Original publication and copyright date: 2004.
Publisher Description
Biographical notices, with catalogs of the more important collections, descriptions of the notable books, and references to the present owners.
An adaptation by W.M. Thackeray of the traditional ballad. With notes by Charles Dickens.
Mrs. Cliff becomes an heiress after the death of her husband. She is persuaded to purchase a yacht and invite a party of ministers to go sailing.
Deze bestaat uit drie overvloedig geillustreerde volumineuze delen. Het eerste deel bevat artikelen over handschriften, incunabelen en kalligrafie. Het tweede deel handelt over drukken van de zestiende tot de twintigste eeuw.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
During the "long fifteenth century" (here, 1375-1530), the demand for books in England flourished. The fast-developing book trade produced them in great quantity.
The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Volume 3 presents accounts of book collectors and auctions since 1811, and bibliographical and general indexes to the whole work.