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Lot 321

[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. JACKSON, Holbrook (1874?1948). The Ana...

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[BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. JACKSON, Holbrook (1874?1948). The Anatomy of Bibliomania. London: The Soncino Press, 1930. 2 volumes, 8vo. Full green morocco, raised bands, gilt?lettered spine, top edges gilt, gilt?stamp signed by Wood. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 47 of 48 roman?numbered copies on special paper and SIGNED BY JACKSON (of a total edition of 1048). [With]: The Fear of Books. London: Soncino Press, 1932. 8vo. Uniform green morocco, gilt?stamp signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 14 of 48 roman?numbered copies of special paper and SIGNED BY JACKSON (of a total edition of 2048). Provenance: Lot 95, sold at Sotheby?s 12 December 1995; Stuart B. Schimmel (bookplates), a renowned bibliophile. From the private library of a distinguished Chicago book collector.