present definitive edition is entirely rewritten and contains for the first time an account of the best editions of the Hebrew Bibles and of the Greek and Latin Fathers. Dibdin remains best known for his "Bibliotheca Spenceriana" 1814-15 and the Roxburghe Club of which he was the originator and vice-president. The plates show a page of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible. - Very slight even browning. - Bohatta/Hodes p. 56. BIBLIOGRAPHY ; London, printed for Harding and Lepard; and for G. B. Whittaker unknown
1832306702London: Henry Bohn 1832. One of 100 Large Paper Copies. 102 pp. With the errata slip tipped in at B1. 8vo 221 x 140 mm. Original boards printed paper label to upper cover manuscript spine title. Some minor wear to boards but a remarkably clean copy. One of 100 Large Paper Copies. 102 pp. With the errata slip tipped in at B1. 8vo 221 x 140 mm. Large paper presentation copy with ALS. A large paper presentation copy inscribed: "John Rawlinson Esq. / From Mercurius Rusticus." With an amusing ALS of Dibdin presenting the book to Rawlinson laid in: <br/>"May 22/32. <br/>My Dear Sir<br/>Finding that I have no copy of the Bibliophobia upon small paper I shall be forced to compel you to put up with a Large paper copy of that capricious but orginal performance. It was written 'calamo currentisimo.' sic Yours Ever TFD"<br/><br/>Rawlinson is included on the subscriber's list of Dibdin's Tour of Northern England and Scotland 1838. Jackson 82. Provenance: Grege Johannis Platt armorial bookplate by J.D. Batten dated 1892 Henry Bohn unknown books
1780M2148No 26 Cheapside: Longman Broderip 1780. Original issues . Hardback. Vg. oblong folio. Four original late 18th Century printed piano scores and vocals bound in one volume. Rather grubby but a scarce original collection. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. THE WATERMAN Charles Dibdin 30pp piano and vocal score Longman and Broderip c1780; THE SEIGE OF BELGRADE by Steven Storace libretto by James Cobb and pub. by J.Dale 3-80pp lacking the title-page and last leaf c 1791.; INKLE And YARICO Samuel Arnold 1787 Libretto George Colman the Younger. Printed by Longman & Broderip 26 Cheapside and No 13 Haymarket. 45pp; IRON CHEST Sorace Stephen 51pp c1796. Libretto by George Colman after William Godman <br/> <br/> Longman Broderip hardcover
18161238354to. Kensington: March 4 1816. 4to 1 p. in very good condition. § To an unidentified correspondent concerning a large-paper copy of the Bibliotheca Spenceriana of which he has received vols. one and two of four: "You need not be under any apprehension as those who have the previous will of course have the succeeding volume. How long have you been the fortunate man to posses the L.P I write this 'currente calamo' for I am now up to my eyes and ears in Decameronic pursuits having fairly plunged myself into all the miseries of the press perhaps for 14 months to come." This latter reference connects to our letter from Dibdin to Brunet 123821 about getting French engravers for the "Decameron". March 4 unknown books
1802D6881London: G. Goulding n.d. c. 1802. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary full black morocco ornate border stamped in gilt on boards gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands inside gilt dentelles a.e.g.; 4to with wide margins 8.75 x 10.75 inches; volumes 1 and 2 bound together; pp. 404 plus 27 plates; 2 title-p. blank 407 plus 35 plates 2 of them folding. Some light scuffing at spine tips along joints and edges of boards; a little foxing and faint off-setting of plates onto facing pages but text block is overall bright and clean with wide margins. An excellent copy. <br/><br/> G. Goulding hardcover books
1838306711London: Printed for the author by C. Richards . 1838. First edition. Illustrated with 40 engraved plates and numerous text vignettes. 2 vols. 8vo. Late nineteenth century full black morocco spines gilt with contrasting lettering pieces a.e.g. by Hugh Hopkins Glasgow. Some toning to plates. Near fine. First edition. Illustrated with 40 engraved plates and numerous text vignettes. 2 vols. 8vo. With Dibdin A.L.s.: 'I have made it quite a Lady's Boudoir book'. Dibdin writes 27 August n.y.:<br/><br/>Dear Mr. Hill<br/>I am in your debt in more senses than one and I beg leave under this impression to beg your acceptance of a copy of the new edition of my Tour . I have made it quite a Lady's Boudoir book. Health and Happiness . Very much & truly your Obliged T.F. Dibdin". Jackson 89; Windle and Pippin A65 Printed for the author by C. Richards .. unknown books
18112618591811. 1 p. pen and ink on paper docketed. 1 vols. 4to. Remnants of prior mounting on verso creased. 1 p. pen and ink on paper docketed. 1 vols. 4to. Pickering Borrows a Pynson. "I shall be particularily obliged by the loan of your Pynson's Calendar of Shepherds for 2 or 3 days. I am at this moment entering very deeply upon the subject; which after all seems to defy the most sagacious bibliographical criticism. The bearer will take great care of it; and it shall be returned in the course of the week ."<br/>Freeling 1764-1836 was a noted book collector and with Dibdin one of the founders of the Roxburghe Club. unknown books
18372618581837. 1-1/2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet with integral address leaf to Pickering at 57 Chancery Lane. 183 x 118 mm. Remnant of prior mounting on address leaf with small piece from corner. 1-1/2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet with integral address leaf to Pickering at 57 Chancery Lane. 183 x 118 mm. Dibdin to Pickering. A good letter to Pickering Bookseller and Publisher concerning a complex financial transaction with another publisher: "Major paid his bill on Saturday; and thus far all is right. If you have parted with my bill due on Saty at Scotts for £100 will you oblige me by holding it over 'till Thursday the 16th ."<br/>It seems likely that 'Major' was the publisher John Major 1782-1849 who supported many of Dibdin's publications and who eventually went bankrupt because of his author's speculations. unknown books
18261238384to. N.p.: Oct. 19 1826. 4to 3 pp. Small tear from breaking the seal othewrwise fine. § A deeply moving and sad letter about the illness of Arch’s brother Arthur and Dibdin’s own ailments. "As I was very nearly "going the way of all flesh" from the same complaint. I have lost my old and valued friend Lord Gifford from the same cause. Thank God I rallied quickly but during 12 hours incessant vomiting I thought my brains heart liver and all the adjuncts would have burst their strong-hold’. Pray remember me very kindly to him and Mrs. A. Arch - not forgetting the little prattlers who will find me I fear a sad old grey-headed stupid fellow when they next see me. Adieu: my friend Bernardo takes this to put in the L.P. The races are going on: but my race is a very different and a very delicate course to run winner or loser. Oct. 19 unknown books
18372618581837. 1-1/2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet with integral address leaf to Pickering at 57 Chancery Lane. 183 x 118 mm. Remnant of prior mounting on address leaf with small piece from corner. 1-1/2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet with integral address leaf to Pickering at 57 Chancery Lane. 183 x 118 mm. A good letter to Pickering Bookseller and Publisher concerning a complex financial transaction with another publisher: "Major paid his bill on Saturday; and thus far all is right. If you have parted with my bill due on Saty at Scotts for £100 will you oblige me by holding it over 'till Thursday the 16th ."<br /> It seems likely that 'Major' was the publisher John Major 1782-1849 who supported many of Dibdin's publications and who eventually went bankrupt because of his author's speculations. unknown
18112618591811. 1 p. pen and ink on paper docketed. 1 vols. 4to. Remnants of prior mounting on verso creased. 1 p. pen and ink on paper docketed. 1 vols. 4to. "I shall be particularily obliged by the loan of your Pynson's Calendar of Shepherds for 2 or 3 days. I am at this moment entering very deeply upon the subject; which after all seems to defy the most sagacious bibliographical criticism. The bearer will take great care of it; and it shall be returned in the course of the week ."<br /> Freeling 1764-1836 was a noted book collector and with Dibdin one of the founders of the Roxburghe Club. unknown
1801elala861London: G.Goulding John Walker 1801-02. 1801. 2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 404; 407. 1 folding engraved map 1 folding table & 60 aquatint plates. 19th century half morocco gilt backs Vol. II rebacked with spine mounted joints of Vol. I partly cracked some scattered foxing. First Edition of this attractively illustrated travel account by the English dramatist and song-writer. The plates are all after the authors own drawings. Not in Abbey. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London: G.Goulding, John Walker , [1801-02]. Hardcover
18215715London: Printed for the author by W. Blumer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition. 3 volumes royal octavo 26 cm; I: xvi 2 16 6 xxvi 6 462 lxxx including extra engraved title and Lewis's "Series of Groups"; II: 4 556; III: 4 622 lxii and 83 plates 1 in color 3 in sepia and 5 double page 64 india paper prints mounted in text. Extra illustrated with 52 plates by George Lewis printed on india paper and mounted illustrating "the manners and characters of the inhabitants of France and Germany" according to the extra engraved title page. Lacks half titles. Dedication page in volume 1 engraved with crest of the Roxburghe Club rather than with portrait of Dibdin. Bound in green straight-grain morocco ruled in gilt with corner ornaments in gilt and armorial crest stamped on all boards. All edges gilt. All three volumes with mid-nineteenth-century armorial bookplate of Robert Walters along with engraved pictorial bookplate dated 1919 of Leroy Crummer MD 1872-1934 and of the American artist Robert Bruce Moyer 1913-1969. Volume II with the additional bookplate of Myrtle A. Crummer. All three volumes rebacked hinges reinforced with linen tape; joints strengthened with application of Japanese paper; edges and extremities renovated. Frequent offsetting of plates; most plates clean although some have toned to various degrees. Occasional scattered foxing. Condition generally good to very good. <br /><br />References: Jackson 48; Windle and Pippin A38a; Windle and Pippin A44 "A Series of Groups." Extra-illustrated edition includes George Lewis's "A series of groups illustrating the physiognomy manners and character of the people of France and Germany" with separate title page pagination and extra engraved title page inserted after the dedication page. Printed for the author, by W. Blumer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press, hardcover
18251187<p>London: Harding Triphook & Lepard 1825.</p><p>Together 2 volumes in one. Thick 8vo. vi L 412 pp.; 2 413-900 pp. Very well bound in full contemporary red morocco spine lettered in gilt all edges gilt; spine faded yet sound and attractive.</p><p>Large Paper Copy of the second edition measuring 245 x 146 mm. 9 ¾ x 6 inches. A nice copy of this handsome book printed in 1000 copies by W. Nicols Successor to W. Bulmer at the Shakespeare Press and dedicated to the bookseller Thomas Payne. With the printed bookplate of John Hely-Hutchinson of Ely and embossed stamp of Detlef Mauss and his notation.</p><p>An amazing compilation of information on the history of printing and book production. This monumental work begins with the study of Bibles and other religious works and focuses on the most important from Dibdin's point of view of Latin German Italian Hebrew Greek French and English books in the field. This is followed by History in all its scope beginning with Ecclesiastical history then Greek and Roman history early histories of all the major European countries including descriptions of various archives where information on the history of Europe can be studied. From here Dibdin ventured into voyages and travel biography philology and finishing his study with poetry and drama. An amazing piece of research and writing.</p><p>Windle & Pippin<em> Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776-1847 A Bibliography </em>A 50b.</p> Harding, Triphook, & Lepard
180700595126 Cheapside London: Printed By Clementi Banger Hyde Collard & Davis 1807 Circa 1807. 2 120pp letterpress pages on laid paper in a protective archival sleeve. From a bound collection of sheet music so lacking covers title page has a closed tear first two leaves show a lower border damp mark. SHEET MUSIC. Printed By Clementi, Banger, Hyde, Collard & Davis unknown
1817elala189London: Printed For The Author By W.Bulmer And Co. Shakespeare Press; And Sold by G. and W.Nicol Payne And Foss 1817. 1817. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 3 p.l. vi 1 leaferrata ccxxv 410 1 leafcolophon; 2 p.l. 44 1 leaf 45-535 1 leaferrata; 2 p.l. 544 2 leaveserrata & colophon. with half-titles. 37 engraved & woodcut plates 1 double-page. numerous engravings & woodcuts in the text incl. 36 prints on india paper mounted. later full red morocco by F.Bedford gilt-tooled spines & inside dentelles top edge gilt others untrimmed Vols. I-II front covers detached & rear joints cracked rear cover of Vol. III stained intermittent foxing. First Edition. The Bibliographical Decameron written in the same dialogue manner and with the same interlocutors as the Bibliomania "is perhaps the most lavish of all Dibdins works and especially in the Large Paper copies the best printed Its publication was a financial success and doubtless marks the high-water mark of the Dibdinian bibliomania." Windle & Pippin Dibdin destroyed the plates for the book at a meeting of the Roxburgh Club. "This work forms one of the monuments of typographical bibliography. As in the style of its production it is the most sumptuous so in the nature of its contents it may be said to be one of the most interesting books relative to ancient and modern printing" Bigmore & Wyman. The estimated number of copies printed of this regular paper issue ranges from 750 to 900 plus 50 on large paper. As usual this set is without the rare ninth plate listed by Windle in Vol. I which was not ready at the time of publication and occurs in only a few copies. Bigmore & Wyman pp. 169-170. Jackson 40. Windle & Pippin A28. 1st Edition. London: Printed For The Author, By W.Bulmer And Co., Shakespeare Press; And Sold by G. and W.Nicol, Payne And Foss , 1817. unknown
181820800London : Printed For John Miller Covent-Garden 1818. First Edition. Hardback. Bound in contemporary gilt-blocked buckram. Scattered minor foxing and dust-dulling throughout. A fine set nonetheless. Scans on request. ; Description: 22 cm. Notes: Both the Don Giovanni and the Vicar of Wakefield are author presentation copies with his signature to the title pages. A scarce collection of Dibdin's central dramatic writings. London : Printed For John Miller, Covent-Garden hardcover
