English Collectors Of Books & Manuscripts

Cambridge University Press, 1930 8vo (22.5 cm), IX, 204 pp, 7 plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (corners slightly scuffed). First edition. Based on The Sandars Lectures for 1929-1930, this volume offers a historical exploration of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 to the present, emphasizing the examination of ownership marks.

ix, 203, [2] pages. Black cloth with gilt letting to spine. Ex-libris (Dundee Public Library, cancelled) with the usual marks and gilt notice stamped to the lower cover. Text clean and unmarked. Exact reprint of the 1930 first edition, with 8 plates and 24 text-figures. An important work in the field of researching English book ownership from the sixteenth to early twentieth… Read more about this item

London: The Holland Press, 1960. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine looking reprint of the original true First Edition of 1930. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and… Read more about this item

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 203 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Jack worn at head of spine. Spine of jacket faded. An important book. Bookplate on front pastedown.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with paper spine label, dust jacket. ix, 203pp. Illustrations, full-page plates. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn. Quite tight and attractive first U.S. edition of this classic. The Cambridge University Press first edition in jacket is scarce and desirable -- and this first U.S. edition even more so. One… Read more about this item

New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Appears unread. Very Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Interesting reading for those who enjoy books about books and book collectors.… Read more about this item

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960. cloth. 8vo. cloth. ix, 203 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Minor wear to the dust jacket, else a near fine copy. An important book.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. (1960). Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo., 203 pp., bookplate, writing on ffe .

Paperback / softback. New. Based on The Sandars Lectures for 1929-1930, this 1930 volume provides a historical study of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 until the time of publication. The main concentration of the text is on marks of ownership made by various collectors on volumes in their respective collections.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts: (1530 1930) and Their Marks of Ownership.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.