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Bernard Quaritch, London, 1868. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: . 1130 pages. Original binding has some wear, broken front hinge, loose front endpapers. The pages are yellowed; a couple tears; stamp inside; a few modern library marks. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; Inventory No: 178112. .

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1868. Hardcover. Good. 22.5 x 15 cm. Thick octavo. 1130 pages listing 14,700 titles. Green cloth. Spine has been rebacked.Foxing to front and rear endpapers. Stamp on title page. Corners rubbed.

London 1868. 1130 p. Half leather

Bernard Quaritch, London, first edition, 1868. Half leather, raised bands, gilt spine titles, edges marbled, marbled endpapers, thick 8vo,. viii, 1130 pp. Over 14,701 entries. A wonderful catalogue. After the main catalogue of 933 pages, arranged by subject, comes nearly 100 pages of "latest purchases" which includes a "choice selection" from the stock of H G Bohn, Quaritch's great rival who had recently retired. There is an appendix of 24 pages of books wanted for purchase; and an index of 50 pages arranged in 3 columns of extremely small print. In the introduction to his 1870 catalogue Quaritch noted that it had been found too laborious and expensive to repeat the effort of creating such a complete index, and the later catalogue has a much abbreviated one. Covers detached and split along joints into separate boards and spine, covers in any case worn and stained. Contents Good.

London: [Bernard Quaritch], 15 Piccadilly, 1868. 8vo, pp. viii, 1130; text in double column; half red morocco over red cloth, reinforced on joints and corners with paper, marbled endpapers and edges; endpapers chipped, gutter split, gatherings 2L and 2M loose but present, a few leaves dampstained on bottom edge but mostly clean, good. Categories include paleography, bibliography, theology, literature in many languages, fine art, antiquities, etc. Nearly 15,000 items offered for sale.