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The British Librarian Exhibiting a Compendious Review or Abstract of Our Most Scarce, Useful and Valuable Books
by William Oldys
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$1,154.46A$1,039.01
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About This Item
London: T Osborne , 1738. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of William Oldys' bibliographic work. A smart copy of the work. ESTC reference no: T147996. Rebacked with the original boards preserved. Original spine label is laid down. Collated, has been bound without the final advertisement leaf. This is the collected edition of William Oldyn's bibliographical periodical which comprised six issues total. The periodical surveys manuscript works from the libraries of great contemporary collectors and printed titles. These include Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft, Caxon's Westminster press, Elias Ashmole's Institution, and Sir John Froissart's Chronicles. In a full calf binding. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the spine edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 728L9
- Title
- The British Librarian Exhibiting a Compendious Review or Abstract of Our Most Scarce, Useful and Valuable Books
- Author
- William Oldys
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Osborne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1738
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Librarian periodical bibliography periodical
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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