Egerton Castle — English Book-Plates Ancient and Modern

London; New York, George Bell & Sons, 1893. Cloth. A profusely illustrated, comprehensive study of English ex-libris, featuring the bookplate of Walter Ambrose Harding. New and enlarged edition, printed one year after the first.   In the publisher's original green cloth binding.   Bookplate of Walter Ambrose Harding to the front paste down, son of the industrialist Thomas Walter Harding and former resident of Madingley Hall.   Profusely illustrated throughout, including with a colour frontispiece, two further colour plates and thirteen from the original copper plates. (Collated, complete.) This edition also features an additional twenty-nine plates and numerous examples in the text.   A fascinating study of English ex-libris from author and antiquarian Egerton Castle, also remembered for his interest in historical fencing. The work explores a wide range of bookplates from numerous notable bibliophiles. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Bookplate of W. A. Harding, Madingley Hall to the front paste down. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth to spine head and tail. Subtle sunning along spine and edges and one or two marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Reasonably bright and clean with occasional light spotting, more common to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .