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1811Best.-Nr. 55999London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson etc. 1811. Now First Reprinted and Systematically Arranged one of 500 according to Lowndes. With 18 Fac-simile Wood-cuts of the Portraits of the Popes Emperors &c and the Kings of England by John Nesbit one headpiece & a number of small woodcuts in the text. viii 299 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary calf boards stamped in blind and gilt neatly rebacked. Extremities lightly rubbed else Fine. Now First Reprinted and Systematically Arranged one of 500 according to Lowndes. With 18 Fac-simile Wood-cuts of the Portraits of the Popes Emperors &c and the Kings of England by John Nesbit one headpiece & a number of small woodcuts in the text. viii 299 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Jackson 30; Windle & Pippin A19 Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson, etc. unknown books
1821Best.-Nr. 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
1809Best.-Nr. 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
1978Best.-Nr. 9033839New York: Pantheon 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First U.S. edition. Author's first book. Bound in black cloth with spine and cover stamped in silver. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket has light wear to extremities. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 192 pages. Pantheon hardcover books
1995Best.-Nr. UDIBDAR00jknVintage Books 1998 c1995. Very Good. Dibdin Michael. Dark Specter. New York: Vintage Books 1998 c1995. 339pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Vintage Books paperback books
1997Best.-Nr. UDIBRAT00fpVintage Crime 1997. Very Good. Dibdin Michael. Ratking. New York: Vintage Crime 1997. 266pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Pages toned. Vintage Crime paperback books
Best.-Nr. 06432London: Published by the Author at His Music-Warehouse. 1803. Sixty Aquatint Plates Illustrating Charles Dibdin's Songs Delicately Designed Etched and Hand-Colored by Dibdin's daughter DIBDIN Charles. The Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin Written by Himself. Together with the Words of Six Hundred Songs Selected from His Works and Sixty Small Prints Taken from the Subjects of the Songs. And Invented Etched and Prepared for the Aqua Tinta by Miss Dibdin. Embellished Also with an Elegant Engraving by Mr. Smith from a Portrait of Mr. Dibdin a Striking Likeness and an Admirable Picture Painted by Mr. Devis. In Four Volumes. London: Published by the Author at His Music-Warehouse.And may be had of Longman and Rees. 1803. First edition. Four octavo volumes 8 3/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 208 x 130 mm. xxv 1 blank 229 1 printer's imprint 5 index 1 blank; 2 303 1 blank 7 index 1 blank; 2 387 1 blank 7 index 1 blank; 2 328 8 index pp. Volumes II-IV bound without half-titles. Added engraved title in Volume I with hand-colored portrait by Mr. Smith after Mr. Devis and sixty circular hand-colored aquatint plates. Early to mid twentieth-century full tan scored calf by Bayntun of Bath stamp-signed on the verso of the front free endpaper. Expertly rebacked with original spines laid down. Covers decoratively bordered in gilt and blind spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with maroon morocco gilt lettering labels board edges and turn-ins decoratively tooled in gilt all edges gilt marbled endpapers. An excellent copy of this very rare color-plate book. A lively and highly important account of Georgian theatrical and musical life by "our great sea-song writer" whose patriotic songs - Tom Bowling Poor Jack and others - became synonymous with the British naval spirit during the Napoleonic era. More than a memoir the work preserves the words of some 600 songs and offers a vivid firsthand record of the late eighteenth-century stage. Particularly appealing are the sixty charming circular aquatint plates delicately hand-colored and designed and etched by Miss Ann Dibdin his daughter a rare early example of female participation in English color-plate production. These small scenes of sailors taverns and domestic life - perfectly complement the tone of the songs and give the work a distinctive visual character. Rare: OCLC/RLIN locate just six copies in libraries and institutions worldwide: University of Illinois IL USA; University of Miami FL USA; Toronto Public Library ON CA; British Library UK; University of Aberdeen Scotland; Bibliotheque Nationale de France France. Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 "our great sea-song writer. In addition to his musical gifts he possessed considerable as a comedian and was also a successful dramatic writer" English Theatrical Literature. Song-writer dramatist and actor Charles Dibdin Dibdin the elder "is best known for his popular songs about the sea and his dramatic monologues. He also wrote an autobiography The Professional Life of Mr Dibdin 1803 which contains interesting details about life in the theatre at the time and which includes transcriptions of 600 fashionable songs. One of his sons followed him into the world of entertainment Charles Dibdin 1768-1833 who became a dramatist. His nephew Thomas Dibdin was the renowned bibliographer" Marion Wynne-Davies Dictionary of English Literature Abbey Life 413; English Theatrical Literature 2677. London: Published by the Author, at His Music-Warehouse..., 1803 unknown books
Best.-Nr. 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
1995Best.-Nr. 500182New York: Pantheon 1995. Softcover. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy of the first American edition. Tall octavo. Glossy illustrated wrappers. Light foxing on topedge with lightly rubbed wraps near fine. Pantheon unknown books
1996Best.-Nr. 438517New York: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 1996. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Trade paperback. Pages age-toned near fine. An Aurelio Zen Mystery. Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books unknown books
1829Best.-Nr. 429816London: 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 books
1991Best.-Nr. 408072New York: Doubleday 1991. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Wrappers. A promotional collection of short mystery stories excerpted from works by the authors. Spine foot bumped with small stains near fine. Small excerpts from larger novels during October 1991 to January 1992 that Doubleday printed under the Perfect Crime imprint. Doubleday unknown books
2001Best.-Nr. 380066New York: Pantheon Books 2001. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Advance reading copy. Pictorial wrappers. Slight edgewear else fine. Pantheon Books unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 101288New York: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard/Random House 1978. Softcover. Fine. Third printing. Fine in wrappers with some rubbing along spine. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard/Random House unknown books
1618Best.-Nr. 1395620London UK: William Miller 1810 1812 18161819. First Dibdin Edition. Hardcover. Quarto 4 volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full red morocco leather with gilt ornamentation to spine boards board edges and turn ins. Boards have light to moderate chipping to joints and corners in some cases leaving the corners of the boards visible. All textblocks have gilt edges still very bright. All textblocks have marbled end papers and mild age toning and foxing on some pages throughout. All volumes bound by Riviere with Riviere stamp to verso of each front free end page. CONTENTS: VOL I: xx 2 95 1 cxxxviii ix-xi 1 390 plus 16 plates. Lacking binder's instruction page. Published in 1810.- VOL II: 4 vi 32 xii 33-400 x 401-614 4 ad plus 15 plates. Lacking binders instruction page. Published in 1812.-- VOL III: 4 iv 2 615 1 plus 5 plates. Contains binders instructions page. Published in 1816.-- VOL IV: 4 ii 2 623 pages plus 3 plates. Contains binder's instruction page. Published in 1819. Shelved in Room A. 1395620. Special Collections - Upstairs. William Miller hardcover books
1991Best.-Nr. 576331New York: Doubleday 1991. Softcover. Fine. Advance excerpts. Octavo. 79pp. Fine in wrappers. Prints excerpts from Peter Lovesey's The Last Detective; William Murray's I'm Getting Killed Right Here; Michael Dibdin's Vendetta; and Soledad Santiago's Room 9 the first four titles published by Doubleday's Perfect Crime imprint. Doubleday unknown books
1839Best.-Nr. 73548London: John Chidley 1839. 16mo approx. 6¼" x 4¼" pp. 2 336 4; 328 4; a number of woodcut vignettes throughout; original brown cloth neatly rebacked old spine laid down yellow coated endpapers renewed; text clean and the binding sound. Hundreds of songs from the English composer Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 the most prolific singer-songwriter of his day and prepared for publication by his illegitimate son the dramatist Thomas John Dibdin 1771-1845. A member of the circle which included Garrick Sheridan and Harris Dibdin boasted truly "My songs have been the solace of sailors in long voyages in storms in battle; and they have been quoted in mutinies to the restoration or order and discipline." It is said that his sea songs of which he is the indisputable master were responsible for bringing more men into the Navy in war time than could all the press-gangs. John Chidley unknown books
1811Best.-Nr. 64414London: printed for the author by J. McCreery . and sold by Messrs. Longman et al. 1811. Second edition 8vo pp. ix 3 275 1; 7 280-782 2; engraved title page in volume I 1 engraved plate illustrations in the text decorative page borders at the beginning of each of the six sections of the book; contemporary calf smooth gilt-decorated spines black morocco labels rear joint of volume I cracked cords holding upper joint on volume II starting; all else very good. Early ownership signature of Robt. Entwhistle and armorial bookplate of George Montgomery Traherne. A separate issue was printed in imp. 8vo 2 vols. Lowndes notes that the Bibliomania is written in dialogues or conversations the characters introduced are well-known book collectors of the author's acquaintance. Jackson identifies these "interlocutors" as J. Rennie J. Dent P. Bliss B. Botfield Sir F. Freeling R. Lang J. North Lord Aberdeen J. Markland Sir G.H. Freeling R. Wilbraham and Thomas Hill. Jackson 18; Lowndes I 639; Windle A11c. printed for the author, by J. McCreery ... and sold by Messrs. Longman [et al.] unknown books
1841Best.-Nr. 59843London: John Murray Albemarle Street publisher to the Admiralty 1841. Small 8vo pp. xxxi 1 328; frontispiece and 11 engraved plates after the humorous nautical drawings of Cruikshank; original green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; small crack at the top of the spine else very good and sound. A member of the circle which included Garrick Sheridan and Harris Dibdin boasted truly "My songs have been the solace of sailors in long voyages in storms in battle; and they have been quoted in mutinies to the restoration or order and discipline." It is said that his sea songs of which he is the indisputable master were responsible for bringing more men into the Navy in war time than could all the press-gangs. Cohen 231. John Murray, Albemarle Street, (publisher to the Admiralty) unknown books
1852Best.-Nr. 59972London: Henry G. Bohn York Street Covent Garden 1852. 8vo pp. 1 frontispiece; xxxi 1 328; 12 engravings by George Cruikshank frontispiece included; original blind-stamped purple cloth gilt-decorated spine; binder's ticket of J. Cathers & Bro.; some ink stains along the spine; otherwise very good. Bookseller's ticket of J. Cathers & Bro. Baltimore. Hundreds of songs from the English composer Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 the most prolific singer-songwrtiter of his day. Prepared for publication by his illegitimate son the dramatist Thomas John Dibdin 1771-1845. A member of the circle which included Garrick Sheridan and Harris Dibdin boasted truly "My songs have been the solace of sailors in long voyages in storms in battle; and they have been quoted in mutinies to the restoration or order and discipline." It is said that his sea songs of which he is the indisputable master were responsible for bringing more men into the Navy in war time than could all the press-gangs. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden unknown books
1805Best.-Nr. 55724London: printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme Paternoster-Row 1805. First edition 8vo pp.64 2; removed from binding wrappers wanting title page separated; very good. printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row unknown books
1943Best.-Nr. 52292La Crosse: Emerson G. Wulling 1943. Edition limited to 125 copies square 12mo pp. 9; red device on title 3 woodcuts reproduced from a book printed by Lucantonio De Giunta in the sixteenth century; self wrappers stapled; fine. Rulon-Miller Wulling 40. Emerson G. Wulling unknown books
1903Best.-Nr. 48637Boston: Bibliophile Society 1903. Edition limited to 473 copies printed for members only; 4 volumes 8vo frontispiece in each volume in two states one a remarque proof on Japanese vellum the other on Holland paper without remarque from original oil paintings by Howard Pyle etched by W.H.W. Bicknell; title pages printed in colors on Japan paper; original full blue morocco gilt-paneled spines in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2 seal of the Bibliophile Society gilt stamped on covers gilt turn-ins t.e.g.; spines a touch discolored bookplates in all volumes; a fine copy. This edition contains "Rare Books and Their Values" by William P. Cutler and an introduction by Richard Garnett. Bibliophile Society unknown books
1817Best.-Nr. 48738London: printed for the author by W. Bulmer & Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition 3 volumes imp. 8vo 37 plates including 2 folding plus many other engraved vignettes and woodcut illustrations and facsimiles in the text several printed in color several mounted plus one mounted red leather label printed in gold; later full tan morocco triple gilt rules on covers gilt-lettered direct on gilt-decorated spines a.e.g.; a few of the plates a bit spotted else a very nice copy. Without the oft-missing "Presentation in the Temple" plate in vol. I. This is the only edition of one of Dibdin's most famous books there were 50 on large paper and certainly one of the best printed. 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 work is written in the same dialogue manner as the Bibliomania with the same interlocutors and may be properly described as a continuation of it. It is perhaps the most lavish of all Dibdin's works" Jackson. Hart 186: "A bibliographer's classic that marks the beginning of the general recognition of bibliomania as a plaything for wealthy." Bigmore & Wyman pp. 169-170; Jackson 40; Lowndes I 640; Windle and Pippen A28. printed for the author, by W. Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare Press unknown books
1832Best.-Nr. 20035London: Wm. Davy for Henry Bohn 1832. First edition 8vo pp. 102; without the errata slip at B1; half red morocco a little rubbed and spine darkened else good and sound or better. Windle & Pippin A60; Jackson 82: "Mercurius Rusticus and Cato Parvus were pseudonyms used by Dibdin in the Bibliomania. Owing to the agitation regarding Reform and perhaps also because of cholera epidemics the rare book market appeared to Dibdin to be very low indeed. His diatribe was touched off by the absurdly inadequate prices that the original manuscripts of the Waverley Novels fetched at Evans' sale 19 August 1831. Dibdin's natural optimism made him prophesy that the depression in books would not last long . One hundred copies of this book printed on large paper were also issued. [Wm. Davy for] Henry Bohn unknown books
