Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession of the Society of Antiquaries of London>ASSOCIATION COPY,
by Robert Lemon
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Society of Antiquaries of London, London, 1866 xi, 228 pp; ten woodcut illustrations. Ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper of Ruari McLean. Small 4to. Some foxing, but otherwise good. 19 x 27 cm. Original brown cloth binding, spine with gilt titling, boards with blind ruled borders. Corners very slightly bumped. Nearly 800 broadsides and proclamations, principally grants of indulgences, ballads, historical broadsides in prose, with engravings and woodcut illustrations; arranged in chronological order from 1513 to 1860, from the times of Henry VIII to Victoria. PROVENANCE: Ruari McLean (1917-2006) was a leading British typographic designer. McLean was a personal friend of A.R.Dufty, President of the Society of Antiquaries 1978- 81. and designed his book "Kelmscott. An Illustrated Guide" published by the Society and printed by the Curwen Press in 1969. National Library of Scotland purchased part of the private library and working collection of Ruari McLean, a former Trustee of the Library, in 1994. It comprises a collection of German books notable for their design or illustration, books designed by Ruari McLean, manuscripts and printed books of Jan Tschichold (1902-74), the working notebooks of Ruari McLean, and a substantial collection of design ephemera.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Camden Lock Books, ABA, IOBA. (GB)
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- Title
- Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession of the Society of Antiquaries of London>ASSOCIATION COPY,
- Author
- Robert Lemon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
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- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Society of Antiquaries of London, London
- Date Published
- 1866
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My book expertise came with four years as Chairman of London P.B.F.A. , many more years of exhibiting at monthly London Rare Book Fairs & owning my own bookshops continuously since 1984.
Every book here was valued by the person who first bought it and will be just as prized by the person who buys it now from my shopping website.
I am an accredited professional & a full member of the ABA, ILAB and the IOBA, "Setting the standard. The books you want...from booksellers you can trust".
You can meet me on my stand at Firsts 2024, London's Rare Book Fair, at the Saatchi Gallery, London SW3 4RY, 16-19 May 2024.
I also am joint owner of Burley Fisher Books , an independent bookshop offering new and secondhand books.
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