Description: [BOOKSELLERS: BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS] The History of Booksellers London, c1873 A History of Booksellers, The Old And The New; George Curwen. Chatto and Windus, London, c1873. Quarto [App. 7.75 x 5.5 in.] Frontis, numerous illustrations, new quarter calf, raised bands, title label inset on morocco, gilt lined. Very good condition. A fine study- absorbing reading - and must for the book-lover. As Carlyle said "Ten ordinary histories of kings ... were well exchanged against the tenth part of one good history." _____________________________________ Items listed on eBay are merely representative of our broader inventory. We specialize in early printed works in English, with a particular focus on first editions and significant printings of the Bible in English. Our stock includes a range of Tyndale New Testaments, as well as first editions of the Coverdale Bible (1535), the Matthews Bible (1537), the Great Bible (1539), the Geneva Bible (1560), the Bishops Bible (1568) and the King James Bible (1611). Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts.
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Signed: No
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Author: Henry Curwen
Topic: Sets
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1873
