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(American Antiquarian Society) THE COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY: A 175TH ANNIVERSARY GUIDE.
2 volumes. Worcester (MA) American Antiquarian Society 1987 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cloth-covered slipcase with paper label on front. 183+(1); 81 pages.
The American Antiquarian Society was founded in 1812 by the printer Isaiah Thomas and associates for the purpose of preserving the records of the American Revolution. The Society is today a major archive of materials for American History. One volume is a brief history of the Society and a description of its collections and activities (with some black-and-white photographic illustrations); the other volume lists members.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 54414

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Angle, Paul M. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AN ACCOUNT, HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.
Kingsport Kingsport Press 1958 tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. (vi), 77, (2) pages.
First edition, limited to 1500 copies.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 3071

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(Art) Pollen, John Hungerford. UNIVERSAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON ART, VOL.I A-K / VOL.2 L-Z / VOL.III SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME.
3 volumes. New York Burt Franklin n.d. large 8vo. cloth. (ii),ix,(iii),1030; (iv),1061-2188; (iv),655+(1) pages.
Burt Franklin reprint (their Bibliography and Reference series, no.47) of the original 1870 and 1877 works published by the South Kensington Museum in London. See Besterman 523 for the original. In the 1860's, the Kensington Museum decided to publish a kind of union catalogue of "books on art," based on library holdings in England and elsewhere. To be included were books on "Painting, Sculpture, Architecture; on Mosaics, Enamels; hand-wrought utensils in all materials which show a decorative intention; on tombs, monuments bearing sculpture, and on decoration..." (preface by the editor, John Hungerford Pollen), along with other items of potential interest to art students, including illustrated editions of literary works. Music was excluded. In 1870, the Museum issued a kind of cumulated preliminary version, with about 60,000 entries, arranged simply by author/title in brief, unnumbered entries, with no systematic subject access or indexing. A supplementary volume in the same format, with about 18,000 entries, followed in 1877.
Price: $ 66.00 other currencies Order nr. 51972

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(Art) Pollen, John Hungerford UNIVERSAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ON ART, VOL.I A-K / VOL.2 L-Z / VOL.III SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME.
3 volumes. New York Burt Franklin n.d. large 8vo. cloth. (ii),ix,(iii),1030; (iv),1061-2188; (iv),655+(1) pages.
Burt Franklin reprint (their Bibliography and Reference series, no. 47) of the original 1870 and 1877 works published by the South Kensington Museum in London. See Besterman 523 for the original. In the 1860's, the Kensington Museum decided to publish a kind of union catalogue of "books on art," based on library holdings in England and elsewhere. To be included were books on "Painting, Sculpture, Architecture; on Mosaics, Enamels; hand-wrought utensils in all materials which show a decorative intention; on tombs, monuments bearing sculpture, and on decoration..." (preface by the editor, John Hungerford Pollen), along with other items of potential interest to art students, including illustrated editions of literary works. Music was excluded. In 1870, the Museum issued a kind of cumulated preliminary version, with about 60,000 entries, arranged simply by author/title in brief, unnumbered entries, with no systematic subject access or indexing. A supplementary volume in the same format, with about 18,000 entries, followed in 1877. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Price: $ 115.00 other currencies Order nr. 97952

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(August, Herzog) HERZOG AUGUST ZU BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LUNEBURG, 1579-1666.
Wolfenbüttel Herzog August Bibliothek 1979 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 421, (3) pages.
Magnificent exhibition catalogue devoted to the life and times of this enlightened German prince and the library founded in his honor.
Price: $ 17.00 other currencies Order nr. 37485

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Baker, Hugh S. " RATIONAL AMUSEMENT IN OUR MIDST," PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN CALIFORNIA, 1849-1859.
Berkeley, CA California Library Association 1960 tall 8vo. self paper wrappers. (iv), 26 pages.
Reprinted from The California Historical Society Quarterly, Volume XXXVIII, Number 4, Decemberm, 1959. With a two page foreword by Richard H. Dillon.
Price: $ 13.00 other currencies Order nr. 97238

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(Baylor University) THE ARMSTRONG BROWNING LIBRARY.
Waco, TX Baylor University n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers 32 pages
A guide to the library at Baylor University. Color illustrations throughout featuring the building's architecture and stained glass windows. Acknowledgments by Jack W. Herring, Director of the Library. Business reply envelope and brochure laid in.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 114548

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(Beckley, John) Berkeley, Edmund and Dorothy Smith Berkeley JOHN BECKLEY, ZEALOUS PARTISAN IN A NATION DIVIDED.
Philadelphia American Philosophical Society 1973 thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 312 pages.
First edition. Biography of the first Librarian of Congress. Minor jacket wear.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 418

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Bertrand, Jean. JEAN BERTRAND. BIBLIOTHÈQUE. AUTEURS PAR ORDER ALPHABETIQUE.[From spine labels:]
N.P. n.p. n.d. Book box, labeled as noted above (3320 x 255 mm), hinged on front joint, clasps, full calf over oak boards, two leather spine labels
Book box that, when opened, reveals four green paper-lined sections for catalogue cards (each 42 x 75mm), each section held in place by solid barriers with moveable lettered divisions. A charming and unusual private library catalogue containing a few hundred records in two alphabetically listed columns, with the two further columns filled with blank cards. Many of the card entries are pasted clippings from booksellers' catalogues, some as late as the 1920s. In some cases the clippings are pasted onto the verso of what appear to be earlier ink entries, giving the impression that the catalogue was used over many years. The books described make for a pretty miscellaneous lot of information that do not indicate any particular proclivity of the owner. There are, however, two card entries under Bertrand (Jean) for the Compte-rendu de la Session de Congrès central d'Agriculture for the years 1846 and 1847 respectively. Covers quite bashed with some loss of leather, with some worm drill holes, but all perfectly sound and the wear (arguably) enhances the distressed antique look.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 79943

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Paul Lacombe's copy

LE BIBLIOGRAPHE MODERNE, COURRIER INTERNATIONAL DES ARCHIVES ET DES BIBLIOTHÈQUES.
19 volumes bound in 18. Paris n.p. 1897-1919 large 8vo. quarter leather with five raised bands, marbled paper-covered boards, with original paper wrappers bound in. variously paginated
A complete run of this bimonthly periodical until 1919 (i.e. volumes one to nineteen). The periodical continued to 1931and Superseded Revue internationale des archives, des bibliothèques et des musées. Merged into Revue des bibliothèques. Journal of bibliography, archives, libraries and library sciences. Ex-libris of Paul Lacombe, the French book collector and author. Minor wear to extremities. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale.
Price: $ 1,250.00 other currencies Order nr. 76155

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(Bibliothèque Imperiale) LISTE DES OUVRAGES MIS A LA LIBRE DISPOSITION DU PUBLIC.
Paris Bibliothèque Impériale 1869 8vo. later quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. (ii), 13 pages.
A list of works freely available to the public in the Bibliothèque Impériale. Covers worn and chipped at spine. Library tag on front cover. Wear to front hinge; preliminary blank detached. Library stamps on pp.1, 4, 8, 11.
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 51052

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(Bird & Bull Press) Stewart-Murphy, Charlotte A. A HISTORY OF BRITISH CIRCULATING LIBRARIES, THE BOOK LABELS AND EPHEMERA OF THE PAPANTONIO COLLECTION.
Newton, PA Bird & Bull Press 1992 tall 8vo. quarter leather, decorated paper over boards. 153, (2) pages.
Limited to 185 numbered copies. Printed on Arches mouldmade paper by Henry Morris at The Bird & Bull Press. Gives a history of British circulating libraries through the use of the Papantonio collection of library book labels and book related ephemera of the eighteenth and nineteenth century by the noted English collector Sir Ambrose Heal. The author has thoroughly researched the subject and has produced an interesting account of the libraries and the increase of literacy among the poorer classes. With related information on the printers, booksellers, engravers and bookbinders of the period. Illustrations of sixty-four labels, trade cards and prints are included.
Price: $ 275.00 other currencies Order nr. 34912

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(Birmingham Library) CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS BELONGING TO THE BIRMINGHAM LIBRARY.
Birmingham James Henry Beilby 1849 small 8vo. publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered boards and paper spine label. (iv), 367+(1) pages.
First edition. An extensive listing of works including lists of addenda, public records, laws, proprietors, and the committee. Boards detached, spine loose, text loose in binding. Exlibrary. Spine label mostly rubbed away. Soiled.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 56115

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(Birmingham Library) SUPPLEMENT TO CATALOGUE, FROM 1863 TO NOVEMBER 1873.
Birmingham Printed by Josiah Allen (1873) 8vo. original paper wrappers. (iv), 166 pages.
Some nineteenth century library markings. Front wrapper detached.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 56542

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Bjork, Kaj. FORSOK MED BIBLIOTEK.
Stockholm Statens Offentliga Utredningar (SOU) 1972 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 571, (3) pages, with 12 additional pages of plates and 1 fold-out leaf.
Research publication from the dept. of education of the Swedish government. Statistics and analysis from an in-depth survey of libraries in five districts in Sweden, with charts, tables, etc.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 51519

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BOGVENNEN, AARBOG FOR BOGKUNST OG BOGHISTORIE.
Copenhagen Forening for Boghaandvaerk 1920's-1970's large 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. Various paginations (generally between 100-150 pages per volume).
Various volumes of the Danish annual, The Bibliophile, offered for sale individually. Each volume has illustrations and generally contains 4-6 articles on collections, bindings, publishing, typography, Danish books and collectors, and other book-related matters. Some have brief English-language summaries at the end. Some vols. are unopened. All have their original wrappers, which are usually soiled, chipped, worn and/or torn in some combination and degree. Backings of older issues may be damaged. Available: 1928, 1949, 1951(2), 1952(2), 1953(2), 1954, 1979. Price is per volume.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 51931

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BOGVENNEN, AARBOG FOR BOGKUNST OG BOGHISTORIE.
6 volumes. Copenhagen Forening for Boghaandvaerk 1926-1931 large 8vo. original publishers paste paper covers with paper spine labels. Various paginations (approx. 2,500 pages total).
Six years of the Danish annual The Bibliophile: vols. 15-20 (1926-1931) of the original series The Bibliophile, which began in 1893, had by the 1920's lost interest in book crafts, and deals more with collecting and bibliophile issues, becoming rather more international in outlook. In 1926, reports on Danish Book auctions are added. There is more coverage of libraries and collections/ collectors, and of current book illustration. The reports on the activities of the Association for Book Crafts (Forening...) cease. The historical and retrospective articles continue, of course. Three volumes have cracked hinges. 1928 lacks the spine covering.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 105592

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(Borromäus, H. Karl) VERZEICHNIS DER VON DEM VEREIN VOM H. KARL BORROMÄUS
Empfohlenen Buecher für das Jahr 1885. Köln J. P. Bachem 1884 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 170 pages
Written in German. With 7411 entries of books recommended by the society. Wear, tears, paper loss on extremities, lower half of spine missing, upper half taped, soiled, large diagonal tear on back cover (taped), front cover page partially stuck to title page.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 100684

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(Boston Public Library) ANNUAL LIST OF NEW AND IMPORTANT BOOKS ADDED TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
2 volumes Boston Published by the Trustees 1898-99 8vo. quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards xii,176 pages; xii,164 pages
Annual list of books added to the Boston Public Library, selected from the monthly bulletins, Vol. 1, 1896-97, Vol. 2, 1897-98, with a synopsis of classification. Over ten thousand titles were selected from more than fifteen thousand listed in the bulletins, the proportion of books in the fine arts being the largest. Ex-library copy from the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia, with markings. Some chipping and small tears on spines of both volumes, wear to extremtieis, front free endpaper detached on volume 1.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 69642

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Bostwick, Arthur E. A LIFE WITH MEN AND BOOKS.
New York The H. W. Wilson Co. 1939 thick 8vo. later cloth. 358 pages.
First edition. Autobiography of a famous librarian.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 97337

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(Bradshaw, Henry) Stokes, Roy HENRY BRADSHAW, 1831-1886
Metuchen The Scarecrow Press 1984 8vo. cloth. v, 272 pages.
First edition. Volume Six of the Great Bibliographers Series. Biography of this librarian - bibliographer followed by a bibliography of his writings and excerpts from his works.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 11204

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Breedlove, Joseph Penn DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1840-1940
A Brief Account with Reminiscences Durham, N.C. The Friends of Duke University 1955 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (ii), 81+(1) pages
Details the history of said library based on its members' memories. Wrappers worn - soiled, creased short tears.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 97509

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(Brett, William Howard) Eastman, Linda A. PORTRAIT OF A LIBRARIAN WILLIAM HOWARD BRETT.
Chicago American Library Association 1940 8vo. cloth. (x), 104, (2) pages.
First edition. A biography of this well-known Cleveland librarian. Ex library copy with markings.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 100804

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(Brigham, Clarence Saunders) CLARENCE SAUNDERS BRIGHAM 1877-1963.
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1963 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. 14 pages.
Reprinted from the Proceedings.
Price: $ 12.50 other currencies Order nr. 915

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(British Library) INDEX TO THE ADDITIONAL MANUSCRIPTS, WITH THOSE OF THE EGERTON COLLECTION, PRESERVED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND ACQUIRED IN THE YEARS 1783-1836.
London Printed by Order of the Trustees [of the Museum] 1849 large 4to. all but disbound. (iv), 514 pages.
Between the publication of the 1782 Ayscough catalogue and the inception of the Index to the Additions in 1836, the British Museum acquired about 5,000 manuscripts or manuscript sets. The Index to the Additions was not retroactive, and manuscript acquisitions from 1783 through 1835 had, therefore, no coverage in any printed catalogue until this gap was closed in 1849 by this "Index." The first 2,000 or so of the approximately 5,000 entries (numbered 5018 to 10,018) were taken from manuscript catalogues at the Museum, and most of the remaining 3,000 (post-1828) were extracted from the annual printed lists of donations and bequests, or from those of additions, with a few additional items. This resulted in a certain lack of uniformity in description, but the Museum felt that the problem was not serious enough to justify postponement (for editing) of this much-needed publication. Nineteenth century library markings. Pages 509-514 provided in photocopy facsimile. Front and rear boards detached, spine lacking. Boards heavily worn at edges and corners. First several pages detached. Some chipping to edges of title page. Soiled.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 56199

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