Henry g bohn ed (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 12mo. 473 pp. Green Cloth, gold-stamped. Very Good. Illustrated. "Variorum notes, selected principally from Grey and Nash.".

New Edition. Poor set in brown buckram boards backed by gilt-blocked leather, now heavily rubbed and crumbling at the endbands. Boards lightly scuffed, with edges worn and corners bumped. Vol. 1 front joint torn and with both boards lacking (text complete); vol. 4 front joint torn from the head, with hinge broken (backstrip detached from text and pivoting at the rear). Text blocks remain clean and strong on the whole, with some infrequent and tidy marginal annotations. A very serviceable set. Physical description; complete in 4 volumes ; 19 cm. Notes; Title continues: ". Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at Which They Have Been Sold." Subjects; English literature Bibliography 19th century. Rare books Great Britain Bibliography. Books Prices Great Britain History 19th century. Periodicals Bibliography. Societies Bibliography. 19th century. Bibliographies. Reference works. Collations. Price guides. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 12mo hardcover volume in gold embossed cloth boards. Spine and boards have wear to tips and edges. Book has split in two holding by threads. Ex reference library bookplate and a couple stamps. Title clean. Contents are several books in one and pages are bright and very clean with no foxing or stains. Some illustrations. Scarce.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. [5], vi-xiv, [2], 3-617, [1] pp. Red blindstamped cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with charts and in-text diagrams, including examples of draughts moves in various game scenarios. Jessel 140. According to Jessel this was the standard handbook of games in England for many years. An expansive rule-book for several popular card games, and a rich installment in the history of card games. A Near Fine book with minute wear to the boards' corners.…

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. A complete six-volume edition of Lowndes"s Bibliographer"s Manual, the classic nineteenth-century reference on rare and notable books of Great Britain and Ireland, in a handsome half calf binding by J. Larkins. Bound in an elegant half calf binding with marbled paper boards by J. Larkins.Complete in six volumes.A finely bound six-volume New Edition of The Bibliographer"s Manual of English Literature by William Thomas Lowndes, revised, corrected, and enlarged by publisher and bibliophile Henry G. Bohn.This volume offers detailed bibliographic descriptions, publication histories, and critical notes on thousands of English from many notable authors up until the 19th century, an exhaustive account of "rare, curious and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland from the invention of printing; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the prices at which they have been sold".William Thomas Lowndes (17981843) was an English bibliographer whose Manual became an indispensable reference for collectors and scholars of English literature. Bound in an half calf binding with marbled paper boards by J. Larkins. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in very slight loss to morocco. Slight fading to extremities and spines. Bookplate of Henry W. Ryland to front past downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edges and first and last few leaves. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…