Shelfmark
En.3.11 - En.3.13
Author
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, 1782 - 1849 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Triphook, Robert bookseller.
Added entry--name
Evans, R. H., 1778 - 1857 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
John and Arthur Arch bookseller.
Added entry--name
Payne and Foss bookseller.
Added entry--name
G. and W. Nicol bookseller.
Added entry--name
Shakspeare Press printer.
Added entry--name
W. Bulmer and Co. printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B32377