Author: GRIFFITHS, ACTON FREDERICK (COMPILER)
Title: Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; Or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry: In the Possession of Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Illustrated By Occasional Extracts and Remarks, Critical and Biographical.
Description: London, Thomas Davidson. 1815, First Edition. Half Bound Over Broen Cloth, 250mm. x 160mm. Book, viii. 481 pages, 956 items described, priced, numerous illustrations, some tissue guards, tp in black and red. Half crushed morocco, brown boards, gilt decorated spine, with 5 raised bands, gilt decorations, titling, marbled egdes. Contemporary inscription to front ednpaper, detailing ownership from John Murray MD of Newcastle, thence William Boyd, and by descent, Edward Fenwick Boyd, Hugh Fenwick Boyd, of Moor House, Co. Durham. Bookplate of Robert Vaughan to front pastedown. A very attractive copy of this famous catalogue. [16853]. Very Good.

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