PERKINS FREDERIC B Scrope; or the Lost Library

Sale 2430 - Lot 214

Price Realized: $ 750

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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

PERKINS, FREDERIC B. Scrope; or, the Lost Library. Printed in double columns. Tall 8vo, original gilt-stamped green cloth, few small stains, rebacked with original spine laid-down; ownership inscription to front free endpaper, LMS bookplate laid-in. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874

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first edition. Considered the first bibliomystery, encompassing much about antiquarian books and booksellers. Scarce at auction, with no copies traced in two decades. Hubin, p.315.