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ref. 1616London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press 1817. Hardcover. Good. Tall octavo. Three volumes. I: vi vi ii ccxxv i 410 2 pages; II: iv 535 3 pages; III: iv 544 4 pages. With half-title to each volume present. Quarter black calf over black cloth. Title label. Illustrated as follows: I: 16 plates facing pages xiii xcii cxii cxii cxiii cxiv cxv cxxxviii cxlii not found in all copies since it was not ready at publication & absent here clxxi clxxix clxxx cxcix ccxi ccxvi 204-205 double-page textual engravings & woodcuts and 15 prints on india paper at pages xiv xcii ci cxxviii cxlvii cli cliv clxi clxvii clxxi clxxii clxxxii ccii etching in sepia 44 & 340; II: 6 plates facing pages 27 double-page 108 157 175 458 & 466 textual engravings & woodcuts and 11 prints on india paper at pages 157 172 380 395 401403 417 red pared calf with gold letterpress 466 two prints 490 etching in sepia & 518; III: 16 plates facing pages 51 199 206 249 263 281 293 302 327 344 351 368 435 440 475 & 477 textual engravings & woodcuts and 10 prints on india paper at pages 51 177 194 sepia 284 361 362 364 445 456 & 466. Jackson 40; Bigmore & Wyman I pp. 169-170; Lowndes II p. 640; Windle & Pippin A28. Ex-library copy with the library's perforated stamp on each title-page. Some browning. A very good copy. 0 London: Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer and Co., Shakspeare Press, 1817. hardcover
1802ref. 58588Printed By T Woodfall Opublished By G Goulding. 1802. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volume set not dated but c 1802 Volume 1 404pp Volume 2 407pp including folding table at end. Tiny stain to in margins of last few page of Vol 1. Bound in quarter buckram/grey boards spine darkened cover corners sl worn 1 foling plan 1 folding table and 60 aquatint plates 57 of which are original and 3 in facsimile. Bookplate of Denis Gray ; Quarto . Printed By T Woodfall, Opublished By G Goulding hardcover
1821ref. 2020421London: Shakespeare Press for the author 1821. 1st edition. Supplement bound after volume 3. 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. Shakespeare Press (for the author) hardcover
1903ref. 33324Boston: The Bibliophile Society. Very Good. 1903. Hardcover. Complete in four volumes. One of 483 copies. Green marbled boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . The Bibliophile Society hardcover
1791ref. 007574London: S. W. Fores 1791. First Edition. 18th Century broadside of song lyrics and hand-colored etching of foxhunting scene. Uncommon in physical form. Dibdin 1745-1814 was a singer-songwriter nearly two centuries prior to the elevation of that combination. There were always composers who publicly performed their own music of course. He was more versatile than that though. He also wrote operas novels and plays. He collaborated with legendary theater manager David Garrick and served for a time as the Music Director at Covent Garden. The "Oddities" for which this song was written was performed in 1789. Visible part of broadside under glass and matting 36 by 24 cm. With wood frame and matting 50 by 36.5 cm. The frame is of a burled cherry we believe the matting green with a thin white beveling and we believe most would find the framing attractive and worth retaining. S. W. Fores unknown books
1821ref. 012622London: 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
1817ref. elala189London: 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
1821ref. 5715London: 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. 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
1807ref. 00595126 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
1821ref. 5715London: 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. 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 books
2005ref. SBBI-mon0000157876Faber & Faber 2005. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Faber & Faber paperback
1818ref. 20800London : 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
1801ref. elala861London: 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
1821ref. 1246701821. 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. 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. § 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
1837ref. 2618581837. 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 ." 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
1811ref. 2618591811. 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 ." Freeling 1764-1836 was a noted book collector and with Dibdin one of the founders of the Roxburghe Club. unknown
1821ref. 1246701821. 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. 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. § 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 books
1811ref. 2618591811. 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 ." Freeling 1764-1836 was a noted book collector and with Dibdin one of the founders of the Roxburghe Club. unknown books
1837ref. 2618581837. 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 ." 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
ref. 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
1827ref. 99999-3039London 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
ref. 05844London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841. Six Fine Hand-Colored Lithographed Views of Torquay and Babbicombe DIBDIN Thomas Coleman. Vivian Edward. Scenery of Torquay and Babbicombe. London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841. 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 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". 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. Rare: We have been unable to trace any other copies. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Plates: 1. Tor Church 2. Torbay from Tor Abbey Sands 3. Torquay from Waldron Hill 4. Torquay from Park Hill 5. Torquay from the summit of Park Hill lithographed by Day & Haghe 6. Babbicombe from Petit Tor Abbey Scenery 332; Bobins IV 1427. London: Cockrem, Elliott, and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co., ca. 1841 unknown
1809ref. 42460London 1809. With an Autograph Letter from Dibdin 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. 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. . unknown
1809ref. 42460London 1809. With an Autograph Letter from Dibdin 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. 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. . unknown books
ref. 05844London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841. Six Fine Hand-Colored Lithographed Views of Torquay and Babbicombe DIBDIN Thomas Coleman. Vivian Edward. Scenery of Torquay and Babbicombe. London: Cockrem Elliott and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co. ca. 1841. 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 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". 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. Rare: We have been unable to trace any other copies. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Plates: 1. Tor Church 2. Torbay from Tor Abbey Sands 3. Torquay from Waldron Hill 4. Torquay from Park Hill 5. Torquay from the summit of Park Hill lithographed by Day & Haghe 6. Babbicombe from Petit Tor Abbey Scenery 332; Bobins IV 1427. London: Cockrem, Elliott, and Barrett; R. Ackermann and Co., ca. 1841 unknown books
