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London: Bernard Quaritch, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. 222 pp., 1512 items described. Modern neat brown cloth (NOT ex-library). Still valuable for tracing the provenance of 1,500 notable bindings, this is the enlarged edition of Quaritch's famous Catalogue 93 (first issued in November 1888), here containing the addition of three indispensable indexes extending 22 pages printed in very small type, plus a valuable introduction on the history of bookbinding written by Bernard Quaritch himself, who was that time was considered the leading authority on the subject. The indexes: Authors and Titles; Works in Modern Languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish); Special Subjects including Americana, Liturgica, Manuscripts, Music, Romances of Chivalry, Unique Books, and Books Printed on Vellum; Owners, Book-Collectors, and Libraries; and finally an Index of Binders and Binding. ¶ Breslauer, Uses of Bookbinding Literature, p. 24.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Quarto, 144 pages, original cloth with dustjacket. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. ¶ An excellent survey of English literature, written for beginning and veteran book collectors. Quayle provides direction for the collector on what to seek, how to seek it, and what to avoid, covering myriad topics and genres.