[Rarebooks] FS: Henry Stevens CATALOGUE OF MY ENGLISH LIBRARY, 1853, price reduced

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Mon May 16 09:19:48 EDT 2011


Price reduced:    Was $200   Now  $125.

We will be cataloging an interesting collection of books on books, 
including a number of early titles, later this year.

STEVENS, Henry. CATALOGUE OF MY ENGLISH LIBRARY. London: C. Whittingham 
for Private Distribution, 1853. First Edition. Small octavo in original 
gilt-decorated and lettered brown cloth; xii, 107 pages. Uncommon work 
by the famous collector/dealer of Americana intended "to assist in the 
selection of an American Gentleman's private library" and "printed for 
private distribution among friends and correspondents in America." It 
contains 5,751 titles, primarily simple line entries. Tips of spines 
chipped a little. A pretty copy.         $125.00

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