The Library Companion; or, A Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library.

Dibdin, Rev. T.F.:

Published by London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, Lepard & J. Major, 1825.

About this Item

6 x 9 inches. Second edition. In this work the author has endeavoured to furnish his countrymen with a manual towards the acquisition of useful and valuable, as well as rare and curious works, in the several departments of Divinity, History, Biography, Voyages and Travels, the Belles Lettres, Poetry, and the English Drama. Prices of the more valuable and uncommon works are noticed for the conveniences of purchasers, Synoptical Table of subjects and authors and a General Index. l, 899 pp + 1 pp ads + extra title page in case the volume was bound in two. Some very light browning of text of preface pages and first 200 pages of text. Otherwise text very clean. Three short tears on ffep. Front hinge cracked. Edges untrimmed. Bound in brown hard paper boards. Spine replaced with stiff cream paper with home-made spine label. Internally binding tight and sound. Edges and corners of boards rubbed. Overall condition Good+.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Library Companion; or, A Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library.
• Publisher: London: Printed for Harding, Triphook, Lepard & J. Major, 1825.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue 01 - Literature