London: Henry G. Bohn, 1841. thick 8vo. 20th century cloth. Frontispiece portrait of shop; engraved title page, iv, 1948, 148, (4) 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 the volumes in his...
DEUTSCHES BÜCHERVERZEICHNIS: EINE ZUSAMMENSTELLUNG DER IM DEUTXHEN BUCHHANDEL ERFCHIENENEN BÜCHER, ZEITSCHRIFTEN UND LANDKARTEN.
Leipzig, Germany: Verlag des Borsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhandler, 1916-1937. 4to. quarter leather, cloth. variously paginated. 19 volumes. Volume 3 in two parts. Volume 6 missing from this set. A directory of German booksellers published by the Association of German Booksellers. First volume with foreword and list of abbreviations. Ex-library with markings. Most volumes have normal wear associated with age.
