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  Lewis, Wilmarth S. READ AS YOU PLEASE
Cleveland The Rowfant Club (1977) 8vo. cloth. vii, 99 pages.
First edition, limited to 300 copies. Lewis describes his readings in English literature and relates anecdotes about some of the authors.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 1946

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  (Library of Congress) RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE.
Washington Library of Congress 1992 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages.
A list of special collections acquired by the Library of Congress which amount to approximately 650,000 books, broadsides, pamphlets, prints photographs, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, etc. Includes several illustrations.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 56018

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  Lievsay, John L. THE ENGLISHMAN'S ITALIAN BOOKS, 1550-1700.
Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press (1969) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 104 pages.
The Rosenbach Lecture for 1969.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 96042

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  Liggett, Carr ROWFANT RHYMES.
Cleveland The Rowfant Club (1972) 12mo. cloth, paper spine label. vii, 71+(1) pages.
Limited to 250 numbered copies. Series of poems with some on collecting or the Rowfant Club.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 33590

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  (Lincoln, Abraham) LINCOLN LETTERS.
(Boston The Bibliophile Society (1913) small 4to. quarter parchment with parchment tips. 6 pages.
With facsimiles of three of Lincoln's letters from the collection of William K. Bixby done in collotype accompanied by transliteration. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 35648

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  Lindseth, Jon A YOURS VERY SINCERELY C. L. DODGSON (ALIAS "LEWIS CARROLL")
New York The Grolier Club 1998 8 x 11 inches paperback 128 pages
Drawn from the Jon A. Lindseth collection of C.L. Dodgson/Lewis Carroll, this exhibition was in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Lewis Carroll. Publishing over 300 works in his lifetime, Lewis Carroll is best known for the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. Translations of his work include over 2,000 different editions and printings, and around 500 parodies of Alice have been produced. This exhibition covers all aspects of Carroll's writings. Some chapters include The 1865 Alice; Charles L. Dodgon, Mathematician; Lewis Carroll's Photography; Lewis Carroll, Pre-Raphaelitism and Christina Rossetti; and Charles L. Dodgson and the Theater. The catalogue contains 114 illustrations, many descriptions of books, a brief essay on Dodgson, and notes on contributors. It was designed by Tom Ladyga and printed by Watt Printers.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106625

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  Link, Henry C. and Harry Arthur Hopf PEOPLE AND BOOKS, A STUDY OF READING AND BOOK-BUYING HABITS
New York Book Industry Committee 1946 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 166, (2) pages.
First edition. The results of a comprehensive study of the book buying public sponsored by publishers and printers. Filled with tables of facts and graphs. Interesting. Jacket worn.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 96055

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  Liu, Allan J. (editor) AMERICAN SPORTING COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK.
Tulsa, OK Winchester Press (1982) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 369 pages.
Revised edition. Discusses the collecting of prints, etchings, original art, books and many other items. Illustrated.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 27912

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  LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE.
Premier Volume. Paris A. Quantin 1880 thick small 4to. half leather, all edges gilt. 431 pages.
Ulrich & Kup p.124. "News of the world of books and letters. Well edited; useful for reference for the period." Filled with illustrations of books and bindings, portraits and others. Minor cover rubbing.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 32595

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  LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE.
Paris A. Quantin 1880-1886 small 4to. variously bound in original paper wrappers, later cloth, and contemporary half cloth with leather spine labels and marbled paper-covered boards.
A large run of this deluxe periodical for bibliophiles was first published by A. Quantin in 1880 and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne from 1881 to 1889. (Ulrich & Kup p.124.) A spectacular journal letterpress printed with many original prints bound-in. Artists include Jules Adeline, author of Les Arts de Reproduction Vulgarises (1894), as well as others. Some plates are reproduced in color. Filled with illustrations of books, book illustrations, bindings, portraits, and other subjects. Many articles are devoted to the history of printing as well as to contemporary book production. Present are volumes one through three (1881-1883), and volumes five and six (1885-1886). Part one of the first volume is bound in later cloth, part two is unbound and all other volumes are bound in period half cloth with leather spine labels and marbled boards.
Price: $ 700.00 other currencies Order nr. 43262

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  LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE.
Paris A. Quantin 1880-1883 small 4to. original paper wrappers.
The first three years of this deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne from 1881 to 1889. (Ulrich & Kup p.124). A spectacular journal letterpress printed with many original prints bound-in. Artists include Jules Adeline author of LES ARTS DE REPRODUCTION VULGARISES (1894) as well as others. Some plates are reproduced in color. Filled with illustrations of books, book illustrations, and bindings, portraits and other subjects. Many articles are devoted to the history of printing as well as to contemporary book production. Present are Volumes 1-3 (1881-1883). 1883 only lacks August issue. Many wrappers detached or partially chipped, some partially missing, most spines chipped or split, all pages however, are in nice condition.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 43292

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  LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE.
Paris A. Quantin, 1882-1888 small 4to. variously bound in original paper wrappers, later half cloth with leather spine labels and marbled covered boards variously paginated
A deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1882-1884 and 1888. Lavish use of llustration, including drawings, illustrations of books and bindings, and many original prints bound-in. Some plates reproduced in color. Frequent use of pictorial initials. Articles on writers and their works, book collectors and collections, printing and book production. A 156-page supplement to December 1883 is devoted to advertisements for new books, magazines and manuals. Many are samples of prints from the advertised books. Detailed indexing. Present are Volumes 3 and 4 in their original paper wrappers, many detached or partially chipped, however internally fine. 1882 lacks the December issue. 1883 lacks September, October and November. 1884 contains twelve issues and the retrospective. 1888 retrospective bound separate from monthly issues.
1884 and 1888 later bound with leather spine labels and marbled covered boards. 1884 detached front cover. 1888 rubbed spine.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 62071

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  LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE. With LE LIVRE, REVUE MENSUELLE BIBLIOGRAPHIE MODERNE.
Paris A. Quantin, 1880 small 4to. contemporary green cloth, top edge gilt. (iv),48; 88 pages.
Volume One of this deluxe periodical for bibliophiles first published by A. Quantin in 1880, and later by Quantin with Octave Uzanne as editor-in-chief from 1881-1889. (Ulrich & Kup p, 124). Included here are 1882-1884 and 1888. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. The first part is printed on handmade paper.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 102444

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  Locker-Lampson, Frederick MY CONFIDENCES, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ADDRESSED TO MY DESCENDANTS.
London Smith, Elder, & Co. 1896 thick 8vo. original cloth. xii, 440 pages.
First edition. Autobiography by this book-collector and the father-in-law of Augustine Birrell. Covers rubbed especially along hinges. Inside hinges cracked. Bookplate.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 15048

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  (Lockwood, Thomas B.) Bertholf, Robert J. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF THOMAS B. LOCKWOOD.
Buffalo State University of New York 1983 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 392, (2) pages.
Strong in American and British literature, private press books and examples of bindings by Zaehnsdorf, The Club Bindery, Riviere and Sons and John Grabau of Buffalo. Includes all Shakespeare folios. Illustrated. With full bibliographical descriptions. With a biographical sketch of Lockwood.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 3620

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  (Lockwood, Thomas B.) Bertholf, Robert J. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG OF THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF THOMAS B. LOCKWOOD.
Buffalo State University of New York 1983 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 392, (2) pages.
Strong in American and British literature, private press books and examples of bindings by Zaehnsdorf, The Club Bindery, Riviere and Sons and John Grabau of Buffalo. Includes all Shakespeare folios. Illustrated. With full bibliographical descriptions. With a biographical sketch of Lockwood. Presentation from the author on free endpaper.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 95985

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  Löffler, Karl DIE HANDSCHRIFTEN DES KLOSTERS WEINGARTEN.
XLI. Beiheft zum Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen. Leipzig Otto Harrassowitz 1912 8vo. cloth vii, 185+(1) pages
Written in German. With a foreword. Divided into "Part A. Allgemeiner Teil", and "Part B. Besonderer Teil". A history and description of this collection of manuscripts. Former library copy with stamps and markings.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 101533

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  (Logan, James) JAMES LOGAN, 1674-1751, BOOKMAN EXTRAORDINARY
Philadelphia Library Company of Philadelphia 1971 8vo. paper wrappers. 51 page exhibition catalogue of books from the library of Logan. Illustrated.
First edition.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 9511

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  (Logan, James) Wolf, Edwin THE LIBRARY OF JAMES LOGAN OF PHILADELPHIA, 1674-1751.
Philadelphia Library Company of Philadelphia 1974 thick 8vo. cloth. lx, 578 pages.
First edition. Long introductory history by Wolf followed by annotated descriptions of over 2000 books in this early American library. Inside hinges cracked and repaired with archival tape. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 32972

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  (Long Island Book Collectors) ASPECTS OF BOOK COLLECTING A HANDBOOK WITH EXAMPLES, CELEBRATING AN EXHIBITION AT ADELPHIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, OCTOBER 8 - DECEMBER 23, 1977. JOURNAL OF THE LONG ISLAND BOOK COLLECTORS NO.4.
Garden City Adelphi Univ. Library (1977) tall 8vo. paper wrappers. 80 pages.
Limited to 300 numbered copies. With many interesting essays on collecting. Hole punched in corner of front cover and first leaf.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 97022

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  (Lugt, Frits) Huyghe, René et al, HOMMAGE A FRITS LUGT
(Paris) Institut Néerlandais 1971 8vo stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
This booklet was produced as a tribute to the collector and scholar Frits Lugt (1884-1970), founder of Paris's Fondation Custodia and Institut Néerlandais. Early in his career Lugt worked for the Amsterdam auction house Frederik Muller. Later, among other important publications, he produced a multivolume guide to art sale catalogs. Includes 16 black and white illustrations. Toning along cover edges.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 79763

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  Lugt, Frits. MARQUES DE COLLECTIONS DE DESSINS & D'ESTAMPES
2 volumes. N.P. n.p. n.d. 4to. cloth, leather spine labels. 593 pages.
Xerox reprint of the original. Excellent guide to the different ways artists signed their works with hundreds of them illustrated. Someone has photocopied the original work except for the title pages and preliminary pages and placed the Xerox in a stury binding.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 102140

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  Luther, T.N. COLLECTING TAOS AUTHORS
Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Book League 1993 oblong 8vo. two-toned cloth xi, 90 pages
Printed in an edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator. Luther describes his collection of books by authors who have spent time in Taos, New Mexico. Provides advice for pursuing works by these writers who include Edward Abbey, John Nichols, Frank Waters, and D.H. Lawrence (he lived Taos between 1922 and 1925.) Includes four black-and-white illustrations.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 73732

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  Macdonald, Frederic W. RECREATIONS OF A BOOK-LOVER.
London Hodder and Stoughton 1911 8vo. cloth. viii, 216 pages.
Essays on books and reading dealing with Dr. Johnson, William Allingham, and more.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 36020

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  (MacPherrson, Sandy) Levy, Newman SANDY MACPHERSON; BOOK COLLECTOR
New York Philip Duschnes 1940 8vo. paper wrappers. (24) pages.
Separate edition, limited to 750 copies. An enlarged and revised version of an article that occurred in Quarto Club Papers for 1928.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 9435

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