By CHARLES PLUMPTRE JOHNSON.
“... A guide to those who are great admirers of Thackeray, and
are collecting first editions of his works. The dainty little
volume, bound in parchment and printed on hand-made paper, is very
concise and convenient in form; on each page is an exact copy of
the title-page of the work mentioned thereon, a collation of pages
and illustrations, useful hints on the differences in editions,
with other matters indispensable to collectors.... Altogether it
represents a large amount of labour and experience.”--_Spectator._
“... Mr. Johnson has evidently done his work with so much loving
care that we feel entire confidence in his statements. The prices
that he has affixed in every case form a valuable feature of
the volume, which has been produced in a manner worthy of its
subject-matter.”--_Academy._
“The list of works which Mr. Johnson supplies is likely to be of high
interest to Thackeray collectors. His preliminary remarks go beyond
this not very narrow circle, and have a value for all collectors of
modern works.”--_Notes and Queries._
“... It is choicely printed at the Chiswick Press; and the author,
Mr. Charles Plumptre Johnson, treats the subject with evident
knowledge and enthusiasm.... It is not a Thackeray Bibliography,
but a careful and minute description of the first issues, with
full collations and statement of the probable cost.... Mr. Johnson
addresses collectors, but is in addition a sincere admirer of the
greatest satirist of the century.”--_Book Lore._
_Printed on hand-made paper, and bound in vellum, crown 8vo., price 6s._