LOWNDES, William Thomas. The Bibliographer's manual of English Literature. [In four volumes]. , William Pickering,. 1834.FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY (240 x 150mm), limited to 50 sets; 4 vol. pp.xii,2002; paginated as one vol. but with separate title-pages in each; a very good uncut set of the only lifetime edition of Lowndes' 'English Brunet'; contemporary half green morocco, marbled sides, backstrips blind-ruled in compartments, lettered in gold; sides and extremities rubbed and a little worn but sound, top edge gilt. 'Four handsomely printed volumes' on heavy 1825 laid paper by Thomas White. An employee of Henry Bohn, Lowndes died in 1843 in poverty and distress. Keynes p.76*. Porter 403. (Book ref. 14214 ) £ 250.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Claude Cox Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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