Boston: Harvard College Library, 1972. 12mo. paper wrappers. 63 pages. A checklist of the Harvard collection with twenty-four full page illustrations. READ MORE about TOULOUSE-LAUTREC; BOOK COVERS AND BROCHURES
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 78156
1975. 8vo. stapled self paper wrappers. pp.355-362. Offprint from Scholarly Publishing, July 1975. With reproductions of the various calligraphic covers used by this magazine. READ MORE about OUR LETTERFORM COVERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31188
London, England: Lepard & Smiths, (1935). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Description of stock and code words, along with prices, inside front cover. A collection of eleven products offered by Lepard & Smiths. Covers lightly soiled and bent along fore-edge. READ MORE about THE WARWICK COVERS
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 129760
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1969). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 149 pages. First edition. Contains 460 examples of the jacket and cover designs. Text in French, German and English. Spot on front cover of jacket where sticker was removed. READ MORE about BOOK JACKETS AND RECORD COVERS, AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 2899
Portland, OR: Ma Nao Books, (2017). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 190, (4) pages. Exploring the origins of the book, Margaret E. Davis traces the early history of communicating by paper pages. She offers illustrated instructions for four of the first forms of books on paper, developed by the Chinese, which can be replicated today using simple tools and available materials. China Under the Covers blends history, how-to expertise, and a journalist's eye for detail..... READ MORE about CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS
Price: $24.95 Order nr. 129628
Manchester: At the University Press, 1939. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 70, (2) pages. With preface by Guppy followed by the catalogue. With separate plates in black-and-white. 17 illustrations. READ MORE about JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY MANCHESTER: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF MEDIAEVAL MANUSCRIPTS AND JEWELLED...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 75585
Washington: RC Publications, Inc., (1975). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. Contains 90 examples of current covers. Well illustrated. An interesting design book. Jacket soiled. READ MORE about THE PRINT CASEBOOKS, FIRST ANNUAL EDITION, THE BEST IN COVERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 121241
Baden-Baden: Signal-Verlag, n.d. (but circa 1969). large 12mo. paper-covered boards. 55 pages. First edition. A collection of essays celebrating 10 years of Signal-Verlag. At rear is a bibliography that covers the years 1959-1969. In German. READ MORE about 10 JAHRE SIGNAL-VERLAG
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 63019
Hamburg: Gerhard Commichau, 1992. small 4to. cloth. (vi), 130 pages. Text in German. This a 100th anniversary book about the Daniel Schutte Foundation in Hamburg during both World Wars, the Nazi regime, and the DDR regime. It covers the foundation of the Hamburg and the social history of the Schutte Foundation. Several facsimiles of paperwork from the Foundation, maps, and letters are included in the rear of the volume. Light bump to heel of spine..... READ MORE about 100 JAHRE DANIEL SCHUTTE-STIFTUNG
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 95833
Festschrift zum fünfhundertjährigen Geburtstage von Johann Gutenberg.
Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1968. 4to. cloth. unpaginated. Festschrift zum fünfhundertjährigen Geburtstage von Johann Gutenberg. Text in German. 35 illustrations depicting events connected with or accomplishments of printer Johann Gutenberg. Include manuscripts, book covers and Gutenberg's printed works. Many are foldouts. Commemorates the 500th anniversary of his death. READ MORE about 35 TAFELN ZU BEIHEFT 23 ZUM CENTRALBLATT FUR BIBLIOTHEKSWESEN
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 108134
N.P. n.p., (1951). 4to. cloth. 86, (6) pages. Festschrift celebrating fifty years of the publisher Knaur-Buches and five years of Droemersche Verlagsanstalt. Illustrated. Covers rubbed and bumped spine top. READ MORE about 50 JAHRE KNAUER BUCHER
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 50951
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1961. large 12mo. cloth. xv, (i), 204 pages. First edition thus. Reminiscences, appreciations, and critiques of the writings of A.E. Housman. It includes a preface by John Carter who also edited the work. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Indexed. Spine faded with some marks on the covers. READ MORE about A.E. HOUSMAN, SELECTED PROSE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 59848
Philadelphia, PA: Mitchell and Hinman, 1834. 8vo. contemporary half leather, marbled paper-covered boards. 324 pages. First edition (Rinderknecht and Bruntjen 25788; Howes M684). Table of contents, preface. Indices of political jurisdictions and natural features on a map of the United States produced by the publisher. Includes a "general view of the United States," and descriptive information about every state and territory. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Bookseller's label on front pastedown. Previous owner's name on title..... READ MORE about AN ACCOMPANIMENT TO MITCHELL'S REFERENCE AND DISTANCE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES; CONTAINING AN...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 122541
(Detroit): Detroit Public Library, 1945. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. (8) pages and the 9 page facsimile. Two page preface by Paul McPharlin followed by the facsimile. This is the largest surviving piece of work from Detroit's first printing press. Covers soiled. READ MORE about AN ACT OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS TO REGULATE TRADE AND INTERCOURSE WITH THE INDIAN TRIBES AND TO...
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 100065
Dover: n.p., 1898. square 8vo. original stiff paper wrappers. 59 pages. B1-4596. With an introduction by Rev. Charles A. Hill and addresses by Henry Conrad, James Pennewill, Charles W. Whiley, Jr. and Thomas F. Bayard. Covers and first blank page detached. Circle stain on front cover. Signed by Gertrude Binckle on front cover. READ MORE about ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE PORTRAITS OF THE GOVERNORS OF DELAWARE TO...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 66514
Schenectady, NY: Parkway Classics, 1975. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 25+(1) pages. First printing. Reproduction of a 19th century children's book. Black and white engraved illustrations. A collection of children's tales. Covers very lightly tanned. READ MORE about THE ADVENTURES OF MISS MINETTE, AND MASTER JOCKO. TO WHICH IS ADDED THE HISTORY OF LITTLE DAME...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 128616
Wilmington: Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, 1888. 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. (vi), 234 pages. B1-1210. Memorial volume dedicated to Alfred Lee, the first Bishop of Delaware. With a biographical sketch taken from the Wilmington Every Evening and edited by George H. Bates. Shaken in binding; covers and spine faded with some loss of cloth to head and tail. Frontispiece and half title partially detached, the next two pages detached. Corners worn. READ MORE about ALFRED LEE, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1807, APRIL 12TH 1887
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 29749
Wilmington: Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, 1888. 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. (vi), 234 pages. B1-1210. Memorial volume dedicated to Alfred Lee, the first Bishop of Delaware. With a biographical sketch taken from the Wilmington Every Evening and edited by George H. Bates. Spine faded with covers rubbed. Bookplate of the Delaware collector, Henry I. Law, on front pastedown. READ MORE about ALFRED LEE, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1807, APRIL 12TH 1887
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 65750
Wilmington: Congregation of St. Andrew's Church, 1888. 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. (vi), 234 pages. B1-1210. Memorial volume dedicated to Alfred Lee, the first Bishop of Delaware. With a biographical sketch taken from the Wilmington Every Evening and edited by George H. Bates. Covers rubbed. Ex library copy with label removed from spine and pocket removed from back. With the Delaware bookplate of Gertude Brinckle. READ MORE about ALFRED LEE, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1807, APRIL 12TH 1887
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 128126
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1981. 8vo. cloth. (viii),63,65,63,55,55,59,58,(2) pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. Consists of 2690 catalogued items comprising one of the finest collections of books about books ever assembled. Thoroughly cross-referenced in the large index. Covers spotted and some fading. READ MORE about ALIDA ROOCHVARG COLLECTION OF BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS; SIX CATALOGUES AND INDEX, WITH AN INTRODUCTION...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 76961
Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 1961. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 170, (2) pages, with illustrations. Includes historical sketches and material from the publisher's archives. Covers toned. READ MORE about ALMANACH DAS FÜNFUNDSIEBZIGSTE JAHR
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 120756
2 volumes.
New York: ABPC, 2000. 8vo. cloth. xiii,1219; (xviii),1221-2360 pages. 2 volumes. The cumulative index for this four year period. Includes prices realized for manuscripts and letters in addition to the book sales. Covers almost all American sales and many sales in England, Australia and Europe. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. INDEX THE AUCTION SEASONS SEPTEMBER 1995 - AUGUST 1999
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 123909
2 volumes.
New York: ABPC, 1992. 8vo. cloth. xii,1146; (xxviii),1147-2320 pages. 2 volumes. The cumulative index for this four year period. Includes prices realized for manuscripts and letters in addition to the book sales. Covers almost all American sales and many sales in England, Australia and Europe. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1987-1991. INDEX THE AUCTION SEASONS SEPTEMBER 1987 - AUGUST 1991
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Two volumes.
New York: ABPC, 1996. 8vo. cloth. xxxiii,1174; (xxxiv),1175-2335 pages. Two volumes. The cumulative index for this four year period. Includes prices realized for manuscripts and letters in addition to the book sales. Covers almost all American sales and many sales in England, Australia and Europe. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1991-1995. INDEX THE AUCTION SEASONS SEPTEMBER 1991 - AUGUST 1995
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2 volumes.
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1968. thick 8vo. cloth. xxiv, 2085 pages. 2 volumes. Covers rubbed; shaken. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. INDEX 1960-1965
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24573
