The Life of Thomas Bodley Written by Himself; Privately reprinted for John Lane and his friends, Christmas 1894

Thomas Bodley, John Lane

Verlag: London John Lane 1894, 1894

Beschreibung

[viii] pp16 A facsimile of the The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley originally published in 1647, privately printed as a Christmas gift by John Lane, founder of The Bodley Head publishing house. In the introduction Lane sets out his reasons for choosing Thomas Bodley as the "patron saint" of his business. The booklet is embellished with an engraving of the Bodley Medal and a frontispiece portrait of the founder of the Bodleian Library. Very good in aged card wrappers with a red cloth spine which is worn to the ends, internally crisp and clean; Inscribed to front end paper " Joseph Naylor with kind regards from his friend John Lane - July 5 1895". Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5206

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Life of Thomas Bodley Written by Himself...

Verlag: London John Lane 1894

Erscheinungsdatum: 1894

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers