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Barker, Nicholas.
The Roxburghe Club: A Bicentenary History.
Publisher: Roxburghe Club, London;
Date of Publication: 2012
Stock Code: 11134
FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp., 347, [1]. Colour frontispiece portrait of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, tipped in; six colour plates plus numerous monochrome portraits of members. Original burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. Clean and tight with no annotation or inscriptions. A fine copy. History of the oldest Bibliophile society in Europe, published to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of its foundation by the group of collectors and bibliophiles who attended the sale of the late 3rd Duke of Roxburghe’s library, which included many rare literary gems. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. £120.00