1834 1ed Lowndes Bibliographer’s Manual English Literature FAMOUS Bibliography
William Lowndes, a 19th-century English bibliographer, wrote what is considered one of the most important and best systematic bibliographies ever published. ‘The Bibliographer’s Manual of English Literature’ was the first work of its kind and is utterly filled with descriptive and annotative sketches of authors and their works from the earliest printing through the 19th-century. Notably, this work is still referenced today by biographers, researchers, and booksellers.
This fine 1834 first edition is beautifully leather bound with the original boards used on both volumes. An exquisite piece of an important work!
1834 1ed Lowndes Bibliographer’s Manual English Literature FAMOUS Bibliography
William Lowndes, a 19th-century English bibliographer, wrote what is considered one of the most important and best systematic bibliographies ever published. ‘The Bibliographer’s Manual of English Literature’ was the first work of its kind and is utterly filled with descriptive and annotative sketches of authors and their works from the earliest printing through the 19th-century. Notably, this work is still referenced today by biographers, researchers, and booksellers.
This fine 1834 first edition is beautifully leather bound with the original boards used on both volumes. An exquisite piece of an important work!
Item number: #6654
Price: $750
LOWNDES, William Thomas
The bibliographer’s manual of English literature : containing an account of rare, curious, and useful books, published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the invention of printing ; with bibliographical and critical notices, collations of the rarer articles, and the prices at which they have been sold in the present century
London: William Pickering, 1834. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
o 2 Volumes
o Vol. 1: [xii], 1054, [2]
o Vol. II: [3], 1055-2002, [2]
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Size: ~8.5in X 6.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
- Auction records and price comparisons at over $1500
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6654
Categories
Literature
Other
Authors
LOWNDES, William Thomas
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete