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Rostenberg, Leona and Madeleine B. Stern OLD BOOKS IN THE OLD WORLD, REMINISCENCES OF BOOK BUYING ABROAD.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 1996 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. Approx. 168 pages.
First edition. One of 350 special numbered and signed copies inserted in a cloth-covered slipcase. In their books OLD & RARE and BETWEEN BOARDS, these two grand ladies of the bookselling world, Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine B. Stern, recounted many of their stories and hard learned advice gleaned from decades in the book business. This newest volume records for the first time in detail their book buying trips abroad between 1947 and 1957. Drawn from their original diaries and letters of the time and augmented with contemporary recollections, this book renders with an unparalleled sense of immediacy the horrors and treasures to be found in postwar Europe. Visiting London in the late forties, these two scholar-booksellers found among the bombed blocks of buildings and queues for rationed food, some of the most illustrious names in bookselling, Clifford Maggs, E.P. Goldschmidt, and Ernest Weil. Deprived of food and spirit, Europe overflowed with bibliographic treasures waiting to be discovered by these two distinguished ladies and passed on to some of the most renowned libraries in the United States. Unknown works by Martin Luther, original editions of Giorgio Vasari, and countless other rarities from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were purchased. Full of history and tales of books, this book is as perfect for the casual reader as it is for the sophisticated book collector. Loosely inserted is a lengthy review of this book written by Joel Silver. Spine of jacket faded.
Price: $ 42.50 other currencies Order nr. 90390

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(Rowfant Club) Bubb, Charles Clinch THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOOROO PARAMARTAN.
Cleveland The Rowfant Club 1920 large 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 95+(1) pages.
Limited to 125 numbered copies and printed as book II of the Wittol Series. A collection of eighteenth-century humorous Tamul folk tales translated from the original in the Tamul language by Benjamin Babington. With a foreword by the editor. With the bookplate of John DePol.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 61994

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(Rowfant Club) THE ROWFANT CLUB COLLECTS, BOOKS IN THEIR VARIOUS CAPACITIES TO PLEASE THE MIND.
A selection of books, objects and ephemera on the Art of the book collected by The Rowfant Club since its founding in 1892. Cleveland, OH The Rowfant Club 2005 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), viii, 19 pages.
Introduction by David Alan Novak, Librarian. 47 items described.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 100122

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(Rowfant Club) Run of the yearbooks from 1970 to 1990
A run of yearbooks from 1970-1985 and with 1989 and 1990. Cleveland Rowfant Club 1970-1985, 1989, 1990 small 8vo. cloth, many with dust jackets. For the run:
Limitations range from 215 copies to 300 copies. The Yearbooks contain the President's statement, summarizes of Club activities, lists of members, etc. An excellent run of this active book-collecting Club's records.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 43535

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(Roycrofters) Hamilton, Charles F. ROYCROFT COLLECTIBLES, INCLUDING COLLECTOR ITEMS RELATED TO ELBERT HUBBARD, FOUNDER OF THE ROYCROFT SHOPS.
San Diego A.S. Barnes & Co. (1980) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages.
First edition. Many illustrations. Jacket chipped around edges with tear.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 21075

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Safire, William OLD BOOKS HAVE A FUTURE.
A speech delivered at the Library of Congress to members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America on the occasion of their first Washington, D.C. Antiquarian Bookfair, September 9, 1993. (Washington Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America 1993) 8vo stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Limited edition of 950. Speech delivered by renowned columnist and author William Safire at the ABA convention at the Library of Congress, September 1993.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 108717

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(Saltus, Edgar) Saltus, Edgar. THE UPLANDS OF DREAM.
With a bibliography and introduction by Charles Honce. Chicago Pascal Covici 1925 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels, remnants of dust jacket loosely inserted. xxxiv, 238 pages.
Limited to 750 numbered copies of which this is copy number "1."
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 57388

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(Samuels, Jack Harris) Lohf, Kenneth A. THE JACK HARRIS SAMUELS LIBRARY.
New York Columbia University Libraries 1974 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21 pages.
Limited to 800 copies printed at the Harbor Press. With a number of illustrations of books from the collection.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 15471

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(Schab, William H.) [COLLECTION OF THE CATALOGUES ISSUED BY THIS NEW YORK RARE BOOK DEALER].
Collection of the catalogues issued by this New York rare book dealer. New York: William H. Schab, various dates and sizes. For the group of 9 catalogues: New York William H. Schab various dates various sizes stiff paper wrappers.
Very well-illustrated with black-and-white plates. Includes the following catalogues: 1, 2, 35, 37, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 51, 54, 58, 60, 63.
Price: $ 80.00 other currencies Order nr. 51960

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Schaefer, Otto " AIMS IN BOOK COLLECTING."
Gleeson Library Associates, Number 11. San Francisco University of San Francisco 1978 8vo. self paper wrappers 34, (2) pages
An article in The Record, Gleeson Library Associates, Number 11. With a prologue by William J. Monihan, S.J. and a lecture given by Otto Schaefer to Gleeson Library Associates on the occasion of his reception of the Sir Thomas More Medal for Book Collecting. Minor wear.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 100747

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(Schlosser, Leonard) FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS INCLUDING THE LEONARD B. SCHLOSSER COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
New York Sotheby's 1992 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated.
Includes his large collection of important manuals and texts on the history of lithography. Plates including a number in color.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 39144

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(Scott & D'Shaughnessy) [COLLECTION OF SALE CATALOGUES FROM SCOTT AND D'SHAUGHNESSY].
New Yrok Scott & D'Shaughnessy 1915- 8vo. stiff paper wrappers variously paginated
Auction catalogues from Scott & D'Shaughnessy, for items sold between April 1915 and June 1917, mostly concerning American History.
1915: No. 3, (McKay 7542).
1916: No. 14, (McKay 7653)
1916: No. 16, (McKay 7660)
1916: No. 23, (McKay 7709)
1916: No. 27, (McKay 7742)
1916: No. 28 (McKay 7760).
1917: No. 34, (McKay 7832)
1917: No. 40, (McKay 7856).
Many black-and-white illustrations. Catalogue No. 28 bears an inscription to Mr. Eames. Wilberforce Eames, (1855-1937), was a noted collector of Americana, especially of early imprints and documents pertaining to Native American History. Today, parts his collection may be found in many notable institutions such as the Library of Congress, the Newberry Library, the Case Memorial Library in Hartford and Eames' lifelong employer the New York Public Library. Wear on all cover edges, front cover of No. 3 is severed. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus
Price: $ 120.00 other currencies Order nr. 77278

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Seale, William THE ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY COMPANY.
[Alexandria, Virginia] Alexandria Library Company 2007 4to. hardcover xiv, 160 pages
The Alexandria Library Company describes a rare American library in Virginia and the booklovers associated with it through two centuries. Historian William Seale presents the story--through good times and bad--of this historic library company, which has been in business since 1794. Sponsored by the Company, the book is documented from the shelves and boxes of early manuscripts that chronicle the history of the organization. Old leather volumes preserve the minutes from the founding to the present, while volumes of library records reveal what books were checked out and by whom, as well as the names of those who were charged late fees. Early political figures like Charles Lee joined churchmen like Dr. James Muir and tavern keeper John Wise in membership; their fellow subscribers were lawyers, cabinetmakers, coach makers, ship captains, planters, farmers and other townspeople. Women were among the early members. The hundreds of subscribers included Mrs. G.W.P. Custis of Arlington, who had a strong taste for Sir Walter Scott's romances and was in fact listening to one being read aloud by a young Robert E. Lee, when he took a break and left the room to propose to her daughter.
The focus of The Alexandria Library Company in the illustrations and the text is on the surviving books of the Alexandria Library Company, some 1,800 volumes, many of which were published in the eighteenth century. At least one volume came from the library of George Washington. Novels, histories, geographical and travel books, published diaries, bound newspapers and political and religious treatises show the reading tastes of early Alexandrians, and the membership included people of nearly every walk of life. The Company joined the city of Alexandria in founding the public library in 1937, and continues participating in the supervision of the library. Fifty years ago, the Company began sponsoring an annual lecture, which is held in Alexandria.
This handsomely designed book is a book collector's delight, borrowing its special appearance from the mellow old books in the collection. The Alexandria Library Company consists of a narrative history, a bibliography of the historic books and a list of members through two centuries. It contains over 50 color illustrations, including historic portraits and images of many of the early books. Distributed by Oak Knoll for the Alexandria Library Company.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 93893

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Sigal, Goldie (editor) A GARMENT WORKER'S LEGACY: THE JOE FISHSTEIN COLLECTION OF YIDDISH POETRY.
The Catalogue; Fontanus Monograph Series XI Montreal McGill University Libraries 1998 8vo. paper-covered boards (x), xlvii, (iii), 391, (3), 45, (7) pages
This catalogue of the Fishstein collection, donated to McGill in 1981, lists 2,223 entries. It includes an extensive introductory essay and several indices (author, title, illustrator, etc.). A separately numbered section at the back provides a Table of Name Equivalents (From Hebrew to Roman Alphabet). The exterior of this copy shows very minor wear and soiling. The interior looks new and shows no evidence of exposure to moisture, but all of the leaves are warped and will not lie completely flat.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90712

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(Silver, Louis H.) FIFTY BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF LOUIS H. SILVER, WILMETTE, ILLINOIS
Northampton, MA N.P. N.D. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 14 pages
Exhibition catalogue of William Allan Neilson Library Smith College on fifty books from the library of Louis H. Silver from Willamette, Illinois.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 77283

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(Silver, Louis H.) Siskin, Dr. Edgar E. LOUIS H. SILVER
A Eulogy Glencoe, IL n.p. 1963 8vo. stiff paper wrappers not paginated
Introduction written by John F. Fleming. Louis H. Silver was a book collector who had a never ending thirst for knowledge, everything he wanted to know was left behind in the manuscripts he collected. Dr. Siskin delivered the eulogy in the Sanctuary at the North Shore, Congregation Israel. Very light rubbing to spine, slight discoloration to rear cover near spine.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91933

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Sinnette, Elinor Des Verney ARTHUR ALFONSO SCHOMBURG, BLACK BIBLIOPHILE & COLLECTOR.
New York and Detroit The New York Public Library and Wayne State University Press 1989 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiii, 262 pages.
The first biography of this prominate black bibliophile, whose collection is the core of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Illustrated.
Price: $ 17.95 other currencies Order nr. 35829

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Sinnette, Elinor Des Verney ARTHUR ALFONSO SCHOMBURG, BLACK BIBLIOPHILE & COLLECTOR.
New York and Detroit The New York Public Library and Wayne State University Press 1989 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 262 pages.
First edition. The first biography of this prominante black bibliophile, whose collection is the core of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Illustrated.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 57778

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(Smith, George Milton) GEORGE MILTON SMITH, AN APPRECIATION OF HIS LIBRARY
1952 8vo. paper wrappers. pp.137-146.
Reprinted from the Yale University Library Gazette, Vol.26, No.3, January. Limited to 500 copies. Smith was a friend of Harvey Cushing. Corner bumped with tears.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 10434

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(Smith, Harry B.) FIRST EDITIONS, ASSOCIATION BOOKS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS ... COLLECTED AND CATALOGUED BY THE LATE HARRY B. SMITH.
New York American Art Association - Anderson Galleries 1936 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 252 pages.
Smith collected his "Sentimental Library." Chipped around edges.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 8110

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Smith, Harry B. FIRST NIGHTS AND FIRST EDITIONS
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1931 thick 8vo. cloth. x, 325 pages.
First edition. Illustrated. Smith put together a very fine collection known as The Sentimental Library as all the books had association value. The collection was eventually sold to Rosenbach. Lettering on spine faint.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 19256

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Smith, Harry B. FIRST NIGHTS AND FIRST EDITIONS
Boston Little, Brown and Co. 1931 thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 325 pages.
First edition. Illustrated. Smith put together a very fine collection known as The Sentimental Library as all the books had association value. The collection was eventually sold to Rosenbach. Jacket with fold marks and chipped along edges.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 3579

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(Somers, Wayne) (Somers, Wayne) THIRTY-EIGHT WAYS TO TAKE A RARE BOOK SERIOUSLY
A Catalogue of Original Editions of Influential Books from the Special Collections of Schaffer Library, with Commentaries by Members of the Union College Faculty Schenectady Friends of the Union College Library 1982 8vo. Stiff paper wrapper Unpaginated
This short pamphlet cataloges 38 rare books found in Schaffer Library's special collections. Wear on spine and edges.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 96943

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(Starrett, Vincent) Ruber, Peter THE LAST BOOKMAN, A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE AND TIMES.
New York The Candlelight Press 1968 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 115 pages.
First edition, limited to 2500 copies. Contains a checklist of Starrett's books, tributes from fellow authors and many illustrations. Jacket rubbed.
Price: $ 12.50 other currencies Order nr. 10477

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(Starrett, Vincent) Ruber, Peter THE LAST BOOKMAN, A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE AND TIMES.
New York The Candlelight Press 1968 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 115 pages.
First edition, limited to 2500 copies. Contains a checklist of Starrett's books, tributes from fellow authors and many illustrations. Jacket very rubbed with tears along edges.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 96128

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