Rariora: Being Notes of Some of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Historical Documents, Medals, Engravings, Pottery. Etc., Etc., Collected (1858-1900) by John Eliot Hodgkin. [3 volumes, complete set ]
by Hodgkin, J.E
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About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, London, first edition, [1902]. 3 vols, buckram,cover-titles, top edges gilt, 4to,. xix, [i], 124 pp, 32 plates + [viii], iv, 297 pp, 21 plates + xiv,161, viii, 92, 11 pp., 12 plates (some colour). By far the largest part of the work is on books, manuscripts and documents, including one whole volume devoted to a very detailed catalogue of the incunabula. Also includes sections on 15th century proclamations, English broadsides and, in Volume III, an extensive annotated bibliography of books on fireworks. Hodgkin bought numerous manuscripts from the Thomas Phillipps sales and these are described in the catalogue. The contents of the set comprise: Vol. 1. Sibi et amicis. A word on the threshold. Classification of the collection. A note of the collection. Index to note of the collection. Vol. 2. Preface to incunabula. The dawn of typography. The invention. Wooden types. The evolution of the type-mould. Incunabula in the collection. Palæo-typographia Hollandica. XVth century proclamations. Watermarks and Index to ditto.. Bibliographical books. Index to incunabula. Vol. 3. Preface to historical broadsides. English broadsides. Index to broadsides. Halinitropyrobolia. Books on fireworks. Firework displays. Index to firework books and displays. Lusus naturæ. Elegant bookplate on verso of each front free endpaper, covers a little darkened and slightly rubbed, spines a little bumped, otherwise a Very Good set.
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- Title
- Rariora: Being Notes of Some of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Historical Documents, Medals, Engravings, Pottery. Etc., Etc., Collected (1858-1900) by John Eliot Hodgkin. [3 volumes, complete set ]
- Author
- Hodgkin, J.E
- Format/Binding
- 3 vols, buckram,cover-titles, top edges gilt, 4to,
- Book Condition
- Used - Elegant bookplate on verso of each front free endpaper, covers a little darkened and slightly rubbed, spines a little bumped, o
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, London, first edition, [1902]
- Date Published
- [1902]
- Pages
- xix, [i], 124 pp, 32 plates + [viii], iv, 297 pp, 21 plates + xiv,161, viii, 92, 11 pp., 12 plates (some colour)
- Keywords
- Hodgkin, John Eliot fireworks
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- Library Catalogues;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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