Sawyer, Charles J. and Harvey Darton, F.J.
| Title |
English Books, 1475-1900. A Signpost for Collectors |
| Date |
London 1927 |
| Publisher |
Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd |
Description
First Edition in two volumes and limited to 2,000 sets. Publisher's burgundy buckram with blind frame lines to front boards and gilt lettering and decoration to spines, burgundy silk page markers. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Title pages printed in red and black. Octavo. Volume 1 Caxton to Johnson: A-Z8 ffep, half-title, frontispiece with protective tissue, title page, dedication page, Preface, Contents, List of Illustrations, pp. xvi, 368. Volume 2 Gray to Kipling: A-2D8 half-title, title page, Contents, List of Illustrations pp. viii, 424.
Condition
Volume 1: a book in Very Good condition with a bump to fore-edge of front board and pushing to lower corner of rear board, some rubbing. Volume 2: a book in Very Good condition with a bump to fore-edge of front board, some rubbing. Contents of both volumes are very clean with no foxing or spotting
