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[PHILES, GEORGE P., EDITOR.] The philobiblion. A monthly bibliographical journal. Containing critical notices of, and extracts from, rare, curious, and valuable old books.
New York, Geo. P. Philes & Co., 1861-63. Small 4to, 2 vols. in 1; pp. 5, [26], 28-288; 4, 290; vignette title-pp., text in double column on India paper; a very good copy in contemporary quarter black morocco, neatly and almost imperceptibly rebacked, t.e.g. These two volumes are all that were published of this short-lived periodical. It is the first American book-collecting journal. The prospectus dated December 1861 is bound in, as issued. Ulrich & Kup, p. 24: "Contains much of historical interest on collectors and collections."
Offered for US$ 575.00 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 29302