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Ape' [Carlo Pellegrini (1838-89)], Victorian caricaturist; Sir Anthony Panizzi (1797-1879), Chief Librarian at the British Museum Lithographic caricature of Panizzi by 'Ape' ['Men of the Day. No 77'], with letterpress. Paper dimensions roughly fifteen inches by ten and a half wide; print dimensions twelve inches by seven and a quarter wide. Good clear image with border a little dusty and aged. Full-length image of a dour Panizzi standing at a desk holding a book. Page of letterpress on separate leaf of same... |
£80.00 |
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[ C.H. St John Hornby, printer (Ashendene Press, etc) and collector ] Sotheby & Co. Illustrated copy - Price Two Shillings. Green printed wraps, 40pp., 8vo, wear and tear, contents shaky (staples rusting), wraps worn and sl. soiled, contents partly stained but clear and complete. St J. Hornby's copy. INSCRIBED by St John Hornby "StJH" on front on which is stamped (some faded) "... |
£250.00 | |
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[ABERDEEN BOOKSELLER] John Smith, bookseller and stationer, [bookbinder] Receipted Invoice Signed, account of "Dr Stewart / Spring Bank". One page, c.16 x 6.5", good condition. The list includes history including military, geology, theology and other subjects. A list of volumes bound is appended. Note:A "Lewis Smith", wholesale stationers, printers and publishers, bookbinder and circulating library , occupied 50 Union Street, 1842... |
£95.00 | |
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[ABERDEEN; BOOKBINDER] John Philip, bookbinder of Aberdeen (SBTI, d.1847) Two pages, c7.5 x 19", folded, good condition. It comprises more than 80 tiles, some entries are multiple, mainly theological, but other subjects include history, memoirs, and poetry. Brief details of binding work given, and prices, total £4.1.6. Philip also charges for "advertising Scott's... |
£95.00 | |
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[BOOKBINDING] A[rchibald] Leighton, bookbinder (prob. II, active 1801-1841; BBTI). Autograph Note Signed to Saunders & Otley, publisher and bookseller (active 1826-1851; BBTI) Piece of paper, bifoliate, c.5 x 4", good condition. "Gent. / These books belong to you - I will call & explain tomorrow / A. Leighton". Archibald Leighton II helped invent and develop 'book cloth binding' between 1820 and 1832. (BBTI). |
£55.00 | |
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[CAMBRIDGE] [Hodson & Brown, printers (add to BBTI on James Hodson 1830 and previous Hodsons).] Invoice, headed, part manuscript, and manuscript stamped receipt. for "Mr Cruso". Invoice, trimmed, 7.5 x 3.5, printed heading "Messrs. Hodson & Brown, Printers of the Cambridge Chronicle." It is for "Printing 400 Catalogues of Henley's Guns, Shells &c" and advertising. Receipt is conventional size. |
£45.00 | |
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[E. Budd, bookseller (BBTI as "publisher?" c.1813. One page, c.6 x 7", good condition. He is billed for "State Trials" and the "Political Register". |
£45.00 | |
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[Fudge & Co. Ltd] Book World Advertiser, nos. 1-27 [all published]. Periodical, 4to, separate issues, good condition though the paper for earlier numbers has aged (cheap). It contains advertisments and articles relating to the antiquarian and secondhand book trade, with columns of "Books Wanted". |
£400.00 | |
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[George Wickins for George & William Nicol, publishers and booksellers (BBTI) Manuscript invoice/receipt Signed to Lord Glenbervie. One page, c.8 x 6", minor defects, mainly good condition. 17s 6d received in payment of an invoice for "Philosophical Transactions" for 1814. |
£45.00 | |
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[James F. Cannell, bookseller, stationer and printer.] Receipted Invoice, account of "Messrs [T.?] Gibbs & Co. One page, 4to, part printed (headed notepaper), poor condition, loss of most of signature of the receipt. They invoiced for circulars they had printed. Correct BBTI 50 Castle Street (or add). Also provides binding service and export. |
£25.00 |
