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AN INTRODUCTION TO BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR LITERATURE STUDENTS.
McKerrow, Ronald B.
With a new introduction by David McKitterick.

- Winchester and New Castle, Delaware : St Paul's Bibliographies and Oak Knoll Press 1994 - 8vo. - stiff paper wrappers. - 400 pages. - ISBN 9781884718014 ; 1884718019 / Order Nr. 40521 - Price: $ 29.95 View Excerpt View Table of Contents

This book is one of the very few authorities that can be described as essential to anyone interested in the history of printed books in the era of hand printing. Ever since its first publication in 1927 it has been at the head of reading lists and within easy reach of all who study not only literature, but early printed books in general. McKerrow evokes and analyses the manner by which books were printed and authors' texts were thereby brought before the public. Readable, practical, informative and constantly suggestive, McKerrow has inspired generations of work since. In the extensive new introduction David McKitterick, Fellow and Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge writes: "McKerrow's work, humane, alert to many an unresolved question remains an inspiration - to the beginner and more advanced 'student' alike."

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AN ENQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF CERTAIN NINETEENTH CENTURY ... by Carter, John and Graham Pollard First edition. A classic piece of literary detective work in which the authors expose Thomas J. Wise as a forger by their work in type specimens, paper and study of the text of various 19th century pamphlets. Small piece of jacket is chipped away at head of spine. The jacket is price clipped. Well preserved copy.