Item #32849 Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series. Henri Pene DU BOIS.
Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.
Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.
Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.
Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.
Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.

Four Private Libraries of New-York. A Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America. First Series.

New York: Duprat & Co., 1892,

First Edition. octavo, orange silk boards. 119pp. Duprat & Co., Item #32849

Of the 1,000 copies printed, this is one of 800 numbered copies printed on Holland paper. Preface by Octave Uzanne. Printed at The De Vinne Press. With a frontispiece and twelve photogravure plates reproducing the bindings of famous craftsmen as well as bookplates and book illustrations. With chapters on The Art of Bookbinding, Historical Book-Covers, The Elzevirs, and more. "The text of this book...offers more thought-provoking material to the bibliophile than any half dozen other titles in the field of books about books, old or modern, that the writer can recall." Webber, Books about Books, p.62. Bookplate. Water stain affecting lower edge of front cover and a small portion of the pages ag the lower hinge area. Front inner hinge cracked but solid. Cloth soiled. Unattractive but a solid copy.

Price: $50.00

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