Shelfmark
Lt.4.19
Author
Uniform title
[Philobiblon. English & Latin]
Title
Philobiblon / Ricardi de Bury; textum editum et anglice redditum ab Ernesto Thomas; nunc recensuit Michael Maclagan.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxonii : apud Prelum Shakespeare Head nuncupatum Basilius Blackwell, 1960.
Physical description
lxxxiv, 192p : 1 port. ; 28cm.
Note
Prepared in honour of Sir Basil Blackwell's 70th birthday (information from colophon).
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Designed by Ruari McLean (information from colophon).
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Printed by Vivian Ridler (information from colophon).
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Coats of arms and lettering on title-pages by John Woodcock (information from colophon).
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Latin and English parallel texts.
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With a half-title.
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Includes notes.
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Monotype Centaur on T. H. Saunders mould-made paper.
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Original dark blue morocco half-binding with blue, red, and grey decorated paper boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt tooling on boards, and decorated endpapers ; bound by the Kemp Hall Bindery (information from colophon).
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ECL copy: No. 141 of 500 numbered copies, with a portrait by H. A. Freeth, not for sale.
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Loose newspaper clipping featuring a review of this book.
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Ms. previous shelfmarks in pencil.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "Presented by Richard Blackwell Esq., 23.3.61".
Subject
Book collecting.
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Ridler, Vivian printer.
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Freeth, H. A. artist.
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McLean, Ruari book designer.
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England Oxford.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B25097