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1852réf. 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
1805réf. 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
1943réf. 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
1903réf. 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
1817réf. 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
1832réf. 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
1821réf. 31659London: printed for the author by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. First edition 1000 copies printed this one of 900 of the regular issue; 3 volumes large thick 8vo vignette title pages in each volume 83 plates 5 double-page 3 printed in sepia and 1 colored 64 other illustrations on India paper mounted in the text plus a multitude of textual illustrations throughout 4 printed in red; bound without half-titles in slightly later full tan calf double gilt rules on covers black morocco labels on gilt decorated spines a.e.g.; edges worn upper joint on vol. III restored a number of the plates foxed largely confined to the margins; a good sound set. This copy enhanced with a presentation in each volume to "B. C. Brodie Esq. from the author." With the bookplates of B. C. Brodie and B. H. Goldschmidt in each volume. Benjamin Collins Brodie was author of the classic Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints G-M 4311. "The collation is very irregular by reason of the fact that all illustrations in the text being printed on India paper pasted-in are on separately inserted leaves . This Voyage Pittoresque is lavishly illustrated mainly with copperplates after drawings by G.R. Lewis and others. Dibdin says he spent over 7000 pounds on the book being the first patron to pay 100 guineas for a plate . It has been unkindly said of this book that it would have been better without any text. However it does contain a modicum of bibliographical information that is still useful if used with due caution" Jackson. Lowndes notes that it "contains much useful and curious information" on the libraries and private collections of Europe. The second edition of 1829 is abridged and omits all but 5 of the original plates. Windle & Pippin note but a single presentation copy that from Dibdin to his son. Jackson 48; Lowndes I 641; Windle & Pippin A38a. printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown books
1822réf. 24494London: printed by W. Nicol successor to W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1822. First edition this one of 55 large paper copies; 2 volumes large 4to pp. viii 1 lxii 279 1; 6 322; volume II occasionally printed in red and with liberal use of gothic letter; engraved frontispieces in each volume double-page plan and 30 engraved plates on 29 sheets plus 6 other engravings and 71 facsimiles in the text; beautiful copy in full brown morocco gilt extra by Bedford a.e.g. gilt decorated spines red morocco labels; fine and impressive. "The work is intended as a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana forming vols. 5 and 6. It contains an account of the ancestors of Earl Spencer a history of the mansion with an account of the pictures and 32 engravings of the most important in the gallery a systematic catalogue of editions of the Scriptures an account of the Aldine editions not contained in the former volumes and a supplement to the works printed in the fifteenth century. An additional plate of Lady Camden was afterwards published" Lowndes. Jackson 37. printed by W. Nicol, successor to W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Press unknown books
1836réf. 26684London: John Major 1836. First edition 2 vols. 8vo pp. xxxii 4 556; 2 557-982; 10 engraved plates a number of illus. in the text; contemporary calf-backed boards joints restored old library pocket inside back cover of both vols.; generally a good sound set or better. Windle A62; Jackson 86; Lowndes I 642. John Major unknown books
1824réf. 009789London: Harding Triphook and Lepard 1824. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li 1 400 Part Second title page 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards gilt back in five raised bands marbled end papers top edge gilt. Near Fine small rubs at corners and edges toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett b. 1884 in Cambridge MA; d. 1968 in New York. The business sold rare books particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" Lilly Library Bennett mss. 1929-1968. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard Hardcover books
1821réf. 21259London: Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol 1821. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary calf ruled in gilt raised bands black leather backstrip title and volume labels lettered in gilt rebacked with original spines laid-down. Aeg gilt. 3 Vols. Very good. 462 lxxIx 555 621 lxii. 28 x 19 cm. 83 engraved plates one hand-colored two double-page engraved vignettes many on India paper woodcuts within text. Index bound in Vol. I with printed ticket and Supplement at end of Vol. III. Dibdin's most extravagant work which went a long way toward ruining him plates alone purported to cost 5000 pounds. This copy with the rare "Diane of Poictiers" plate inserted which was supposedly destroyed after only 50 copies were printed LOWNDES II p. 641. With manuscript letter in ink signed by Bernard Quaritch June 17 1890 attesting to the genuineness of the Poicters engraving with another Quaritch letter dated Jan. 28 1881 letter attesting to the collation noting where three plates were misplaced by the binder. Text very clean plate offsetting to text with marginal toning to some plates bookplates of Charles Williston McAlpin joints repaired lacks black leather spine label Vol. II. DIBDIN Vol. II p. 682. "De toutes les productions de Dibdin celle-ci nous parait etre le plus origninale." calling it his most original work. Printed For The Author By W. Bulmer And W. Nicol unknown books
1903réf. 1415267Boston: The Bibliophile Society 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo Four Volumes. Very Good Condition. Bound in flat green and white marbled paper. All corners are sharp. Spine has gilt lettering and design some spine ends are slightly rounded. Text block is deckled paper with dusting on top edge and light tanning to other edges. All have foxing on front free end paper. Shelved in room A octavo overflow. All volumes have double frontispiece engravings after paintings of famous bibliographers/collectors. Descriptive tissue guards are all intact. One of 483 unnumbered copies Volume I - 2 273 pages. Rear hinge cracked. Volume II - 2 247 pages. Volume III - 2 305 pages. Volume IV - 2 203 pages. 1415267. Special Collections - Upstairs. The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1821réf. 009041London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer & W. Nicol Shakespeare Press 1821. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Three Volumes 4to. xxvv462 lxxix - Bibliographical indices i corrections; 2 555; ii622 lxii supplement. Gorgeous First Edition beautifully bound in contemporary long-grained tanned morocco four raised bands elaborate spine decorations and dentelles in gilt; titles in gilt. gilt borders on all boards. a.e.g. Complete with 83 plates without text and 63 plates with text. Remarkably well-preserved set. Square tight and generally clean throughout save a few light and scattered spots. As is usual off-setting to page opposite plates even some of those with tissue guards. Some quite mild rubbing and edge-wear. A tiny scuff here and there. Laid in is the printed Grolier Club announcement of its December 1935 meeting ".devoted to Thomas Frognall Dibdin the bibliographer and bibliophile 1776-1847". The pamphlet includes an engraved portrait of Dibdin. A most handsome collectable set. Please note: International and Priority orders will require additional postage. Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer & W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press unknown books
1986réf. 008092London: Jonathan Cape 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. 204pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A bit of spotting on top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper £9.95 has a touch of surface rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creasing chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's second book and at a great price. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1978réf. 007537New York: Pantheon Books 1978. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 192579pp. Beautiful stated First American Edition bound in original publisher's black cloth. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacker $7.65 has a touch of rubbing to spine ends but quite minor. Fresh and bright with no creases chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of the Author's first book and at a great price. Pantheon Books hardcover books
1804réf. 007621Holborn Hill Oxford and Cambridge: Printed for W Dwyer Hanwell and Parker Cooke Deighton and Barrett 1804. Book. Very Good. Vellum. Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected 1804 bound in contemporary full vellum red leather labels with gilt lettering and rules at spine all edges gilt pp. xx lxxiii 571 1errata. frontis. facsimile of Complutensian Polyglot text. with half-title. The bookplates of J. Keene Fleck legendary Princeton bookseller front paste down and John Clyde Oswald president of the National Arts Club printer publisher and outstanding authority on Benjamin Franklin rear pastedown. Very Good a few tidy marginal pencil notations inked letters verso front end page vellum soiled text with light toning binding solid. A quite useful and solid copy with a unique provenance. Printed for W, Dwyer, Hanwell and Parker, Cooke, Deighton, and Barrett Hardcover books
1821réf. LLV2351London:: W. Bulmer and W. Nicol Shakspeare Press 1821. Dedicated to the president and members of the Roxburghe Club. 1821. Three volumes. Royal 8vo. 4 xxv 7 462 lxxix 1; iv 555; iv 622 lxii pp. Numerous engraved plates and illus. bibliography i.e. "Index of Manuscripts and of Printed Books Described Quoted or Referred To" supplemental; some offsetting few stains minor occasional foxing. Modern gilt-stamped green morocco marbled fore-edges; head vol. II chipped rubbed faded spine faded to natural tan some light wear to extremities. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Complete with all listed 83 steel engraved full-page plates and all listed 63 half-page steel engravings though a few miss-numbered or miss-placed. Plus with an additional full page plate facing p. 586 of vol. III titled "The Prater Vienna". Note: half-page illus. are engraved on fine India paper and mounted. Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1776-1847 born in Calcutta India English bibliographer who helped to stimulate interest in bibliography by his own enthusiastic though often inaccurate books by his share in founding the first English private publishing society and by his beautifully produced catalog of Lord Spencer's library which collection later became the nucleus of the John Rylands Library Manchester. His father the captain of a sailing ship was the inspiration for his Uncle Charles Dibdin's song "Tom Bowling." Both of Dibdin's parents died on the passage from India to England in 1780 and at age four he became the ward of his mother's younger brother Charles Compton. Educated at St. John's College Oxford Dibdin began a legal career but took holy orders in 1805. His Introduction to the knowledge of rare and valuable editions of the Greek and Latin Classics 1802 attracted the notice of Lord Spencer through whose patronage Dibdin obtained a clerical appointment in London. His Bibliotheca Spenceriana 1814–15 became famous for the high quality of its printing. Dibdin travelled widely in search of books and manuscripts and his Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany 1821 is typical of his work in containing much lively anecdote many factual errors and some excellent engravings. His Bibliomania 1809 contributed to the public's interest in old and rare books. Among his many other works is the two-volume autobiography Reminiscences of a Literary Life 1836. - Britannica W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, 1821. Dedicated to the president and members of the Roxburghe Club. unknown books
1809réf. 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
1814réf. 1067671814. London: Printed for the Author by W. Bulmer Shakspeare Press and published by Longman Hurst etc. 1814-15. 4 vols. 8vo ix lii i 383; 503; 509 3; vii 509 lxxvii pp. with 22 plates including one double-page as called for and numerous additional woodcuts some in red in the text of all four volumes. These woodcut facsimiles are by the Byfield family. Full red morocco gilt dentelles. Bookplate of Ross Winans on the front pastedown of vol. one. Some occasional spotting or foxing especially in vol. 4 upper joint of vol. 4 beginning to split at head generally a very good set complete as issued. § First edition of Dibdin's great work. Loosely inserted at the front of vol. 1 is a manuscript note from Dibdin: "Subscription for copy of the Bibliotheca Spenceriana herewith sent £8.8. T.F. Dibdin Mar. 31." 500 copies were printed according to the prospectus and most nineteenth-century sources though A.N.L. Munby states that there were 550 copies; the prospectus states 50 copies on large-paper but Dibdin Bibliographical Decameron vol.II p.392 says: 'There were only 55 copies struck off on Large Paper.'. Regular and large-paper copies collate and paginate identically. In vol.I leaf M4 pp.87-88 occurs in two states both usually found together with and without the engraved facsimile of Polish type; the text of the bottom nine lines of p.87 is reset with the headline in a different type face; and there are minor changes in p.88. Ross Winans 1796-1877 was an American inventor mechanic and builder of locomotives and railroad machinery. He was one of the United States' first multimillionaires. His "small but choice" library Dickinson was bought en bloc by G.D. Smith and sold through various auctions though his copy of the First Folio was last recorded by Lee in the Census and is now unlocated. Windle and Pippin A25. unknown books
2000réf. 2307908New York: Pantheon 2000. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x9. First American edition. Edges lightly foxed. 2000 Hard Cover. Despite his best efforts to please everyone and keep out of trouble the veteran Italian Criminalpol officer Aurelio Zen has made more enemies than friends over the years. Now it's payoff time. After his last case amid the gentle hills and lush vineyards of Piedmont Zen finally receives the order he has been dreading all his professional life: his next posting is to Sicily heart of the Mafia's power. Pantheon hardcover books
1978réf. 16560New York: Pantheon Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394500652 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; The Last Sherlock Holmes Story is the last installment in the Sherlock Holmes series written by Michael Dibdin. The book follows the life of Sherlock Holmes after his death and his friend Dr. John Watson's attempts to keep his memory alive.; 8vo; 192 pages . Pantheon Books hardcover books
2000réf. 16558London: Faber and Faber. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571204848 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Michael Dibdin directly on the title page; A novel about a working-class family's Thanksgiving celebration in the early 20th century.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Faber and Faber hardcover books
1995réf. 16557New York: Pantheon Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679442219 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Michael Dibdin directly on the title page; Haunted by the specter of his father's death a young man embarks on a journey to discover his family's dark past.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Pantheon Books hardcover books
1813réf. 300645London: Printed for the Proprietor By Joseph Hartnell 1813. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo; in full calf; this copy has been archivally rebacked; Volume I xvi 17 18-294 pages; Volume II 7 8-329 pages; 2 frontispieces; archival tape to the hinges; Frontispieces for Volume one is separating but still holding quite well; edge wear to the boards; some damp staining and offsetting. Very Good binding. Printed for the Proprietor, By Joseph Hartnell unknown books
1827réf. 1414136London: Printed for Harding and Lepard . and G.B. Whittaker 1827. Fourth edition greatly enlarged and corrected. Hardcover. Octavo Two volumes: xiii 562 pages; 579 pages. In Fair minus condition. Ex-library with library bookplate on front pastedowns embossed library stamp on title pages and final pages. Spines are black with gold print raised bands. Boards half bound with blue leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; tattering to spine caps worn corners and edges wear to hinges surface tears to leather toning to spine rubbing to boards. Text block has gilt top edges marbled endpapers; cracked and broken hinges initial pages loose from binding of first volume mild puckering to paper. Illustrated: b&w plate facsimile at start of first volume. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1414136. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed for Harding and Lepard ... and G.B. Whittaker hardcover books
