A Catalogue of the Library of George Hibbert, Esq. of Portland Place; Which will be Sold by Auction on Monday, March 16. by Mr. Evans.

Published by London: Printed by W. Nicol, 1829

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8vo (226 x 142 mm), [10], 484pp., frontis., offset onto title page, 4 facsimile plates (of which 3 are folding), front and rear endpapers browned, some occasional light spotting, original boards, lacks spine, cover just holding, uncut. De Ricci, p. 100. "George Hibbert (1757-1837) was a wealthy West Indian merchant, who resided at Clapham and sold his books on retiring into the country. They brought over £23,000 and included a Gutenberg's Bible on paper, the 1459 Psalter on vellum and the Complutensian polygot, also on vellum. A good buyer at the Hibbert sale was the fifth Duke of Buccleuch (1806-1884)." Armorial engraved bookplate of Frederick Perkins (1780 -1860), Chipstead Place, Kent.

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Title
A Catalogue of the Library of George Hibbert, Esq. of Portland Place; Which will be Sold by Auction on Monday, March 16. by Mr. Evans.
Author
HIBBERT (George)
Publisher
London: Printed by W. Nicol
Publication year
1829
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Hardcover
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