The Middle Hill Press. A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

Holzenberg, E.

ISBN 10: 0910672202 / ISBN 13: 9780910672207

Published by Grolier Club, New York, first edition, 1997, 1997

About this Item

One of 500 ordinary copies from a limited edition of 550. Printed wrappers , gilt cover device, 8vo, xxxv, 182 pages. 555 entries. A complete and detailed bibliography of 555 items printed at the Middle Hill Press (1819-1872). With a Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle. From the foreword: ".Harrison D. Horblit . is renowned as a collector of landmarks in the history of science, but his archive of books and manuscripts relating to Sir Thomas Phillipps was the treasured core of his many collections… Harrison Horblit's Phillipps archive is now part of the Grolicr Club Library, and with this catalogue of the Middle Hill Press portion of the Horblit Phillipps collection we begin the task of bringing this extraordinary material to the attention of both scholars and the book-loving public." Contents include: Foreword; Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle; Introduction; Catalogues: Catalogues of the Bibliotheca Phillippica, items 1-25; Catalogues of Other Libraries, 26-43; Other Lists % Inventories. 44-64; Antiquarian Works: England. General, 65-141; England, by County, 142-310; Wales, General, 311-321; Wales, by County 322-338; Other Antiquarian Works, 339-358; Genealogical Works, General, 359-373; Families, 374-391; Anti-Catholic Works, 392-445; Miscellanea, no.446-555; Appendix A: Middle Hill Press Publications Listed in Lowndes, Fenwick, Martin, or Kraus, But Not Present or Not Identified in the Horblit Collection; Appendix B: A Chronological List of Printers and Publishers Associated with Sir Thomas Phillipps and The Middle Hill Press; Indexes. With two booklabels of Edward J. Law. Very Good.

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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.
• Publisher: Grolier Club, New York, first edition, 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0910672202
• ISBN 13: 9780910672207
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
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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.