Collmann H (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. or, Short-Title Catalogue of the Principal Volumes from the Time of Caxton to the Year 1800 Formerly in the Library of Britwell Court. Light wear to the boards and a little foxing.

Limited edition of 450 sets, of which this is one of 400 bound in brown cloth. 2 vols, brown cloth, 4to, 26 cm, xlv, 554 + 555-1067 pp, 62 plates containing 92 facs. 14,400 entries. A valuable catalogue which includes careful notes of the provenance of important items. From the introduction: "The collection of books formerly in the library of Britwell Court, Buckinghamshire, having been dispersed, there has been a widely expressed desire for some lasting record of its contents. This Handlist, or short-title catalogue, has accordingly been compiled from the records of the principal books disposed of at the various sales between 1900 and 1927, in the hope of creating a permanent and useful addition to the literature of Bibliography. The books registered in the Handlist comprise some of the rarest and most interesting works both of English and foreign authors, from the time of Caxton to the year 1800. Among the earlier books there are many which are unique; while of those printed after the year 1600, a large number have been hitherto undescribed. Despite the brevity of its entries, this catalogue may therefore be found a useful work of reference both by the student and the bibliophile." The 14,400 entries are arranged alphabetically by author or subject, and include short title, date of sale, lot number and price realised (except for books sold by private treaty or together in lots), with list of former owners, where known. With a typed letter from the bibliographer C.A. Stonehill loosely laid in. Rear board of Volume II slightly marked and paper in this volume somewhat "waved", otherwise a Good set.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. Reprint of 1928-1937 eds, limited 150. Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut: Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1996. 4 volumes in 2. BRAND NEW 1996 HARDCOVER 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. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1996, first Martino printing). "Strictly Limited to 150 Copies." 4 volumes in 2: 324pp.+ 360pp.+ 256pp. + 261pp. Reprint of the 1928-1937 London originals that were privately printed for the author by Waterlow & Sons Limited, in an edition of 300. Still a standard bibliography, these volumes carefully describe over 3,000 items. Descriptions include full collations. Most entries are annotated. Plates are identified and their locations in the text are listed. Illustrated with frontispieces and numerous vignettes. The volumes are uniformly bound in the original gilt-stamped light brown cloth. As it is much more detailed and comprehensive, this should not be confused with the auction catalogues of the Schwerdt library. Besterman 5881. For media mail, priority and international orders you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. . Reprint of 1928-1937 eds, limited 150. Hardcover. New/New in publisher's shrinkwrap. Illus. by We ship both volumes for cost of 1. 4 vols. in 2: 324pp.+ 360pp.+ 256pp. + 261pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. We ship both volumes for cost of 1 (illustrator).…

XIV S.,190 S. Pp.d.Zt. Rücken etw. berieben, Titelblatt stockfleckig. Rechtswissenschaften.