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The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library
by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Boards, printed spine labels. Spines worn with minor losses. Book labels of Michael Sadleir. Very good set. Cloth folding box
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square, and J. Major, Fleet-Street, 1824. First edition, large paper issue, one of 100 copies. li, 400, 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Boards, printed spine labels. Spines worn with minor losses. Book labels of Michael Sadleir. Very good set. Cloth folding box. First edition, large paper issue, one of 100 copies. li, 400, 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Sadleir's Copy, Large Paper, in Boards. Tipped in at vol. I are eight pages of undated advertisements at the front endpapers, and an advertisement for the fourth edition of Dibdin's Greek and Latin Classics opposite the title page.
A choice copy in original condition. Windle & Pippin A50a
A choice copy in original condition. Windle & Pippin A50a
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302945
- Title
- The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library
- Author
- Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
- Format/Binding
- Li, 400, 512 pp. 2 vols. Tall 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Boards, printed spine labels. Spines worn with minor losses. Book labels of Michael Sadleir. Very good set. Cloth folding box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, large paper issue, one of 100 copies
- Publisher
- Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square, and J. Major, Fleet-Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- Book-Collecting | Thomas Frognall Dibdin
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- Art, Architecture & Design;
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