The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature, Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at Which they Have Been Sold in the Present Century. [4 vols, complete set ]
by Lowndes, W.T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A mildly ex-library set with British Museum stamps on the verso of the title-page and the final page, covers rubbed and worn, bi
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Pickering, London, first edition, 1834. 4 vols, 19th century half-leather and boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, 8vo,. xii, 530 +531-1054 + 1055-1528 + 1529-2002 pp. The first edition of Lowndes' stupendous achievement and the only one to be published by William Pickering, this manual was issued in parts to form four "handsomely printed volumes" (Keynes). Breslauer and Folter annotate this in their catalogue: "First edition of what is still the best general bibliography of English literature from the book collector's viewpoint. A mildly ex-library set with British Museum stamps on the verso of the title-page and the final page, covers rubbed and worn, bindings sound and firm, contents clean and unfoxed with some light agetoning at page edges.
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- Seller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-09109
- Title
- The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature, Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at Which they Have Been Sold in the Present Century. [4 vols, complete set ]
- Author
- Lowndes, W.T
- Format/Binding
- 4 vols, 19th century half-leather and boards, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - A mildly ex-library set with British Museum stamps on the verso of the title-page and the final page, covers rubbed and worn, bi
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering, London, first edition, 1834
- Date Published
- 1834
- Pages
- xii, 530 +531-1054 + 1055-1528 + 1529-2002 pp
- Keywords
- English literature Rare books Great Britain Great Britain Imprints Ireland Imprints Books Prices Lowndes, William Thomas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Universal and National Bibliography;
Terms of Sale
Wykeham Books
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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