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See More... (Adams, Fred) F.B.A. JR.
N.P. n.p. 1963 4to. cord-tied stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
This keepsake consists of a menu for a luncheon in honor of Frederick B. Adams given on December 2, 1963, a chronology of "Some notable events at the Pierpont Morgan Library as seen by the Poets and Chroniclers," and a list of attendees.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 95482

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See More... (Adams, Joseph Quincy) McManaway, James G., Giles E. Dawson and Edwin B. Willoughby (editors) JOSEPH QUINCY ADAMS: MEMORIAL STUDIES.
Washington The Folger Shakespeare Library 1948 8vo. cloth x, 808 pages
Essays, with footnotes, in honor of Shakespeare scholar and Folger Library director Joseph Quincy Adams (1881-1946). Frontispiece illustration of Adams. Preface by McManaway. Table of contents. Bibliography of Adams.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 114791

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See More... (Adams, Randolph) A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RANDOLPH G. ADAMS WITH AN INTRODUCTRY MEMOIR.
Ann Arbor William L. Clements Library 1962 large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 35 pages.
Limited to 750 copies. Includes a bibliography by Georgia Haugh and a biography by Howard H. Peckham.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 77255

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See More... (Adams, Randolph Greenfield) RANDOLPH GREENFIELD ADAMS, 1892-1951.
Ann Arbor The Clements Library Associates 1951 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (8) pages.
Small pamphlet with biographical content printed to commemorate the life of this noted librarian.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 89943

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See More... (Africa) Fawcett, Robin. INTRODUCING AND RUNNING CLASS LIBRARIES.
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Foundation 1968 8vo. paper wrappers. vi, 54 pages.
African librarianship. Presentation to Siefred Taubert thanking him for getting Kenya into the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 50602

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See More... (Alderman Library) ALDERMAN LIBRARY: 50 YEARS
The Keepsake of an Exhibition Stettinius Gallery-Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1 March-31 August 1988 n.p. (University of Virginia 1988) oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers unpaginated
A commemoration of the semicentennial of Alderman Library's beginning by reviewing some major events that led to the Library's international stature as a major housing of academic research collections.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 97459

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See More... Allen, Thelma E. and Daryl Ann Dickman (editors) NEW RULES FOR AN OLD GAME
Proceedings of a Workshop on the 1967 Anglo-American Cataloguing Code Held by the School of Librarianship, The University of British Columbia, April 13 and 14, 1967. Vancouver University of British Columbia 1967 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 175+(1) pages
Contains transcripts of speeches and sessions from this two-day workshop. Gift note laid-in with the signatures of editors. Spine slightly faded.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 97504

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See More... (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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See More... (Amherst) FRIENDS OF THE AMHERST COLLEGE LIBRARY TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 1968-1993
N.P. (Friends of the Amherst College Library 1995) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 32 pages
A compilation of reflections by various chairmen, etc. as well as various appendices. Written in ink on front cover is "Frost Library_______" which appears on the first page. Minor wear.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 102147

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See More... Anaya Espinasse, Arch. José María NOTICIA SINÓPTICA SOBRE DOCUMENTACIÓN EN EL ARCHIVO DEL MUSEO COLONIAL E HISTÓRICO " ENRIQUE UDAONDO"
Serie "Temas Archivisticos " No. 5 Buenos Aires Edition de Homenaje 1973 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (viii), 115, (3) pages
Rusted along staples.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 91757

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See More... 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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See More... ARBEITEN AUS DEM EVANGELISCHEN BIBLIOTHEKAR-LEHRINSTITUT.
4 volumes. Göttingen Evangelisches Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977 one large 8vo. & 3 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with fabric covered spine. (iv),iii,46; 48; (xxii),44,xxiv; x,70 pages.
Volumes 4, 6, 7, and 8 in this series. Includes studies of journalistic documentation of news in public libraries, of specialized bibliographies and catalogues, on the catalogue of a children's library, and on organizations for evangelical books.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 51247

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See More... Archer, H. Richard (editor) RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS, SOME THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR USE BY LIBRARIANS AND STUDENTS.
Chicago American Library Assoc. 1965 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, 128 pages.
Articles by Wynne, Wolf, Peckham, Baughman, Alden, Storm, French and others. Bookplate.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 16470

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See More... (Argentina) Becu, Teodoro. LA BIBLIOGRAFIA EN LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA.
Buenos Aires Comite Argentino de Bibliotecarios de Instituciones Cientificas y Technicas 1945 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 34, (2) pages.
First edition. Volume two of the series Contribuciones al Conocimiento de la Bibliotecologia(Contributions to the Knowledge of Library Science). An informative essay analyzing the literary publications of Argentina and the issue of an official national bibliography. Text in Spanish. Minor spotting to cover.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 57323

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See More... (Argentina) CATALOGO DE LA BIBLIOTECA POR ORDEN ALFABETICO DE AUTORES...
Cordoba [Argentina] Universidad Nacional de Cordoba 1914 large 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 165 pages.
Books in the Univ. Nac. in the above sections, by author or by title where no main author is available. With a list of theses and of works received too late for inclusion in the main list. Author index. Covers irregularly faded, somewhat soiled. Backing separating at top.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 51043

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See More... (Argentina) CATALOGO DE LA BIBLIOTECA POR ORDEN ALFABETICO DE AUTORES, 2. SECCION, HISTORIA Y GEOGRAFIA...
Cordoba Universidad Nacional 1908 large 8vo. sewn, stiff paper covers. 3-158 pages.
Not in Besterman. About 1,100 author/title main entries arranged by subject or format: history, geography, voyages, atlases and maps, dictionaries, pamphlets, bibliographies--followed by 350+ entries for periodicals and an alphabetical index. Covers soiled, light browning around edges. Lacks backing.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 52023

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See More... (Argentina) CONGRESO NACIONAL, BIBLIOTECA, CATALOGO GENERAL.
Tomo 1. Buenos Aires Congreso Nacional n.d. (1913) small 4to. quarter cloth, marbled boards. (iv), 482 pages.
Alphabetical catalogue (author/country/title) of the holdings of the library of the Argentine Congreso Nacional (not to be confused with the Biblioteca Nacional). Entries, which are bibliographically somewhat minimal, for 3,914 works and 20,530 volumes. This work is complete in itself, but was also meant to be the first of a series of publications, which is probably why it is called "tomo I." A few very small worm holes in the cloth. Covers bumped, chipped. The backing is frayed at top and bottom and has almost completely separated at the outside of the hinge along the back cover. Top edge soiled, first and last 3-4 pages foxed, as is the front edge.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 50233

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See More... (Argentina) EXPOSICION DEL LIBRO Y DE LA LITOGRAFIA.
Buenos Aires Circulo Militar 1940 small 4to. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. viii, 137, (3) pages.
Limited to 1,900 copies. Not in Besterman. catalogue for an exhibition in Buenos Aires of books and lithographs organized by the "Circulo Militar" for the inauguration of the National Military Library and the Museum of Arms: 1,334 numbered, rather minimal entries for books arranged by category (countries, bibliographies of Napoleon, the English Invasion, etc.), with 34 additional entries, and 64 numbered entries for lithographs. Browned, covers chipped, starting to detach. Backing partly missing.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 51920

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See More... (Argentina) Matjevic, Nicolas. BIBLIOGRAFIA BIBLIOTECOLOGICA ARGENTINA.
Bahia Blanca Universidad Nacional del Sur n.d. (1969) small 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. (ii), xii, 354 pages.
Per introduction: "the first bibliography dedicated in form exclusively to Argentine output in the field of library science" (p.V). Classified bibliography arranged according to the Universal Decimal Classification, with 77 topical subdivisions covering library topics and related fields such as the book trade, and printing and publishing, especially in Argentina. 2,539 numbered entries, mostly from the 1920's on, covering books, book chapters, articles, official documents, conference materials, and other items. With an alphabetical index of personal/corporate authors, organizations, translators, and other originators of documents. Preliminary matter printed in an unusual sans serif, with the rest reproduced from typescript. Wrappers lightly soiled, creased or worn at corners; back creased, chipped at bottom.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 50245

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See More... Ash, Lee THE ARCHONS OF THE COLOPHON, 1909-1917 AND 1926-1969: "MUCH AND LITTLE CHANGED".
An address at the Sixtieth Year's Anniversary Meeting on May 1, 1969 N.P. H.W. Wilson Company 1969 large 12mo stiff paper wrappers (iv), 54, (2) pages
Edition limited to 500 copies. Printed "for distribution to The Archons of Colophon, and to some friends, and to a few libraries." Ash's history is followed by appendices which include among other things a list of known members.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 100867

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See More... Ash, Lee YALE'S SELECTIVE BOOK RETIREMENT PROGRAM
Hamden Archon Books 1963 8vo. cloth. xii, 94 pages.
First edition. Nine different chapters concerning aspects of this program.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 12736

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See More... Astbury, Raymond LIBRARIES & THE BOOK TRADE IN BRITAIN
Hamden Archon Books (1968) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 194 pages.
First U.S. edition. Contains 13 essays by various people on the booktrade in Britain; concerned, for the most part, with the 20th century. Includes an essay by Hans Schmoller on "The Paperback Revolution."
Price: $ 6.00 other currencies Order nr. 676

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See More... Astbury, Raymond LIBRARIES & THE BOOK TRADE IN BRITAIN
London Clive Bingley (1968) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 194 pages.
First edition. Contains 13 essays by various people on the booktrade in Britain; concerned, for the most part, with the 20th century. Includes Hans Schmoller on "The Paperback Revolution." Minor rubbing of jacket.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 19247

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See More... (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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See More... (Autographs) Metzdorf, Robert F. CATALOGUE OF THE AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.
Rochester University of Rochester Library 1940 8vo. cloth. 176 pages.
Over 1,000 autograph letters described with long extracts from many. With letters from Borrow, Bronte, Carlyle, Garrick, Hawthorne, Samuel Johnson and Whitman. Presentation from the author on free endpaper "Bob Barry, from Bob 10 Mar. 54." Spine faded.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 76615

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