The Book-Hunter etc. A New edition with A Memoir of the Author

William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, second edition, 1882. Cloth, rebound retaining original cloth boards and with original spine laid down (slight loss at foot), new marbled endpapers and original endpapers retained, gilt cover illustration, 8vo,. civ, 427, [1] pp, ills. According to Rosenblum: "A pleasant exploration of the nature of book collecting. Part 1, 'His Nature,' considers the character of the bibliophile. Here Burton presents such characters as 'Inch-rule Brewer,' who 'is guiltless of all intermeddling with the contents of books, but in their external attributes his learning is marvelous.' Another figure is Magnus Lucullus, Esq.: 'He must have the best and most complete editions, whether common or rare; and . . . They must be in perfect condition.' Part 2 examines the functions of the bibliophile, Part 3 his clubs. Many of these, such as the Roxburghe (England) and the Camden, initiated publishing programs, and these publications are the subject of the final unit. Combines information with entertainment." The "Memoir of the author" is by Katharine Burton Originally published in 1862 and based on 3 essays which appeared in Blackwood's magazine, 1860-61. From the publisher's note to this second edition: "The learned Author of 'The Book-Hunter,' very shortly before his death, gave his consent that the Work should be reprinted. This has now been done from his own copy, with any slight additions or emendations which it, or the notes of literary friends, supplied, and in a form which, it is hoped, will be acceptable to all lovers of choice books. A Memoir of Dr Burton, by his Widow, has been prefixed, and a copious Index added. Pencil ownership inscription on a front endpaper, soundly rebound and internally Very Good indeed (the tissue-guard to the frontispiece is browned and with loss at one corner).