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To Newbury to Buy an Old Book
Author(s): Clark Powell, Lawrence
| Binding: | Softcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Tragara Press |
| Publication Year: | 1973 |
| Publication Place: | Edinburgh, UK |
| Book ID: | 002824 |
| Catalogue(s): | Books on Books, Book Collecting, Print and Design History |
12pp. Stitched card covers, illustrated with a 17th century Chinese Book Wheel. No. 23 of a numbered edition limited to 120 copies. Very gentle wear to card covers, internally neat, bright and fresh, with previous owner's stamp inside front cover. Printed for L L Ardern, the essay originally appearing in 'Books in my Baggage' in 1960. The story of how Lawrence Clark Powell bought a collection of 17th century books, from the collection of Sir Leicester Harmsworth, for the University Of California from an English bookseller in Newbury. Charming booklet.
Keywords:
Book Collecting
Sir Leicester Harmsworth
