The Battle Abbey Roll. An uncommon original article from The Quarterly Review, 1889 by C.I. Elton - 1889

The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1868. First Edition. Disbound. Very Good Condition. 10 pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). 10 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Cornhill Magazine; Inventory No: 275611..

Bernard Quaritch, 1890. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. Gilt lettering and band on backstrip. Plain stamped borders on front and back boards. Shelf wear and rips to backstrip. Bumped corners. Front board and backstrip almost completely detached from binding. Back hinge split. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1500grams, ISBN:

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, and Co., London, first edition, large-paper copy, 1893. Large-paper limited edition of 150 copies printed on Dutch handmade paper. Full navy morocco, gilt spine-titles, gilt filet on board edges, elaborate leather doublures with silk flyleaves, top edge gilt, (bound by the Monastery Hill Bindery), 8vo, 22 cm,. vi, [1], 228 pp, ills. Rosenblum comments: "Traces the collecting of books from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Some of the figures here, like Sir Thomas Bodley and Petrarch, are familiar, though the Eltons' discussion even in these cases in valuable. Other figures are likely to be less familiar to the general reader. Niccolo de Niccoli of Florence, for example, an important figure in Renaissance humanism, assembled one of the finest libraries in Italy and allowed the general public to use it. Gian-Vincenzio Pinelli of Padua also built a library open to scholars. Well-written and attractively illustrated. Copy No.89. Leather booklabel on inside… Read More

Bliss, Sands, & Foster , 1894. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Medium grey cloth 8vo with gilt lettering surrounded by decorative gilt border with gilt lettering on sun faded backstrip. Gilt top edge. Some minor general shelf wear including bumped corners. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated title page. Interior is secure, clean and clear save for foxing. COntrains several illustrations and plates. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:

London: Butterworth & Co., 1897. 8vo, pp. [xxxv], 266. Slight browning, edges dusty, occasional very minor spotting, but still a good copy. Black cloth, boards and spine gilt, joints and extremities a little rubbed, hinges starting, but still a good copy. Fifth edition.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, and Co., London, first edition, large-paper copy, 1893. Limited edition of 150 large-paper copies printed on Dutch handmade paper. Quarter-vellum and cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. vi, [1], 228 pp, ills. Rosenblum comments: "Traces the collecting of books from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Some of the figures here, like Sir Thomas Bodley and Petrarch, are familiar, though the Eltons' discussion even in these cases in valuable. Other figures are likely to be less familiar to the general reader. Niccolo de Niccoli of Florence, for example, an important figure in Renaissance humanism, assembled one of the finest libraries in Italy and allowed the general public to use it. Gian-Vincenzio Pinelli of Padua also built a library open to scholars. Well-written and attractively illustrated. Copy No. 127. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front pastedown endpaper, his short note on front free endpaper and a few sidelines to the text, upper corners bumped,… Read More