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Church, A.H., W.Y. Fletcher, J. Starkie Gardner, Albert Hartshorne, and C.H. Reed SOME MINOR ARTS AS PRACTISED IN ENGLAND.
London Seeley and Co. 1894 folio. cloth with gilt-stamping on front board and spine, all edges gilt. viii, 82, (2) pages
A study of English "minor arts" which includes a section on bookbinding. Illustrates bound works from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, and discussing the art of bookbinding to the late 19th century. Table of contents, list of illustrations, and list of other works by the publisher. Tissue-guarded color plates with black and white illustrations throughout. Some light foxing; tissue guards tanned. Boards rubbed at edges and along spine.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 114196

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Clay, Jehu Curtis ANNALS OF THE SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE.
With an Introduction by Henry S. Henschen and an appendix in memory of John Ericsson (1803-1889). Chicago John Ericsson Memorial Committee 1938 8vo. cloth. 232 pages.
Fourth edition. Lacks dust jacket.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 110128

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(Club of Odd Volumes) TENTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Boston The Club of Odd Volumes 1897 8vo. contemporary half leather, marble paper covered boards, top edge gilt, original stiff paper wrappers bound in (v), 73 pages
Exhibition of Early New England history, Rare and Curious Books, autographs, prints and etchings. With 555 items listed. Black-and-white frontispiece. Some rubbing to the leather, slight wear to the head of the spine. Previous owners bookplate on the front pastedown.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 106240

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Coakley, J.F. THE TYPOGRAPHY OF SYRIAC: A HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTING TYPES, 1537-1958.
New Castle, Delaware and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2006 7 x 10 inches hardcover 272 pages
Syriac, a dialect of the ancient Aramaic language, has a remarkable Christian literature spanning a thousand years from the fourth to the thirteenth century, including important versions of the Bible. It remains the liturgical language of several churches in the Middle East, India, and the west, and 'Modern Syriac' is a vernacular still in use today. It is no wonder that this language has a long and rich printing history. The challenge of conveying the beautiful cursive Syriac script, in one or another of its three varieties, was taken up by many well-known type-designers in the letterpress era, from Robert Granjon in the sixteenth century to the Monotype and Linotype corporations in the twentieth, as well as by many lesser-known ones. This study records and abundantly illustrates no fewer than 129 different Syriac types, using archival documents, type-specimens, and the often scattered evidence of the print itself. The Typography of Syriac will be of interest not only to scholars of Middle Eastern languages and scripts but also to all historians of type and printing.
J. F. Coakley is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and on the staff of Houghton Library, at Harvard University. His private press, the Jericho Press, occasionally makes use of Syriac and other exotic types.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 91843

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Cohen, Ralph and Murray Krieger LITERATURE AND HISTORY, PAPERS READ AT A CLARK LIBRARY SEMINAR, MARCH 3, 1973.
Los Angeles William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 1974 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. v, 85 pages.
Introduction by Richard Lehan.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 95428

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Cole, Arthur H. THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS LITERATURE.
Boston, MA Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (1957) tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label (v), 56 pages
With a preface. Wear at extremities.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 101395

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Colombain, Marcel. L' AVENTURE MULTIPLE DES OUTLIS DE L'ECRITURE.
Fontenay-Le-Comte P. &. O. Lussaud Frères (1963) 8vo. paper wrappers. x, 150 pages.
A history of the development of writing and writing instruments. Minor wear to wrappers.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 48566

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Compton, Charles H. TWENTY-FIVE CRUCIAL YEARS OF THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1927 TO 1952
With a Supplement: The Library's Readers by Charles H. Compton, Margery Doud, Gertrude G. Drury, Josephine B. Farrington, Marie J. Stanton, Eunice Weis (St, Louis) St. Louis Public Library 1953 8vo. cloth (ii), 204 pages
Chronicles a significant period in the library's history. Faint scratch on front cover.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 98462

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(Compton, Spencer) PATENT OF NOBILITY APPOINTING SPENCER COMPTON BARON OF WILMINGTON.
Wilmington Wilmington Trust Co. n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages.
Reprint of the Patent grant to Compton by George the Second.
Price: $ 7.50 other currencies Order nr. 66797

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Connor, R.D.W. NORTH CAROLINA, REBUILDING AN ANCIENT COMMONWEALTH, 1584-1925.
4 volumes. Chicago and New York American Historical Society, Inc 1929, 1928 4to. simulated leather with embossed stamping, all edges marbled. lxii,613; 698; 559; 630 pages.
First edition. Illustrated throughout. Rubbed at spine ends and along edges.
Price: $ 275.00 other currencies Order nr. 105940

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Conrad, Henry C. HISTORY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE FROM THE EARLIEST SETTLEMENTS TO THE YEAR 1907.
3 volumes. Wilmington Published by the Author 1908 small 4to. cloth. (vi),396; (vi),397- 794; (vi),795-1179 pages.
With numerous plates showing scenes of Delaware and portraits of important people. The author has signed the front free endpaper of volume one. Spine of volume three is spotted. Includes a general history of the state, histories of the counties and hundreds, and biographical sketches of prominent Delawareans. Some pages roughly opened.
Price: $ 350.00 other currencies Order nr. 28365

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Cooch, Edward W. DELAWARE HISTORIC EVENTS, A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES AND ADDRESSES.
Cooch's Bridge Edward W. Cooch 1946 8vo. cloth. 159 pages.
B1-1498. With various foldout maps and other illustrations. Includes chapters on Gunning Bedford, Jr., Valentine Hollingsworth, Lafayette, Captain Caldwell and George B. Hynson. Large foldout map loosely inserted in back. Related newspaper article loosely inserted (which has yellowed the front pastedown and free endpaper.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 65842

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Cooch, Francis A. THE LITTLE KNOWN HISTORY OF NEWARK, DELAWARE AND ITS ENVIRONS.
With an Introduction by George H. Ryden. Newark, DE The Press of Kells 1936 8vo. cloth xviii, 297 pages.
B1-601. First edition. Illustrated. Lacks dust jacket.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 29731

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(Cooper, Artemis) HAIL FRIEND AND READ, SALUT A TOI AMI ETLIS
Paris British Council (1997) square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 72 pages
Written in English and French. The Duff Cooper Library. Contains several black-and-white and color plates.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 101737

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Cooper, Constance J. (Editor) 350 YEARS OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
New Castle New Castle Historical Society and Cedar Tree Books 2001 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 206, (2) pages.
First edition. A chronological history of the town of New Castle with illustrations. Signed and dated (2001) by the editor on the half-title.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 97234

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Cooper, Constance J. (Editor) 350 YEARS OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
New Castle New Castle Historical Society and Cedar Tree Books 2010 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xvi, 206, (2) pages.
First edition. A chronological history of the town of New Castle with illustrations.
Price: $ 29.95 other currencies Order nr. 106339

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Cooper, Constance J. ROCKFORD TOWER.
Wilmington The Cedar Tree Press 1992 8vo. cloth. xi, 24+(1) pages.
Second printing, limited to 500 copies, and containing a new one page preface to this printing. The first printing was issued in 1990 and was limited to 800 copies. Introduction by Nicholas L. Cerchio III. Illustrated history of this Wilmington water tower. Reproduces a Robert Shaw etching.
Price: $ 14.95 other currencies Order nr. 68577

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Cordier, Henri HISTOIRE GENERALE DE LA CHINE ET DE SES RELATIONS AVEC LES PAYS ETRANGERS. DEPUIS LES TEMPS LES PLUS ANCIENS JUSQU'A LA CHUTE DE LA DYNASTIE MANDCHOUE.
4 volumes Paris Libraire Paul Geuthner 1920, 1921 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 574; 434; 428; 427 pages
Four volume set. History of China written in the French language. Pages are mostly uncut in volume I and uncut in volumes II - IV. Volume I has some bumping to the top rear corner. All four volumes have some fading to the spines and minor soiling to the covers.
Price: $ 175.00 other currencies Order nr. 104145

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(Corporation of London) CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF THE CIRCULATING PORTION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.
London (Corporation of London) 1863 8vo. original cloth. vi, 154+(1) pages.
A catalogue from the London Library with entries on subjects such as British and Irish history, voyages and travel, classical and miscellaneou literature, ecclesiastical history and antiquities and more. Index of authors and subjects. Covers detached, front board mising and spine covering lacking. Text block broken in two parts. Ex Mercantile LIbrary with markings.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 70411

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Cortada, James W. A BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO SPANISH DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 1460-1977.
Westport, CT Greenwood Press (1977) 8vo. cloth xiii+(i), 390+(1) pages
Bibliography to all the historical studies related to Spanish diplomatic history during the period from 1460-1977. Reproduced from typescript.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 77328

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Coulter, Edith M. GUIDE TO HISTORICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES, A CRITICAL AND SYSTEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS.
Berkeley University of California Press 1927 small 8vo. cloth vi, 104 pages
First edition. Chapters on historical bibliographies, North America, Indians of North America, and other geographical listings by country and continent, including Oceanica, with annotatilons on each entry.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 62972

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(Cox, Walter Chiles) Laughlin, Virginia E. SHELF LIST AND CATALOGUE OF THE COX LIBRARY, A COLLECTION OF LOCAL HISTORIES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
Tucson(AZ) The Cox Library 1963 square small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 309 pages.
Over 3,000 entries for local histories and biographical/ genealogical compilations. Arranged by state, and by county as appropriate. Covers soiled with crease corners; backing chipped.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 54897

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Croft-Cooke,Rupert and Peter Cotes CIRCUS
A World History New York Macmillan Publishing (1976) large 4to. cloth, dust jacket 192 pages
Well-illustrated history of the Circus. Stamped "Not for Resale" at some time in the past. Boards a little worn at the extremities. Dust jacket has several closed tears, chips and nicks.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 95859

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Cruz, Laura THE PARADOX OF PROSPERITY: THE LEIDEN BOOKSELLERS' GUILD AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE.
With a Foreword by Jan de Vries New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2009 6 x 9 inches hardcover, dust jacket 256 pages
First edition. In The Paradox of Prosperity, Laura Cruz explores the world of the book trades as it was constructed in Leiden in the decades after the Revolt against Spanish rule. She traces the migration of printers from the Southern Netherlands to Leiden and observes how they congregated within the city and sought contracts with the city's new university. But this is only the beginning of a multifaceted analysis of the development of a market-driven industry that eventually is organized under the protective umbrella of a guild. And this guild, in turn, is something other than the traditional guilds of medieval origins. Rather than a bulwark against market forces, the guild of the printers was an instrument to exercise market power. This book offers a fresh look at the role of an institution that is often dismissed, even in the early modern period, as a relic of an earlier time.

Leiden's book trade was unique, exhibiting a specific quality that calls for a specific explanation. Laura Cruz addresses this historical specificity, but goes a step further. Leiden publishing emerged as an industry with a European scope and with national and international competitors. Distinguishing the particular from the general and the accidental or providential from the systematic forces at play within early modern European society is an historian's duty, but one that is often neglected. Savoring the particular is often thought to be enough, indeed, to be the only real purpose of history. Laura Cruz goes further, harnessing her rich historical material to the methods of economic and social history. From this vantage point, she addresses questions that give new insights to the culture of the young Republic that are based not only on the thoughts and dreams of individuals, but also on the behavior and aspirations of groups and the constraints and opportunities presented by institutions.

Laura Cruz is an Associate Professor of History at Western Carolina University. She earned her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 2001. Her publications include multiple articles on book markets, social networking and death practices in the seventeenth-century Netherlands. She currently serves as the President of the Society for Netherlandic History and the book review editor for the journal Itinerario.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 96671

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(Curtis Paper Company) Miers, Earl Schenck ON, PALE RIDER! THE STORY OF CAESAR RODNEY AND HIS IMMORTAL RIDE.
Newark Curtis Paper Company 1964 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 26, (4) pages.
B2-1298. The 11th in a series of booklets issued by Curtis. Printed at the Spiral Press and designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Two photographs of Rodney statues by Fred J. Maroon and a drawing for the cover by Reynard Biemiller.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 67112

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