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HEATHCOTE, Sir William -- James DARLING, Father and Son. Catalogue of Books in the Library... at Hursley Park... Second Edition, arranged in 1834, and revised and enlarged 1862, by the late James Darling, Bookseller; completed by his Son. London: Darling, 1865.
Large 8o (252 x 160 mm). Contemporary green half morocco, gilt Heathcote crest on upper cover. Provenance: Melville Portal (presentation inscription and bookplate).
PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Heathcote on front free endpaper. The second, printed, edition of the catalogue of the much enlarged Hursley Park Library, now comprising, circa 6000 volumes; the arrangement has remained the same, the Index of Books and Subjects now occupies 362 columns. The edition was probably very limited and intended for use in the library.
Large 8
PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Heathcote on front free endpaper. The second, printed, edition of the catalogue of the much enlarged Hursley Park Library, now comprising, circa 6000 volumes; the arrangement has remained the same, the Index of Books and Subjects now occupies 362 columns. The edition was probably very limited and intended for use in the library.