The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature ... [complete in 4 volumes]

Lowndes, William Thomas (1798?-1843) ; Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George) (1796-1884) [ed]

1871, New Edition. London : G. Bell and Daldy. Poor set in brown buckram boards backed by gilt-blocked leather, now heavily rubbed and crumbling at the endbands. Boards lightly scuffed, with edges worn and corners bumped. Vol. 1 front joint torn and with both boards lacking (text complete); vol. 4 front joint torn from the head, with hinge broken (backstrip detached from text and pivoting at the rear). Text blocks remain clean and strong on the whole, with some infrequent and tidy marginal annotations. A very serviceable set. Item #470439

Physical description; complete in 4 volumes ; 19 cm. Notes; Title continues: "... Containing an Account of Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, Published in or Relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the Invention of Printing; with Bibliographical and Critical Notices, Collations of the Rarer Articles, and the Prices at Which They Have Been Sold." Subjects; English literature – Bibliography – 19th century. Rare books – Great Britain – Bibliography. Books – Prices – Great Britain – History – 19th century. Periodicals – Bibliography. Societies – Bibliography. 19th century. Bibliographies. Reference works. Collations. Price guides.

Price: €160.00