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A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books Privately Printed; Including those of the Bannatyne, Maitland and Roxburghe Clubs, and of the Private Presses at Darlington, Auchinleck, Lee Priory, Newcastle, Middle Hill, and Strawberry Hill.
John Martin
1834
J. and A. Arch; Payne and Foss; J. Rodwell. : London
9" by 6"
(xiv) 563pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce first edition of this bibliographical catalogue.
First Edition,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
With an engraved frontispiece, and a number of vignette head and tail pieces.
Bibliographer John Martin was born in London in 1791. After assisting John Hatchard, bookseller in Piccadilly, he went into business on his own account in Holles Street, Cavendish Square; but soon afterwards entered into partnership with John Rodwell in New Bond Street. He retired from business in 1826, but continued bibliographical pursuits.
CONDITION
In a brown cloth binding with gilt title detailing to the spine. Externally, generally smart, with bumping and some loss to the extremities. An ex library number has been added by hand to the spine, and the rear hinge is strained. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright, clean pages. There are some handling marks to the endpapers; an institutional paper book plate of Grimsby Public Library to the front pastedown, and an ink stamp of the same library to the title page and to page 563; an ink copperplate inscription to the verso of the title page; and some discolouration and offsetting from the frontispiece, to the front endpapers.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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