The Library of Drummond of Hawthornden Tapa dura - 1971

Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, first edition, 1971. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. xii, 245 pp, 18 plates. The main part of this book is a catalogue of a private library collected in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, and as such gives not only a picture of William Drummond as a man of cultivation, a good classical scholar and an unusually able linguist, but also a valuable insight into the literary taste of the period of Shakespeare and Jonson ; for Orummond cannot be regarded as eccentric or especially scholarly-indeed it is his position as being representative of the educated man of his day that makes the study of his books particularly valuable. Dr MacDonald has prefaced his catalogue, the result of acute deductive work in respect of the books which no longer exist, with a lengthy and pertinent discussion of Drummond's life and interests, and of the book-reading and book-buying habits of the educated society of the time as revealed in this important collection. Very Good in… Leer más

Edinburgh University Press, 1971-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. (NA27 MAY20T8AL) dust jacket in mylar, edge/point wear, no underlining or highlighting within

Edinburgh University Press, 1971. 0852240198. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. xii + 245, illus with b&w plates and in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper).

University Press of Edinburgh, 1971. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 245 pages. Oversized. Light soiling to the green covers; pages tanned; a sound binding; good shape. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; ISBN: 0852240198. ISBN/EAN: 9780852240199. Inventory No: 203887. . 9780852240199 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

4to in cloth with dust jacket. 245 pp. VG+/G+. Minor chipping to dust jacket. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Edinburgh University Press, 1971. Hardcover. Good.

Edinburgh: University Press. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. 0852240198 . 11" x 8 1/2", green cloth Very Good in dj. .

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1971. 245 pages in very good condition. Illustrated. Inscription on the reverse of the half-title page. Green hardcovers with gilt titles. Corners not bumped. Green, illustrated DJ with white titles. Spine faded. Light wear on corners and edges. VG+/VG-. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8 1/2 x 11.