The Book-Collector.: A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time.
by Hazlitt, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
Frontispiece showing a book sale at Sotheby's with tissue overlay identifying the figures in the scene. 1 further black and white plate of another sale at Sotheby's, taken from an original watercolour by Rowlandson.
The Book-Collector; A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; With an account of public and private libraries and anecdotes of the founders or owners and remarks on bookbinding and on special copies of books.
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- Bookseller
- John Atkins (ES)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0201
- Title
- The Book-Collector.
- Author
- Hazlitt, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth covered boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Redway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Book History Selling and Publishing;
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