Books on Books

London. British Museum. 1938.

Pamphlet. Paperback. No dustjacket. 8vo.. 45 pages. Foldout frontispiece diagram of the Reading Room. Yellowing to cover edges. Owners name and date 1944 descretely placed on top edge of fly page. Small chip to base of spine. Contents are very clean and bright.

Good + condition

London. The Quality Book Club. 1962.

Reprint. Hardback. Dust jacket. 8vo. 8" x 5 1/2". 255 pages. Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly soiled. Slight water stain to inside rear flap. Corners bumped. Spine skew.

Very Good / Good + condition

New York and London. Garland Publishing Inc. 1979.

First edition. Hardback. Tall 8vo. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4". 313 pages. Edges a little rubbed and scuffed. Corners very slightly bumped. Rear board very slightly curling.

Very Good condition

Leiden. Thomas Browne Institute. 1961.

First Edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 8vo. xii/ 128 pages. 5 plates & 5 text illustrations. Dust jacket chipped at base of spine and general edge wear.

Fine / Very Good condition

London. Elliot Stock. 1892.

First edition. Hard back. No dustjacket. 12mo.. xi[i]/ 206 pages + 4 pages of adverts. From the series Book-Lovers Library. Pages browing and brittle. Spine slightly faded. A few marks and pin pricks to the front cover.

Near Very Good condition

London. The Clarion Press. 1903.

First edition. Decorative cloth binding. Hardback. No dust jacket. 16mo.. 254 pages. Illustrated by Frank Chesworth. Edges rubbed and worn. Corners bumped. Some foxing to end pages.

Good + condition