Details

Subject(s)

• Illustrated books—Italy—Extra-illustrated [Browse]
• Italy—Photographs [Browse]

Former owner

• Todd, William B. (William Burton) [Browse]

Publisher

• Bernhard Tauchnitz Verlag [Browse]

Rare books genre

Vellum bindings (Binding)—19th century [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Extra-illustration—19th century [Browse]
• Photographs—19th century [Browse]

Related work(s)

• Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Transformation. [Browse]
• Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Marble faun. [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

[1750-1985].

Summary note

A collection of 53 titles (109 volumes) formed by Professor William B. Todd in connection with his collecting the editions of Tauchnitz. The 53 titles are arranged in series. The first and largest series is 37 copies of Hawthorne's "Transformation, or Marble Faun." Present in the collection file is Todd's notes (10 p.) giving a bibliographical analysis of the collection; the first section of which is a more detailed version of Todd & Bowen's "Tauchnitz international editions in English," 1841-1955, no. 515-516.

Source acquisition

Purchase: Kevin B. MacDonnell Rare Books, Inc. ; 2001.

References

Todd & Bowen. Tauchnitz international editions in English, 1841-1955.