English Collectors of Books & Manuscripts (1530-1930) and Their Marks of Ownership por De Ricci, Seymour - 1960

London: The Holland Press, 1960. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine looking reprint of the original true First Edition of 1930. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. The book is a "reproduction (with a few added details and the necessary bibliographical apparatus) of four lectures delivered at Cambridge in November 1929," one of the so-called Sander Lectures. Includes consideration of Shelf-marks, Accession-numbers, C. Sale-numbers; D. Book-plates. E. Signatures or initials of the owner, occasionally marked with a stamp or die (e.g. Richard Heber) or replaced by an armorial stamp (as in many Roxburghe books). Covers The Sixteenth Century; The Seventeenth Century; Harley and Sunderland; The Reigns of George I and George II; The… Ler mais

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. (1960). Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo., 203 pp., bookplate, writing on ffe .

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960. cloth. 8vo. cloth. ix, 203 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Minor wear to the dust jacket, else a near fine copy. An important book.

New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Appears unread. Very Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Interesting reading for those who enjoy books about books and book collectors. Gives biographical details for important collectors such as the Duke of Roxburghe, Lord Spencer, Richard Heber, Sir Thomas Phillips, Bernard Quaritch, J. Pierpont Morgan, Robert Hoe, Baron Rothschild, Frederick Locker-Lampson, Charles Fairfax Murray, Clement Shorter, Jerome Kern, Thomas J. Wise, and other less well known but still important book collectors. Useful for helping to recognize important provenance that adds value to books. For many decades booksellers have used this reference to identify ownership marks and thus avoid selling valuable books too cheaply. Illustrations throughout. Index. Burt Franklin: Bibliography & Reference Series 268.… Ler mais

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1960. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 203 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Jack worn at head of spine. Spine of jacket faded. An important book. Bookplate on front pastedown.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Based on The Sandars Lectures for 1929–1930, this 1930 volume provides a historical study of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 until the time of publication. The main concentration of the text is on marks of ownership m

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. Based on The Sandars Lectures for 1929-1930, this 1930 volume provides a historical study of English book and manuscript collectors from 1530 until the time of publication. The main concentration of the text is on marks of ownership made by various collectors on volumes in their respective collections.

London: Holland Press, 1960. Exact Reprint of 1930 First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. Fine in about fine dust jacket. Exact Reprint of 1930 First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo.