British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books

London : Trustees of the British Museum, 1881-1904. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 13.5" by 10". None. An extensive and comprehensive catalogue of the printed books included in the British Museum at the end of the nineteenth century, in a fine binding. Organised alphabetically by author. The volumes contained in this set cover authors A. through to Z. (in forty-seven volumes), along with nine volumes of supplements to the main catalogue. Also included are one volume containing a catalogue of every edition of the Bible in the posession of the British Museum at the time of publication (1892), a volume on the periodicals in the collection (1885), and two volumes containing a list of the laws, statutes, and treaties of England (1900) and France and Germany (1898). During its long history, the British Museum Library/British Library has published several catalogues describing its collections of printed books, periodicals and ephemera. Each edition is inclusive, incorporating all material included in previous versions. (BL) This edition was originally published in three-hundred and ninety-three parts, with a forty-four part supplement, and is referred to by the British Library and British Museum as GK1. Complete in sixty volumes. In half-morocco bindings. Externally, mainly smart, although with some rubbing in places (particularly to the spines) and a few marks to the boards. Dusting to textblock edges. Five joints of one hundred and twenty starting. Internally, generally firmly bound, although slightly strained in places. Hinges of the third volume have failed, and textblock is detached. Hinges are reinforced with cloth tape. Pages are mainly bright and clean, with just some scattered light spotting in places. Very Good Indeed