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184050054London: John Chidley William Kidd 1840. Hardcover - as published. A collection of five 19th century humorous pamphlets from the 1830s and 40s. Illustrated by Cruikshank. Good with book plate. Sold by W. Smith Reading. Hinges repaired damage to spine red cloth with gilt decoration to spine. Minimal foxing. . John Chidley, William Kidd hardcover
18361011H3London: John Major 1836. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None Stated. The first edition of Dibdin"s engaging memoir of the rare book world a vivid glimpse into early 19th century bibliomania complete in two volumes. In a contemporary half calf calf binding with marbled paper boards. First edition. Complete in two volumes.A lively autobiographical work in which Dibdin reflects on his career as a bibliographer and clergyman recounting his encounters with collectors libraries and the rare book trade. Dibdin 1776-1847 was one of the most influential figures in the development of British bibliomania best known for The Bibliomania and Bibliotheca Spenceriana.An engaging and informative account of the golden age of book collecting. In a contemporary half calf calf binding with marbled paper boards. Externally sound. Small perforation mark to spine of volume I. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in loss to calf more so to corners and joints. Rubbing to boards resulting in slight loss to paper. Chipping to calf at extremities of spine. Slight discolouration to spine and extremities. Previous owner's small ink inscription to front paste downs. Colour pencil annotation to front paste down of volume II. Hinges strained but firm. Light soiling to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Scattered spotting to plates. Offsetting from plates to facing pages. The odd pencil inscription to margins from previous owner. The odd spot heavier to first and last few leaves. Good John Major hardcover
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
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
1821012622London: Shakspeare Press 1821. Gift inscription '' Rugby Shool Library Given by Sir John Johnstone August 1823 ''Complete in 3 volumes. Books measure 25.5x17.cm. Collation xxv7462lxxix1pp 555pp 2622lxiipp 83 plates correct as index. Bound in full calf. Each volume has been rebacked retaining the original boards raised bands leather title labels marble edges and endpapers. Boards rubbed/worn but repaired. All three bindings in very good firm condition. Internally school library bookplate occasional library stamp a few pages worn on edges occasional spotting/foxing. Pages and plates in good condition. A good solid set. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Very Good. 8vo. Shakspeare Press Hardcover
1829049581London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. Book. VG. Full-Leather. 2nd Edition. Complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in original full polished calf gilt-ruled boards rebacked in brown cloth with gold foil title and volume labels in burgundy and black mounted on spine panels new endsheets original marbled text block edges. 2nd edition. xlii422 iv428 iv482 pp. illus. w/ engraved frontis. portrait in each volume engraved plates w/ guards cuts in text. Interiors show scattered foxing generally light otherwise clean nicely intact. Boards show mild surface rubbing mostly toward edges most corners showing exposure but not layered or excessively worn. A sound attractive set scarce. Robert Jennings and John Major Hardcover
1838410924London : Printed for the author by C. Richard 1838. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Peel Park Royal Museum Library bookplate. Very good copy in gilt-blocked aniline calf over ribbed-cloth boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 v. illustrations portraits plates some folded facsimiles. Contents; v. 2 Scotland. Subjects; Bewick Thomas 1753-1828 ; Biography. Burns Robert 1759-1796 Homes and haunts. Libraries England Northern. Manuscripts England Northern. London : Printed for the author by C. Richard hardcover
18211246701821. London: W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press and Sold by Payne and Foss Longman Hurst and Co. J. and A. Arch R. H. Evans R. Triphook and John Major 1821. <br /> <br /> 3 vols. large thick 8vo iv xxv xxvi blank v vi blank 462 lxxixi index; iv 5551; iv 392.297-622 lxii pp lacking half-titles. 83 plates incl. portraits; 1 color 2 sepia & 5 double-page & 63 smaller illus. in the text some on India paper mounted. Finely bound by Tout in full polished calf with triple gilt fillet richly gilt backstrip with green labels gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Vols. 1 and 3 rehinged tips bumped. Plates occasionally foxed but in general a very good copy internally with the bookplates of renowned M.D. J.A. Knowles Renshaw in each vol. and the very faded signature of Mrs Boolys July 1821 on each title-page.<br /> <br /> § First edition regular paper issue; first state of vol. 1 p. 27 and p.95 vol. 3. One of a very few books by Dibdin that went into a second edition. "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. Jackson 48. Windle & Pippin A38a and A44. unknown
18381410326London: C. Richards 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto two volumes. In Good condition. Bound in green Morocco leather with gilt ornamentation. Paneled spines with gilt titling. Boards have discoloration to spines chipping to extremities and wear throughout. Volume 1 rear board is detached from spine. Volume 2 front board is detached from spine. Textblocks have gilt ornamentation to turn-ins marbled end pages age toning throughout and chipping to edges. Volume 2 has a loose plate titled "Hugh Stewart". Both volumes contain the bookplate of Alexander Cochrane 1758-1832 to the front pastedowns. Shelved in Room F. This two volume set is bound in a signed Zaehnsdorf binding. 1410326. Special Collections. C. Richards hardcover
18380023<p><br />2 volumes; xv 10 xxx 436 xxix pages; 10 439-1090 pages text complete with pagination misprints as recorded in Windle and Pippin.<br /><br /><br />Half cloth binding with brown paper-covered boards. Gilt title to spines. Some scratching and minor marking to boards. Some loss of paper to board edges. Small indent to top of rear board of both volumes. Corners slightly bumped on both volumes. Foxing to pages 201-205 in volume one. Foxing to end-papers and frontispiece in both volumes and foxing to other but not all plates. Page edges somewhat dusty. Text generally very clean with occasional minor spots of foxing. Good condition.<br /><br />Volume one includes a list of subscribers list of plates and table of contents all bound in after the preface. Volume one has 12 plates and volume two has 32 plates as called for. Numerous engravings in text.<br /><br />Windle and Pippin A65.<br /><br /><br /><strong>As a heavy and high value set shipping costs will be greater than for average listings. Signed for shipping will be used. Please contact me in advance for details if you wish. </strong><br /><br /></p> C. Richards. hardcover
18212020421London: Shakespeare Press for the author 1821. 3/4 brown pebbled leather with 5 raised bands and marbled boards & endpapers T.E.G. Ex-library Marlboro College and Boston Atheneum some plates foxed no tissue guards occasional in-text foxing but generally clear hinges tape reinforced inside and out bindings tight light edge rubbing: VG. 8vo. 1st edition. Supplement bound after volume 3. Shakespeare Press (for the author) hardcover
1821009041London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer & W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Three Volumes 4to. xxvv462 lxxix - Bibliographical indices i corrections; 2 555; ii622 lxii supplement. Gorgeous First Edition beautifully bound in contemporary long-grained tanned morocco four raised bands elaborate spine decorations and dentelles in gilt; titles in gilt. gilt borders on all boards. a.e.g. Complete with 83 plates without text and 63 plates with text. Remarkably well-preserved set. Square tight and generally clean throughout save a few light and scattered spots. As is usual off-setting to page opposite plates even some of those with tissue guards. Some quite mild rubbing and edge-wear. A tiny scuff here and there. Laid in is the printed Grolier Club announcement of its December 1935 meeting ".devoted to Thomas Frognall Dibdin the bibliographer and bibliophile 1776-1847". The pamphlet includes an engraved portrait of Dibdin. A most handsome collectable set. Please note: International and Priority orders will require additional postage. Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer & W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown
182175334London:: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition. 20th c. full gilt-ruled calf by Giulio Giannini - Firenze; a.e.g. Bookplate on two of the three front pastedowns; a clean tight and sound set handsomely bound. Large 8vo. Complete with all plates present. Bound without half-titles. Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press, unknown
1821LLV2351London:: W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakspeare Press 1821. Dedicated to the president and members of the Roxburghe Club. 1821. Three volumes. Royal 8vo. 4 xxv 7 462 lxxix 1; iv 555; iv 622 lxii pp. Numerous engraved plates and illus. bibliography i.e. "Index of Manuscripts and of Printed Books Described Quoted or Referred To" supplemental; some offsetting few stains minor occasional foxing. Modern gilt-stamped green morocco marbled fore-edges; head vol. II chipped rubbed faded spine faded to natural tan some light wear to extremities. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Complete with all listed 83 steel engraved full-page plates and all listed 63 half-page steel engravings though a few miss-numbered or miss-placed. Plus with an additional full page plate facing p. 586 of vol. III titled "The Prater Vienna". Note: half-page illus. are engraved on fine India paper and mounted. Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776-1847 born in Calcutta India English bibliographer who helped to stimulate interest in bibliography by his own enthusiastic though often inaccurate books by his share in founding the first English private publishing society and by his beautifully produced catalog of Lord Spencer's library which collection later became the nucleus of the John Rylands Library Manchester. His father the captain of a sailing ship was the inspiration for his Uncle Charles Dibdin's song "Tom Bowling." Both of Dibdin's parents died on the passage from India to England in 1780 and at age four he became the ward of his mother's younger brother Charles Compton. Educated at St. John's College Oxford Dibdin began a legal career but took holy orders in 1805. His Introduction to the knowledge of rare and valuable editions of the Greek and Latin Classics 1802 attracted the notice of Lord Spencer through whose patronage Dibdin obtained a clerical appointment in London. His Bibliotheca Spenceriana 1814–15 became famous for the high quality of its printing. Dibdin travelled widely in search of books and manuscripts and his Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany 1821 is typical of his work in containing much lively anecdote many factual errors and some excellent engravings. His Bibliomania 1809 contributed to the public's interest in old and rare books. Among his many other works is the two-volume autobiography Reminiscences of a Literary Life 1836. - Britannica W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1821. Dedicated to the president and members of the Roxburghe Club. unknown
1829429816London: Jennings and Major 1829. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Three volumes. Octavos. 421; 428; 481 1pp. Illustrated. Rebound probably in early 20th century in half brown morocco gilt and pale marbled paper over boards. Small bookplate of Morris F. Tyler on the front pastwedown of each volume. A little rubbing at the extremities a few very faint spots on the boards a near fine set. Laid in is a brief Autograph Letter Signed by Dibdin to William Priestley Bookseller. Bifolium: first page used for the note the last page used as an address leaf interior pages blank. Old folds from mailing a couple of small holes and tears postmark remnant of a wax seal about very good. Dibdin writing for the noon post asks Priestley to send him the nine volumes of Burcard Gotthelf Struve's Biblioteca Historica. Besterman 2865 "in boards - as soon as conveneient today. Jennings and Major hardcover
18211227501821. London: Printed For The Author By W.Bulmer And W.Nicol Shakespeare Press And Sold By Payne And Foss Longman Hurst And Co. 1821. <br /> <br /> 3 vols. royal 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. xxv 3 leaves 462 lxxix 1 errata; 2 p.l. 555; 2 p.l. 622 lxii. without half-titles. 83 plates incl. portraits; 1 color 2 sepia & 5 double-page & 63 smaller illus. in the text some on India paper mounted. Early half dark green morocco marbled boards gilt-lettered backstrips a tall untrimmed set with usual occasional foxing or spotting. Bookplates of James Whatman and Charles Sebag-Montefiore.<br /> <br /> § First edition regular paper issue. One of a very few books by Dibdin that went into a second edition. "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. Jackson 48; Lowndes I 641; Windle & Pippin A38a. Provenance: James Whatman; Lister; Colin Franklin; Charles Sebag-Montefiore. Windle and Pippin A38a. unknown
1829023287London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. Scarce in the original cloth which is in Good condition. Some chipping at spine heads. Internally Very Good. Square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked with only minimal foxing. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Inner hinges are perfect. 1829. Second edition revised. 3 vols: 6 xlii 2 421 3; 6 iv 428; 2 iv 481pp. Illustrated with 12 plates and 33 autograph facsimiles. Frontispiece tissue guards are still present in all three volumes. This edition has additional information that Dibdin included to satisfy criticism of the first edition. There are seven new plates. Windle/Pippin describe 3 variant bindings. This set agrees with the variant described as "pebbled dark brown cloth lettered in gilt Huntington." The spines have uniformly mellowed but only a shade. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Jackson 49. Bigmore & Wyman I 172. Windle/Pippin A38b. Second edition revised. Hardcover. Good-Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT library discards. 3 volumes complete. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Robert Jennings and John Major Hardcover
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
1892001720London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1892. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition Re-Issue. 8vo. Volume I: xlii 421 pp. Volume II: 1v 428 pp. Volume III: iv 481 pp. 12 plates numerous engraved illustrations and facsimile autographs in the text A classic account of books and book hunting in France and Germany during the early 19th Century. Second Edition 1892. 2 1/2" closed tear Volume I title page to xviii. Age-toned impressions facing pages from frontispieces with some foxing throughout. Plates of Volume two show age-toned tide marks. Clean tight and strong binding with no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Mylar Protected. Professionally rebound in tan cloth with paper labels to spine. Robert Jennings and John Major Hardcover
183832724-1089London printed for the author by C. Richards and sold by James Bohn a.o. 1838. With 44 engr. plates incl. 2 frontispieces text illus. and tipped-in woodcuts and facsimiles. XV pp. 5 leaves 436 pp. XXX pp. index to the whole work; 2 leaves pp. 439-1090. Large 8vo. Red cloth. London printed for the author by C. Richards and sold by James Bohn a.o. 1838. First edition of Dibdin's account of his tour of libraries in England and Scotland a companion to his "Tour in France and Germany" of 1821 "which have long ago experiences the favourable patronage of the public. In labour anxiety and cost these volumes have greatly exceeded all that have gone before them ." preface. Written for a wide readership with interests in bibliophily Dibdin included anecdotes and personal observations; he also cared for his works to be well-produced and adorned with illustrations. - Ex library copy with perforated stamps to titles and plates; some foxing. - Brunet II 686; Graesse II 384. BIBLIOGRAPHY ; London, printed for the author by C. Richards, and sold by James Bohn (a.o.) hardcover
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
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
18381011R3London: For the Author by C. Richards 1838 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated . The very scarce first volume of this extra-illustrated large paper edition of Dibdin's final work illustrated throughout with engraved plates. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. A richly illustrated travel narrative that records English bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin's visits to libraries book collections historic sites and landscapes in the North of England and Scotland. 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. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally generally smart but rubbed to extremities and joints. Rubbing to spine head and tail. Fading and the odd mark to the paper-covered boards. The odd mark to the leather. Lower front hinge cracked and starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good For the Author by C. Richards hardcover
1821996F55London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". Not Stated. The impressive three volume first edition of this account of book buying in Europe in the early 19th century illustrated throughout and written by Thomas Frognall Dibdin on a trip to France and Germany. The first edition of this work complete in three volumes. Only 1000 copies of this first edition were produced.A fascinating work on books and book hunting in the early eighteenth century offering an intriguing insight into the industry.Illustrated with thirteen plates to volume I alongside thirty-nine vignettes volume II with twenty-four plates and twenty-four vignettes and volume III with forty-six plates and fifty vignettes. Collated complete.In 1818 Dibdin was commissioned by Earl George Spence to purchase books for him on the continent. It was this trip that is described in beautiful detail in this work which was first published in 1821.Dibdin was accompanied on his trip by George Lewis and together they spend nine months in French and Germany. They visited various public and private libraries.Rebound in cloth with endpapers renewed. Bound without half titles.The volumes are entertaining recounting their follies and errors during the trip. However the inaccuracies in the book upset the French; the French translation which appeared in 1825 contained many footnotes that attacked the original text. Rebound in cloth with endpapers renewed. Rubbing to spine label of volume I otherwise externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with offsetting to leaves facing plates and with the odd spot. Bound without half titles. Very Good Indeed Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press hardcover
1829mon0000030773Jennings and Major 1829. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. Second edition volume 2 published by jennings 1829 spine cover missing but inner content very good and perfectly readable Jennings and Major unknown