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  (Matthews, Brander) THE BOOKSHELF OF BRANDER MATTHEWS.
New York AMS Press 1966 8vo. cloth. x, 114 pages.
Reprint of the 1931 first edition. Memorial volume which includes a bibliography of Matthews' writings. With the bookplate of a private book collector's club stamped "withdrawn."
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 72192

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  Matthews, Jack BOOKING IN THE HEARTLAND
Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press (1986) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 161, (3) pages.
First edition. Autobiographical and biographical sketches of this bibliomaniac. Jacket spine faded.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 37682

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  (Mavor, John) JOHN MAVOR AND HIS WORLD, AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS SELECTED FROM THE JAMES MAVOR COLLECTION.
Toronto University of Toronto 1975 8vo. paper wrappers. 8 pages.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 9636

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  (Maximilian-Gesellschaft) Kayser, Werner (compiler) MAXIMILIAN-GESELLSCHAFT CHRONIK DER DRITTEN 25 JAHRE HAMBURG 1961 BIS 1986
(Hamburg Maximilian-Gesellschaft 1986) 8vo. cloth 115, (3) pages
Written in German. Only 1500 copies were printed. Created for the 75th-anniversary of the founding of the Maximilian-Gesellschaft. Primarily includes a list of publications by the Society, as well as books about the Society. Also includes a historical supplement by Dagmar Biegler entitled "Zur Geschichte der Maximilian-Gesellschaft", as well as an index of names for bibliographical purposes. Minor Shelfwear.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 100186

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  Maxwell, Sir Herbert RAINY DAYS IN A LIBRARY
New York Francis P. Harper 1896 tall 12mo. original cloth, gilt stamping on cover and spine, beveled edges. (xi), 129 pages
Essays on various books and bookmen. Some pages uncut. Hinges weak. Spine, front and rear edges tanned. Some minor chipping and loss of cloth to the head and tail of spine.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 104384

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  (Mazarin, Cardinal) MAZARIN
Homme d'Etat et Collectionneur 1601-1661 Paris Bibliothèque Nationale 1961 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (v), xxxviii, 8 leaves of plates, (iii), 228, (16) pages
This is the catalogue of an exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris organized to mark the third centennial of cardinal Mazarin's death. It examines Mazarin's roles in the seventeenth century as a statesman and as a collector of books and of works of art. Includes 16 plates of black-and-white illustrations. This copy is worn and slightly soiled, and the spine is torn and damaged. A loosely laid-in bookplate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H.P. Kraus.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 79723

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  McBurney, William H. ENGLISH PROSE FICTION 1700-1800 IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY.
Urbana, IL University of Illinois Press 1965 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 162 pages.
A catalogue of some of the important holdings in eighteenth century fiction in the Rare Book Room of the library at the University of Illinois. Includes many works by Alexander Pope, Henry Fielding and Daniel Defoe. Stamps indicate that this copy was a surplus from the Library of Congress.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 44789

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  McColvin, Lionel. HOW TO USE BOOKS.
London Published for the National Book League by Cambridge University Press 1947 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages.
Second edition. A practical guide for reader to find the books most likely to interest and inform them. It gives the reader information on finding what books are out there, on what books to buy, libraries, how to use books and selection and care of books. Contains a short bibliography.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 35033

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  McColvin, Lionel THE PERSONAL LIBRARY, A GUIDE FOR THE BOOKBUYER.
London Phoenix House, Ltd. (1953) 8vo. cloth. 159 pages.
First edition. Chapters on which books to buy, background books, people and places, pictures and music, the mundane and practical, book collecting, tracking down books, etc. Well preserved copy. Spine slightly faded. Lacks jacket.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 12773

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  McColvin, Lionel THE PERSONAL LIBRARY, A GUIDE FOR THE BOOKBUYER.
London Phoenix House, Ltd. (1953) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 159 pages.
First edition. Chapters on which books to buy, background books, people and places, pictures and music, the mundane and practical, book collecting, tracking down books, etc. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 21555

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  McCutcheon, George Barr BOOKS ONCE WERE MEN
Introduction by William Dana Orcutt New York Dodd, Mead and Co. 1931 8vo. cloth-backed decorated paper-covered boards, top edge gilt. x, 62 pages.
Limited to 1000 copies printed by the Plimpton Press. Talks on bookcollecting and authorship.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 9690

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  (McGregor, Tracy) Runge, William H. "THE TRACY MCGREGOR LIBRARY AND ITS FOUNDER."
Charlottesville, VA University of Virginia 1963 4to. self paper wrappers 4 pages
An article in the University of Virginia News Letter, Vol. XXXIX, No. 11, July 15, 1963. A four-page tri-fold pamphlet. Minor wear, with a small tear and crease at spine.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 101719

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  (McLaren, Ian F.) THE LIBRARY OF IAN F. MCLAREN.
Melbourne, Australia Hawthorn Press (1974) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (v), 26 pages
Limited to 500 copies, of which 50 are numbered and signed; (this copy is one of the 450 regular copies). Contains 102 entries.
Price: $ 16.00 other currencies Order nr. 101868

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  (McLaren, Ian F.) THE LIBRARY OF IAN F. MCLAREN.
Melbourne, Australia Hawthorn Press (1974) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (v), 26 pages
Limited to 500 copies, of which 50 are numbered and signed; (this copy is one of the 450 regular copies). Contains 102 entries.
Price: $ 18.00 other currencies Order nr. 101910

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  (Meadows, Don) Heiskell, Charles L. (preface) A GATHERING OF TRIBUTES TO DON MEADOWS.
Irvine Friends of the Library University of California 1982 8vo. stiff paper wrappers ix, 73, (2) pages
A keepsake with 16 contributions. With a list of his writings. Tipped-in to the inside back cover is a small presentation sheet. Minor wear, tanning around edges.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 101463

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  (Medicine) Osler, William BIBLIOTHECA OSLERIANA, A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, COLLECTED, ARRANGED, AND ANNOTATED BY SIR WILLIAM OSLER AND BEQUEATHED TO McGILL UNIVERSITY.
Oxford At the Clarendon Press (2000) thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxvi, 785+(3) pages.
Reprint of the 1929 first edition. (Sheehy EK 154. Besterman 3769-3770). Editor's preface by W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill and Archibald Malloch followed by an introduction by Osler describing his collecting habit. This is followed by the bibliographical descriptions of 7787 items. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 28.00 other currencies Order nr. 60457

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  Mehl, Ernst DEUTSCHE BIBLIOTHEKSGESCHICHTE
Sonderdruck aus Deutsche Philologie im Aufriss, Herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stammler Berlin/ Bielefeld/ München Erich Schmidt Verlag n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers Irregularly paginated
The wrappers of this copy have faded unevenly and show minor wear and soiling. A plate pasted inside the front wrapper indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. Interior wear and soiling is also minor.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 91270

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  Meiner, Annemarie. EINE FACHBIBLIOTHEK FUR BUCHHANDLER.
Frankfurt Buchhändler-Vereinigung 1966 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages.
A bibliography of books on the book trade arranged according to subject, including publishing, libraries, and collecting. Indexed. Spine slightly worn.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 48286

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  (Mellon, Paul) DeVanter, Willis van LIFE IN ENGLAND, 1770-1860
Illustrated in Color-plate Books from the Library of Paul Mellon '29 [New Haven] Yale University Library 1965 oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers (12) pages.
Illustrated.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91267

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  Meyer, W.J. (editor) SCHWEIZER BIBLIOPHILEN GESELLSCHAFT: FESTSCHRIFT ZU IHREM ZEHNJÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN 1921-1931
Bern Paul Haupt 1931 large 8vo. stiff paper wrapper, uncut edges 129 pages + 1 leaf of plates in black-and-white with tissue guard
First edition. Collection of essays commemorating the ten-year history of the Swiss society of book collectors. Includes essays such as the history of herbals beginning in the early sixteenth century, cartography and early woodcut maps, the age of Humanism in Basel, and bookbinding and care.
Most conclude with a relevant bibliography. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label that indicates that this volume came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. Cover, head and tail of spine torn and chipped. Covers soiled. Irregular but light foxing throughout.

Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 77977

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  (Michener, James A.) Dybwad, G.L. and Joy V. Bliss JAMES A. MICHENER, THE BEGINNING TEACHER AND HIS TEXTBOOKS
With Notes and Reminiscences by James A. Michener; Limited Edition Albuquerque The Book Stops Here 1995 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket 104 pages
A focus on Michener's twenty-six years as a teacher in the Delaware Valley before becoming an established author in 1947. Using illustrations from the textbooks he used, photographs, news clippings, and correspondence, as well as Michener's own explanatory notes. Marked as "Review Copy" on the title page.
Price: $ 16.00 other currencies Order nr. 99665

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  MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor n.p. n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers 12 pages.
A history of the collection of University of Michigan in the Horace H. Rackham building.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 101506

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  (Miles, James Warley) Williams, George Walton CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE REVEREND JAMES WARLEY MILES REPRINTED FROM THE ONLY SURVIVING COPY OF THE CHARLESTON EDITION OF 1854.
Charleston Dalcho Historical Society (1955) 8vo. cloth-backed boards. vi, 33, (3) pages.
Limited to 300 copies. One of the earliest Southern sales catalogues.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 16074

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  (Milkau, Fritz) BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFT
enthaltend u. a. die Bibliothek des Generaldirektors der Preußischen Staatsbibliothek a. D. Geh. Reg.-Rats Prof. Dr. iur. h. c. Dr. phil. Fritz Milkau; Bücher-Katalogs 454 & 455 (2 catalogues) Leipzig Otto Harrassowitz 1935 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 116; 106, (6) pages
These booksellers catalogues feature 1,902 and 1,800 items respectively. (Blogie 442) The exteriors of this set have light to moderate soiling, ink stamps and other markings. The spine of the second volume is damaged and the wrappers are almost detached. Inside, the leaves have darkened with age. A loosely laid-in plate indicates that this copy came from the reference library and stock of H. P. Kraus. In the second volume are scattered notations (mostly in the margins), and the final three leaves (advertising items available from Harrassowitz but not part of the Milkau collection) are fragile and partly torn, with some loss.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 90919

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  Millgate, Jane "' LITERA SCRIPTA MANET': GEORGE HUNTLY GORDON AND THE ABBOTSFORD LIBRARY CATALOGUE."
N.P. (but London) (Oxford University Press) 1998 8vo. stiff paper wrappers pp. 118-125
An article in "The Library", Sixth Series, Volume XX, No. 2, June 1998 on the catalogue of Sir Walter Scott's library.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 101430

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