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  Lemerre, Alphonse LE LIVRE DU BIBLIOPHILE.
Paris Alphonse Lemerre 1874 12mo. half brown calf with marbled paper covered boards, top edge gilt with original paper wrappers bound-in. (iv), 49, (5) pages.
Second edition. Chapters on bookcollecting, paper, bookbinding, etc. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company and in a signed binding by them.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 2367

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  Le Roux de Lincy, Antoine-Jean-Victor LA BIBLIOTH'EQUE DE CHARLES D'ORLÉANS A SON CHATEAU DE BLOIS EN 1427.
Publiée pour la première fois d'après l'inventaire original. Paris Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères 1843 8vo. contemporary quarter calf, red leather spine label, marbled paper covered boards. 57 pages.
Extract from the Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Chartes. Description of the library of this 14th century French poet. Minor rubbing of covers.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 104265

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  (Leuba, Walter and Martha) A SAMPLER FROM THE LIBRARY OF WALTER AND MARTHA LEUBA ON EXHIBIT IN THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE HILLMAN LIBRARY NOVEMBER 13, 1977 TO JANUARY 30, 1978.
Pittsburgh (Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh) 1977 8vo stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Limited to 700 copies. Exhibition of items from the Leuba collection at the Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh. Foreword by Glenora E. Rossell, library director. 170 items.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 108836

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  Levy, Newman SANDY MACPHERSON; BOOK COLLECTOR
N.P. n.p. n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), 12, (2) pages.
Separate edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, of the 1940 Duschnes edition. Produced for the Biennial Meeting of the San Francisco Roxburghe Club and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles by James Wehlage of Classic Letterpress. An enlarged and revised version of an article that occurred in Quarto Club Papers for 1928.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 96256

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  Lewis, John COLLECTING PRINTED EPHEMERA, A BACKGROUND TO SOCIAL HABITS AND SOCIAL HISTORY TO EATING AND DRINKING TO TRAVEL AND HERITAGE.
London Studio Vista (1976) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages.
First edition. Profusely illustrated with many in color. Jacket lightly chipped. Crease mark on first four pages.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 14625

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  (Lewisohn Library) CATALOGUE OF THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF MR. ADOLPH LEWISOHN
New York Privately printed 1923 8vo. creme colored paper spine with paper-covered boards. 96 pages.
Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the author. Rich in fine bindings. No illustrations. Covers rubbed and chipped at bottom of spine. Spine soiled. Foxing.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 55437

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  Lewis, Wilmarth COLLECTOR'S PROGRESS
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1951 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 254, xiii pages.
First edition. "The collector's own story of the formation of the world's greatest collection of books and manuscripts by and about Horace Walpole...." Jacket is chipped around edges.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 23775

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  Lewis, Wilmarth COLLECTOR'S PROGRESS
London Constable & Co. (1952) 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xx, 254, xiii pages.
First English edition. Designed by W.A. Dwiggins. "The collector's own story of the formation of the world's greatest collection of books and manuscripts by and about Horace Walpole ... ." Full page presentation from the author on the free endpaper "For Mrs. Roger Merriman from Wilmarth Lewis, with gratitude for the asylum she gave to the Lewises in a harried hour. 15 June 1952 (obk inc)." Lacks jacket.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 105113

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  Lewis, Wilmarth S. ONE MAN'S EDUCATION
New York Alfred Knopf 1968 thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 488, (2), xx pages.
Reprint of the first edition. Autobiography of this book collector whose special interest was Horace Walpole and his circle. This copy has had numerous reviews pasted in along with other related ephemera.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 96688

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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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  (Limited Editions Club) France, Anatole THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD, THE TRANSLATION BY LAFCADIO HEARN.
New York The Limited Editions Club 1937 4to. decorated cloth, slipcase. viii, 190, (2) pages.
Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. This excellent story of a book-collector and his pursuit of a manuscript was the first "best seller" for Anatole France. Slipcase is rubbed and with cracks along edges.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 10197

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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. Ink inscription on free endpaper.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 3172

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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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