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See More... 206. THE GREEK BOOK.
New York H. P. Kraus, Inc. 1997 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 84, (6) pages.
A catalogue from the exhibition of Greek printing and the book arts from the 15th to the 20th centuries from the collection of H.P. Kraus. It includes 52 entries, an index of authors, editors, and anonymous works. Illustrated in black and white.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 70307

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See More... Allen, George R. HISTORY OF WILLIAM H. ALLEN, BOOKSELLER, 1918-1997.
Bethlelem Special Collections, Lehigh University Information Resources 1997 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages.
Limited to 500 copies. Three page introduction by Steven Rothman. With six illustrations. To speak of Allen's is to speak of wit, integrity and devotion to the craft of bookselling. This booklet tells its history.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 49711

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See More... Allen, George R. HISTORY OF WILLIAM H. ALLEN, BOOKSELLER, 1918-1997.
Bethlelem Special Collections, Lehigh University Information Resources 1997 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages.
Limited to 500 copies. Three page introduction by Steven Rothman. With six illustrations. To speak of Allen's is to speak of wit, integrity and devotion to the craft of bookselling. This booklet tells its history.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 96687

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See More... (Americana) THE ANNOTATED EBERSTADT CATALOGS OF AMERICANA. IN FOUR VOLUMES INCLUDING INDEX. NUMBERS 103 TO 138, 1935-1956.
New York Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd. 1965 thick 8vo. cloth.
Just volume II of this four volume set covering catalogues 122 to 132. A virtual mine of information on Americana, with prices, brought together with the use of a lengthy index volume. Thousands of entries given. Spine has Volume One printed on it but this is volume two.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 108219

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See More... (Americana) A COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PAINTINGS, ETC., RELATING TO.
New York E. Eberstadt & Sons 1957 tall large 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 111 pages.
671 priced lots of Americana, with many items for individual states. A few illustrations. Reproduced typescript. Covers worn, soiled; old tape repairs.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 54896

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See More... (Americana) Maggs BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA
8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8. London Maggs Bros. 1922-1930 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (except Parts 5 and 7 which are bound in cloth with leather spine labels). thousands of pages.
A massive collection of books and manuscripts concerning Americana, being catalogues 429, 432, 442 (missing last leaf), 465, 479, 496, 502 and 549. Lacking Part VIII which was devoted to Brazil. Wrappers worn and detached on some volumes.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 103922

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See More... AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR (THE).
Chicago W.B. Thorsen 1956-1970 4to. self paper wrappers.
Vi (10), vii (9), ix (4,5.6.7.8), x (3), xiii (4-8,9/10), xiv (1-10), xv (1-10), xvi (1-10), xvii (1-6, 8, 10), xviii (1-4, 5/6, 7, 8), xix (1-7, 8/9, 10), xx (1-8), xxi (1-8), xxii (1-8), xxiii (1-6), xxiv (1-6), xxv (1,2,4,5,6), xxvi (1-6)
Extras: 98 assorted issues
Xxvi (6), 5); xxv (6(2), 5); xxiv (2); xxiii (5); xxii (7(2), 6(2), 5, 4, 3(2), 2(2), 1(2)); xxi (8(2), 7, 6, 5(2), 4(3), 3, 2(2), 1(2)); xx (8(3), 7(2), 6(2), 5(2), 4(3), 3(3), 2(2), 1(3), xix (10, 8/9, 7(2), 6(2), 2(2)); xvii (6(3), 4, 2(2), 1(2)); xvi (10(3), 9(3), 8, 7(3), 5, 4(2), 3(2), 1(3), xv (9(2), 7, 6(2), 5(2), 3); xiv (9), xiii (9/10)
Price is per issue.

Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 42091

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See More... (American Booksellers' Association) THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL BANQUET.
N.P. American Booksellers' Association 1913 8vo. paper covered boards, paper cover label. (xviii), 241 pages.
Held at the Hotel Astor. Title page, list of speakers, menu, list of officers followed by the full text of Irvin S. Cobb's Cobb's Anatomy with illustrations by Peter Newell. Boards soiled. Slight cracking to head of spine.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106260

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  Anderson, Charles BOOKSELLING IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD; SOME OBSERVATIONS & RECOLLECTIONS. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION.
New York New York Times Book Co. 1975 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 214 pages.
First edition, second printing. Articles by Tebbel, Taubert, Grannis, Hackett, Beach, Steloff and others. Jacket chipped.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 55563

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See More... (Arion Press) THE ARION PRESS. CATALOGUE 1991.
San Francisco The Arion Press 1990 8vo. paper wrappers, original mailing envelope. (24) pages.
This catalogue gives a brief history of the Arion Press, and describes its facilities. It outlines its publishing program and features four books that were planned for 1991 and two from 1990. It also gives a lists of all publications of the Press from 1975 to 1990.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 57819

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See More... Baldwin, William C. (editor) HISTORIC BRANDYWINE GUIDE BOOK.
West Chester The Bradford Village Press (1960) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages.
First edition. With contributions by Henry Pleasants, Jr., William M. Scheffey, Roy R. Fuller, and Norman B. Wilkinson (information on paper mills). Contains an advertisement for "Book & Things", the Wilmington bookstore owned by Arthur and Jean T. Dobbs.
Price: $ 6.00 other currencies Order nr. 67712

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See More... Bancroft, Hubert Howe LITERARY INDUSTRIES, A MEMOIR
New York Harper & Brothers 1891 thick 8vo. original cloth. xxxii, 446, (2) pages.
Reprint of the first edition of 1890 which was originally volume 39 of the works of Bancroft issued in 1890. Bancroft, a bookseller and publisher in early California, put together the famous Bancroft Collection of Western Americana. This is the fascinating story of his life and the building of the collection. Inscribed on title page "H. Abby Brown, Compliments of Geo. H. Morrison" who was a Director of The History Company and The Bancroft Company (see text of book). Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 20344

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See More... (Barnes and Noble) HOW TO...FIND AND BUY THE BOOKS YOU WANT
A Guide for Bookbuyers New York Barnes & Noble, Inc. n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 24 pages
A guide to buying and selling books for consumers who do not normally purchase their books directly from the store. Includes the pamphlet "Are You Using Our Store To The Fullest Advantage?" laid-in. Date 1947 in pencil on front wrapper and "Void" stamp on page nine. Wrappers slightly soiled, edges tanned, staples at spine rusted and beginning to bleed into page edges.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 94576

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See More... (Bartlett, John Russell) Mueller, Jerry E. (editor) AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1805-1886.
Providence The John Carter Brown Library 2006 6 x 9 inches cloth 256 pages
First edition. John Russell Bartlett, a major American bibliographer and artist of the Southwest, had a remarkably multi-faceted career. He was for a time a bookseller, Chief of the United States Boundary Commission that established the border with Mexico following the Mexican-American War, Secretary of State of Rhode Island for 17 years, and, for many years, John Carter Browns personal librarian. Bartletts Dictionary of Americanisms saw three editions in the nineteenth century, and was again reprinted in 2000. His Personal Narrative about his years on the Boundary commission is a classic document of Western Americana.
Jerry Mueller has annotated and amplified Bartletts original memoir, adding 30 illustrations. Printed at Stamperia Valdonega, Arbizzano di Verona, Italy, and bound by Legatoria Zanardi Gropu, Padova, Italy. Designed and composed by Mark Argetsinger, Rochester, New York. Distributed for the John Carter Brown Library.

Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 99378

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See More... Basbanes, Nicholas A. A GENTLE MADNESS: BIBLIOPHILES, BIBLIOMANES, AND THE ETERNAL PASSION FOR BOOKS.
New York Henry Holt 1995 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 584 pages.
First edition, first printing. A must-read for everyone interested in bookselling and book collecting, the passion of the chase, the thrill of the formation of a library, the nastiness of the forger, etc.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 42688

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See More... (Bell, Robert) ROBERT BELL'S BOOK AUCTION CATALOG, AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN BROADSIDE.
A facsimile from the Library of Congress. (Washington, DC Library of Congress) n.d. 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages with broadside facsimile loosely inserted.
One page of text by James Gilreath. Facsimile is one of two known copies of this broadside. Broadside is loosely inserted in a pocket in folder.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 107497

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See More... BIBLIOGNOST. Continued as BOOK COLLECTOR'S MARKET.
Edited by Denis Carbonneau. New York Three Mountains Press 1975-1976 8vo. stiff papers wrappers. Per issue:
Includes Volume I I(3),II (2), IV(7); Volume II I(3), II. Price is per issue
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 40691

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See More... (Bibliography) CATALOGIANA 1742-1986, A CATALOG OF 9,692 BOOKSELLER'S CATALOGS, ETC.
Wheeling, (WV) The Bishop of Books, Ltd 1986 small 4to. stapled, stiff paper covers. 30 pages.
Catalogue no. 43 with 431 priced lots, individual items to large sets, from this Wheeling WV bookseller. Reproduced typescript.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 54528

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See More... (Biblio Novel) Callenbach, Ernest PUBLISHER'S LUNCH
A Dialogue Concerning the Secrets of How Publishers Think and What Authors Can Do About It Berkeley, CA Ten Speed Press (1989) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket vi, 141 pages
First edition. Novel that chronicles the process of publishing a manuscript through conversations between an author and publisher out to lunch. Includes a signed letter from the author to the University of California Press.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 105674

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See More... (Bird & Bull Press) Bachaus, Theodore THE BOOKSELLERS OF SAN SERRIFFE.
Port Clarendon San Serriffe Publishing Company 2001 8vo. quarter leather with green leather spine label, slipcase. 89, (10) pages with various leaves with tipped-in plates.
First edition, limited to 200 numbered copies. Those of you who were impressed by Dr. Bachaus's earlier book on the Private Presses of San Serriffe will be absolutely shattered by this in-depth survey of the booksellers of San Serriffe. The book has an historical introduction by Dr. Bachaus, which is followed by chapters on Hobart Flock of Hoki-Nol Books (hmm!), Ki-flongian Booksellers, Ltd., Grandiloquent Bookshop, Cloacina Books, St. Luke's Paper Mill and Bookshop, Contre Kook Mail Order Books, and Exterminator Books. Contains tipped-in photographs, a fold-out broadside, and three woodcuts by Wesley Bates (including one showing Robert and Mildred Flederbach in front of Hoki-Nol Press Books). The book is accompanied by a prospectus, and a letter from Dr. Bachaus to the purchaser of the book talking about the book, and enclosing four commemorative stamps from the Republic of San Serriffe inserted in an envelope with a canceled stamp.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 62199

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See More... (Bird & Bull Press) Feather, John ENGLISH BOOK PROSPECTUSES, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Newtown Bird & Bull Press and Minneapolis: Daedalus Press 1984 8vo. quarter morocco with tips, Dutch Gilt sides reproduced from an 18th century German decorated paper, plus 14 larger facsimiles in a separate accompanying portfolio. 109 pages.
Limited to 325 copies. The history of this important piece of publishing ephemera from its beginning in 1610 up through the 19th century and accompanied by 24 facsimile prospectuses from 2 to 10 pages in length. As the exact size was maintained, it was necessary to place 4 of the facsimiles in a separate portfolio. All but one of the prospectuses done in facsimile come from the Bodleian Library. This book is the kind of private press book that Oak Knoll likes to handle; an important new text presented in a superb format. Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 165.00 other currencies Order nr. 2685

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See More... (Bird & Bull Press) Morris, Henry THE PRIVATE PRESS-MAN'S TALE.
With illustrations by Lili Wronker. Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 1990 4to. paste paper over cloth-backed boards, leather spine label. 61, (2) pages.
First edition, limited to 230 numbered copies. Letterpress printed with Van Dijck types on Arches mouldmade paper and bound by Barbara Blumenthal. A humorous collection of satire and prose, inspired by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. All the text is related to the book arts - book-collecting, bookselling, printing, papermaking, etc. It includes an imaginary interview with William Morris, a great poem about the attitude of FINE PRINT magazine, Henry's explanation of the Handmade Paper Today incident and a review of the antics in Fine Print's book reviews. There are also two excellent articles by Sidney Berger on Book Fairs and Book Scouts. The illustrations have been very well executed and express all the humour of the text. An essential for anybody who is known in the books about books field, because they are bound to have been mentioned! Prospectus loosely inserted.
Price: $ 240.00 other currencies Order nr. 89153

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See More... (Bird & Bull Press) OAK KNOLL IS 21, 1976-1997.
N.P. n.p. 1997 11 1/2 x 9 inches broadside.
Broadside printed for a special dinner hosted by Henry and Pearl Morris for Oak Knoll's "21st birthday." Printed by hand by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press in limited quantity. These are the extras that aren't hanging on the wall at Oak Knoll or in the archives. Henry will be proud of me for converting these into cash in hopes that I can return the dining favor for my two special friends.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 99473

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See More... (Bliss, Theodore) Bliss, Arthur Ames THEODORE BLISS, PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER A STUDY OF CHARACTER AND LIFE IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD OF THE XIX CENTURY. Edited and arranged for publication by Arthur Ames Bliss.
N.P. Northampton Historical Society 1941 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (x), 79, (3) pages.
Limited to 1000 copies. Reprint of the 1911 first edition; with a new preface. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 17.00 other currencies Order nr. 506

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See More... Bliven, Bruce BOOK TRAVELLER
New York Dodd, Mead and Co. 1975 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 63 pages.
First edition. Autobiography of a travelling book salesman. Chip in jacket along top edge.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 507

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