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Book Collecting - Muir, Percy

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(Bookbinding) LE LIVRE ANGLAIS TRESORS DES COLLECTIONS ANGLAISES, BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
Paris Bibliotheque Nationale 1951 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 254 pages followed by 15 plates.
A counterpart to the London exhibition of 1948 of 1000 years of French books. Biographical descriptions of the more famous English authors with representations of their work. With a 35-page section on binding by Howard Nixon. Inscribed on front cover by Percy Muir, one of the compilers of this catalogue.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 5671

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(Bookbinding) LE LIVRE ANGLAIS TRESORS DES COLLECTIONS ANGLAISES, BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
Paris Bibliotheque Nationale 1951 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 254 pages followed by 15 plates.
A counterpart to the London exhibition of 1948 of 1000 years of French books. Biographical descriptions of the more famous English authors with representations of their work. With a 35 page section on binding by Howard Nixon.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 87046

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Carter, John. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.
Compiled and Edited by John Carter & Percy H. Muir. London and New York Cassell and Co. and Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1967 4to. cloth, dust jacket, xxxvi, 280 pages.
First U.S. edition. One of the most important exhibitions held in the last century. Small piece missing from top edge of front cover of jacket. Blue smudge at bottom of front cover of jacket.
Price: $ 152.00 other currencies Order nr. 55230

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Carter, John PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FINE PRINTING AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
London British Museum 1963 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 125 pages and 32 plates followed by 62 pages and 16 plates.
Important catalogue. Contributions by John Carter and P. H. Muir and an introduction by Stanley Morison. (Appleton no. 223). Loosely inserted in this copy is a four-page pamphlet "A Keepsake for Visitors to the Exhibition of Printing and the Mind of Man," a prospectus to the book that would be published, and a printed broadside that had been printed at the exhibition for the specific visitor (and has his name on it) This pamphlet summarizes what the visitor would see. Nicely designed. Some soiling of spine.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 7428

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Carter, John PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN, CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF FINE PRINTING AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
London British Museum 1963 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 125 and 32 plates followed by 62 pages and 16 plates.
Important catalogue. Contributions by John Carter and P.H. Muir and an introduction by Stanley Morison. (Appleton no.223).
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 7429

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(Eliot, George) Muir, P.H. (Compiler) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BY GEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS), (1819-1880)
Supplement to the Bookman's Journal N.P. n.p. n.d. 8vo. cardboard-consistency stiff paper wrappers, paper label on front wrapper 41-58 pages
Not found in checklist of P.H. Muir's published works. Contains 19 annotated entries and a prefactory note by the author. Front wrapper detached, otherwise minor shelf wear.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 93454

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(Elkins Mathews) CATALOGUE OF MODERN FIRST EDITIONS THAT IS OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1890 AND 1930 AND A FEW EXAMPLES OF BOOKS FROM MODERN PRESSES.
Catalogue 11. London Elkin Mathews Ltd., 1930 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 153 pages.
With a two page "Notes for Collectors" by Percy Muir at the beginning. Wear at spine ends.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 107353

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(Johnson, A.F.) Muir, Percy H. (editor) A.F. JOHNSON, SELECTED ESSAYS ON BOOKS AND PRINTING
Amsterdam Van Gendt & Co. 1970 thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 489 pages.
First edition. Contains 40 articles on printing, type specimens and book illustration. Numerous facsimiles and two folding maps. Four page prospectus loosely inserted. Few small tears in dust jacket, light sunning on spine. Book fine
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 11995

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Kaye, Barbara (Mrs. Percy Muir) SECOND IMPRESSION, RURAL LIFE WITH A RARE BOOKMAN
New Castle, Delaware & London, England Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw (1995) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 350 pages.
First edition. In The Company We Kept Barbara Kaye told the story of how the old established antiquarian book firm of Elkin Mathews survived the war years after evacuation to rural Essex in 1939. Now she carries on the story from 1945 to 1955, when Elkin Mathews expanded and her bibliophile husband, Percy Muir, became increasingly involved in the national and international politics of the antiquarian book trade. It was during this time that the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) was formed and the description of Percy Muir's part in this process provides a fascinating account of an historic event. Percy Muir became president of the ILAB in 1950 and on his retirement from office he was unanimously elected Life President of Honor. The Muirs' commitment to the ILAB meant they were often traveling to Europe to attend the annual conferences, which they combined with book-buying trips and sometimes even family holidays. The towns and cities they visited were just under reconstruction and the author describes the devastation and destruction caused by the war. At home the village where the Muirs lived was also changing, and the author gives a clear picture of daily life in a typical English village during the post-war decade. There are also several interesting accounts of the local and national political scenes. In 1951, the Muirs visited the United States for a lecture tour. The account of their four-week whirlwind tour is filled with bibliophilic adventures - from meeting Dr. Rosenbach and Fredson Bowers to dinner at the Four Oaks Farm Library and a visit to the Library of Congress. The book ends with a factual description of Percy Muir's long-fought campaign against book auction rings, culminating in the final show-down in 1956. Well-written by an accomplished novelist, this book provides a lively and entertaining account of the antiquarian book world and English village life in the post-war years.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 64331

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Muir, Percy H. and B. Van Thal. BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BY ALDOUS HUXLEY AND BY T.F. POWYS.
London Dulau & Co. 1927 small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. 41 pages.
First edition, limited to 550 copies. One of Percy Muir's earliest works. Jacket chipped and internally tape-repaired. Leaves a little browned.
Price: $ 24.00 other currencies Order nr. 25488

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Muir, Percy H. and B. Van Thal. BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BY ALDOUS HUXLEY AND BY T.F. POWYS.
London Dulau & Co. 1927 small 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 41 pages.
First edition, limited to 550 copies. One of Percy Muir's earliest works. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 64299

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Muir, Percy H. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BY ARTHUR ANNESLEY RONALD FIRBANK (1886-1926).
N.P. Supplement to The Bookman's Journal 1927 8vo. cloth. 8 pages interleaved with lined paper.
A bibliography of Firbank's first editions. (Besterman 2198). The strangeness of his books is surpassed by the extraordinary life he led. He lived a life of seclusion at times and he would have his writings collected at his doorstep in the middle of the night by the tradesmen. It includes 11 items and an introduction by Percy Muir. Minor foxing throughout, and the top and bottom of spine rubbed. A small damaged spot on spine.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 59841

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Muir, Percy H. ENGLISH IMPRINTS AFTER 1640.
London The Bibliographical Society 1933 square 8vo. paper wrappers. (ii), pp.157-176.
An offprint from the Transactions of The Bibliographical Society. Muir addresses the Society in 1933 on English Imprints and collectors of first editions. Edges of wrappers are browned, creased and faded.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 59778

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Muir, Percy H. GOETHE BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FAUST EIN FRAGMENT 1790.
London The Collector Ltd 1977 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 341-352.
Offprint from The Book Collector, Vol. 26, no. 3, Autumn, 1977 which discuss the Goethe and Faust bibliographies. Presentation copy, "For Trevor, this trifle, from Percy."
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 59720

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Muir, Percy H. GOETHE BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FAUST EIN FRAGMENT 1790.
London The Collector Ltd 1977 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 341-352.
Offprint from The Book Collector, Vol. 26, no. 3, Autumn, 1977 which discuss the Goethe and Faust bibliographies.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 59754

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(Muir, Percy H.) P.H. MUIR, A CHECK LIST OF HIS PUBLISHED WORK
Blakeney Elkin Mathews 1983 tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 19, (4) pages.
Limited to 500 numbered copies. Loosely inserted is a four page supplement that was issued in 1985.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 2947

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Muir, Percy H. WORKING LIBRARY OF MUSIC: MR PAUL HIRSCH.
London Times Publishing Company 1939 large 8vo. paper, one page fold in half.
An offprint from The Times Literary Supplement, Saturday April 15, 1939 which discusses the collection of Paul Hirsch. He is best known as a collector of music, with a fine collection of bindings, Goethes, Heines and Schillers in the original state, along with specimens of typography of all periods. His wife also has an amazing collection of book-binders' papers all arranged chronologically. Slightly yellowed with age.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 59817

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(Muir, P.H.) P.H. MUIR, SUPPLEMENT TO A CHECK LIST OF HIS PUBLISHED WORK
Blakeney Elkin Mathews 1985 8vo. one sheet folded (4) pages
Limited edition. Corrigenda and addenda, revised 1985.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 104635

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