4to. 99 pp. illustrated, individual realised prices penciled in margins, original hard boards, soiled & worn, hinges weak, nearly disbound, previous owner’s name inscribed on top front cover & front end paper, Gadsden, Ellis & Co., London, 1873.

Synopsis

A Catalogue of the very valuable and important Library formed by the late Henry Perkins, Esq. At the beginning of the present century, and comprising many splendid illuminated manuscripts of the highest class, a remarkable collection of ancient bibles, examples of printing on vellum of the greatest beauty and rarity, and other most choice specimens of early typography; the four folio editions of Shakespeare, numerous valuable county histories, and fine books in all classes of literature.