[SMITH, John William.]
A Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts and Prints, belonging to [John William Smith] …
London, Letts, Son & Co, [1870s-90s].
8vo, pp. [4 (printed title-page and Preface)], followed by an alphabetical ledger with printed headings, completed in manuscript; monogram and address stamps of John William Smith; in the publisher’s dark green cloth, covers blocked in blind, front cover and spine lettered in gilt.
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A Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts and Prints, belonging to [John William Smith] …
A manuscript book catalogue employing a printed form. John William Smith, of Clifton Terrace, Westbourne Terrace, and then Queens Gate, had a relatively predictable library of largely nineteenth-century material including history, classics, and literature (much Dickens and Tennyson), plus a smattering of earlier books including a third edition of Johnson’s Dictionary. Dates of purchase and prices are sometimes noted, and the whole was – according to a note on the title-page – ‘examined and revised’ in 1894, the books still present marked with red crosses, the others scored through in red.
