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Privately printed (E. & G. Goldsmid), Edinburgh, first edition, 1887. Limited edition of 275 small-paper (there were also 75 large-paper copies). 3 vols, printed wrappers,. 56 + 80 + 42, xxiv pp. Shelf number inked in manuscript on each front inside wrapper, some wear to wrappers at spine ends and part of the spine-covering of volume III rubbed away, otherwise a Good set.

privately printed for E. & G. Goldsmid, Edinburgh, first editions thus, 1883 to 1887,. Limited editions of 275 small-paper copies (there were also 75 large-paper copies). 25 works in 35 volumes, printed parchment wrappers, most title-pages in red and black, small 8vo, 18 cm,. various paginations,(between 32 and 102 pp per volume). A good group of 1880's reprints of mainly 16th and 17th century English literature, but including some translations, that were published in small and attractive editions by Edmund Goldsmid and are now uncommon. The works (all in English) are from two series, Bibliotheca Curiosa and Collectanea Adamantaea, and comprise 25 works in 35 volumes, all limited editions of 275 small-paper copies (from total editions of 350 copies). All are in the original printed parchment wrappers and the group is held in 6 contemporary cloth-covered boxes, with marbled paper sides and linings, and leather title-labels. Edmund Goldsmid, who published the series and edited most of the… Read More

Laurence Witten, New Haven, bookseller's catalogue, 1962. Later cream cloth, original printed rear wrapper bound in, top edge gilt, 4to,. 143, [1] pp, plates, ills. 181 items. From the introduction to the catalogue : "Petrarch is youthfully uncertain about the spelling of Cicero's name as he annotates a text of that ancient author which is as old as any now extant, and Pierre de la Ramee whimsically annotates his copy of Lancelot in Italian; popes write private letters about their nephews, books, singers, and known authors, while Essex says that his influence over Elizabeth is not so great as people imagine, and Cardinal Pole calls Henry VIII a tyrant; Ficino corrects and adds the Greek passages to one of his greatest works, and a general of the Dominicans presents his opposition to Ficino's views, in manuscripts dedicated to Lorenzo the Magnificent; the papacy carries out espionage in England and claims the right to censor books; Simon Boccanegra's brother crushes the power of… Read More

Laurence Witten, Southport, bookseller's catalogue, 1978. Printed wrappers, 4to,. 127, [1] pp, 129 ills. 131 items. Very Good.

Palais Galliera, Paris, auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th - 7th December, 1961. Later blue cloth, gilt (original printed wrappers not retained), gilt spine-title, 4to,. [198] pp, 80 plates (some in colour), facs. 315 lots. The highlights included autograph material of Molière, Corneille, Henri IV, Montaigne, Mozart, Balzac, Baudelaire, etc. The sale sections were: De la Renaissance à la Révolution française - lots 1-119; Dix-neuvième siècle 120-267; Époque contemporaine 268-315. The bookbinding historian A R A Hobson's copy though without indication of his ownership. Invitations to the auction viewing tipped-in at the front, extensive contemporary report of the sale (From the TLS?) pasted to rear endpapers ".., it was not the printed books, with a few exceptions, but the autographs which were the most impressive feature of this sale and some of them brought very high prices indeed..". Very Good.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, first edition, 1998. Cloth, large 4to, 32 cm,. 303, [1] pp, colour ills. 243 entries. Catalogue of an exhibition based on the holdings of the library's Réserve des livres rares. "Cette exposition ... est présentée par la Bibliothèque nationale de France dans la grande galerie du site François Mitterrand, du 29 avril au 26 juillet 1998". From the bliurb: "Des livres rares depuis l'invention de l'imprimerie On donne à la rareté, mot-clef de la collection de livres, deux sens principaux : l'un est purement quantitatif - est rare ce qui n'existe qu'à un nombre restreint d'exemplaires -, l'autre est qualitatif - rare se dit aussi des personnes et des choses pour en qualifier l'excellence. Les deux cent quarante-trois livres rares présentés ici illustrent les variantes de la seconde acception quand elles s'ajoutent au petit nombre. En… Read More

Kegan Paul Trench Trubner, London, first edition, 1893. Cloth, gilt cover-title and device, 8vo,. xii, 219 pp, 11 plates. Aims to give a short account of the introduction of printing into the principal countries and towns of Europe, confining the treatment so far as possible to facts rather than theories, and drawing attention to more out of the way information rather than regurgitating previously published accounts. Contents: I Steps Towards the Invention; II The Invention of Printing; III Spread of Printing in Germany; IV Italy; V France; VI The Low Countries; VII Spain and Portugal - Denmark and Sweden; VIII Westminster: Caxton - Wynkyn de Worde - Julian Notary; IX Oxford and St. Alban's; X London: John Lettou - William de Machlinia - Richard Pynson; XI The Spread of the Art in Great Britain; XII The Study of Bookbinding; XIII The Collecting and Describing of Early Printed Books; Index of Printers and Places. Armorial bookplate of W. G. Lacy and later booklabel of the bibliophile A R A… Read More

Musée de Mariemont, Morlanwelz-Mariemont, first edition, 1967. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 25 cm. 94 [2] pp, ills (some colour). From the foreword: "De tous les ' Trésors de Mariemont ' ce sont certes ceux conservés en sa bibliothèque qui, lui ayant été les moins accessibles, apporteront au le plus d'éléments de surprise. Leur qualité est telle qu'il nous a nécessaire d'en illustrer somptueusement le catalogue. Celui-ci est dû Paul Culot, licencié en histoire de l'art et archéologie, porteur du cat de bibliothécaire-bibliographe et bibliothécaire au Musée de Mariemont. M. Culot a établi les descriptions avec érudition et sensibilité, aime autant qu'il les connaît les trésors dont il assure la garde. De précieux renseignements lui ont été donnés sur des pièces bien minées :… Read More

Maggs Bros Ltd, London, bookseller's catalogue, 1931. Printed wrappers, large 4to, 326 x 251mm,. 230, [8] pp, 104 plates and text-illustrations (some in red and black). 273 items. With indexes of (1) authors and titles and (2) subjects. wrappers slightly darkened and rear wrapper a little marked, contents Very Good.

Maggs Bros Ltd, London, bookseller's catalogue, 1931. Printed wrappers, large 4to, 326 x 251mm,. 230, [8] pp, 104 plates and text-illustrations (some in red and black). 273 items. With indexes of (1) authors and titles and (2) subjects. Wrappers a little darkened, some spotting to edges of textblock, otherwise Near Very Good.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th November, 1993. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 154 pp, numerous plates (including several in colour). 150 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: The first book from the Aldine Press (Venice: 1495); Important Incunabula and Early Greek Printing from the Collection formed in the 18th Century by Sir George Shuckburgh; Cicero, Of Old Age, printed by William Caxton (Westminster: 1481); First Editions of Holbein's Dance of Death (1538), Le Giroufflier aux Dames (ca. 1505); Milton's Of Education to Master Samuel Harttib (1644), Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776); Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813); The Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum (1648-50); The Bragadin Press's Ashkenazic Mahzor (1711-15), containing Moses Hayyim Luzzatto's autograph manuscript of his important Kavvanot; Horace, De arte poetica, manuscript on vellum (Italy, early 14th Century);… Read More

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th November, 1993. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 154 pp, numerous plates (including several in colour). 150 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: The first book from the Aldine Press (Venice: 1495); Important Incunabula and Early Greek Printing from the Collection formed in the 18th Century by Sir George Shuckburgh; Cicero, Of Old Age, printed by William Caxton (Westminster: 1481); First Editions of Holbein's Dance of Death (1538), Le Giroufflier aux Dames (ca. 1505); Milton's Of Education to Master Samuel Harttib (1644), Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776); Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813); The Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum (1648-50); The Bragadin Press's Ashkenazic Mahzor (1711-15), containing Moses Hayyim Luzzatto's autograph manuscript of his important Kavvanot; Horace, De arte poetica, manuscript on vellum (Italy, early 14th Century);… Read More

Published for the author by John Van Voorst, London, second edition, 1854. Later cloth, red skiver spine-label, 8vo,. xxv, 593 pp. Approximately 1,750 entries. Booklabel of Arnold Yates on front pastedown endpaper. Spine-label slightly rubbed, prelims foxed, a few scattered spots elsewhere, otherwise a Good clean copy.

Published for the author by John Van Voorst, London, second edition, 1854. Cloth, paper spine-label, 8vo,. xxv, 593 pp. Approximately 1,750 entries. Spine worn and badly frayed at head (1 cm), foot (0.5 cm), split down first half of front joint and tear along lower part of rear joint (7 cm), paper spine-label rubbed, some light foxing to title-page and frontispiece and first few leaves, front hinge exposed before title-page, paper spine-label chipped and browned,.