BELL H Idris

Fragments of an unknown Gospel and other early Christian Papyri. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

British Museum,, 1935. 4to., First Edition, with 5 plates; maroon buckram, gilt back, a very good copy.

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Book number: 27230

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, palaeography, christian papyri, british museum, idris bell, skeat

BERENS E.

The History of the Prayer Book of the Church of England.

SPCK,, 1857. 8vo., with engraved title-vignette, neat signature on front paste-down; original cloth, sides with triple frame border enclosing a large geometric floral device all in blind, gilt back, corners lightly bruised else a very good, crisp, clean copy. Berens' account was first published (by Rivington) in 1839 and proved a very useful summary of earlier histories by Burnet, Collier, Fuller, Heylin and Strype among others. It was several times re-issued (commonly undated) by SPCK into the 1860s. Scarce in this edition and condition.

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Book number: 8827

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BERNARD QUARITCH LTD

A Catalogue of Important and Rare Books of the Fine Arts. Catalogue 434. FINE COPY IN BUCKRAM

Bernard Quaritch,, 1930. 8vo., First Edition; strongly bound in green buckram, upper board letterd in gilt, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a fine copy The catalogue lists over 3,164 items.

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Book number: 178

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BERNARD QUARITCH LTD

A Catalogue of Books on the Fine Arts, Music & Dancing (including a few Autographs). Catalogue 561. NEAR FINE COPY IN BUCKRAM

Bernard Quaritch,, 1939. 8vo., First Edition; strongly bound in red buckram, upper board lettered in gilt, ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a near fine copy. The catalogue lists over 1,314 items.

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Book number: 179

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BERNARDO Gabriel Adriano

A Critical and Annotated Bibliography of Philippine, Indonesian and other Malayan Folklore. Compiled by Gabriel A. Bernardo. Edited by Francisco Demetrio y Radaza. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN WRAPPERS

Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City,, 1972. Roy., 8vo., First Edition, with full-page illustration in the text; printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.board and backstrip with divisional emblem blocked in red and lettered in black, uncut, one corner bruised, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.

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Book number: 36058

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, folklore, philippine folklore, indonesian folklore, malayan folklore, gabriel bernardo

BERTRAM ROTA

[Sale Catalogue of] Fine and Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Autograph Letters. A.T. 'Dusty' Miller, former Proprietor of Frank Hollings' Bookshop. Catalogue 294. [Appreciation by Anthony Rota].

Bertram Rota,, [2000]. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, facsimiles and reproductions throughout; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. The catalogue lists 206 notable items and includes a biographical summary by Dudley Massey and full bibliography of references. As staff member and subsequently proprietor of Frank Hollings bookshop (a career spanning the period 1925-1969), Miller was, with Percy Muir and Bertram Rota, one of the founding fathers of the modern first editions market.

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Book number: 9658

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY CAMBRIDGE

A Hand-List of English Books in the Library of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, printed before MDCXLI.

Bibliographical Society, Cambridge,, 1915. 8vo., on laid paper; original boards, holland back, uncut and partly unopened, a very good, clean copy. With an introductory note by A.W. Pollard, the work lists some 2,600 volumes

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Book number: 238

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Handlist of Books in the Library of the Bibliographical Society. March 1935. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Bibliographical Society, Oxford,, 1935. 4to., First Edition, on laid paper; original boards, holland back, somewhat marked and worn but internally a clean copy, UNCUT AND LARGELY UNOPENED. A considerably expanded edition of the original Handlist published in 1907.

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Book number: 235

Catalogue: Bibliography0

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BIRLEY, comp. Robert

The Eton College Collections. One Hundred Books. Selected and annotated by Robert Birley. BRIGHT COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

Privately Printed, Eton,, 1970. 8vo., with a frontispiece; original printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Eton College Collections, Occasional Publications, no. II. The frontispiece is taken from the Eton Chrysostom (1610-13), n. 64, the engraved title of which contains the earliest depiction of the college. The work was the gift of Sir Henry Savile {of Banke] and was bound by Williamson.

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Book number: 32910

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: mstock, bibliography, eton, etoniana, robert birley (comp), bibliography, general, eton, college, collections

BISHOP T.A.M.

Scriptores Regis. Facsimiles to identify and illustrate the Hands of Royal Scribes in original Charters of Henry I, Stephen, and Henry II. [Preface by V.H. Galbraith]. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY

Clarendon Press, Oxford,, 1961. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 39 plates of fine facsimiles; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO THE LIBRARY OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL, WITH THE LIBRARY'S BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN AND PRESENTATION BOOKPLATE AND PRESS-MARK ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.

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Book number: 19613

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Keywords: palaeography, henry i, stephen, henry ii, royal charters, scriptores regis, t.a.m. bishop, bibliography, palaeography, scriptores, regis

BISHOP Philip R.

Thomas Bird Mosher, Pirate Prince of Publishers. A Comprehensive Bibliography and Source Guide to The Mosher Books reflecting England's National Literature and Design. With an Introduction by William E Fredeman. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Oak Knoll Press and British Library,, [1998]. Roy. 4to. First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 27142

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BLAND D.S.

A Bibliography of the Inns of Court and Chancery.

Selden Society,, 1965. Roy. 8vo., cloth, gilt back, a very good copy. Sold from an institution with its cancelled bookplate, perforated stamp on title and neat accession panel on reverse. Selden Society, Supplementary Series, vol. 3.

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Book number: 43

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Keywords: bibliography, inns of court, chancery, d.s. bland, bibliography, general, bibliography, the, inns, court, chancery

BLOCH, comp. Joshua

The People and the Book. The Background of Three Hundred Years of Jewish Life in America. A Tricentennial Exhibition at The New York Public Library. Sponsored by the Louis M. Rabinowitz Foundation. October - December 1954. NEAR FINE COPY

New York Public Library, New York NY,, 1954. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; patterened boards, burgundy cloth back lettered in gilt, red top, a near fine copy. An annotated list of illuminated manuscripts, rare books, authentic documents and related materials.

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Book number: 32507

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, judaica, jews, jewish life, judaism, new york public library, louis m rabinowitz foundation, rabinowitz foundation

BOAS, intro. Frederick S.

The Player's Library. The Catalogue of the Library of the British Drama League [and Bibliography of the Theatre].. With an Introduction by Frederick S. Boas. [With Supplements 1-3]. COMPLETE WITH ALL THREE SUPPLEMENTS

Faber for the British Drama League,, [1950-56]. 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition; strongly bound in green buckram, gilt backs, first volume with red sprinkled edges, a very good, bright, clean set. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-downs, neat Dewey in gilt on backstrips and small accession stamp on title versos. The set comprises main catalogue (1950); Supplement 1 (1951); Supplement 2 (1954); Supplement 3 (1956). COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE

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Book number: 20630

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Keywords: bibliography, general bibliography, drama, plays, theatre, british drama league, players library, frederick boas

BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD

Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books on Medicine, Surgery and Physiology. With a Foreword by Strickland Gibson. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

University Press, Oxford,, 1947. 8vo., with 2 plates; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly browned at margins else a very good, bright, clean copy. The catalogue lists 191 items.

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Book number: 45

Catalogue: Bibliography0

Keywords: bibliography, bodleian, medicine, surgery, physiology, bodleian library oxford