A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland. [ 2 vols, complete set ].

Dibdin, T.F.

Verlag: Printed for the author by C. Richards, St. Martin's Lane: and sold by James Bohn, 12, King William Street, Strand, London: Laing and Forbes, Edinburgh: John Smith and Son, Glasgow: and E. Charnley, Newcastle, first edition, first issue, 1838, 1838

2 vols, original pinkish-brown boards, neatly rebacked in stiff paper with facsimiles of the original printed spine-labels laid down, royal 8vo, 25.5 cm, xv, [6], xxx, [6], 436 + [1], [439] -1090 pp,43 (of 44) plates and numerous text ills, with 18pp Jame The last of Dibdin's bibliographical tours in which he comments discursively on books, libraries, collectors, antiquities and whatever else catches his attention on his travels. This work was based on a 1700-mile tour of the north of England and Scotland that Dibdin made over four months in 1836, accompanied by his daughter Sophia, and concluding at the home, near Skipton, of his patroness Frances Mary Richardson Currer, to whom Dibdin dedicated the work. Alas for all Dibdin's great efforts in researching, producing and promoting the book it was not a financial success and its publication left him at a low ebb. This set closely conforms to Windle & Pippin A65. It has the 'first issue' list of plates which does not mention the 'Seal of Cardinal Beaton', although the plate is present in the book. Similarly it has the first issue list of subscribers, wthout the ten 'additional names'. In our set the contents pages and list of plates are bound before rather than after the list of subscribers. Of the cancel leaves listed in Windle & Pippin, 10 of the 13 replacements have been made, with leaves 2A2 and 2A3 in Vol. I and leaf 3A1 in Vol. II remaining in the original state. Nineteenth century signature of Henry Campbell in Vol I and printed label of Revd H. Campbell. in Vol. II. [This would seem to be the bibliophile Henry Campbell (1783-1874) who owned some fine and rare illuminated manuscripts (including the Kirkstead Psalter circa 1300, a 13th century Vulgate Bible andthe 15th Century Booke of Good Condicions) and whose library passed to the Jesuit school Beaumont College, Windsor.] Recent pencil signature and bookplate of two other collectors in each volume; the endpapers also have some pencilled price codes and clippings from bookseller's catalogues, and the binder's stamp of J. MacKenzie, Westminster. Lacking plate 6 in Vol II (the second Macdonald plate). Boards unusually well preserved with slight rubbing and some minor dents to edges. Old waterstaining to head of front endpapers and frontispiece in Vol I, and both vols with foxing, sometimes heavy, to plates and (generally mild where it is present) to text, tissue-guards browned. About average internally, but appealing -and uncommon - for having the original boards in good state. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-59821

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Titel: A Bibliographical Antiquarian and ...
Verlag: Printed for the author by C. Richards, St. Martin's Lane: and sold by James Bohn, 12, King William Street, Strand, London: Laing and Forbes, Edinburgh: John Smith and Son, Glasgow: and E. Charnley, Newcastle, first edition, first issue, 1838
Erscheinungsdatum: 1838
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: 1. Auflage