Search Results: a dictionary of the anonymous and by halkett john laing

Boston: Lockwood, Brooks & Co., 1882. First American Edition. Hardcover. . Volume 1 covers A-E and Volume 2 covers F-N. X-library with the usual markings, otherwise a very good set -- overall clean, bright and structurally sound. [PC-BOT]

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1885 4to (26 cm), [4] pp, col. 1763 - 2596. Publisher's cloth, spine gilt (uncut, deckled edges, some foxing to edges). The 3rd volume only of the first edition.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1888 4to (26 cm), [6] pp, col. 2597 - 2854, CCCCXXII pp. Publisher's cloth, spine gilt (uncut, deckled edges, some foxing to edges). The 4th volume only of the first edition.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-01. Paperback. Good.

Longman, 1980. 4to, xlviii, 271pp., orig. cloth, d.w. All published in the latest, extensively revised, edition of this essential reference.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1882. Hardcovers in acceptable condition. No jackets. Ex-university library. From Worcester College, Oxford. Four volumes. 2853 pages, with separate indexes and publisher's catalogue. Boards and spines are marked and faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped and torn. Three centimetre tear on spine head of volume one. Spine heads of volumes one and four are repaired with tape. Page block and rough-cut pages are marked and tanned. Stamps on a few pages. Some pages are creased and bumped. Spines are cocked and binding is exposed between some pages but remains intact.. hardcover. Acceptable. Used.

William Paterson, Edinburgh, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Three volumes (complete). Ex-library (Rand Club, Johannesburg) copy with consequent stamps, use, wear, labels. Rebound in half-leather by the library. Marbled boards and papertrims. For all three the leather corners and spines have shelving and stacking wear, scuffing. The boards are benign, scuffed. They are steady and sure. Volume 1: ABC-Eye. The front pastedown and frontispage have publisher's catalogue pages attached. Volume II: Fab-Nym; pub. 1883. The frontispage has a library label. Volume III: O Br-Tis; pub. 1885. The frontispage has a library label. The early pages have some mis-shelving (?) creases. The contents of all books are most agreeable. They are hale, very clean, clear, tight, fresh-faced, orderly, very confident. Please note that due to the weight of the weight of the books, should they need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our… Read More

London: Longman Group Ltd. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 1980. Third [Revised and Enlarged] Edition. Black/gilt hardback cloth cover. 310mm x 210mm (12" x 8"). xlviii, 271pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Edinburgh: William Paterson,. G : in Good condition. Covers rubbed with edge wear. Cracks at inner hinges. 1882. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover with brown cloth spine. 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). 2853pp; ccccxxiii. Published 1882 - 1888. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

William Paterson. Fair with no dust jacket. 1882. Hardcover. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Substantial wear at tops/bottoms of spine Sunned covers. Labels very hard to read. One cover damaged/creased--see photo. 4 volume set. Same text as later reprint. ; 2853 pages .

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1882. Royal 8vo, 4 volumes; original red cloth, spines soiled and discolored, t.p. of Vol. 1 detached, otherwise a fine, attractive copy.

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Edinburgh: William Patterson, 1882. Book. Good. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Four volumes: I (1882), A-Eye, 870pp., errata slip; II (1883), F-N, 872-1761; III (1885), 1764-2596; O-T; IV (1888), 2596-2853, ccccxxiii. Ex-library, in library rebindings. Volume I has been trimmed, but the other three volumes are untrimmed and largely unopened. Some minor dampstaining to the page heads and foots, but no other sign of water damage; some chips to the first page of volume three. Due to the large size and heavy weight of this four-volume set, additional postage will apply; please enquire..

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1882. NOT LIBRARY DISCARDS. NOT LIBRARY DISCARDS. Covers are in Good condition only (finger soil, rubbed, spine ends a little frayed, corners bumped, spines uniformly sun-faded a shade or two, but all lettering remains clear). PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Internally VERY GOOD. Inner hinges are sound without any cracks. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked but for scattered brown speckles (mild foxing) on a few outer pages. Complete 4 volume set, published 1882-88. This title was part of a 1981 Grolier Club exhibition of bibliographical milestones. In the exhibition's catalog, BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, Breslauer/Folter describe it as the "first edition of the best bibliography of anonymously or pseudonymously published English works..." Because it was not available from the Grolier Club's own huge library, a set for display had to be borrowed from Harvard. Volume I: (vii), columns 1-870 + 25 page errata/… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1926. Large 8vo, 7 volumes, original red cloth lettered in gilt on spines, t.e.g.; a near fine set of a standard and indispensable reference, including the index volume with the second supplement. Bookplates of Jacob Chernofsky.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1888. First edition. Very good. Four volumes, 8vo, with one half brown morocco, marbled boards with raised bands and gilt rules on spines. Marbled page edges. Volume I, columns 1-870; Volume II, columns 872 - 1761; Volume III: columns 1764 - 2596; Volume IV columns 2596 - 2853, with index ( i - ccccxxiii). First edition of the work was begun by Halkett, librarian of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh; it was completed after his death by Laing, librarian of New College, Edinburgh and was edited by Laing's daughter Catherine. The spines of the four volumes are lightly rubbed at the raised bands, at the tops of the spines and along the bottom edges. Internally very good with very light scattered fox spotting. Previous owner's bookplate, Herbert Henry Raphael, inside each front cover.