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179927328London: Drawn etch'd & pub.by Dighton Charing Cross April 1799 1799. The earliest recorded portrait of Thomas John Dibdin. NCBEL III 1129-30. One crease; in fine condition. Rare. Hand-colored etching 20.5 x 16.5 cm with the caption "Sans Souci Jun." With the portrait is the manuscript note: "This Portrait of myself / taken in the palmy days of white neckcloths and frills / when I was as you see rather younger than at present is presented / by Thomas Dibdin April 28 1841." Around the image of Dibdin are depictions of his plays and songs. A fine portrait of the actor and writer Thomas John Dibdin 1771-1841 who like the other famous thespian Dibdins was involved in the English theater from an early age. Thomas John was one of three illegitimate children of Charles Dibdin and actress Harriet Pitt and in his early years on stage he used the name "T. Merchant" and his writings were published anonymously a fact that the artist Dighton makes a playful reference to in giving the subject of his portrait the name "Sans Souci Jun." Charles Dibdin was the owner of the San Souci Theater in London. See the ODNB for both Thomas John and Charles Dibdin. <br/><br/> (London:) Drawn, etch'd & pub.by Dighton, Charing Cross, April, 1799 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. <br/><br/> printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown books
183626684London: John Major 1836. First edition 2 vols. 8vo pp. xxxii 4 556; 2 557-892; 10 engraved plates a number of illus. in the text; contemporary calf-backed boards joints restored old library pocket inside back cover of both vols.; generally a good sound set or better. Windle A62; Jackson 86; Lowndes I 642. <br/><br/> John Major hardcover books
54358London: Printed for Vernor Hood and Sharpe 1807. First edition. 12mo. Full calf spine gilt. Considerable wear to corners both hinges repaired covers likely re-attached small chip from spine label just touching title numerous annotations and marginalia; basically very good otherwise. A somewhat rough but interesting copy of this collection of the younger Dibdin's verse and songs with many comical and curious entries. <br/><br/> unknown
33838London: Published by Robert Jennings and John Major. 1829. Second Edition 3 vols. frontispiece in each volume offset 9 plates illustrs. in the text orig. cloth hinges torn one spine lacking. Windle & Pippin A38b; Jackson 49. London: Published by Robert Jennings, and John Major. 1829 hardcover
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
18449London: Printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard. 1825. Second Edition viii l 899 1pp. advert cont. half calf re-backed preserving the orig. spine a little rubbed. "Dibdin endeavoured in this edition to insert the corrections supplied him by his friends and not very friendly reviewers" - Jackson 64. Windle & Pippin A 50b. London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard. 1825 unknown
1838106710Printed for the author by C. Richards 1838. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2 volumes 1st edition London printed for the author 1838 engraved plates with tissue guards to almost every illustration later endpapers some plates cut to the margin some slight spotting & toning to plates text very clean all edges gilt uniform later 19th century gilt decorated full green calf spines slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot 8vo Near Fine Finely bound set. Printed for the author by C. Richards hardcover
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
40709London: Printed for the Author by William Nicol Shakspeare Press 1823. First edition 4to 272 x 175 mm 2 x 295 1pp. with half-title unopened and uncut orig. boards spine and printed label chipped with upper spine lacking. Regarded as volume VII of the 'Bibliotheca Spenceriana' but this volume stands alone as a record of the incunabula which was previous in the library of the Duke di Cassano Serra and purchased for Earl Spencer. Windle & Pippin A27. London: Printed for the Author by William Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1823 hardcover
37282London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and Co. Later by W. Nicol Successor to W. Bulmer Shakspeare Press 1814-23. First edition 7 vols. complete small 4to 263 x 165 mm. I: 6 ix 3 lii 383 1pp. with half-title 11 engraved plates on 12 leaves as called for without the rarely found india paper print which was to be pasted into the text of p. 79 frontis. offset occasional spotting and offsetting. II: 6 503 1pp. with half-title and fly-title one engraved plate as called for; III: 4 509 1 6pp. with half-title and fly-title no plates called for; IV: vii 3 587 1 lxxvii 3pp. with half-title and fly-title 10 engraved plates as called for occasional spotting and offsetting; V: viii 4 lxii 279 1pp. 32 engraved plates half-title frontis. offset without the plate of the Marchioness Camden which Jackson describes as an 'added plate' present in some copies offsetting from plates; VI: 6 322 2pp. half-title engraved portrait frontispiece offset; VII: x 295 1pp. without half-title no plates called for; numerous illustrations engraved portraits plans and views facsimiles of woodcuts and devices mostly mounted India proofs extensively printed in red and black some spotting and offsetting uniform contemporary calf panels blind-tooled hinges cracked and a couple holding by cords spines and labels chipped see image. Guild p.24. "This superb collection of books contains upwards of 45000 volumes; among them are sixty-four editions from the press of Wm. Caxton. The abundance and beauty of the facsimiles and other embellishments as well as the fineness of the paper and printing render this catalogue one of the most splendid bibliographical works ever published in any country. It describes books printed from wooden blocks about the middle of the fifteenth century early printed Bibles Liturgical works works of the Fathers Greek and Latin Classics & Miscellaneous Literature". Windle & Pippin A25 A26 A27 & E4 a; Jackson 3637 & 38; De Ricci 72-77pp. London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and Co., (Later by W. Nicol, Successor to W. Bulmer) Shakspeare Press, 1814-23 unknown
33645London: Printed for the Author 1797. First edition viii 2 117pp. with engraved title-page a little foxed and stained final line of imprint cropped text occasional spotted and lightly browned marbled endpapers cont. full straight-grained red morocco gilt border on sides flat spine gilt extremities a little rubbed. Dibdin's rare suppressed first separate publication being preceded only by his contribution to the 'European Magazine'. Dibdin did not think much of his first effort as he emphatically stated in his 'Bibliomania' "I struck off 500 copies and was glad to get rid of half of them as waste paper; the remaining half have been partly destroyed by my own hands. My only consolation is that the volume is now exceedingly rare". Jackson 1; Windle & Pippin A1. London: Printed for the Author, 1797 unknown
1825009738Paris: Crapelet 1825 4 volumes 8vo 28 cm XXIV 344 pp.; 4 374 2 pp.; VIII 384 pp.; 4 446 2 pp. Contemporary red morocco-backed marbled boards spines with raised bands gilt-tooled compartments gilt lettering-pieces polished top edges fore- and bottom edges untrimmed green silk bookmarks marbled endpapers uniformly age-toned with occasional foxing; bookplates on pastedowns of each volume. Large-paper copy on papier vélin the binding signed by Thouvenin. A complete set of the French translation of the celebrated bibliographical travelogue by the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776-1847 the most influential English bibliographer and bibliophile writer of the Romantic period dedicated by the publisher G. A. Crapelet to the members of the Société des Bibliophiles Français. First published in English as the Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany 1821 the work is among Dibdin's most important and one of the great literary monuments of nineteenth-century bibliophily. Structured as 36 letters vols. I-II cover Dibdin's journey through Normandy -- Dieppe Rouen Caen Bayeux Coutances and the return to Paris via Falaise and Versailles -- while vols. III-IV are devoted principally to Paris with extended accounts of the Bibliothèque Royale its illuminated manuscripts and rare early printed books as well as the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal Sainte-Geneviève and the Mazarine concluding with a journey to Strasbourg. Vol. III contains a separate translator's preface by Crapelet who notes the controversial reception of Dibdin's original among the French scholars and institutions it described. A desirable complete set in a distinguished contemporary binding by Joseph Thouvenin 1791-1834 one of the foremost Parisian bookbinders of the Restoration period. Crapelet hardcover
007869Bangor. London.: J. W Ambrose Lith. Printers M&N Hanhart. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. HUGHES H. LYNCH JH. DIBDIN TC. HUGHES S. WITH 21 LITHOGRAPHED VIEWS IN WALES c1845/50 Ultra Rare in contemporary half red morocco over rubbed red cloth some gilt tooling gilt tile. rubbed. Spine raised bands decorative gilt tooling worn along joint edges. Internally 4to not dated but c1845 lithographed title and 20 plates 6 on India paper 1 extra lithographed plate of Cheltenham bound in at end cut down and mounted a.e.g. some tissue guards 1 torn slight foxing empty pocket to epd 2 book labels to fpd Peter Bicknell & Stanley Arnold. 357259 mm. Not listed at COPAC WorldCat or Anderson. No listing on line. see advert in Blacks Iron Highway p50. 0 <br/> <br/> J. [W] Ambrose, Lith. Printers M&N Hanhart hardcover
026728151X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1332156991.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
20002-0571206298Faber and Faber 2000. Mass Market Paperback. New. 292 pages. 7.01x4.25x0.87 inches. Faber and Faber paperback
355490714733London. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. The set comprises: Rat King Faber 1988. First UK Edition. Page edges quite tanned due to the poor quality of paper used otherwise a fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Vendetta Faber 1990. First UK Edition. Page edges quite tanned due to the poor quality of paper used otherwise a fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Cabal Faber 1992. First UK Edition. Page edges just beginning to tan otherwise a fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Dead Lagoon Faber 1994. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Cosi Fan Tutti Faber 1996. First UK Edition. Page edges just beginning to tan otherwise a fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. A Long Finish Faber 1998. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Sunday Times Review laid in. Blood Rain Faber 1999. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. And Then You Die Faber 2002. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. A couple of book reviews laid in. Medusa Faber 2003. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Back to Bologna Faber 2005. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. End Game Faber 2007. First UK Edition. A very fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on a book-plate attached to the title page. Recently filmed to great acclaim by the BBC and starring Rufus Sewell as Aurelio Zen and Caterina Murino as Tania Moretti. Zen finds it difficult being the only honest cop in town surrounded by plotting politicians a stressed-out boss and vengeful gangsters. Beautifully shot in Italy. The Author Michael Dibdin died in 2007 aged 60. For the full set of 11 books: £1500. hardcover
1986029894London: Jonathan Cape 1986 F/F-. 8vo. original black boards a trifle rubbed & marked faint speckling to top edge in dustwrapper priced £9.95 net a trifle rubbed & nicked; pp. 204 last blank. A near fine copy. Flatsigned by the author 'Michael Dibdin' to title page taken from another book loosely enclosed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1986355490717022London: Cape 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. An outstanding signed copy and quite scarce thus. Cape hardcover
1989029873New York: Bantam Books 1989 F/F-. 8vo. original black cloth backed boards a trifle rubbed in dustwrapper priced $15.95 net a trifle rubbed & nicked; pp. vi last blank 266. A near fine copy. Flatsigned to title page by the author 'Michael Dibdin'. Ex-libris Colin Steele though not marked as such with his photocopy from a bookseller's catalogue loosely enclosed. The first novel in the Aurelio Zen Venice-based detective series. Signed by Author. First US. Hard Cover. F/F-. Bantam Books hardcover
1988029872London: Faber & Faber 1988 VG-/VG. 8vo. original black boards ex-library with labels RSMs etc. to outer leaves only a little rubbed & bumped slightly toned & marked spine a trifle canted in dustwrapper priced £10.95 net a little rubbed & nicked; pp. vi last blank 282. A good copy of the true first edition in a clean jacket. Flatsigned by the author 'Michael Dibdin' to title page taken from a paperback edition loosely enclosed ex-libris Colin Steele though not marked as such. The first novel in the Aurelio Zen Venice-based detective series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG. Faber & Faber hardcover
1988C66846London 1988. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Very good with some yellowing to pages. In good plus unclipped dust jacket with some light creasing along top edge a little fading towards spine and a small water mark to verso. 8vo. pp vi 282. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's black buckram lettered in white at spine. First edition.ISBN: 0571151477 hardcover
1978355490721945London: Cape 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine Blue-stained top edge as called for 192pp. Top-stain partially faded otherwise a fine copy with number bumping to the boards in an original unclipped dustwrapper priced at £3.95 net. The dustwrapper is near fine with no fading whatsoever to the spine and scarce thus with a tiny strip of rubbing to the right-hand edge of the inside flap. A very nice copy indeed. First book. Photographs/scans available upon request. Cape hardcover
1991029875New York: Perfect Crime - Doubleday 1991 F/F. 8vo. original blue cloth backed boards in dustwrapper priced $18.50; pp. viii last blank 262 last blank. A fine copy. Flatsigned to title page by the author 'Michael Dibdin'. The second novel in the Aurelio Zen Venice-based detective series. Signed by Author. First US. Hard Cover. F/F. Perfect Crime - Doubleday hardcover
