Rariora: Being Notes of Some of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Historical Documents, Medals, Engravings, Pottery. Etc., Etc., Collected (1858-1900) by John Eliot Hodgkin. [3 volumes, complete set ]

Hodgkin, J.E.

Verlag: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, London, first edition, [1902], 1902

Beschreibung

3 vols, buckram,cover-titles, top edges gilt, 4to, xix, [i], 124 pp, 32 plates + [viii], iv, 297 pp, 21 plates + xiv,161, viii, 92, 11 pp., 12 plates (some colour). By far the largest part of the work is on books, manuscripts and documents, including one whole volume devoted to a very detailed catalogue of the incunabula. Also includes sections on 15th century proclamations, English broadsides and, in Volume III, an extensive annotated bibliography of books on fireworks. Hodgkin bought numerous manuscripts from the Thomas Phillipps sales and these are described in the catalogue. The contents of the set comprise: Vol. 1. Sibi et amicis. A word on the threshold. Classification of the collection. A note of the collection. Index to note of the collection. Vol. 2. Preface to incunabula. The dawn of typography. The invention. Wooden types. The evolution of the type-mould. Incunabula in the collection. Palæo-typographia Hollandica. XVth century proclamations. Watermarks and Index to ditto. Bibliographical books. Index to incunabula. Vol. 3. Preface to historical broadsides. English broadsides. Index to broadsides. Halinitropyrobolia. Books on fireworks. Firework displays. Index to firework books and displays. Lusus naturæ. Elegant bookplate on verso of each front free endpaper, covers a little darkened and slightly rubbed, spines a little bumped, otherwise a Very Good set. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-58516

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Rariora: Being Notes of Some of the Printed ...

Verlag: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, London, first edition, [1902]

Erscheinungsdatum: 1902

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage