DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall (1776-1847). Bibliotheca Spenceriana. London: Shakspeare Press, 1814-15. 4 volumes, 4 o (258 x 166 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication, 30 engraved and woodcut plates and numerous illustrations in text. (Occational light offsetting and staining.) Contemporary morocco gilt (rebacked some wear to edges). Provenance : John Spencer Stanhope (bookplate) -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION, with an autographed note signed by Dibdin tipped in at front of volume one: "Subscription monney 9.90 to be paid to Mr. Payne, Pall Mall." Jackson 36; Windle and Pippin A25. Aedes Althorpianae, an Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp, the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. to which is added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana. London: Shakspeare Press, 1822. 2 volumes, 4 o (273 x 173 mm). 33 engraved plates and engravings on India paper in text. (Some light browning.) Contemporary boards, uncut (first volume with early rebacking in vellum preserving label, some splitting and rubbing to joints and edges); cloth folding cases. Provenance : Thomas Phillipps Bart -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION, large paper copy. These two volumes form Volume V and VI of the Bibliotheca Spenceriana. Jackson 38; Windle and Pippin A26. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Books printed in the Fifteenth Century, lately forming part of the Library of the Duke di Cassano Serra, and now the Property of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. with a General Index of Authors and Editions containing in the Present Volume, and in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana and Aedes Althorpianae. London: Shakspeare Press, 1823. 4 o (271 x 174 mm). Contemporary Middle Hill boards, uncut (splitting to joints, light staining and rubbing to edges); cloth folding case. Provenance : Thomas Phillipps Bart -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION. "This is the seventh and last volume of the Bibliothea Spenceriana , and contains an index to the whole catalogue." Jackson 38. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. London: Shakspeare Press, 1821. 3 volumes, 8 o (246 x 159 mm). 80 pages of indices bound in at end of volume I. 83 engraved and lithographic plates, one hand-colored, some in sepia, illustrations in text, some on india paper. (Occasionally some offsetting and staining.) Contemporary calf ruled in blind and gilt (rebacked, corners repaired). Provenance : purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 12 August 1971. FIRST EDITION. Jackson 48; Windle and Pippin A38a. A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Countries of England and Scotland. London: by C. Richards for James Bohn and others, 1838. 2 volumes. 8 o (243 x 148 mm). 30-page 'Supplement' and 'General Index' bound in at end of volume III, 41 engraved and lithographic plates, engraved illustrations on india in text. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (light rubbing to edges). Provenance : Richard Hanbury Gunney (bookplates) -- Christopher R. Gurney and Dorothy Gurney (bookplate) -- purchased from W.G. Foyle, 4 June 1974. FIRST EDITION. Jackson 89; Windle and Pippin A65. The Library Companion: or, the Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library. London: Harding and other, 1824. 2 volumes. 8 o (253 x 154 mm). Full red morocco, spines gilt, top edge gilt by Zaehnsdorf. Provenance : Laurence Currie (bookplate) -- purchased from Chas. J. Sawyer, London, 9 May 1959. FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY. Jackson 63. [JACKSON, William A.] An Annotated List of the Publications of the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin, based mainly on those in the Harvard College Library with Notes of others. Cambridge, 1965. 4 o . Illustrated. Original cloth. (15)
DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall (1776-1847). Bibliotheca Spenceriana. London: Shakspeare Press, 1814-15. 4 volumes, 4 o (258 x 166 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication, 30 engraved and woodcut plates and numerous illustrations in text. (Occational light offsetting and staining.) Contemporary morocco gilt (rebacked some wear to edges). Provenance : John Spencer Stanhope (bookplate) -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION, with an autographed note signed by Dibdin tipped in at front of volume one: "Subscription monney 9.90 to be paid to Mr. Payne, Pall Mall." Jackson 36; Windle and Pippin A25. Aedes Althorpianae, an Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp, the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. to which is added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana. London: Shakspeare Press, 1822. 2 volumes, 4 o (273 x 173 mm). 33 engraved plates and engravings on India paper in text. (Some light browning.) Contemporary boards, uncut (first volume with early rebacking in vellum preserving label, some splitting and rubbing to joints and edges); cloth folding cases. Provenance : Thomas Phillipps Bart -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION, large paper copy. These two volumes form Volume V and VI of the Bibliotheca Spenceriana. Jackson 38; Windle and Pippin A26. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Books printed in the Fifteenth Century, lately forming part of the Library of the Duke di Cassano Serra, and now the Property of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. with a General Index of Authors and Editions containing in the Present Volume, and in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana and Aedes Althorpianae. London: Shakspeare Press, 1823. 4 o (271 x 174 mm). Contemporary Middle Hill boards, uncut (splitting to joints, light staining and rubbing to edges); cloth folding case. Provenance : Thomas Phillipps Bart -- purchased from David Magee, San Francisco, 5 November 1969. FIRST EDITION. "This is the seventh and last volume of the Bibliothea Spenceriana , and contains an index to the whole catalogue." Jackson 38. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. London: Shakspeare Press, 1821. 3 volumes, 8 o (246 x 159 mm). 80 pages of indices bound in at end of volume I. 83 engraved and lithographic plates, one hand-colored, some in sepia, illustrations in text, some on india paper. (Occasionally some offsetting and staining.) Contemporary calf ruled in blind and gilt (rebacked, corners repaired). Provenance : purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 12 August 1971. FIRST EDITION. Jackson 48; Windle and Pippin A38a. A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Countries of England and Scotland. London: by C. Richards for James Bohn and others, 1838. 2 volumes. 8 o (243 x 148 mm). 30-page 'Supplement' and 'General Index' bound in at end of volume III, 41 engraved and lithographic plates, engraved illustrations on india in text. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (light rubbing to edges). Provenance : Richard Hanbury Gunney (bookplates) -- Christopher R. Gurney and Dorothy Gurney (bookplate) -- purchased from W.G. Foyle, 4 June 1974. FIRST EDITION. Jackson 89; Windle and Pippin A65. The Library Companion: or, the Young Man's Guide, and the Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library. London: Harding and other, 1824. 2 volumes. 8 o (253 x 154 mm). Full red morocco, spines gilt, top edge gilt by Zaehnsdorf. Provenance : Laurence Currie (bookplate) -- purchased from Chas. J. Sawyer, London, 9 May 1959. FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY. Jackson 63. [JACKSON, William A.] An Annotated List of the Publications of the Reverend Thomas Frognall Dibdin, based mainly on those in the Harvard College Library with Notes of others. Cambridge, 1965. 4 o . Illustrated. Original cloth. (15)
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