first edition Hundreds of engravings and examples of type, etc., some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo
1817 · London
by Dibdin, The Reverend Thomas Frognall
London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press, 1817. First edition, with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type, etc., some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco by Charles Smith, covers gilt ruled with gilt side-pieces along central panel, spines in six compartments with elaborate gilt scrollwork, gilt turn-ins, blue silk doublures with gilt cornerpieces duplicated on silk free endpapers, a.e.g. Foxed, minor rubbing to boards, an attractive copy. First edition, with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type, etc., some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Bound by Charles Smith. Dibdin's lavish work in an ornate binding by Charles Smith, one of the more active and competent binders in London of the 1810s-'30s, with his "13 Church St Soho" ticket in volume 1. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70. Provenance: R.P. Hooper (bookplate)
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