London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1909. small 4to. cloth, top edge gilt. vii, 451 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.294). History of the appearance of coats of arms and crests on English collectors' books. 39 pages of introductory text followed by discussions of the marks with each accompanied by an illustration. Minor cover rubbing; bumped lower front corner. Spine has been laid on top of a recased binding with new endpapers; spine sunned. Original boards. Previous.....
Paris: Charles Bosse, Libraire, 1927. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 232, (6) pages. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Preface by Professeur Laignel-Lavastine. Bookplates and binding stamps of French doctors and pharmacists. Unopened copy. Chip in corner of front cover. Bookplate of private book-collecting club on inside of front cover.
