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See More... Nyrop, Camillus BIDRAG TIL DEN DANSKE BOGHANDELS HISTORIE.
2 volumes Copenhagen Gyldendalske boghandel (F. Hegel) 1870 8vo. original, two-toned cloth, embossed and stamped in gilt, all edges marbled. (viii),325+(1) pages; 320 pages
A history of the book industry, publishing, printing and bookselling in Denmark, printed in commemoration of the publisher's centennial anniversary. Frontispiece, in first volume, is an engraved portrait. Marbled endpapers. Includes index. Filled with illustrations including a number of separate plates printed in color. Volume one chipped on spine, top front hinge is cracked and frayed; ink inscription on blank page. Minor chipping on top of volume two's spine.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 73973

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See More... (Osianderische Buchhandlung) Riethmuller, Konrad-Dietrich. OSIANDER 1596-1971 BUCHHANDEL IN TUBINGEN.
Tübingen Osiandersche Buchhandlung 1971 8vo. paper wrappers. 164 pages.
A festschrift of essays celebrating 375 years of the bookseller Osiander. Wrappers yellowed.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 49299

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See More... Parks, Stephen (editor) THE ENGLISH BOOK TRADE 1660-1853.
(New York) Garland Publishing, Inc. n.d. 8vo. later marbled paper covered boards, paper cover label, original wrappers bound in unpaginated
List of 156 titles related to the history of English bookselling and publishing for sale by this publishing company.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106054

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See More... Phelps, Deirdre C. PRINTING, PUBLISHING, AND BOOKSELLING IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1825-1900 [IN: Essex Institute Historical Collections, October, 1988, vol. 124 no.4, pp.227-264].
Salem(MA) Essex Institute Historical Collections 1988 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 227-264 pages.
A time of transition. In Salem after 1825, the number of booksellers who were not printers increased, and publishing began to be a separate operation, though both printers and booksellers still published. Appended is a directory of the Salem book trade (pp.267-295) based partly on materials at the Essex Institute and including other book-related trades (binding, distribution, book agents, etc.) in Salem during the period.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 54902

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See More... (Pickering & Chatto) ENGLISH LITERATURE NOTED BIBLIOGRAPHICALLY AND BIOGRAPHICALLY, A CATALOGUE WITH PRICES AFFIXED, OF A VERY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE.
3 volumes in one. London Pickering & Chatto n.d. (c1895) 8vo. later half leather, cloth-covered boards, five false raised bands, original stiff paper wrappers bound in. (ii), 504, (10) pages.
Pickering, later Pickering and Chatto, is generally thought of in connection with printing and publishing, but the firm also sold books from the beginning. This alphabetical, undated catalogue (we guess c1895) of 3,380 priced entries was issued in three parts, but with consecutive numbering and pagination. Inscription on front blank. Front board detached. Rubbed on backing and corners; backing is faded. Moderate soiling, some scratching of covers.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 54139

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See More... Powell, Lawrence Clark AND BROWN, A CHRONICLE OF B.F. STEVENS & BROWN
London Privately printed 1959 12mo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label. (ii), 24 pages with 7 illustrations.
History of this bookseller. The hard bound variant.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 3152

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See More... Powell, Lawrence Clark "... AND BROWN", A CHRONICLE OF B.F. STEVENS & BROWN, LTD., LIBRARY AND FINE ARTS AGENTS OF LONDON, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE YEARS SINCE 1902.
London Privately printed 1959 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (ii), 24 pages with 7 illustrations.
History of this bookseller. Spot on inside front cover.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 96161

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See More... Prinz, August. DER BUCHHANDEL VOM JAHRE 1815 BIS ZUM JAHRE 1843.
Heidelberg Carl Winter 1981 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 80, xiii+(1) pages.
Facsimile of the 1855 second edition; printed as the New Year's gift of the publisher. Intended as a sketch for a history of the book trade; includes sections on the antiquarian booktrade and on lithography.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 47871

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See More... Prinz, August. STAND,BILDUNG UND WESEN DES BUCHHANDELS.
Heidelberg Carl Winter 1978 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 98, viii, (2) pages.
Facsimile of the 1856 edition; printed as the New Year's gift of the publisher. A brief overview of the book trade, with an afterword about the author.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 47870

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See More... (Quaritch, Bernard) A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRM OF BERNARD QUARITCH, 1847-1947.
With a Portrait-Study of the Founder by his Daughter Charlotte Quaritch Wrentmore. London Bernard Quaritch (1947) large 8vo. stiff paper stiff paper wrappers. xvii, 91 pages.
With a 12 page history of the firm. Magnificent catalogue with illustrations, some of which are in color.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 7442

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See More... (Quaritch, Bernard) A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRM OF BERNARD QUARITCH, 1847-1947.
With a Portrait-Study of the Founder by his Daughter Charlotte Quaritch Wrentmore. London Bernard Quaritch (1947) large 8vo. stiff paper stiff paper wrappers. xvii, 91 pages.
With a 12 page history of the firm. Magnificent catalogue with illustrations, some of which are in color. Ink stamp on front cover.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 96716

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See More... (Quaritch, Bernard) A GENERAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ARRANGED IN CLASSES OFFERED FOR SALE BY BERNARD QUARITCH.
London Bernard Quaritch 1868 thick 8vo. original half leather with red cloth, five raised bands, all edges marbled. viii, 1130 pages.
One of the earliest of the Quaritch catalogues and certainly one of the largest with over 12,000 books listed. The two page preface by Quaritch states that special pains had been taken to gather "an almost complete Series of the Transactions of the Learned Societies." This copy has been water damaged at one point and the edges of the pages and some outer margins are darkened. Back cover stained. Text is all there and binding is solid.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 56337

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See More... (Quaritch, Bernard) GENERAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE AFFIXED PRICES BY BERNARD QUARITCH, THE SUPPLEMENT: 1875-1877.
London Bernard Quaritch 1877 very thick 8vo. original half leather binding, all edges marbled. iv, 1672 pages.
Contains 21,470 catalogue entries of antiquarian books for sale by Quaritch. One of the largest antiquarian book catalogues ever produced. Covers worn along edges with heavy rubbing along hinges and raised bands. Back board detached.
Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 71373

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See More... (Quaritch, Bernard) Wrentmore, C. Quaritch (editor) LETTERS FROM EDWARD FITZGERALD TO BERNARD QUARITCH 1853 TO 1883
London Bernard Quaritch 1926 8vo. cloth. viii, 135 pages.
First edition. Illustrated. Reprints of this collection of letters from Fitzgerald to his publisher, Bernard Quaritch. Most of the letters are printed here for the first time. Minor wear at spine ends.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 4097

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See More... Quayle, Eric THE RUIN OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.
London Rupert Hart-Davis 1968 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 290 pages.
First edition. An investigation of the financial ruin of Scott. Detailed study of publishing and bookselling in 19th century England.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 11945

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See More... Rapilly, Georges CATALOGUE DE LIVRES D'ART ARCHITECTURE ET DÉCORATION PEINTURE, SCULPTURE, GRAVURE, ARTS INDUSTRIELS ET D'ESTAMPES ANCIENNES ET MODERNES. EN VENTE CHEZ GEORGES RAPILLY MARCHAND D'ESTAMPES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE LIBRAIRE DE L'ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES BEAUX-ARTS.
4 volumes. (Paris) Georges Rapilly 1888-1908 small 8vo. vol 1: half leather with marbled paper-covered boards; 2: full cloth; 3 & 4: quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, orginal paper wrappers bound-in Variously paginated
Each volume contains about 20 sales catalogues (each of which is 40 pages long and lists approximately 750 texts) put forth by the Parisian bookseller Georges Rapilly. The catalogues list books on architecture, sculpture, painting and engraving. Some catalogues also include prints and portraits, both ancient and modern. Rapilly's customers included the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Bibliothèque Nationale. Rear board detached on Volume one. Some early pages have also detached. Minor rubbing and chipping to covers.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 76202

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See More... Rauch S.A., Nicolas CATALOGUE DE BEAUX LIVRES; VENTES RAUSCH
Mies (Vaud), Genève N. Rauch 1948-1964 sales catalogues, 8vo.; auction catalogues, large 8vo. cloth with paper or leather spine labels; stiff paper wrappers variously paginated
Text in French. Large lot of publications from the mid-century Geneva bookseller Nicolas Rausch. All of these titles were printed in limited editions, generally numbering between 1,000 and 1,500 copies. Includes sales catalogues printed between 1948 and 1961, numbered 1 through 7; auction catalogues from 1952-1962, numbered 1-33 (no. 2 missing), bound in eight volumes, with three additional catalogues from the early 1960s in stiff paper wrappers and three slim bulletins. Contains detailed descriptions of thousands of books. Rausch dealt in books dating from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, and his catalogues are arranged chronologically. He also published several special sales catalogues devoted to topics including incunabula, almanacs, botany and natural history books, artists and the book. With copious reproductions of bindings, facsimile pages, and book illustrations, many of which are in color, some are folded. Auctions include the sales of the libraries of W.S. Kundig and Silvain S. Brunschwig. Not limited to books, the auctions also detail the sales of antiquities, architectural drawings, maps, early photography, prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture. Auction results are loosely inserted into the catalogues. Each catalogue is indexed.
Price: $ 750.00 other currencies Order nr. 76201

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See More... (Rivington) Rivington, Spetimus (editor) THE PUBLISHING HOUSE OF RIVINGTON.
London Rivington, Percival & Co. 1894 8vo. original cloth stamped in gilt. xvi, 81+(1) pages.
First edition. A history of this bookseller - publisher from their beginning in 1711. Illustrated. Scarce title. Covers show light rubbing. Bumped at bottom of spine.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 23811

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See More... (Roberts, Samuel) THE BOOK-BUYER'S CATALOGUE OF STANDARD WORKS AND NEW AND RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
London Samuel E. Roberts n.d. ( circa 1895) small 8vo. cloth-covered boards 11 pages
A catalogue of standard works. Includes an index of publishers, an advertisement for magnetic treatment, a list of useful inventions by Mr. F. Lyst, and an advertisement for the Cabinet File Co. Attached to the back of the front panel is a sample of the Library Book Cover developed by F. Lyst and for sale by Walter Wheeler of London. Some pages colored. Handwritten pencil marks on inside of spine, pages lightly soiled and cloth covering worn at edges, corners and spine.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 87583

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See More... Roman, Anton ANTON ROMAN'S SKETCH OF BIBLIOGRAPHY, WITH AN ESSAY BY ROBERT D. HARLAN
N.P. (but San Francisco) Roxburghe, Zamorano 1986 8vo. stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
Limited to 125 copies. A keepsake for the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs. Rowan was a 19th century San Francisco bookseller. Minor wear.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 101823

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See More... (Rosenthal, Ludwig) INCUNABULA AND POSTINCUNABULA, CATALOGUE 239 ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF LUDWIG ROSENTHAL'S ANTIQUARIAAT, 1859-1984
Hilversum, Netherlands Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariaat 1984 8vo. paper wrappers. Not paginated.
Illustrated including some in color. 125 items described in detail. Wear along hinge.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 35365

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See More... (Rosenthal, Robert) THE BERLIN COLLECTION, BEING A HISTORY AND EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS PURCHASED IN BERLIN IN 1891 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BY WILLIAM RAINER HARPER.
Chicago University of Chicago 1979 square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 88 pages.
Text by Robert Rosenthal. Fascinating tale of the huge acquisition of the stock of S. Calvary & Co. of Berlin.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 30144

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  (Rossberg) Hofmann, Johannes. HUNDERT JAHRE ROSSBER'SCHE BUCHHANDLUNG UND ROSSBERG'SCHE VERLAGSBUCHH ANDLUNG IN LEIPZIG.
N.P. n.p. (1954) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers dust jacket. 35 pages.
Celebrating 100 years of this German bookseller and publisher. Jacket slightly yellowed and torn at head and tail of spine. Corners and head of spine bumped.
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 50875

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See More... Rotzsch, Helmut DER BÖRSENVEREIN DER DEUTSCHEN BUCHHÄNDLER ZU LEIPZIG UND DIE DEUTSCHE BÜCHEREI.
Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der deutschen Nationalbibliothek. Leipzig Deutsche Bücherei 1962 8vo. marbled paper wrappers, paper cover label. 40, (4) pages.
A history from its beginning in 1848.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 114991

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  (Routledge) NEW ILLUSTRATED WORKS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS, BIRTHDAY GIFTS, ETC.
London George Routledge & Co. n.d. (circa 1859) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 24 pages
Among the works advertised are Poems by W. Wordsworth, the Poets of the Nineteenth Century, Longfellow's Poetical Works, and Bunyan's Pligrim's Progress. Catalogue includes black-and-white illustrations. Front and back panels soiled and foxed with small tears at tail of spine.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 87532

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