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Raabe, Tom.

BIBLIOHOLISM, THE LITERARY ADDICTION.

With Illustrations by Craig McFarland Brown
Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, (1991). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 191+(1) pages. With Illustrations by Craig McFarland Brown. Reprint of the first printing. A humorous look at book collecting. Chapters on "Confessions of a Biblioholic," "Anatomy of an Addiction," "Taking the Test: Are you a Biblioholic," etc. READ MORE about BIBLIOHOLISM, THE LITERARY ADDICTION

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 40519

Order Nr. 73502 A PASSION FOR BOOKS, A BOOK LOVER'S TREASURY OF STORIES, ESSAYS, HUMOR, LORE, AND...

Rabinowitz, Harold and Rob Kaplan.

A PASSION FOR BOOKS, A BOOK LOVER'S TREASURY OF STORIES, ESSAYS, HUMOR, LORE, AND LISTS ON COLLECTING, READING, BORROWING, LENDING, CARING FOR, AND APPRECIATING BOOKS.

(New York): Times Books, (1999). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxi, (i), 355+(1) pages. First paperback edition. A fine copy. A collection of sixty classic and contemporary essays, stories, and lists on the joys of reading, appreciating, and collecting books. Among the contemporary authors are Philip Roth, Robertson Davies, Umberto Eco, Nicholas Basbanes, and Anna Quindlen; early twentieth century writers like Christopher Morley, A.S.W. Rosenbach, and A. Edward Newton are also represented. READ MORE about A PASSION FOR BOOKS, A BOOK LOVER'S TREASURY OF STORIES, ESSAYS, HUMOR, LORE, AND LISTS ON...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 73502

Ray, Gordon N.

THE ILLUSTRATOR AND THE BOOK IN ENGLAND FROM 1790 TO 1914.

New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1976. 4to. cloth. xxxiii, 336 pages. First edition. Red stamp on front free endpaper. Else near fine. A twenty-four page introduction by Ray is followed by detailed descriptions of 333 books and 100 plates of illustrations. Also contains many illustrations in the text. READ MORE about THE ILLUSTRATOR AND THE BOOK IN ENGLAND FROM 1790 TO 1914

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 18291

Order Nr. 7403 THE ANCIENT WORLD, 3100 BC - 800 AD, EARLY WRITING FROM MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT....

(Rendell).

THE ANCIENT WORLD, 3100 BC - 800 AD, EARLY WRITING FROM MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT. CATALOGUE 141.

Newton: The Rendells, (1979). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 140 pages. Very interesting display of writing incunabules. A near fine copy. READ MORE about THE ANCIENT WORLD, 3100 BC - 800 AD, EARLY WRITING FROM MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT. CATALOGUE 141

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 7403

Rosenblum, Joseph (editor).

AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 187.

From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Second Series.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, (1997). 4to. cloth. xix, 431 pages. From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Second Series. First edition. A fine copy. Personal and literary biographies of the most important contemporary American book collectors and bibliographers. Well-illustrated with facsimiles of dust jackets, title pages, early drafts of works, photographs, typescripts, book illustrations and much more. With lists of works, suggested readings, references. Includes a cumulative index of previous volumes in this biographical series. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 187

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 136565

Rosenblum, Joseph (editor).

AMERICAN BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 140.

From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, (1994). 4to. cloth. xix, 431 pages. From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series. First edition. A fine copy. Personal and literary biographies of the most important contemporary American book collectors and bibliographers. Well-illustrated with facsimiles of dust jackets, title pages, early drafts of works, photographs, typescripts, book illustrations and much more. With lists of works, suggested readings, references. Includes a cumulative index of previous volumes in this biographical series. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 140

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 136566

Salwak, Dale.

A PASSION FOR BOOKS.

New York, NY: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 208 pages. First edition. Fine condition. A scarce book. READ MORE about A PASSION FOR BOOKS

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136715

Order Nr. 37331 THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, A FACSIMILE OF HARTMANN SCHEDEL'S BUCH DER CHRONIKEN...

Schedel, Hartmann.

THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, A FACSIMILE OF HARTMANN SCHEDEL'S BUCH DER CHRONIKEN PRINTED BY ANTON KOBERGER IN 1493.

New York: Landmark Press, (1979). folio. fabricoid, spine and cover labels, slipcase. 286 leaves plus index. A facsimile edition of this well known incunabula. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE, A FACSIMILE OF HARTMANN SCHEDEL'S BUCH DER CHRONIKEN PRINTED BY ANTON...

Price: $125.00 Order nr. 37331

(Scheide, William H.).

FOR WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE. FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Library, 2004. 8vo. paperback. 90, (1) pages. First edition. Top edge of front cover lightly worn. Head of spine bumped. Describes Princeton's Scheide Library, a small but extraordinary collection. It is one of only 6 libraries in the world to contain copies of the first four Bibles ever printed, and is the only such library outside of Europe. READ MORE about FOR WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE. FIFTY YEARS OF COLLECTING

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 136699

Schreyer, Alice D.

ELECTIVE AFFINITIES, PRIVATE COLLECTORS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN LIBRARIES.

Chicago: University of Chicago Library, 2001. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii, 28 pages. Limited to 3000 copies. Tribute to book collectors around the world for playing a vital role in the development of research libraries. She specifically draws attention to the University of Chicago Library for their achievements. Near fine. READ MORE about ELECTIVE AFFINITIES, PRIVATE COLLECTORS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN LIBRARIES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 77236

(Sendak, Maurice). Lanes, Selma G.

THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). oblong 4to. pictorial cloth, plastic dust jacket. 278 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Biography of Sendak and his work beautifully illustrated with 94 full color plates and over 165 black-and-white drawings including an original Sendak pop-up. Contains a chronological listing of his works. READ MORE about THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26667

Order Nr. 136632 GOLDEN PAGES. QUR'ANS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GHASSAN I....

(Shaker, Ghassan I.). Safwat, Nabil F.

GOLDEN PAGES. QUR'ANS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GHASSAN I. SHAKER.

London: Oxford University Press, 2000. folio. cloth, dust jacket. 300 pages. First edition. A fine copy. An important collection of religious manuscripts, particularly Qur'ans, notable for their calligraphy, illuminations and bindings. An introductory essay is followed by the catalogue of examples divided: Iraq and Egypt, Iran and India, the Ottoman Empire, the Maghrib, sub-Saharan Africa, China, South-East Asia; with concordances of catalogue and manuscript numbers, a list of calligraphers represented in the Shaker collection, brief..... READ MORE about GOLDEN PAGES. QUR'ANS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GHASSAN I. SHAKER

Price: $600.00 Order nr. 136632

Shaw, Henry.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORNAMENT.

New York: St. Martin's Press, (1974). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. vi, (ii) pages followed by the plates. Reprint of the 1842 edition published by William Pickering of London and printed by the Chiswick Press. 60 plates in black and white with a few in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORNAMENT

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 107627

Simms, George Otto.

EXPLORING THE BOOK OF KELLS.

Dublin: The O'Brien Press, (1988). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 72 pages. Text discusses the Book of Kells in four parts: the making of the book, the contents of the book, the present home of the book, and a conclusion. With 60 illustrations in color and black-and-white. Drawings by David Rooney. Book of Kells Details by Eoin O'Brien. Near fine. READ MORE about EXPLORING THE BOOK OF KELLS

Price: $10.00 save 30% $7.00 Order nr. 98925

Sinks, Perry Wayland.

THE REIGN OF THE MANUSCRIPT.

Boston: Richard G. Badger, (1917). large 12mo. cloth. 176 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Not a coherent history of manuscripts, but a somewhat digressive account of the transmission of texts before printing. With sections on ink, paper, writing systems, book making, libraries, etc. Makes frequent reference to the Bible. A very low-key, simply written attempt to introduce a kind of historical perspective on the Bible, for an audience unaccustomed to viewing it that..... READ MORE about THE REIGN OF THE MANUSCRIPT

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 50000

Order Nr. 30912 GREAT FLOWER BOOKS 1700-1900, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TWO CENTURIES OF...

Sitwell, Sacheverell and Wilfrid Blunt.

GREAT FLOWER BOOKS 1700-1900, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TWO CENTURIES OF FINELY- ILLUSTRATED FLOWER BOOKS. With a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley.

New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xi, 189 pages. Reprint of the 1956 edition with additional material. A well- illustrated guide to colorplate flower books. The text describes the illustrators and the age in which these books were produced. The bibliography lists over 750 books. Spine of jacket faded, else fine. READ MORE about GREAT FLOWER BOOKS 1700-1900, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF TWO CENTURIES OF FINELY- ILLUSTRATED...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30912

(Sotheby).

SOTHEBY'S BOOK DEPARTMENT: SOME NOTABLE SALES 1963-1976.

London, England: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., (1977). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. A summary of noteworthy sales. Essays on the book department, and types of books sold. Foldout color frontispiece. Color and black and white illustrations in text. A fine copy. READ MORE about SOTHEBY'S BOOK DEPARTMENT: SOME NOTABLE SALES 1963-1976

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 125665

Steele, Colin.

MAJOR LIBRARIES OF THE WORLD, A SELECTIVE GUIDE.

London and New York: Bowker, (1976). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 479+(1) pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Listing by country of three hundred of the most important libraries in the world. Each entry gives information on the history, collection, and administration of the library. All entries accompanied by at least one small black and white photograph, usually of the library building. READ MORE about MAJOR LIBRARIES OF THE WORLD, A SELECTIVE GUIDE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 78027

Order Nr. 10571 CARROUSEL FOR BIBLIOPHILES, A TREASURY OF TALES, NARRATIVES, EPIGRAMS & SUNDRY...

Targ, William (editor).

CARROUSEL FOR BIBLIOPHILES, A TREASURY OF TALES, NARRATIVES, EPIGRAMS & SUNDRY CURIOUS STUDIES RELATING TO A NOBLE THEME.

New York: Philip C. Duschnes and Co., 1947. 8vo. cloth. xii, 404, (18) pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine lightly rubbed, else near fine. Owership gift inscription on front free endpaper. Stories by Morley, Starrett and others including a reprint of Newton's "Books of My Boyhood" which was chapter III of THIS BOOK-COLLECTING GAME. READ MORE about CARROUSEL FOR BIBLIOPHILES, A TREASURY OF TALES, NARRATIVES, EPIGRAMS & SUNDRY CURIOUS...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10571

Order Nr. 97042 BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY, A BOOKMAN'S TREASURY OF COLLECTORS' LORE ON OLD AND...

Targ, William.

BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY, A BOOKMAN'S TREASURY OF COLLECTORS' LORE ON OLD AND RARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Rerpint Corporation, 1969. 8vo. cloth. 503, (4) pages. Reprint of the 1957 first edition. Twenty-three essays by book-people such as Winterich, Currie, Darton, Starrett, Blanck, Queen, etc. Near fine. READ MORE about BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY, A BOOKMAN'S TREASURY OF COLLECTORS' LORE ON OLD AND RARE CHILDREN'S...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 97042

Order Nr. 14597 FINE BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ACQUIRED FROM ALAN G. THOMAS...

(Thomas, Alan G.). De Hamel, Christopher and Richard A. Linenthal (edi.

FINE BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ACQUIRED FROM ALAN G. THOMAS AND DESCRIBED BY HIS CUSTOMERS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.

Leamington Spa: James Hall, 1981. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 72 pages. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Thomas died in 1992. With 42 illustrations. READ MORE about FINE BOOKS AND BOOK COLLECTING BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS ACQUIRED FROM ALAN G. THOMAS AND DESCRIBED...

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 14597

(Thomas, Alan G.).

FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALAN G. THOMAS.

London: Sotheby's, 1993. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 285, (15) pages. With a three page biographical sketch of this bookseller by Christopher de Hamel. Illustrated including a number in color. Near fine. READ MORE about FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALAN G. THOMAS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 68946

Trapp, Kenneth R.

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA: LIVING THE GOOD LIFE.

New York, NY: Abbeville Press, (1993). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 328 pages. First edition, second printing. Table of contents, foreword, introduction, endnotes, bibliography, acknowledgments, biographical sketches of the authors, list of lenders, exhibition checklist, index. Exhibition 1993-4. Includes nine scholarly essays. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN CALIFORNIA: LIVING THE GOOD LIFE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 120533

Twyman, Michael.

THE BRITISH LIBRARY GUIDE TO PRINTING HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES.

(Toronto): The University of Toronto Press, (1998). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages. First Canadian edition. A fine copy. A new and up to date historical survey of printing and its equipment. Includes information on printing in the far east, Gutenberg, Moxon, Fournier, and many others. Illustrated with 65 plates many of which are reproduced in color. READ MORE about THE BRITISH LIBRARY GUIDE TO PRINTING HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 55694

Uden, Grant.

UNDERSTANDING BOOK-COLLECTING.

Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, (1983). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 279 pages. Reprint edition. Spine of jacket lightly faded, else near fine. With chapters on the language of book collecting, the illustrated book, a chapter on bookbinding, care of books, ephemera and a glossary of terms. READ MORE about UNDERSTANDING BOOK-COLLECTING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136728

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