Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, and Co., London, first edition, large-paper copy, 1893. Limited edition of 150 large-paper copies printed on Dutch handmade paper. Quarter-vellum and cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. vi, [1], 228 pp, ills. Rosenblum comments: "Traces the collecting of books from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Some of the figures here, like Sir Thomas Bodley and Petrarch, are familiar, though the Eltons' discussion even in these cases in valuable. Other figures are likely to be less familiar to the general reader. Niccolo de Niccoli of Florence, for example, an important figure in Renaissance humanism, assembled one of the finest libraries in Italy and allowed the general public to use it. Gian-Vincenzio Pinelli of Padua also built a library open to scholars. Well-written and attractively illustrated. Copy No. 127. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front pastedown endpaper, his short note on front free endpaper and a few sidelines to the text, upper corners bumped, spine somewhat marked and covers a little fingersoiled, otherwise Near Very Good.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-49475
Title: The Great Book-Collectors
Author: Elton, C.I. & M.A
Format/Binding: Quarter-vellum and cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,
Book Condition: Used - Copy No. 127. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front pastedown endpaper, his short note on front free endpaper and a
Edition: Limited edition of 150 large-paper copies printed on Dutch hand
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, and Co., London, first edition, large-paper copy, 1893
Date Published: 1893
Pages: vi, [1], 228 pp, ills
Keywords: book -collectors colllecting

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We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.

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