B32377
Shelfmark
En.3.11 - En.3.13
Author
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Title
The bibliographical decameron; or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography. /, By the Rev. T.F. Dibdin.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography
Publication, distribution, etc.
London :, Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakspeare Press : and sold by G. and W. Nicol, Payne and Foss, Evans, John and Arthur Arch, Triphook, and J. Major,, 1817.
Physical description
3 v. (incl. 42 leaves of plates, some folded) :, ill., facsims., ports. ;, 29 cm.
Note
Contains a general index in v. 3.
Note
With a half-title, and lists of corrections and additions.
Note
Pagination: v. 1: [4], vi, [2], ccxxv, [1], 410, [2] p. -- v. 2: [4], 535, [3] p. -- v. 3: [2], 544, [4] p.
Citation/references note
NSTC,, 2D11603*
Provenance
Booklabel of Joseph Frederick Burrell, recording donation to Eton College in 1983.
Binding
Contemporary red-brown calf; gold tooled double fillet and blind tooled arabesque roll frames, with fleurons at corners of boards; gold tooled letters and decoration on spine; brown and black marbled endpapers.
Subject
Bibliography.
Subject
Books, Prices.
Subject
Book collectors.
Subject
Bookbinding.
Subject
Printing.
Subject
Engraving.
Subject
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Added entry--name
Major, John, bookseller.
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Triphook, Robert, bookseller.
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Evans, R. H, bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, former owner.
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John and Arthur Arch, bookseller.
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Payne and Foss, bookseller.
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G. and W. Nicol, bookseller.
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Shakspeare Press, printer.
Added entry--name
W. Bulmer and Co, printer.
Added entry--place
England, London.
B32377
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