The Middle Hill Press: A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides Printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his press at Middle Hill, or elsewhere to his order, now in the library of the Grolier Club

Holzenberg, Eric

ISBN 10: 0910672202 / ISBN 13: 9780910672207

Published by The Grolier Club, New York, 1997

About this Item

xxxv, [iii], 182, [2] pages. Just 550 copies printed in total. In the original covers which have some uneven fading. Otherwise just very light signs of use. Sir Thomas Phillipps surely one of the world's most famous book collectors ran his won own private press. This book provides a coherent guide to the vast number of items he had printed. Middle Hill in Worcestershire.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Middle Hill Press: A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides Printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his press at Middle Hill, or elsewhere to his order, now in the library of the Grolier Club
• Publisher: The Grolier Club, New York
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0910672202
• ISBN 13: 9780910672207
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bibliography, books and printing
  • Middle Hill Press
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Synopsis

A catalogue of the Horblit collection of books, tracts, leaflets, and broadsides printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his press at Middle Hill, or elsewhere to his order, now in the collection of the Grolier Club. Published to accompany The Collector Collected: The Horblit Archive of Sir Thomas Phillipps at the Grolier Club, held at the Club May 20–July 31, 1997.

About the Author

Eric Holzenberg is the director of the Grolier Club, America's oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. He has written numerous articles, and lectured widely on topics in bibliography, bibliophily, and book history.