Cowden, Robert H.

A COLLECTOR'S JOURNEY: NOTABLE MUSIC BOOKS WRITTEN PRIOR TO 1800.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 176 pages. A SIGNED COPY BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS LOVELY BOOK English collector James E. Matthew's The Literature of Music (1896) was one of the earliest attempts at identifying the most useful, interesting, and influential books on Western music. With the benefit of a historical perspective, Dr. Robert H. Cowden follows in Matthew's tradition, assembling a list of 122 significant..... READ MORE about A COLLECTOR'S JOURNEY: NOTABLE MUSIC BOOKS WRITTEN PRIOR TO 1800

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133462

(Éditions de la Maison Française).

Publication Announcement by Éditions de la Maison Française.

(Paris, France): La Maison Française, n.d., but circa 1948. 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Text in English and French. Announcement of publications by the Maison Française. Comments by André Maurois. Color illustration. READ MORE about Publication Announcement by Éditions de la Maison Française

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 133059

(19th Century Shop, The).

Group of catalogues issued by The 19th Century Shop.

Baltimore, MD: 19th Century Shop, The, 1991-2002. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include: 25, 30, 35, 36, 40-42, 46, 47, 50, 53, 55, 57, 60, 61, 72, 85, 90, 92, 99, 102, 103, 107, 112, 117. Also includes Occasional List: 21, 23, 24, 29, 34, 49, 63, 67, 81, 93; as well as Collections, magazines and Rarities for Libraries (A Private Offering to Institutions). READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by The 19th Century Shop

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135158

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THE HARMONIOUS BOOK-PAGE and THE DECLINE OF THE HARMONIOUS PAGE.

2 Volumes.
New York, NY: The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1923. 8vo. self paper wrappers, edges uncut. (16); 15+(1) pages. 2 Volumes. Introductory comments in both volumes by Burton Emmett. Catalogues of an exhibition at the Art Center, December 1923-January 1924. Check list of items on exhibition. Light tanning. READ MORE about THE HARMONIOUS BOOK-PAGE and THE DECLINE OF THE HARMONIOUS PAGE

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128620

AAN DE BOK, UITGAVE: DRUKKERIJ, NIEUW LEVEN N.V. 'S-GRAVENHAGE.

Netherlands: n.p., 1939. 4to. cloth. 120 pages. Printed on Van Gelder Zonen paper. A comprehensive sample of commercial printing work in 1939 from the Nieuw Leven Printing Co. in the Netherlands. Printed in color with printed acetate overlays. Illustrated. Foxing to edges of many pages, some wear to extremities. READ MORE about AAN DE BOK, UITGAVE: DRUKKERIJ, NIEUW LEVEN N.V. 'S-GRAVENHAGE

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 70077

Aarts, C.J. and N. van der Meulen (editors).

HET LITERAIR EEUWBOEK: HONDERD JAAR HET BOEK VAN HET JAAR.

Amsterdam: de Bifenkorf, 1986. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. A year by year review of 100 years (1885-1985) of Dutch literature. Includes major news events of each year, list of best sellers and biographical sketch of the author of the top seller. Introductory essay by Gerrit Komrij. Black and white illustrations throughout. Afterword by the editors. Index of authors. READ MORE about HET LITERAIR EEUWBOEK: HONDERD JAAR HET BOEK VAN HET JAAR

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 108270

(AAUP).

THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN BOOK SHOW UNIVERSITY PRESSES 1982.

(New York, NY: The Association of American University Presses), 1982. large 4to. cloth boards. 44, (4) pages. Table of contents, featuring typographic and illustrated books. A retrospective with comments by Warren Chappell. Index, acknowledgments. Illustrations.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN BOOK SHOW UNIVERSITY PRESSES 1982

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Abbey, J.R.

SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770-1860. With LIFE IN ENGLAND. With TRAVEL.

4 volumes, complete set.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. 4to. cloth. xx, 399; xxi, 428; xiii, 300; xiii, 301-675 pages. 4 volumes, complete set. Reprint of the first editions. Filled with bibliographical descriptions of the color plate books published in England during this period and containing many plates in color. Lacking the dust jackets. Some spotting and rubbing to spines. Very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770-1860. With LIFE IN ENGLAND....

Price: $600.00  other currencies  Order nr. 25180

Abercrombie, Jay.

WALKS & RAMBLES ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, A GUIDE FOR HIKERS AND NATURALISTS.

Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195+(1) pages. First edition, second printing. Illustrated. READ MORE about WALKS & RAMBLES ON THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, A GUIDE FOR HIKERS AND NATURALISTS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 97347

Abrams, George.

VENETIAN XYLOGRAPHIC AT THE JOHN RYLANDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

N.P. Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1995. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 66-82. Offprint from the Yearbook. Nineteen illustrations in the text. READ MORE about VENETIAN XYLOGRAPHIC AT THE JOHN RYLANDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75434

Abrams, Sam.

THE POST-AMERICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS.

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1974). 8vo. pebbled cloth, dust jacket. 87 pages. First edition. Review copy with review slip, folded publisher's sheet, and uncorrected proof of a review scheduled for Library Journal, July, 1974 laid in. Poet Dave Smith's copy with his ownership signature on the front pastedown. Blurb by Joel Oppenheimer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. READ MORE about THE POST-AMERICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS

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(Accounting). Bentley, Harry C. and Ruth S. Leonard.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON ACCOUNTING BY AMERICAN AUTHORS.

2 volumes.
Boston: Harry C. Bentley, 1934, 1935. 8vo. cloth. xxi,197; x,408 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. The first volume covers the period 1796 to 1900 and the second volume covers the early 20th century. With complete index. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON ACCOUNTING BY AMERICAN AUTHORS

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 21330

Achdjian, Albert.

UN ART FONDAMENTAL LE TAPIS/A FUNDAMENTAL ART THE RUG.

Paris, France: Editions Self, 1949. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 287, (11) pages. Text in French and English. Ethnographical, publisher's foreword, bibliographical note. Table of contents follows text. Black and white illustrations in text, color plates. Covers tanned, chipped at edges. READ MORE about UN ART FONDAMENTAL LE TAPIS/A FUNDAMENTAL ART THE RUG

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134354