Library Catalogues from Wykeham Books

Kraus Reprint Corporation, [New York], 1963 reprint of 1870-1871 edition. 2 vols, cloth, 4to,. iv, 446 + 554 pp. 1809 + 1810-4173 entries. This set comprises the 2 volumes of Part III, covering the 18th century books. . From the introduction: "For the 18th Century imprints, the important period of late colonial times and the American Revolution, the only… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1982. Cloth, 4to, 32 cm,. xiv, 599 pp, 1 plate. From the blurb: "There was certainly a collection of books at Lincoln Cathedral in the twelfth century, and its origins were perhaps earlier still; but little interest seems to have been taken in building up the library until the second half of… Read more about this item

Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, first edition, 1972. Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo, 24 cm,. xx, 249, [1] pp, 3 plates. Contents: Foreword by the Dean of Gloucester; History of Gloucester Cathedral Library; Introduction to the use of this Catalogue; Catalogue of Literary Manuscripts: (a) Medieval.by Neil Ker; (b) Post-Medieval, by S. J. A. Evans and… Read more about this item

Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Limited, London, first edition, [1902]. 3 vols, buckram,cover-titles, top edges gilt, 4to,. xix, [i], 124 pp, 32 plates + [viii], iv, 297 pp, 21 plates + xiv,161, viii, 92, 11 pp., 12 plates (some colour). By far the largest part of the work is on books, manuscripts and documents, including one whole volume… Read more about this item

Edizioni di Storia & Letteratura, Roma, first edition, 1962. Later green cloth, (original printed front wrapper bound in at end), gilt spine-title, 8vo,. 385, [2] pp. 519 entries. Contents: Introduzione; I. L'antica biblioteca di S. Domenico (1234-1474); II. La raccolta di libri di Leonardo Mansueti; 1. Cenni biografici sul Mansueti; 2. L'inventario dei libri del Mansueti; 3. Carattere e… Read more about this item

Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh first edition, 1906. Cloth-backed boards, paper spine-label, 4to, 29 cm,. x, 27 pp. 119 entries. Catalogues 119 incunabula, including 15 not listed in Proctor's Index. Arranged by country, with Indexes of Authors and of Printers and Places. Boards duststained, corners slightly worn, a few pencil notes and marks, otherwise Good.

Coulthurst Trust, Gargrave, first edition, 1964. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. [5], 417 pp. A catalogue of the library established early in the 17th century at Skipton and based on bequests and donations from Silvester and William Petyt. There are about 5,500 entries representing perhaps 4,000 works, since everything is analytically catalogued and cross-referenced in detail. The books are… Read more about this item

Eton College Library, [Windsor, Berkshire], [first edition, 2012. Laminated pictorial wrappers, folio, 28 cm,. 160 pp, colour ills. 100 items. Near Fine.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1982. Cloth, 4to, 32 cm,. xiv, 599 pp, 1 plate. From the blurb: "There was certainly a collection of books at Lincoln Cathedral in the twelfth century, and its origins were perhaps earlier still; but little interest seems to have been taken in building up the library until the second half of… Read more about this item

Printed for private circulation, Leeds, first edition, 1931. Cloth over bevelled boards, 4to, gilt cover device,. xv, [1], 300 pp, ills. With an introduction by George Parker Winship. This volume was the first of a planned series of Catalogues of the Library which the late Lord Brotherton designed to be a National Library for North-Eastern England. In this… Read more about this item

British Library in association with the British Academy, London, first edition, 2004. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. ccxiv, 597 pp, 8 pp of plates. From the prefatory note: "The Catalogus de libris autenticis et apocrifis by Henry of Kirkestede is a text that has held a near legendary place in the imaginations of English bibliographers for more than four… Read more about this item

Dr Williams's Trust, London, first edition, 1955. Cloth, 8vo,. viii,776, cxlv pp. Edited for the Trustees by Doris M. Johnson. Covers scuffed, spine marked and spotted, contents Good.

Comune di San Miniato, [San Miniato], first edition, 1990. Pictorial printed wrappers, 25 cm,. 255, [1] pp, [10] pp of plates, ills. 1175 entries. From the library of the bibliophile A R A Hobson with a scrap of paper with notes in his hand laid in.

Corporation of London, London, first edition, 1859. Contemporary half-calf and boards, 8vo, 22 cm,. vi, 658 pp. The catalogue includes sections on the following: LONDON: General History and Topography; Apprentices; Bartholomew Fair; Biography; Bridges; Charities and Poor; Clubs, Spies, and Guides; Colleges; Companies; Ecclesiastical; Fire of London; Gazettes; Hospitals; Improvements; Inns of Court; Laws, Charters, Customs; Miscellaneous; Pageants;… Read more about this item

British Library in association with the British Academy, London, first edition, 1999. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xvi, 326 pp, [4] pp of plates. From the preface : "With fewer than 450 books in 1389, the library of Dover Priory was smaller than several described in [corpus vol of shorter bend cats ] It is not the number of… Read more about this item

British Library in association with The British Academy, London, first edition, 2001. Cloth, 8vo,. xlvi, 254 pp, [4] pp of plates. Catalogs in Latin, with English introduction and commentaries. From the introduction: "This volume is the second volume of the longer Benedictine catalogues to appear in the series. ..Peterborough abbey, the subject of the present work, is not… Read more about this item

British Library in association with the British Academy, London, first edition, 2009. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xlix, 561pp, 4 pp of plates and facs. From the introduction: "The present volume contains the book records of secular foundations that were neither cathedrals nor colleges. Hospitals, of which fifty-four are represented, form the most numerous element. There are also eight… Read more about this item

Printed for private circulation, Leeds, first edition, 1931. Cloth over bevelled boards, 4to, gilt cover device,. xv, [1], 300 pp, ills. With an introduction by George Parker Winship. This volume was the first of a planned series of Catalogues of the Library which the late Lord Brotherton designed to be a National Library for North-Eastern England. In this… Read more about this item

Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Oxford University press, September 1905. Printed wrappers,. viii, 90 pp. Bibliographical Society. Catalogues of English books, no. 1. From Alfred Pollard's General Preface to the series, of which this was the first volume produced: "As steps towards a complete catalogue of all the English books printed [ [meaning "all books in… Read more about this item

Harvard College Library, Cambridge, first edition, 1963. Printed wrappers, small 8vo, 21 cm,. 52 pp. Very Good.