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Phillipps Studies Nos. I-V
A.N.L. Munby
1951-1960
University Press : Cambridge
9" by 5.5"
(xiii) 119pp; (xi) 177pp; (xv) 227pp; (xi) 203pp
SUMMARY
A complete, five volume set of this study of the books of Sir Thomas Phillipps, in original dustwrappers.
Illustrated
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
An English baronet, antiquary and book-collector, Phillipps was noted for his severe obsession with books and manuscripts, which both earned him the distinction of the largest personal collection in the world at that point, as well as corresponding crippling debt for him and his family.
Here, A.N.L. Munby takes a detailed look into the fortune of Phillipps and his collection, cataloguing the books and tracing the rise and fall of his personal library across the five volumes.
Each volume contains a frontispiece plate and is direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973), a noted book collector and diarist.
CONDITION
In cloth binding with gilt detailing and original dustwrappers. Externally very smart, there is some very minor shelfwear only. The dustwrappers are clipped and have some minor handling marks also. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Fine Fine
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
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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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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