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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. LOTHIAN (Marquess of)
Report of the Manuscripts of the Marquess of Lothian Preserved at Blickling Hall, Norfolk.
First edition, xviii, 514, xpp., very good ex-library copy, buckram.
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BRESLAUER (Bernard H.)
Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana.
3 Parts, price list to each part loosely inserted, coloured illustrs., throughout, orig. decorated stiff wrappers, 1639 lots. The auction catalogue of the magnificent bibliographical library of Bernard H. Breslauer. For almost six years he employed Michael Laird to assist him in cataloguing the collection, Christie's have used these scholarly notes in the compilation of this catalogue.
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BARTH?S AND LOWELL.
Catalogue des Livres Fran?ais, Italiens, Espagnols, Etc., Tant Anciens que Modernes qui se Trouvent chez Barth?s et Lowell, Successeurs de Bossange, Barth?s & Lowell.
Large 8vo, vi, 538pp., orig. cloth, covers detached, 14,664 items. An enormous catalogue from this bookseller specialising in French, Italian, Spanish literature.
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SALE (William Merritt)
Samuel Richardson. A Bibliographical Record of his Literary Career with Historical Notes.
First edition, 141pp., title-page facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth.
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DIBDIN (Rev. Thomas Frognall)
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
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.
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WHEELER (H.A.) Compiler.
A Short Catalogue of Books Printed in England and English Books Printed Abroad before 1641 in the Library of Wadham College Oxford.
First Edition, 102pp., orig. buckram, t.e.g. d.w.
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SAWYER (Charles J.) & DARTON (F.J. Harvey)
English Books 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors.
First edition, 2 vols., xvi, 368; viii, 423pp., limited edition, presentation inscription "It gives me pleasure to sign this copy of [English Books 1475-1900] for George Noel Paxton, Charles J. Sawyer", frontispiece, folding plate, 98 full-page illustrs., and facsimiles, orig. cloth, uncut, spine lightly faded otherwise a very nice set. Discusses the works of each writer in turn from a selling and book-collecting point of view; the authors were a bookseller and a collector.
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DEROME (L.)
Les ?ditions Originales des Romantiques. Causeries d'un ami des Livres.
First Edition, 2 vols., xvi, 224; [4], 225-452pp., one of 800 numbered copies on Holland paper, orig. printed wrappers bound in, cont. half red morocco, spines gilt, slightly rubbed, uncut, t.e.g. a nice set.
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DUFF (E. Gordon)
Fifteenth Century English Books. A Bibliography of Books and Documents Printed in England and of Books for the English Market Printed Abroad.
First edition, [x], 136pp., 4to, 53 facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, t.e.g. A complete listing, as known at the time, of all extant copies of 15th-century English books. Has 431 entries with detailed descriptions of the different imprints, noting variations where pertinent. Also provides location of copies.
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MILLER (Liam) Copiler.
Dolmen XXV: An Illustrated Bibliography of the Dolmen Press 1951-1976.
First edition, 4to, 96pp., one of 700 copies, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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CRAIG (James Gibson)
Fac-simles of Old Book Binding in the Collection of James Gibson Craig.
First edition, folio, one of 25 copies, 8pp., followed by 27 chromolithographed plates (4 full-sheet or folding) each accompanied by a leaf of letterpress description, armorial bookplate of John Clerk Brodie, cont. quarter green morocco, lightly rubbed, uncut. A very early, and very rare, catalogue of a private English collection of bindings. Gibson-Craig's library was sold by Sotheby's in 1887-88. Mejer 1308; Schmidt-Kunsemuller 1235.
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BURNS (Robert)
Bibliotheca Burnsiana. Life and Works of Burns: Title Pages and Imprints of the Various Editions in the Private Library of James M'Kie, Kilmarnock, prior to date 1866.
First edition, 43pp., orig. printed cloth-backed boards.
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SMITH (George) & BENGER (Frank)
The Oldest London Bookshop. A History of Two Hundred Years. To Which is Appended a Family Correspondence of the Eighteenth Century.
First edition, 4to, viii, 141, [1]pp., signed complimentary slip tipped-in, frontis., 11 plates, orig. buckram, uncut. Covers the reign of the great bookseller F. S. Ellis (1872-85) when the firm was agent for the British Museum and numbered most of the great collectors of the day among its clients.
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RENOUARD (Ph.)
Bibliographie des ?ditions de Simon de Colines 1520-1546.
First Edition, vii, 516pp., 37 facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Standard bibliography of the famous French printer.
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[TAYLOR (Arnold R.)] Compiler.
A Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection.
4to, xii, 166pp., orig. cloth.
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BAKER (Frank) Compiler.
A Union Catalogue of the Publications of John and Charles Wesley.
Second edition, revised, viii, 230pp., printed wrappers. An elusive title which is scarce on the open market.
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SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
An Annotated Bibliography of the Southwest Pacific and Adjacent Areas. Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area.
4 Vols., 4to, 317; 274; 256; 230pp., orig. cloth-backed boards. Volume I: The Netherlands and British East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Volume II: The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Volume III: Malaya, Thailand, Indo China, the China Coast and the Japanese Empire. Volume IV: Supplement to volumes 1, 2 & 3.
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NASH (Paul W.) Compiler.
Folio 50: A Bibliography of The Folio Society 1947-1996.
4to, 331pp., 32 coloured plates and numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, decorative slip-case.
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ALSTON (R.C.)
A Bibliography of the English Language from the Invention of Printing to the Year 1800. A Corrected Reprint of Volumes I-X. Reproduced from the Author's Annotated Copy with Corrections and Additions to 1973 Including Cumulative Indices.
10 Vols., in one, orig. cloth. Sheehy, BC47. "The indices are of subjects, authors and anonymous titles, with a new preface and a cumulative list of libraries on whose collections the entries are based."
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ROXBURGHE CLUB. COOK (Jean) & MASON (John) Editors.
The Building Accounts of Christ Church Library 1716-1779. A Transcription with an Introduction and Indices of Donors and Craftsmen.
Folio, [xii], 120pp., coloured frontis., 10 plates, Earl of Perth's name highlighted in red in the roll of members, orig. quarter Roxburghe morocco, coat of arms stamped in gold on upper cover.
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WARNER (Sir George F.) & GILSON (Julius P.)
Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Old Royal and King's Collections.
Folio, 4 vols., xliv, 360; vii, 402; ix, 384; xlpp., 125 plates, orig. buckram, a nice set. The 125 plates include reproductions of 99 manuscripts written (or probably written) in England, and since nearly 50 of these are illuminated they serve to give a good idea of English mediaeval art. French art is well represented by 26 plates, 24 of which are illuminated.
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JAMES (Montague Rhodes)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester.
First Edition, 2 vols., large 4to, xxvii, [1], 328; viiipp., loosely inserted is an invoice from Winifred A. Myers Ltd. made out to Miss Jean Preston (formerly of the Department of Manuscripts at Henry E. Huntington Library), 187 full-page photogravure plates, orig. buckram, a fine set. A most important catalogue. 118 of the 183 manuscripts described in these volumes were acquired from two outstanding collections, those of Earl Spencer, with the Althorp Library in 1892, and from the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres collection, formerly at Haigh Hall, in 1901. "Physically the Rylands catalogue is probably the most sumptuous of the published - as opposed to privately printed - catalogues." ? Pfaff.
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FACSIMILE. MAURUS (Hrabanus, Archbishop of Mainz)
Liber de Laudibus Sanctae Crucis. Vollstandige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat des Codex Vindobonensis 652 der Osterreichischen Nationalbibliothek.
2 Vols., folio, facsimiles volume consists of 50 coloured leaves, bound in full morocco decorated in blind, spine faded, commentary volume is by Hurt Holter, 32pp., orig. printed wrappers. The monumental manuscript contains a series of 28 picture poems taken from the first version of the treatise on the Holy Cross presented by Hrabanus as early as 810?14. The book ends with the famous dedication miniature depicting the author below the Cross as symbol of salvation.
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PARR (Samuel)
Bibliotheca Parriana. A Catalogue of the Library of the late Reverend and Learned Samuel Parr, LL.D. Curate of Hatton, Prebendary of St. Paul's, &c.
First edition, vi, [6], 708, [2], viiipp., without the engraved portrait, orig. cloth, re-backed with orig. spine laid-down. Parr hoped that after his death, "the world would then see what sort of a collection of books had been made by a country parson"; hence the publication of this catalogue compiled by Henry Bohn. Bohn was unsuccessful in his attempt to sell the collection en bloc, and it was eventually sold by auction in 1828.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. MIDDLETON (Lord)
Report of the Manuscripts of Lord Middleton. Preserved at Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire.
First edition, xv, [1], 746, viiipp., a very good ex-library copy, cloth, lower hinge split.
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HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. BEAUFORT (Duke of)
The Manuscripts of The Duke of Beaufort, K.G., The Earl of Donoughmore, and others. Twelfth Report, Appendix, Part IX.
First edition, xvii, [4], 640pp., very good ex-library copy, buckram.
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WALKER (Thomas Alfred)
A Peterhouse Bibliography: Being a List of Books and Manuscripts by or Concerning Peterhouse Men.
First edition, 4to, vi, [2], 144pp., from the reference library of Professor T. A. Birrell, some light unobtrusive waterstaining, orig. cloth, small nick to spine.
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HARDY (Sir Thomas Duffus)
The Athanasian Creed in Connexion with the Utrecht Psalter, Being a Report to the Right Honourable Lord Romilly, Master of the Rolls, on a Manuscript in the University of Utrecht.
Folio, 43, [5]pp., 5 plates (4 photographic reproductions), cont. quarter calf, title lettered in gilt on upper cover, lightly rubbed.
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SPALDING (John Tricks)
A Bibliographical Account of the Works Relating to British Topography in the Library of John Tricks Spalding J.P. Nottingham.
First edition, 5 vols., large 8vo, 464; 400; 369; 459; 445pp., ex-library with the usual markings, frontispiece portrait in vols. 1 and 4 (both offset onto title-page), cont. red half calf, worn, remains of labels, some light staining, joints starting, uncut. The very scarce catalogue of this outstanding collection of English topography. Lists over 6,500 works with detailed collations, arranged primarily by county.
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BOFFITO (Giuseppe)
Biblioteca Aeronautica Italiana. Precede uno studio sull'aeronautica nella letteratura nell'arte e nel folklore/ [With:] Primo Supplemento Decennale.
First edition, 3 vols., [all published], cxv, [1],544, [2]; vi, [2], 678, [2]; 24pp., prospectus loosely inserted, frontispieces, numerous illustrs., the two volume main work is bound in cloth, orig. printed wrappers bound in, morocco label to spines, the supplement is in the orig. printed wrappers. Though no limitation details appear in the book, Olschki's prospectus for the main volume stated that only 300 copies were to be printed, of which 250 were for sale. The supplement, which includes early material, is apparently even scarcer.
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GRAY (G. J.)
A Bibliography of the Writings of Christopher Smart, with Biographical References.
Small 4to, 41, [1]pp., portrait, orig. printed wrappers detached, A. N. L. Munby's copy with his signature to upper wrapper
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DIBDIN (Thomas Frognall)
Poems.
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.
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FIRMIN-DIDOT (Ambroise)
Alde Manuce et l'Hell?nisme a Venise.
First edition, lxviii, 646, [1]pp., frontis.,, 4 plates, cont. half calf, marbled boards, corners rubbed otherwise a nice copy. First edition of this classic monograph on Aldus. As well as a biographical account it gives a bibliographical and technical account of the products of the Aldine press from 1494 to 1515. From the reference library of Prof. T. A. Birrell.
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HELLER (Joseph)
Geschichte der Holzschneidekunst von den ?ltesten bis auf des neuesten Zeiten, nebst zwei Beilagen, enthaltend den Ursprung der Spielfarten and en Berzeichni? der s?mmtlichen xylographischen Werke.
First edition, xii, 457, [3]pp., a very good ex-library copy, illustrs., in the text, 11 engraved plates (some folding), nineteenth-century half vellum. "One of the best German works on xylography, with a history of the origin of playing cards."?Bigmore and Wyman. Bigmore and Wyman I, p. 322.
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SOTHERAN.
Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica: Catalogue of Works in Many Tongues on Exact and Applied Science, with a Subject-Index. Compiled by H. Z[eitlinger] H.C. S[otheran].
6 Vols., including 1st, 2nd & 3rd supplements, numerous facsimiles throughout, orig. cloth. Compilation of a first-rate antiquarian bookseller's catalogues, most items annotated. Heavily technical, starting with the earliest printed works. There are 17,397 entries and many illustrations; very good subject index. First Supplement was issued in 1932 (7,198 titles); Second Supplement in 1937 (2 vols., 22,943 titles); and Third Supplement in 1952 (5,951 titles). An extremely valuable work.
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PARKS (Stephen) Editor.
The English Book Trade 166-1853. 156 Titles relating to the early history of English Publishing, Bookselling, the Struggle for Copyright and the Freedom of the press, Reprinted in photo-facsimile in 42 volumes.
42 volumes, orig. uniform cloth. "The aim of this series is to provide access to contemporary sources for the history of English publishing and bookselling, including controversy over copyright legislation and freedom of the press, from the Restoration through the early nineteenth century. To this end, we have gathered from libraries in Great Britain and the United States a comprehensive working collection of pamphlets, broadsides and memoirs, amounting to 156 individual titles, reprinted in forty-two volumes".?Introduction.
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COCKLE (Maurice J.D.)
A Bibliography of Military Books up to 1642. With an Introduction by Sir Charles Oman.
4to, xl, 268pp., numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth, d.w. Bibliography of British and foreign military books fully describes, with collations, many of hundreds of works produced between the invention of printing and the year 1642, including printed editions of the classical technical writers.
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BOLTON (Herbert E.)
Guide to materials for the history of the United States in the principal archives of Mexico.
First edition, 4to, xvi, 553pp., orig. printed wrappers.
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DESCHAMPS (Pierre)
Dictionnaire de G?ographie Ancienne et Moderne / suivi de l'Imprimerie hors l'Europe.
Thick 8vo, viii, 1591; [6], 208pp., orig. cloth. Also issued as volume 9 of Brunet's 'Manuel du Libraire'. Arranged alphabetically by the medieval name (Latin or Greek); gives, under each, an indication of the modern name and brief information about the place with special emphasis upon the history of printing in that place, establishment of presses, etc. Also a index of modern names.
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ESCOFFIER (Maurice)
Le Mouvement Romantique 1788-1850. Essai de Bibliographie Synchronique et M?thodique.
First Edition, large 8vo, lxiv, [8], 426, [4]pp., cloth a little faded, leather label on spine. Records 1,903 works.
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A. MORENO MARTIN.
Granata: Libros Antiguos Catalogo Siglo XVI. Siglo XVI - Militares - Esgrima - Varios - Suplemento.
Folio, 222pp., numerous facsimiles throughout, orig. printed wrappers, 469 items.
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HUNGARY. SOLTESZ (E.) VELENCZEI (C.) & SALGO (A. W.)
Catalogus librorum sedecimo saeculo impressorum, qui in Bibliotheca Nationali Hungariae Sz?ch?nyiana asservantureditiones non Hungarice et extra Hungariam impressae / Az Orsz?gos Sz?ch?nyi Konyvt?r 16. sz?zadi nyomtatv?nyainak katal?gusa : nem magyar nyelvu, kulfoldi kiadvanyok.
3 Vols., large 8vo, lxiv, 3257pp., orig. cloth.
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ALMEIDA (Eduardo de Castro e)
Inventario dos documentos relativos ao Brasil existentes no Archivo de Marinha e Ultramar. VIII: Rio de Janeiro 1747-1755.
First edition, 4to, 658pp., orig. printed wrappers, a little torn.
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[DESCHAMPS (Pierre)]
Dictionnaire de G?ographie Ancienne et Moderne.
First edition, thick 8vo, viii, 1591pp., orig. printed wrappers bound-in, cloth, leather label on spine. Also issued as volume 9 of Brunet's 'Manuel du Libraire'.
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books 1566-1910. A Catalogue. Prepared by Judith St. John, with an Introduction by Edgar Osborne.
Large 8vo, 561pp., illustrs., (some coloured), orig. cloth.
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FUSSELL (G.E.)
The Old English Farming Books 1523 to 1730. [With:] More Old English Farming Books 1731 to 1793.
First Edition, 2 vols., 24 plates, orig. cloth, d.w.
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INCUNABULA.
A Selection of Incunabula from over 150 Presses... Part I [-Part V with Index]... for Sale by Lathrop C. Harper, New York.
5 Parts bound in one, frontispieces, cont. cloth, 1,000 items.
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KIRKPATRICK (B. J.)
A Bibliography of E. M. Forster.
Second edition, illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w.
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THIBOUST (Cl.-L.)
L'Excellence de l'Imprimerie; Poeme Latin de Cl.-L. Thiboust, traduit par Cl.-Ch. Thiboust, son fils.
26, [4]pp., one of 200 numbered copies, 4 folding plates, orig. printed wrappers, a fine copy.
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JAMES (M. R.)
Lists of Manuscripts Formerly in Peterborough Abbey Library. Supplement to The Bibliographical Society's Transactions No. 5.
First edition, 104pp., disbound.
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