LANG, Andrew. The Library; with a chapter on modern English illustrated books by Austin Dobson. Arts at Home Series. FIRST EDITION. Macmillan. 1881
Half title, front., col. plates, illus., 8pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black; a bit dulled & rubbed, spine sl. faded, head & tail worn, inner front hinge split but sound.
¶A book about book collecting comprised of four chapters: An Apology for the Book-Hunter, The Library, The Books of the Collector, and Illustrated Books. Topics covered include Stories of success of Book-hunters, The lessons of old bookstalls, Women the natural foes of books, Books too good to bind, how to be entertained, Manuscripts, early and late, Livres de Luxe, and many others.
Stock #84285
£45
46, Great Russell Street - (opp. British Museum) - Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3PA
