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DIBDIN, Thomas Frognall (1776-1847). Bibliomania, or Book Madness. London: J. McCreery for the author, 1811. 8° (220 x 137mm). Title with engraved vignette by B. Hewlitt, illustration on verso of half-title, one engraved plate and 46 woodcuts. Later red morocco, gilt spine compartments. Provenance: purchased from L. Giraud-Badin, 1934. FIRST EDITION. Lowndes II, 639.
Together with 5 other works comprising: Andrew Lang, Books and Bookmen. London: 1886. Number 28 of 100 copies; Henri Pène du Bois, Four Private Libraries of New York. New York: 1892. Coloured frontispiece, 9 plates; Grolier Club. One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature. New York: 1902. One of 350 copies on hand-made paper; Vente reliure anglaises, catalogue of Cosway bindings. [London: c. 1910]. 16 plates; Henry Thomas, Spanish Sixteenth-Century Printing. London: 1926. Frontispiece, 50 illustrations. Various bindings. (6)
Together with 5 other works comprising: Andrew Lang, Books and Bookmen. London: 1886. Number 28 of 100 copies; Henri Pène du Bois, Four Private Libraries of New York. New York: 1892. Coloured frontispiece, 9 plates; Grolier Club. One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature. New York: 1902. One of 350 copies on hand-made paper; Vente reliure anglaises, catalogue of Cosway bindings. [London: c. 1910]. 16 plates; Henry Thomas, Spanish Sixteenth-Century Printing. London: 1926. Frontispiece, 50 illustrations. Various bindings. (6)