Rare Book Monthly

Book Catalogue Reviews - January - 2010 Issue

A Catalogue of Catalogues from Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books

One of Edmund Curll's Pope's Head catalogues.

One of Edmund Curll's Pope's Head catalogues.


Item 95 is a Catalogue of Books in the Library of the House of Commons. Published in 1830, this is the first catalogue of the House of Commons' library, which was founded in 1818. Reminiscent of the first American Library of Congress, the House of Commons' library was consumed by fire in 1834. Much of the material herein described was lost in that tragic blaze. €375 (US $537).

Frits Knuf Antiquarian Books may be reached at +33 (0) 254 72 26 56 (France) or info@fritsknuf.com. Their website is located at www.fritsknuf.com.

Rare Book Monthly

  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

Review Search

Archived Reviews

Ask Questions