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1978ref. 002113London: Jonathan Cape 1978. First book by Michael Dibdin Black boards with gold lettering in a wrap-around dustwrapper by Tom Adams. Near fine book in a near fine price intact £3.95 net dustwrapper which has slight sunning to the spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jonathan Cape Hardcover
1989ref. ABE-17758852863OAK KNOLL BOOKS 1989 Gorgeous example of a facsimile from this wonderful small press. Monotype Times printed on a special paper made by Magnani of Pesci Italy and printed in a tiny edition of 250 copies by Martino Mardersteig in the Stamperia Valdonega. Bound in quarter leather with acetate dust jacket slipcase. 79 3 pages. With an introduction by Renato Rabaiotti. First edition limited to 250 copies. Printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega Verona on Magnani mould-made paper. A hitherto unpublished notebook reproduced in facsimile and accompanied by corresponding readings from the 1824 first edition of the Library Companion. It contains Dibdin's comments on books manuscripts and prints examined by him in the University Pepys St. John's College and Trinity College libraries. The introduction by the editor Renato Rabaiotti describes the events surrounding Dibdin's life in the 1820's and places the notebook in the perspective of Dibdin's career. There is also a current finding-list of the books manuscripts and prints Dibdin examined compiled by David McKitterick. A fine production of one surviving testament of Dibdin's ambition to publish a Tour of England. Quarter leather with acetate dust jacket slipcase. As new. Language: eng Language: eng. Limited Edition. Hardcover. As New/New. OAK KNOLL BOOKS hardcover
ref. 26788Premises of his publisher James Bohn 12 King William Street Charing Cross 18 March 1837. Letter written across two pages 8vo small tear with no loss of text small hole at fold mainly good address on verso counter-signed Free Post "H.Gally Knight" M.P. traveller and writer. Notation top left corner "F.66.Cole. CR". Text as follows: "The enclosed will prove to you that you are not forgotten. I am but just recovered from a dreadful illness which has shared one half of my person and two thirds of my purse: but the Tour Northern Counties and Scotland see full details below has been triumphant - and will I trust be profitable. I hope you continue well - . and that the dear bokes sic inclduing the Shakespeare and the Missals have escaped the Influenza. Shall we ever meety again - and will my fragile and tempest-beaten bark ever get again into smooth water I hope so. I think so. I am proud as I ought underlined to be of my new frioends and alliances in the North underlined. I have already got about £250 worth of sweet engravings and more to the tune of £800 are to follow. I do not forget the joyous days .". Note 1: The "Tour" referred to is "A bibliographical antiquarian and picturesque tour in the northern counties of England and in Scotland" London : printed for the author by C. Richards St. Martin's Lane: and sold by James Bohn 12 King William Street Strand London: Laing and Forbes Edinburgh: John Smith and Son Glasgow: and E. Charnley Newcastle 1838. Note 2: James Bohn "in February 1834 started bookselling on his own account at 12 King William Street Strand. Here his great knowledge of books soon attracted many customers and his shop became a meeting-place for some of the most learned men of the day." [Premises of his publisher, James Bohn], 12 King William Street, Charing Cross, 18 March 1837. unknown
ref. 11431Dramatic Author's sic Society 42 King Street Covent Garden; 5 March 1838. 2pp. 12mo. The letter is on the recto of the first leaf of the bifolium with the list in three columns on the recto of the second. Fair on lightly-aged paper. Dibdin reminds Davidge that at his 'first Anniversary Dinner' he expressed a great wish to serve Dibdin by his patronage but that 'absence from Town' prevented him. 'The Company were so well pleas'd that each present sign'd a Paper to come again - it is now fix'd for my Birthday the 21st. Inst and I take the freedom of enclosing you a List of the Patrons in the Hope I may be allow'd to add yours and enclose you a Ticket'. The cost is 'One Guinea each Transferable - Half presented to me & for the other Half the Landlord gives a very good Dinner and a Bottle of Wine & Desert'. Dibdin invites Davidge's 'Commands' 'in Memory of Auld lang Syne' Davidge was lessee of the Coburg and Surrey Theatres. The list names more than eighty individuals in alphabetical order beginning with 'The Hon. Edd. Byng' and including 'Chas. Kemble Esqre' 'S. Sheridan Knowles Esq' 'Rt. Hon. Lord Tenterden' 'Rt. Hon. Earl Waldegrave' and three Members of Parliament. Dramatic Author's [sic] Society, 42 King Street, Covent Garden; 5 March 1838. unknown
1836ref. 001672London: John Major 1836. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 parts bound in 1 volume xxxii 4 982 44 p.: frontispiece title vignette 8 additional leaves of plates 1 folded in-text illustrations and facsimiles; 22 cm. Contemporary three-quarter dark green morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine title: Dibdin's Literary Reminiscences. Gilt- and blind-tooled spine decoration. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Paginated continuously. Includes list of subscribers and index. Frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by J. Posselwhite from a painting by George Richmond. Volume 2 title page omitted in binding. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper for William Horatio Crawford Lakelands Cork with motto: Durum Patientia Frango. William Horatio Crawford 1812-1888 was a member of the prominent Crawford family in Cork and a renowned book collector and gardener. In Very Good Condition: binding is rubbed; slight loss of leather at head of spine; leather is separated along back joint from head of for 2 cm. and just starting to tear across spine; front endpapers slightly scraped; something formerly taped on blank page preceding frontispiece and back of frontispiece now removed leaving discoloration; frontispiece separated along gutter for 4 cm. from head; pages and plates are clean and tight. John Major hardcover
1829ref. 023287London: 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
1840ref. 50054London: 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
1829ref. 781291829. DIBDIN Thomas Frognall. A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. 19th-century 3/4 gilt-ruled brown morocco and marbled boards raised spine bands compartments decorated in elaborate floral gilt marbled endpapers T.e.g. London: Robert Jennings and John Major 1829. 3 Vols. Second edition. Dibdin revised this edition to answer critics of the first. Front hinge of Vol. One a bit tender else a very good set. unknown
1903ref. 4739The Bibliophile Society 1903 Limited edition of 483 copies. 203 pp. Volumes 2 & 4 only of 4 volume set. 9.5 x 7 inches. b/w frontis 247; 203 pp. Marbled paper boards lettered in gilt at spine. Minor offsetting to endpapers previous ownership bookplate at front pastedown spine-ends rubbed and worn sunned. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Bibliophile Society hardcover
1827ref. 242220London: Henry Colburn 1827. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth Century polished tan calf t.e.g. Very good. Bookplates of Henry Marquand and St. Paul's School. Small nick to title label of one volume. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Henry Colburn unknown
1827ref. 242220London: Henry Colburn 1827. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth Century polished tan calf t.e.g. Very good. Bookplates of Henry Marquand and St. Paul's School. Small nick to title label of one volume. First edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Henry Colburn unknown books
1823ref. SKU1171126Payne and Foss and R. H. Evans 1823. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. London 1823; marbled paper covered boards; spine and corners calf; edge and corner wear with board exposed at corners; spine edges chipped; Mylar cover; joints split; 4to9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior foxed; Interior is clean and unmarked; 295 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Payne and Foss and R. H. Evans hardcover
ref. MA08C-03544printed for Harding Triphook and Lepard; and J. Major. Collectible - Acceptable. London : Harding Triphook and Lepard 1825. 2nd edition. 2 volumes. Sm 4to. 895pp. Fair book. Full leather five raised bands to spine gilt design to boards and dentelle to board insides. Front boards detached. A few light pencil marks inside. book collecting Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. printed for Harding, Triphook and Lepard; and J. Major hardcover
1808ref. 29880Longmans Green & Company. Very Good. 1808. Third Edition. Hardcover. Two matching 12mo in full leather signed binding: T. Sowler polished calf dentelled edges vintage bookplate gutters started rubbing at spine tips pages clean and unfoxed wear to edges of covers else G to VG- This is the more expansive third edition.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Longmans, Green & Company hardcover
1804ref. BIBLIO-08322Printed for W. Dwyer etc. London second edition enlarged and corrected regular issue 1804. Rebacked with the original spine label laid down on the new spine contemporary blue-grey boards 8vo 22 cm. xx lxiii 1 571 1 pp 16 pp publisher's catalogue. The second edition of Dibdin's first bibliography Windle & Pippin A3b . The publisher's catalogue at the end also unopened is dated July 1 1806 and headed "Modern Publications and New Editions Printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme Paternoster-Row. Old "N132" on front pastedown endpaper. Spine-label rubbed and darkened boards a little scuffed a trifle worn at corners light offsetting to title-page from frontispiece a largely unopened copy. Very Good. Printed for W. Dwyer [etc.], London, second edition, enlarged and corrected, regular issue, 1804 hardcover
1811ref. 017152London: F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson 1811. Book measures 29.5x24.5.cm. viii 299pp 18 full leaf prints of early woodcuts. Bound in modern cloth red leather title label. Minor abrasion wear. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally offsetting opposite woodcuts. Pages clean. A good solid clean copy. . Cloth. Very Good. Quarto. F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson Hardcover
1827ref. 011049London: Harding and Lepard and G.B. Whittaker 1827. Hardcover. Fair. 'Together With an Account of Polyglot Bibles Polyglot Psalters Hebrew Bibles Greek Bibles and Greek Testaments; the Greek Fathers and the Latin Fathers'. The Fourth edition greatly enlarged of Dibdin's important 1802 bibliographical account of Classical texts and early bibles. With a facsimile plate of a polyglot bible. Half leather with rubbing and wear cracking to joints with loss to spines. Some toning offsetting and occasional spotting within. Binding sound. Fair Harding and Lepard and G.B. Whittaker hardcover
1805ref. 003920Preston. NELSON Lord Horation; DIBDIN Thomas. The Death of Nelson on the Twenty First of October. Sung by Mr. Incledon in the Interlude of Nelson's Glory at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. London: Printed & Sold by Preston at his Wholesale Warehouses 97 Strand 1805. Folio bifolium 320 x 240 mm pp. 4. Engraved musical notation and printed text. Small holes and minor wear along former stitching line old folds a little creasing and light marking but a sound and well-preserved example. Good. Scarce patriotic sheet music issued in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson on 21 October 1805. Written by the dramatist and songwriter Thomas Dibdin 1771-1841 the piece formed part of Nelson's Glory a theatrical interlude performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden one of several productions mounted in response to Britain's greatest naval victory. The lyrics celebrate Nelson's triumph over the combined French and Spanish fleets while simultaneously memorialising his death in battle. The song was performed by the celebrated tenor Charles Incledon 1763-1826 among the most popular singers of the Georgian stage. His prominent appearance on the title-page reflects both his celebrity status and the commercial appeal of such commemorative productions. Printed by the Strand music publisher Preston and sold for one shilling the work was intended for immediate performance and domestic consumption during the wave of public mourning and patriotic enthusiasm that followed Trafalgar. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1805. Preston paperback
1825ref. 64825London Harding Triphook And Lepard Etc. 1825. Second Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in full contemporary aniline calf. Spine bands somewhat worn. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands; Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt boards gilt-bordered. An uncommonly good example - scans &c. On request. ; 899 pages; Description: 3 p. L. l 899 p. 23 cm. ""Synoptical table of subjects and authors"": p. xxix-l. Subjects: Book collecting--Great Britain. Best books--Great Britain. London, Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, [Etc. ] hardcover
ref. 13376London: for Whittingham and Arliss 1815 onwards. Published 1815 to 1818. Twenty-six volumes bound as thirteen. With all half-titles and general titles these with vignette illustration and individual titles to all 104-plays within these also with vignette illustrations; other vignette illustrations within the text. Thirteen volumes 12 mo 5 x 3 inches contemporary grained burgundy calf double gilt rules to sides with floral corner ornaments all edges gilt. Spines gilt lettered direct with the title of each play within. Headbands joints and corners rubbed but overall a very pleasing set; good strong and attractive. Rare as a complete set and even more so in an attractive contemporary binding. London: for Whittingham and Arliss, 1815 onwards. unknown
1969ref. 38360Hildesheim Germany: Georg Olms. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth bindings only very slightly rubbed at corners; a few boards lightly scuffed else a NF set. No djs. ; Great b&w two-color ils.; ANGLISTICA & AMERICANA 19. ; ANGLISTICA & AMERICANA 19 Series; 8vo; 400/vol. pages . Georg Olms hardcover
1819ref. 307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown
1819ref. 307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown books
1978ref. 5347CAPE. LONDON 1978. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in priceclipped otherwise fine dust jacket. Couple tiny spots of soiling on front end paper. Author's FIRST book. . CAPE. LONDON 1978 hardcover
1825ref. BIBLIO-01777Harding Triphook and Lepard London second edition 1825. Crimson three-quarter-morocco marbled boards spine decorated gilt in 6 compartments marbled endpapers gilt top 8vo. 50 899 pp. Dibdin's engaging and highly readable recommendations for the contents of a library "replete with curious and diversified intelligence". An attractive copy Very Good. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, London, second edition, 1825 hardcover
