Collins (John).- Carter (John) & Graham Pollard. An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets, second edition by Nicolas Barker & John Collins, 1983 with Barker (N.) & John Collins. A Sequel to an Enquiry, 1983, together 3 vol., number 8 of 80 specially-bound sets with folder of 2 additional pamphlets, original morocco, t.e.g., pamphlets original wrappers (Browning with a few stains) loose in morocco-backed board folder, all together in cloth slip-case, London & Berkeley § Collins (John) The Two Forgers: a Biography of Harry Buxton Forman & Thomas James Wise, expanded to 2 volumes, inscribed "a special copy for extra-illustration John Collins" and interleaved, bound in half grey morocco, spines faded, 1992; [Strix] Peter Fleming: Sa Place dans La Litterature Anglaise par Comte Henri Hacquart de Turtotz..., one of 13 copies specially bound, presentation copy from the author to Peter Tate with note by JC "given back to me by his daughter when I cat. his books" on front free endpaper, cloth, 1997; [Phillipps Farewell] The Book Business or, the shutters at last, a tale of the auctions, proof copy with some corrections/comments, related material loosely inserted, bound in morocco-backed marbled boards, label to front pastedown and another old label "Thin or Leaf Gutta Percha Palquium Gutta, Burck Singapore. Jan 1868 Mr. J.Collins" mounted on front free endpaper, 2007 § [de Hamel (Christopher)] The Oxfraud Book of Palaeographical Verse, number 57 of 56 copies inscribed "published by the owner with the limited enthusiasm of the compiler" on colophon, proofs and letters of appreciation pasted in at end or loosely inserted, note by JC on front pastedown "the publisher's file copy bound by Bernard Middleton. We had a little trouble with the title since I was worried that OUP would sue him...", bound in blue buckram in Oxford style, Oxford, Imprenta del Falsificador Español, 1467 [1985]; Particular Bindings, one of 10 large paper copies specially bound, half cloth over floral patterned-paper boards, by Athene Bindery, original wrappers bound in, board slip-case covered in proof sheets, Bath, George Bayntun, [2006] § Cox (Charles) A [& Another] Nosegay of Old Poetry, 2 vol. in 1, note by JC "The books in the first cat. were almost all mine. those in the 2nd cat. were bt. from the Bonham's sale of Eric Quayle's books..." on front free endpaper, related correspondence bound in at end, half cloth over marbled boards, original wrappers bound in, Launceston, 2005 § [Sale Catalogue] Wiseiana & Formaniana at Bonhams. The Stuart B.Schimmel Forgery Collection with an Introduction by Nicolas Barker, one of 25 special copies, inscribed "This one dedicated by one old hand to the other Nicolas Barker", original cloth, Bonham's, 2012; and a small quantity of other material by or relating to JC and his books including his notes and bound check list for his pamphlet The Sowerby Family of 1973, copies of his Viner & Hart booksellers' catalogues, a bound copy of his pamphlet on Longleat Library with additional material loosely inserted, a scrapbook of book auction slips, folders of marked-up photographs for his books etc., v.s. (sm. qty)

⁂ From The Oxfraud Book of Palaeographical Verse:

"I wander'd lonely through the stacks,

Just having 'borrowed' Bodley's keys,

When all at once I saw some racks

Of ancient dusty codices :

A dozen saw I at a glance,

Sign'd by Henry, Prince of France."

(William Wordsworth)

"What though the field be glossed

All is not glossed."

(John Milton)