{"product_id":"a-landor-library-a-catalogue-of-printed-books-manuscripts-and-autograph","title":"A Landor Library: A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph...","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Landor Library: A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Walter Savage Landor, Thomas James Wise — 1st Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Printed for Private Circulation Only, 1928\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 4to, pp. xxiv, 174.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. Bound in the original publisher's crimson buckram with a gilt laurel wreath medallion to the front board. The binding remains remarkably firm and square, presenting with a tight text-block. The boards exhibit some light scuffing, minor rub marks, and faint surface soil consistent with age, alongside very mild bumping to the extremities and spine ends. The spine's gilt lettering remains bright, albeit with minor oxidisation. The text block is entirely unread and untrimmed at the fore and lower edges, leaving characteristic deckle edges. Internally, the pages are delightfully crisp and clean, with only a whisper of marginal age-toning and no significant foxing to report. A highly presentable, firmly bound example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition, limited to a mere 170 copies printed on antique paper. It features a portrait frontispiece of 'Ianthe' and numerous facsimile reproductions of title pages and manuscripts within the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eLaid in is a fascinating one-page Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) by Charles L. Proudfit, dated June 27, 1969. Proudfit, a prominent scholar from the English Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder, writes from a London address to a bookseller seeking various significant works and bibliographies of Walter Savage Landor (including this very catalogue's companion, the Wheeler \u0026amp; Wise Bibliography). This letter offers a charming glimpse into academic book hunting in the mid-twentieth century and makes this copy particularly appealing to Landor scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eAs a privately printed catalogue with a stringent limitation, the book is decidedly scarce on the open market and forms a vital reference for any serious Landor collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eA foundational reference work for collectors and scholars of Walter Savage Landor, meticulously compiled by the notorious bibliographer and forger, Thomas James Wise. This catalogue details Wise’s own extensive collection of Landor's printed books, manuscripts, and autograph letters, offering unparalleled insight into the author’s bibliographic history. Complete with numerous facsimiles, a portrait frontispiece, and a historically interesting piece of academic provenance laid in, it remains a handsome and invaluable resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55239108067667,"sku":"5947","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261005_122105.jpg?v=1791358928","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-landor-library-a-catalogue-of-printed-books-manuscripts-and-autograph","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}