(HUTH, Henry).

The Huth Library. A Catalogue of the Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, and Engravings, collected by...with Collations and Bibliographical Descriptions.

Frontis. port. in Vol. I & two double-page plates in Vol. V. Five vols. Large 4to, orig. morocco-backed cloth (minor wear to extremities), t.e.g., others uncut. London: Ellis & White, 1880. Limited to 130 copies and very rare; this was one of the greatest of all private libraries of the 19th century. "With the assistance of Ellis and Hazlitt, Huth had started printing a magnificent catalogue of his library, with the full titles of every item and exact collations, both entirely novel features in a library catalogue. The work was completed in five volumes two years after his death and has remained...a corner-stone of British bibliography."De Ricci, p. 151. Very nice set, printed on fine paper. Bookplates of the City of Liverpool Public Libraries and with the smallest and most inoffensive library blind stamp on each title.

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