Bibliotheca towneleiana. A catalogue of the curious and extensive library of the late john towneley, esq. Part I....
[London].
[Printed by W. Bulmer and Co.], [1813].
First edition.
8vo.
Part one only. [2], 47pp, [1]. Uncut in modern gilt-ruled red morocco-backed marbled paper boards. Pencilled annotation to title page.
The first part (of three) of the auction catalogue of the fine library of John Towneley (1731-1813), noted book collector, nephew and namesake of translator John Towneley (bap. 1697, d. 1782).
The library included specimens from the presses of Caxton, Pynson, and Wynkyn de Worde, as well as the 'Towneley Homer' (lot 884), an eleventh-century manuscript of the Iliad on vellum bought by Charles Burney for £620 and now in the British Library.
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref: 31918
The library included specimens from the presses of Caxton, Pynson, and Wynkyn de Worde, as well as the 'Towneley Homer' (lot 884), an eleventh-century manuscript of the Iliad on vellum bought by Charles Burney for £620 and now in the British Library.
