The book collector's guide : a practical handbook of British and American bibliography / by Seymour de Ricci.

  • Seymour de Ricci
Date:
1921
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Credit: The book collector's guide : a practical handbook of British and American bibliography / by Seymour de Ricci. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    script edition (Boston, Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. 20 vols. 8°, with a leaf of Thoreau’s autograph in each copy) also issued in 20 vols. 12° as the “Walden edition.” THORNTON (Alfred) The Adventures of a Post Captain, by a Naval Officer. London, J. Johnston [1817]. 8°. 24 coloured pi. by Williams. In orig. boards $40-50. — $57.50 Cooper (June 1918, 11. 63) mor., un¬ cut, by Riviere. Don Juan and Don Juan in London. London, for T. Kel¬ ly, 1821-1822. 2 vols. 8°. 31 coloured pi. by Atkinson. In orig. boards $100-150. — $125 Hermann (March 1909, n. 117) mor., by Zaehnsdorf; £18.18.0 Bass (July 1913, n. 382) uncut. THOROTON (Robert). 1673-1678 The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire. London, 1677. Fol. $30-40. — £ 12 Aylesford (March 1888, n. 1907) russia. At least one copy is known on thick paper. TIGNONVILLE (Guillamne de) The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres. Westminster, William Caxton, 1477. Fol. Probably the first book printed in England. Eleven copies are known, only six of which are perfect. — £ 1320 Ash- burnham (June 1897, n. 1384) now Pierpont Morgan Library; £2900 Christie-Miller (Dec. 1919, n. 104) mor., by Hering (now in America). A copy of Caxton’s third edition (ab. 1489) sold for £ 1050 Pembroke (June 1914, n. 82), now Huntington. TIMES (The) Complete sets of the “Times” Newspaper are scarce and val¬ uable. A good series fom 1 August 1828 to 1912 bound in 283 vols., £ 106 Sotheby’s, 20 Dec. 1912, n. 119. TOMKINS (John). 1586-1638 Albumazar, a Comedy. London, N. Okes for W. Burre, 1615. 40. Two editions, the first collating A2B-L4, the second A-I4.