Tokens of the Eighteenth Century connected with Booksellers & Bookmakers, W. Longman, 1916

Tokens of the Eighteenth Century connected with Booksellers & Bookmakers (Authors, Printers, Publishers, Engravers and Paper Makers). By W. Longman. With Illustrations.

Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No signature, or annotations. Please see our other listings for related works. 

Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1916. First edition. Uncommon as a first edition. With 12 Pages of Illustrations in total, including frontispiece and 3 Plates of Tokens. All as called for.

A very good dark blue hardback with gilt titles. Covers and spine are a little rubbed and worn and spine slightly sun faded. mild offsetting to endpapers.

Text is clean and bright throughout, and plates are also bright and clean. Frontispiece has a tissue guard - with age toning.

Text in English.

90pp + Plates.

Weight approximately 352g (unpacked).

Approx Dimensions: 

226mm high x 148mm wide x 16mm deep.