(Bookbinding).

PHILIP SMITH'S BOOKBINDING ART, A VISUAL LECTURE ON SOME IDEAS ON A NEW APPROACH.

New York, NY: n.p., 1975. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. (6) page foldout. Illustration of Smith, one page statement by him on his work, a chronological biography and comments by him. Covers lightly soiled, else a near fine copy. Accompanied by a small 'Sage's Papers' booklet with five pastepaper sheets (4" x 4"). READ MORE about PHILIP SMITH'S BOOKBINDING ART, A VISUAL LECTURE ON SOME IDEAS ON A NEW APPROACH

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 15603

(Bookbinding). Samford, Clement & John M. Hemphill.

BOOKBINDING IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA.

Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, (1966). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxiv, 185 pages. S-K 5179. First edition. (Brenni no.1239). A study of early bookbinding in America with emphasis on William Parks. Illustrated. Very good condition. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18938

(Bookselling).

14TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA BOOK SHOW.

(Philadelphia, PA): The Philadelphia Book Clinic, 1959. 8vo. cloth, front cover gilt-stamped. unpaginated. Welcome comments by Chair Cairus A. Bongarzone. Lists of committee members, chairpeople, jurors. Indices of publishers and book classifications. A catalogue of the 1959 Philadelphia Book Show. 79 entries. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about 14TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA BOOK SHOW

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137012

(Bookselling). Commin, James G.

A.L.s. by James G. Commin to Francis L. Lowenstein.

Exeter, United Kingdom: James G. Commin, 1929. 8vo. single page. A hand-written letter in fine condition from the notable bookseller, James G. Commin (Exeter, United Kingdom). The letter is written to a Mrs. Francis L. Lowenstein regarding a group of books by Robert Louis Stevenson and a quote of titles by Charles Dickens (with titles written in ink, with prices, on rear of letter). From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about A.L.s. by James G. Commin to Francis L. Lowenstein

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137117

(Boston Public Library).

CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT IN THE TREASURE ROOM BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Boston, MA: Published by the Trustees, 1954. 8vo. paper wrappers. 22 pages. REPRINTED FROM THE JANUARY 1954 ISSUE OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY QUARTERLY. Near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT IN THE TREASURE ROOM BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137160

Boutell, H.S.

FIRST EDITIONS OF TO-DAY AND HOW TO TELL THEM, UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1937. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged by Roger Boutell. Near fine in near fine jacket. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about FIRST EDITIONS OF TO-DAY AND HOW TO TELL THEM, UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6047

Boyd, Anne Morris.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

New York: The H.W. Wilson Co., (1952). thick tall 8vo. cloth. xx, 627 pages. Reprint of the third edition. Exlibris with markings. Revised by Rae Elizabeth Rips. (Besterman p.6334). Over 6,000 entries. Excellent, well annotated, bibliography. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137116

Brigham, Clarence S.

JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.

Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1950. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 114 pages. First edition. One of the publications of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography. No dust jacket. Else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about JOURNALS AND JOURNEYMEN A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 920

Bromer, Anne C.

PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS - AN AMERICAN REVIVAL.

Boston: Bromer Booksellers, n.d. (but 1980). 8vo. paper wrappers. (4) pages. "Presented at the Ninth International Antiquarian Book Fair, New York City, October 4, 1980" A fine copy. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS - AN AMERICAN REVIVAL

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137151

(Brothers of the Book). Henry, Arthur.

PETER AND THE FAIRIES.

Chicago: Brothers of the Book, 1913. large 12mo. quarter vellum with gilt-stamped letters on spine, paper-covered boards. 50, (2) pages. Printed at The Lakeside Press by R.R. Donnelley & Sons. Exlibrary with markings. Otherwise a very good copy. First published in Lodgings in Town, A.S. Barnes, 1905. Design on title page, floreated chapter initial and page borders. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about PETER AND THE FAIRIES

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 70792

Browne, Warren C.

A OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY, A TREATISE ON PRINTING IN THE LITHOGRAPHIC MANNER FROM METAL PLATES ON RUBBER BLANKET OFFSET PRESSES ... A COMPREHENSIVE DIGEST ON PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHY AND ALSO ON TIN PLATE DECORATING.

New York: National Lithographer, 1927. 8vo. cloth. 214 pages. Third edition. Illustrated. Spine lightly faded. Minor soiling to boards. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about A OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY, A TREATISE ON PRINTING IN THE LITHOGRAPHIC MANNER FROM METAL PLATES ON...

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 137044

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward [Lord Lytton].

THE WARWICK EDITION OF BULWER'S NOVELS.

Boston, MA: Dana Estes & Company, n.d. (c. 1900). 8vo. Finely bound in half contemporary morocco over marbled covered boards, gilt on spines, five raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies. This scarce edition is complete with 174 plates, each with a protective tissue guard. Spines are bright, evidence of not being exposed to the sun. Scattered chipping to the heads of the spines of about half of..... READ MORE about THE WARWICK EDITION OF BULWER'S NOVELS

Price: $1,800.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136823

Burke, W.J. & Will D. Howe.

AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS 1640 TO THE PRESENT DAY.

New York: Gramercy Publishers, (1943). 8vo. cloth. x, 858 pages. Reprint of the 1941 first edition. Lengthy annotations accompany each of the 8000 authors listed. Excellent one volume reference book. Covers lightly soiled, else near fine. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS 1640 TO THE PRESENT DAY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 3300