The library companion, or, The young man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library / by the Rev. T.F. Dibdin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book collecting.

Best books.

Penn Provenance:

Krumbhaar, E. B. (Edward Bell), 1882- (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Temple, John (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

li pages, 1 unnumbered page, 912 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Young man's guide, and the old man's comfort, in the choice of a library

Dibdin's library companion

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Harding, Triphook and Lepard and J. Major, 1824.

Notes:

The "Breeches" edition because of an anecdote on p. 394 which was omitted from later editions.

Engraving on t.p.

"Synoptical table of subjects and authors": p. [xxix]-li.

Includes index.

Errata on p. 912.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Edward B. Krumbhaar.

Culture Class Collection copy has letter written in ms. to John Temple from the author to presenting this book to him tipped in.

OCLC:

850107