Catalogus Bibliothecae Harleianae, in locos communes distributus cum indice auctorum. Vols. 1 and 2 (of 5) only.

William Oldys; Samuel Johnson

Verlag: Thomas Osborne, London, 1743

Beschreibung

[vi], [advert leaf], 8, 488; xx, 489-1034, 37 pp. [plus 3 pp. Books printed for T. Osborne]; 8vo, full polished calf, five raised bands, compartments richly gilt, leather lettering pieces with gilt titles, marbled endpapers, edges dyed red. Following the death of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford, in 1741, London bookseller Thomas Osborne acquired the nearly 36,000-volume Harleian Library and engaged Samuel Johnson and William Oldys to prepare a catalogue in an effort to generate sales interest. Present are vols. 1 and 2 (of 5) only, listing 15,242 printed books, 251 books of prints, and 36 drawings. The 8-page "An Account of the Harleian Library" by Samuel Johnson can be found in vol. 1. Robert S Pirie's copies, with the Robert S Pirie Reference Library book labels; early oval library stamp on vol. 1 title page (no other related markings). Good copies overall; dampstains (mostly at the edges) to a number of leaves in vol. 1, affecting more pages in vol. 2, where several pages show entries with ink tick marks beside them; cover edges rubbed in places; backstrip heads and lettering pieces a little chipped; hinges cracked but holding firm; small abrasion on front cover of vol. 1; short ink notation to verso of front blank of vol. 1. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5330

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Catalogus Bibliothecae Harleianae, in locos ...

Verlag: Thomas Osborne, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1743

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good