Sale Catalogue (First Portion) of the very extensive & valuable Library of the Late Leonard Lawrie Hartley, Esq. [ Puttick & Simpson,, auction catalogue, sale dates: 1-5 and 8-12 June, 1885 ]

Puttick &Simpson.

Verlag: Puttick & Simpson, London, auction catalogue for the sale held from 1st to 5th and 8th to 12th June, 1885, 1885

Beschreibung

Contemporary half-leather and marbled-boards, 8vo, 25 cm, 168 pp. Lots 1-2475. The first of three catalogues for the sale of the library of Leonard Lawrie Hartley (1813-1885), the second and third sales following in 1886 and 1887. An advertisement for the sale summarised the content of this first part as follows: "remarkable series of English County histories, chiefly on large paper, with numerous extra iilustrations and original drawings, local topographical books and MSS., works on family history and genealogy, Colonel Lemuel Chester s valuable historical MS, Topographical collections. A series of Gould s magnificent ornithological works. The publications of the learned societies and literary clubs. Sir Thomas Phillipps Middle-Hill Press publications. Set of Bewick's and Yarrell s birds and fishes, on largest paper. A fine copy of the first folio Shakspeare. The county histories on large paper include all the best and rarest of this class. The county histories on small paper are very numerous." Priced in manuscript throughout, bookseller stamp of Francis Edwards on front pastedown endpaper. Rebacked with original spine (with some loss) laid down, joints worn but binding firm, slight wear to corners and some scrapes to leather, last leaf creased and torn with old paper repairs, otherwise Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-60769

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Sale Catalogue (First Portion) of the very ...

Verlag: Puttick & Simpson, London, auction catalogue for the sale held from 1st to 5th and 8th to 12th June, 1885

Erscheinungsdatum: 1885

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage