'S-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, 1920. 8vo. self paper wrappers. xvi, 484; xii, 485-838; xvi, 839-1095, cxl+(1), 13; xvi, 590; xvi, 561, lxxii; xx, 400; (xv), 943; ix, 602 pages. 8 volumes. Catalogues of the Library of the Dutch Bookseller's Association, covering bibliography and reference works on all aspects of library science, printing and bookselling in several languages. All eight volumes have Gavin Bridson's bookplate. Volume I, 1920, covers various bibliographical topics, with information in Dutch about...
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841. very thick 8vo. original half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Frontispiece portrait of shop; engraved title page, iv, 1948, 148 pages. H.G. Bohn (1796-1884) is the best known of the London booksellers and is significant in the history of 19th-century publishing for his success in bringing out classics, standard, or useful works in inexpensive series: the "European Library," the "Standard Library," the "Scientific Library," and so on. (A few of...
