The Rothschild Library : A Catalogue of the Collection of Eighteenth-Century Printed Books and Manuscripts Formed by Lord Rothschild [two volumes, complete; 1993, new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]

New York: James Cummins, 1993. 2 volumes, complete. Limited to 350 sets. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Reprint of the 1954 originals. New preface by the publisher. 2 volumes: xxi, pp. 1-400; viii, pp. 401-840. A standard reference. Illustrated with 60 plates. Fully described here are 2,739 items including full collations, provenance, notes, cross references to other standard authorities, etc. The author entries cover a who's who of 18th century literature: James Boswell, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Edward Gibbon, William Hogarth, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Pope, Samuel Richardson, Tobias Smollett, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, etc. There are sections on English, Scottish and Irish bindings of the period, as well as the Baskerville Press, Foulis Press and Strawberry Hill Press. Three appendices: I) Poley Collection of Pamphlets; II) Rolle Collection of Plays; III) Mordaunt Letters. Index of titles. General Index. Uniformly bound in the original gray cloth, with gilt-stamped maroon spines (i.e. produced in the format of the original). Each volume measures 7.25" wide by 10.5" tall. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail, you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost.. 1993 edition, Limited to 350 sets. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 2 vols: xxi, pp. 1-400; viii, pp. 401-840. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.