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(Bayard, James Asheton) Conrad, Henry C. LETTERS OF JAMES ASHETON BAYARD, 1802-1814.
Wilmington The Historical Society of Delaware 1901 8vo. paper wrappers. 44 pages.
B1-881. Papers of the Society XXXI. Reprint of the letters from Bayard to Caesar Augustus Rodney. Bayard wrote these letters while in the House, Senate and diplomatic missions abroad. Illustrated. Chipped around edges with small pieces missing.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 29138

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(Beckford, William) Brockman, H.A.N. THE CALIPH OF FONTHILL.
London Werner Laurie (1956) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 219 pages.
First edition. Biography of this eccentric Englishman. Jacket rubbed. Tape removed from copyright page.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 13102

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(Belisario, Isaac Mendes) Ranston, Jackie BELISARIO SKETCHES OF CHARACTER: A HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY OF A JAMAICAN ARTIST.
Kingston, Jamaica The Mill Press 2008 4to. cloth, dust jacket xix, 409+(1) pages
A scion of a wealthy Jewish merchants and slave traders, Belisario (1794-1849) is nonetheless noted for his artwork depicting slave life and culture. The first historical study of this otherwise little-known painter and lithographer. The author focuses on the subject's and his family's response to the upheavals in the Caribbean world in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Frontispiece illustration of Belisario. Author's note, foreword by Professor Rex Nettleford of the University of the West Indies. Epilogue, "family trees and traits," notes, appendices, bibliography, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, index. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket slightly bent at edges.
Price: $ 120.00 other currencies Order nr. 115206

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(Bell, Moberly) Kitchin, F. Harcourt MOBERLY BELL AND HIS TIMES
London Philip Allan & Co. 1925 8vo. cloth with gilt lettering (x), 298 pages.
An unofficial narrative of the life and times of Moberly Bell, the manager of the Times from 1890-1908. Library book plate on front pastedown endpaper. Library mark on title and copyright page. Endpaper slightly discolored. Wear on spine and corners, and lower corners bumped. Blank preceding the rear free endpaper lacking bottom two inches.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 87197

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(Berthelot, Marcelin) CENTENAIRE DE MARCELIN BERTHELOT.
Paris (Imprimerie de Vaugirard) 1929 folio full leather, spine stamped in gilt with inset profile portrait in relief on cover, all edges speckled, slipcase with protective board vii, 709+(1) pages with additional leaves of illustrations
Produced after a symposium commemorating the centennial of Marcelin Berthelot's birth. Berthelot (1827-1907) was a French scientist who made landmark contributions to synthetic organic chemistry. Includes a biographical essay, a comprehensive bibliography of Berthelot's publications, tributes from his colleagues, and lists of symposium attendees. Notices of praise for the chemist from an international assortment of universities and research institutions are reprinted, some in color. Marbled endpapers. Well-illustrated with black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of Berthelot's notes. A few subtle scratches/marks on the covers; slipcover shows much wear, rubbing. Magnificent production.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 73975

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(Blake, William) Gilchrist, Alexander THE LIFE OF WILLIAM BLAKE, WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS.
2 volumes London and Cambridge Macmillan and Co. 1863 8vo. original cloth, title and decorations blind-stamped and gilded on boards, gilt title on spine xiv,(ii),389+(1); vii,(i),268 pages
The first volume of this comprehensive work on Blake contains a biography of Blake's life illustrated with numerous examples of Blake's own works in facsimile by W. J. Linton and in photolithography with a few of Blake's original plates, some of which fold out. The second volume contains selections from Blake's work, including his most well-known collections of poetry, Songs of Innocence and Experience, and the poem The Book of Thel, as well as other poetical sketches and works of prose. This volume also includes twenty-nine poems hitherto unpublished, an Annotated Catalogue of Blake's Pictures and Drawings, and thirty-seven plates of engraved designs from The Book of Job and Songs of Innocence and Experience. Recased with original cloth laid-down on newer cloth. Wear along edges.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 95257

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(Bookbinding) Brockwell, Maurice W. " W.H. JAMES WEALE, THE PIONEER."
(Oxford) Oxford University Press 1951 8vo. stiff paper wrappers pp. 200-211
An article in "The Library", Fifth Series, Vol. VI, Nos. 3/4, December 1951. Laid-in is a note from the Bibliographical society, as well as a note about an charity auction. Weale was a binding authority. Minor wear, head of spine separating.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 100885

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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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(Brownings) Whiting, Lilian THE BROWNINGS: THEIR LIFE AND ART.
Boston Little, Brown and Company 1911 8vo. cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on cover and spine, two portrait paper labels on front cover vix, 304 pages plus 35 plates
First edition (Broughton, Northup and Pearsall, 250). With detailed biographical information and notes on the work of Robert and Elizabeth Browning. Portrait frontispiece of Robert with tissue guard printed in red. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Photogravures of the Brownings laid-on within gilt floral framing on front cover. Top edge gilt. Uncut fore and bottom edges. Gilt faded from spine. Head and tail of spine worn.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 86873

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(Busch, Wilhelm) WILHELM BUSCH LUSTIGE KLEINIGKEITEN
Mit einer Einleitung von Georg Jacob Wolf. München Delphin-Verlag (1919) 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 46, (2) pages
Written in German. With an introduction by Georg Jacob Wolf, and 32 black-and-white drawings. Wilhelm Busch was a poet and artist famous for his comical picture stories. With two pages of advertisements at the end. Corners bumped and slightly rubbed, edges worn, front cover and edges of back cover faded.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 100661

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(Camp, Charles L.) Farquhar, Francis P. CHARLES L. CAMP, BIOGRAPHER OF THE WEST
N.P. n.p. (1963) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (4) pages.
Reprinted from "The Pacific Historian", November 1963.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 100710

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Chanin, Eileen BOOK LIFE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID SCOTT MITCHELL.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2012 6 x 9.25 inches paperback 496 pages
Australia's greatest book collector, David Scott Mitchell, gave his extraordinary library and a bequest for its development to the people of Sydney and the world. Book Life: The Life and Times of David Scott Mitchell, by Eileen Chanin, is the first comprehensive account of his life and collecting, told through books, readings, and contemporary correspondence.

Mitchell was a man of astoundingly diverse interests whose collection was not merely for show or posterity, but was, in fact, his own personal reading library. Thus, we can learn much about him by examining his books. Previously labeled as an enigma and portrayed as recluse, Mitchell's true self is revealed through this book. Many books in his collection were written by people he knew, and letters reveal a more socially connected Mitchell than ever seen before. Chanin also delves into the historical events he lived through and their impact on his life and collection.

The growth of Australia from an island of criminals to a legitimate nation happened almost literally during Mitchell's lifetime. Mitchell collected books on Australian history before it was even studied at Melbourne University. Without his contributions, it is unlikely that a full history of Australia could be written.

In the foreword, Bob Carr, former Premier of New South Wales, praises Mitchell's benevolence and hails the Mitchell Library as the "DNA of Australia." The story of his life and collection is important to the story of Australia as a nation and is "in danger of slipping from history."

This book features dozens of color illustrations and black-and-white photographs. Also included are notes, bibliography, index, a list of dramatis personae and several family trees.

The first edition sold out within six months - ahead of news that the book was awarded the 2011 Alex Buxo Prize and shortlisted for the prestigious Waverley Library Award for Literature sponsored by the Copyright Agency Limited's Cultural Fund. The book was also one of five books shortlisted for the 2012 Magarey Medal for Biography, awarded by the Australian Historical Association.

Available in Australia from Australian Scholarly Publishing
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 108954

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Clark Jr., Raymond B. EVERY NAME INDEX TO MEMORANDUM BOOK OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHES OF ISAAC SULLIVAN OF PORTVILLE, BROAD CREEK HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE.
St. Michaels n.p. 1986 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 27+(1) pages.
Covers the period 1818 to 1844. Two page introduction by the author.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90283

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(Cockerill, John A.) King, Homer W. PULITZER'S PRIZE EDITOR
A Biography of John A. Cockerill, 1845-1896 Durham, North Carolina Duke University Press 1965 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xx, 336 pages
Re-creates the career of the caustic and courageous editor who stood behind Joseph Pulitzer in the conversion of the moribund New York World into the most influential American newspaper of its day.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 97499

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(Cutter, Charles Ammi) Cutter, William Parker CHARLES AMMI CUTTER.
Chicago American Library Association 1931 small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper covered boards, paper spine label. xvi, 66, (2) pages
First edition, limited to 1000 copies, and issued by the ALA as no.3 in its American library pioneer series. Charles Ammi Cutter (1837-1903) catalogued the books in the Harvard College library, was librarian at the Boston Atheneum, and an early president of the ALA. Printed by Daniel Berkeley Updike at his Merrymount Press. Some wear at corners. Well preserved copy.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 114636

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(Dana, John Cotton) Hadley, Chalmers JOHN COTTON DANA, A SKETCH.
Chicago American Library Association 1943 small 8vo. two-toned cloth (x), 105+(1) pages
First edition. No. 5 in the American library pioneers series. John Cotton Dana (1856-1929) was Denver's first librarian, a president of ALA, librarian at Spingfield, MA and Newark, NJ, and highly regarded as an innovator. Presentation on free endpaper "To Charles A. Compton from his frined and library room-mate, Chalmers Hadley, July 21st 1943."
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 97298

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(Daumier, Honoré) Fuchs, Eduard DER MALER DAUMIER.
München Albert Langen 1930 folio cloth 352 pages
Text in German. This is a second edition with additional index and information. Included are over 108 textual illustrations, 6 supplements, and over 560 illustrations on 352 plates. A short history of Daumier is provided. Honoré Daumier (February 26, 1808-February 10, 1879), was a French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, sculptor, and one of the most gifted and prolific draftsmen of his time. In addition to his prodigious activity in the field of caricature, the list of Daumier's lithographed plates compiled in 1904 numbers no fewer than 3,958. (The Art of the French Illustrated Book 1700-1914, Ray, 228) Corners and ends of spine have been lightly bumped, very mild wear to edges of covers. Light foxing to endpapers.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 95662

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(De Vinne, Theodore) Tichenor, Irene NO ART WITHOUT CRAFT, THE LIFE OF THEODORE LOW DE VINNE, PRINTER
Boston David R. Godine (2005) 8vo. cloth with dust jacket (vi), xi,(i), 329 +1 pages
This is new full scale biography of Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914), which explores the life of a seminal figure in the history of American printing. His masterly printing of wood engravings, together with his obsession with presswork, tight composition, and typefaces, gained him and his firm an international reputation and made De Vinne a rich man. His four volumes on the practice of typography are considered classics & he made significant scholarly contributions to the study of early printed books. He was also one of the founding members, in 1884, of the Grolier Club.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 88858

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(Dickson, William Purdie) Galbraith, James Lachlan THE CURATOR OF THE GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
Glasgow James MacLehose and Sons 1909 12mo. cloth (viii), 43+(1) pages
A biographical sketch of the life of William Purdie Dickson (1823-1901), who became curator of the library in 1866. He was also a Professor of Divinity and Dean of the College. Dedication. Preface. Spine and edges of boards faded. Light foxing. Unopened.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 114224

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Doesschate, G. ten DE UTRECHTSE UNIVERSITEIT EN DE GENEESKUNDE, 1636-1900.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1963 8vo stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 180 pages.
A history of the Medical Faculty of Utrecht University 1636-1900, mainly consisting of a series of biographies of the subsequent professors of medicine. Text in Dutch, with summary in English. With 20 plates.

Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE GRAAF Publishers.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 103341

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(Drinker, Elizabeth) Biddle, Henry D. (editor) EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF ELIZABETH DRINKER FROM 1759 TO 1807, A.D.
Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott Company 1889 8vo. original cloth, beveled edges, top edge gilt. 423 pages.
First edition (Howes B427(a)). From the journal of the author's maternal great-grandmother. Fascinating insight into Philadelphia life leading up to the Revolution, the Yellow-Fever period, Quakerism, and beyond. With an index of names and places. Light cover rubbing. Inside hinges cracked but solid.
Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 99986

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Dzwonkoski, Peter (editor) AMERICAN LITERARY PUBLISHING HOUSES, 1638-1899.
2 volumes. Detroit, MI Gale Research Company (1986) 4to. cloth. xxiv,328; xvi,329-715 pages
First edition. Volume 49 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography. Illustrated.
Price: $ 90.00 other currencies Order nr. 108032

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Elliott, Emory (editor) AMERICAN WRITERS OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC.
Detroit Gale Research Company (1985) 4to cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine and front board xiii, 374 pages
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 37. Biographical essays of major literary figures in the early American republic. Essays include list of publications, full-length biographies and location of primary-source material. Table of contents, "plan of the series," foreword by the editor, and acknowledgements. Black and white illustrations. Two appendices (includes essay by the editor, "A Crisis of Culture: The Changing Role of Religionin the New Republic"), supplementary reading list and cumulative index. Publisher's press release laid in.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 108868

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(Finch, Calicot) Nitchie, Elizabeth THE REVEREND COLONEL FINCH.
New York Columbia University Press 1940 8vo. cloth (x), 108, (2) pages
A study of the life of Calicot Finch (a.k.a. Robert Finch) and his life in pursuit of knowledge, as well as his connections with English contemporary literary figures. Preface, table of contents, description of the Finch collection at Oxford University. Two black and white plates.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 115812

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(Fisher, Sidney George) Wainwright, Nicholas B. (editor) A PHILADELPHIA PERSPECTIVE, THE DIARY OF SIDNEY GEORGE FISHER COVERING THE YEARS 1834-1871.
Philadelphia The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1967 tall 8vo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label, dust jacket. x, 626 pages.
See B2-310. First edition thus, taken from the many original diaries kept by Fisher and in the Historical Society. Fisher owned Mount Harmon plantation in Cecil County, Maryland, which was eventually returned to the family by Mrs. Harry Clark Boden of Newark, Delaware. She sponsored the publication of this edited version of the diary.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 89220

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