The Bibliographical Decameron;

London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co., 1817. A splendid copy First edition of the book which defined a golden age of book collecting, epitomising an era of aristocratic collectors and great libraries, focused on black-letter and early printing, large paper and vellum copies. Dibdin's classic remains eminently readable and is held in high regard by modern collectors, even those collecting in areas alien to Dibdin. 3 vols, royal octavo (238 x 151 mm). With 37 plates, as called for; an additional plate, "Presentation in the Temple" was not ready at time of publication and is, as usual, not present here. Contemporary green straight-grain morocco, spines gilt in compartments, wide gilt border to covers, broad gilt turn-ins, pink endpapers, gilt edges. Scattered minor rubbing skilfully retouched, contents clean save for occasional light foxing, bound without terminal imprint leaf in vol. I. An excellent copy. Lowndes p. 640; Windle and Pippin, A28.