The Middle Hill Press. A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
Published by Grolier Club, New York, first edition, 1997, 1997
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One of 500 ordinary copies from a limited edition of 550. Printed wrappers , gilt cover device, 8vo, xxxv, 182 pages. 555 entries. A complete and detailed bibliography of 555 items printed at the Middle Hill Press (1819-1872). With a Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle. From the foreword: ".Harrison D. Horblit . is renowned as a collector of landmarks in the history of science, but his archive of books and manuscripts relating to Sir Thomas Phillipps was the treasured core of his many collections Harrison Horblit's Phillipps archive is now part of the Grolicr Club Library, and with this catalogue of the Middle Hill Press portion of the Horblit Phillipps collection we begin the task of bringing this extraordinary material to the attention of both scholars and the book-loving public." Contents include: Foreword; Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle; Introduction; Catalogues: Catalogues of the Bibliotheca Phillippica, items 1-25; Catalogues of Other Libraries, 26-43; Other Lists % Inventories. 44-64; Antiquarian Works: England. General, 65-141; England, by County, 142-310; Wales, General, 311-321; Wales, by County 322-338; Other Antiquarian Works, 339-358; Genealogical Works, General, 359-373; Families, 374-391; Anti-Catholic Works, 392-445; Miscellanea, no.446-555; Appendix A: Middle Hill Press Publications Listed in Lowndes, Fenwick, Martin, or Kraus, But Not Present or Not Identified in the Horblit Collection; Appendix B: A Chronological List of Printers and Publishers Associated with Sir Thomas Phillipps and The Middle Hill Press; Indexes. With two booklabels of Edward J. Law. Very Good. …
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- Title
- The Middle Hill Press. A Checklist of the Horblit Collection of Books, Tracts, Leaflets, and Broadsides printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
- Author
- Holzenberg, E.
- Publisher
- Grolier Club, New York, first edition, 1997
- Publication year
- 1997
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- Soft cover
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- 0910672202
- ISBN 13
- 9780910672207
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- 1st Edition
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