B32398

Shelfmark

En.4.11

Author

Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Title

The library companion; or, The young man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library. /, By the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, F.R.S., A.S.

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Young man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: :, Printed for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square; and J. Major, Fleet-Street.,, MDCCCXXIV. [1824]

Physical description

[4], li, [1], 912 p. ;, 8vo.

Note

Dedicated to Thomas Payne, the bookseller.

Note

Sometimes bound in two volumes.

Note

Includes index.

Note

"W. Nicol, printer, successor to W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press."--verso of title-leaf.

Note

T.p. vignette.

Provenance

Booklabel of Eton College Library. Pencil annotation on front flyleaf: Bought 1900.

Binding

Blue straight-grain half morocco; nonpareil paper covering boards; gold tooled title and single fillet on spine; nonpareil endpapers.

Subject

Book collecting.

Subject

Private libraries.

Subject

Literature, Bibliography.

Subject

Best books.

Added entry--name

Payne, Thomas, dedicatee.

Added entry--name

Nicol, William, printer.

Added entry--name

Major, John, publisher.

Added entry--name

Shakspeare Press, printer.

Added entry--name

Harding, Triphook & Lepard, publisher.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B32398

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096##$aEn.4.11

1001#$aDibdin, Thomas Frognall

24514$aThe library companion; or, The young man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library. /$cBy the Rev. T. F. Dibdin, F.R.S., A.S.

24630$aYoung man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library

260##$aLondon: :$bPrinted for Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, Finsbury-Square; and J. Major, Fleet-Street.,$cMDCCCXXIV. [1824]

300##$a[4], li, [1], 912 p. ;$c8vo.

500##$aDedicated to Thomas Payne, the bookseller.

500##$aSometimes bound in two volumes.

500##$aIncludes index.

500##$a"W. Nicol, printer, successor to W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press."--verso of title-leaf.

500##$aT.p. vignette.

561##$aBooklabel of Eton College Library. Pencil annotation on front flyleaf: Bought 1900.

563##$aBlue straight-grain half morocco; nonpareil paper covering boards; gold tooled title and single fillet on spine; nonpareil endpapers.

650#0$aBook collecting.

650#0$aPrivate libraries.

650#0$aLiterature$vBibliography.

650#0$aBest books.

7001#$aPayne, Thomas$ededicatee.

7001#$aNicol, William$eprinter.

7001#$aMajor, John$epublisher.

7102#$aShakspeare Press$eprinter.

7102#$aHarding, Triphook & Lepard$epublisher.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.