Original publication and copyright date: 2004.
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Biographical notices, with catalogs of the more important collections, descriptions of the notable books, and references to the present owners.
An adaptation by W.M. Thackeray of the traditional ballad. With notes by Charles Dickens.
Mrs. Cliff becomes an heiress after the death of her husband. She is persuaded to purchase a yacht and invite a party of ministers to go sailing.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Its engagement with the evidence in - and inscribed on - surviving books enables a fresh appraisal of late medieval manuscript culture in England, looking at how people went about re-using books, and arguing that over the course of this ...
The work is notable for the number and quality of its illustrations. Volume 3 presents accounts of book collectors and auctions since 1811, and bibliographical and general indexes to the whole work.
An introduction to the history and techniques of bookbinding that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
The book is well illustrated and contains references and a list of manuscripts.