Austin: W.M. Morrison Books, (1988). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated. Vol. 1, with over 6,000 priced entries for books, pamphlets, maps, etc. Various indices. READ MORE about WESTERN AMERICANA CATALOGUE PRICES 1987
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 54758
Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, 1966. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 182 pages. A catalogue raisonné. This guide presents brief but useful descriptions of every collection and group of manuscripts or other papers in the Library at the end of 1965, with an index of subjects and names to make it easy to identify related collections. Jacket internally tape repaired. READ MORE about GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46956
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. 8vo. cloth. xxiv, 60, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 315 copies printed by Saul & Lilian Marks at their Plantin Press. Illustrated. 66 items described in detail. READ MORE about AUTOS ACROSS AMERICA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRANSCONTINENTAL AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL: 1903-1940
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London: Spring Books, (1964). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 263 pages. Reprint of the 1928 first edition. Excellent history with 120 illustrations. Jacket shows minor rubbing. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGRAVING
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New York: The Compiler, 1917. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 37 pages. First edition, limited to only 51 numbered copies. Brackenridge was an 18th-century American writer of fiction. Ink stamp on front free endpaper stating "With compliments". Spine covering chipped with pieces of paper covering missing along hinge and at spine ends. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF HUGH HENRY BRACKENRIDGE PRIOR TO 1825
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Compiled by the California Library Association Committee on Local History.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1950. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 576, 3 pages. Compiled by the California Library Association Committee on Local History. First edition. With an introduction by Lawrence Clark Powell and a Proclamation by U.S. Grant stimulating "Centennial Histories" in the Seventies. Dust jacket chipped and internally tape repaired. READ MORE about CALIFORNIA LOCAL HISTORY, A CENTENNIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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New York: Burt Franklin, (1970). 8vo. cloth. (iv), 123 pages. Reprint of the 1935 first edition. (Besterman p.1085). Reproduced from typescript. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CALIFORNIA LITERATURE, FICTION OF THE GOLD RUSH PERIOD, DRAMA OF THE GOLD RUSH...
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1959). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 789 pages. First edition. (Besterman p.1123). A total of 12,000 entries being "a comprehensive list of the books which constitute Canadian literature written in English, together with a selective list of other books by Canadian authors which reveal the backgrounds of that literature." Jacket rubbed and chipped. Ink inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about A CHECK LIST OF CANADIAN LITERATURE AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS, 1628-1950
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Saint John, N.B. New Brunswick Museum, 1939. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 368, (4) pages. More than 2000 detailed entries of historical paintings, prints and maps related to Canada from the collection of the New Brunswick Museum. Arranged alphabetically by name and subject. Small piece missing from head of spine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN CLARENCE WEBSTER CANADIANA COLLECTION (PICTORIAL SECTION), NEW BRUNSWICK...
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Manchester: Free Reference Library, 1908. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 110 pages. A scarce bibliography with descriptions of 796 items. (Besterman I, 1614) Presentation from the author on free endpaper. Covers worn with pieces missing and front cover detached along with first blank page. READ MORE about THOMAS DE QUINCEY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED UPON THE DE QUINCEY COLLECTION IN THE MOSS SIDE LIBRARY
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London: British Museum, 1953. tall 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 122 columns. Hundreds of books described. Tear in front hinge. Chipped around edges. READ MORE about DANIEL DEFOE, AN EXCERPT FROM THE GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
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British and American 1682-1880 with an Index of Authors
London: David Low, 1949. large 12mo. paper, lacking paper wrappers. (viii),63 +(1). British and American 1682-1880 with an Index of Authors. Arranged chronologically , there are over 700 items listed. Index of Authors follows. This little book has lost its cover, but still holding together well. Pages beginning to tan. READ MORE about A DENTAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Boston: New York Graphic Society, (1974). thick 4to. cloth, slipcase. First edition. Rubbing to slipcase. READ MORE about THE WORLD BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DR. WATSON A CLASSIFIED AND ANNOTATED LIST OF...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 2323
With a Portrait by George Reid, 16 illustrations from Sketches by J.H. Ewing and a Cover Designed by Randolph Caldecott.
London: Society for the Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1885. square 8vo. original boards. 88 pages. With a Portrait by George Reid, 16 illustrations from Sketches by J.H. Ewing and a Cover Designed by Randolph Caldecott. A biographical discussion of Juliana Ewing, the celebrated children's book author. A complete list of Ewing's publications is included in the back of the book. Front board detached, yet present. Spine covering lacking. Wear around the edges of the boards. READ MORE about JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
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London: Myers & Co., (1933). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 154 pages. First edition. Jacket has small piece missing from top of front cover. READ MORE about FIRST EDITIONS OF A.E. COPPARD, A.P. HERBERT AND CHARLES MORGAN WITH VALUES AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL...
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Charlottesville: Univ. Press of Virginia, (1968). square 4to. cloth. xvi, 250 pages. First edition. To be used in conjunction with Petersen's bibliography. READ MORE about WILLIAM FAULKNER "MAN WORKING" 1919-1962, A CATALOGUE OF THE WILLIAM FAULKNER...
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Paris: Les Éditions Rieder, (1931). small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 96 pages followed by 60 pages of plates. First edition. A biographical sketch of France followed by a bibliography. Also includes 60 full-pages of plates showing manuscripts, books, pictures of France, etc. Covers faded. READ MORE about ANATOLE FRANCE
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Boston: Gregg Press, 1972. small 8vo. cloth. (iv), 128 pages. Reprint of 1934 edition. A listing of periodicals published in the sixteen Southern states between 1764 and 1861. The titles are given with place of imprint, periodicity, and dates of first and last issues where available. Titles are arranged thrice; alphabetically, by states, and chronologically. A map of the region showing imprint locations is also included. READ MORE about CHECKLIST OF SOUTHERN PERIODICALS TO 1861
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7 volumes. With Volume VIII, 1900-1950 Edited by D.E. Rhodes and A.E.C. Simoni
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1926-1934, 1956. 4to. cloth, top edges gilt. 7 volumes. With Volume VIII, 1900-1950 Edited by D.E. Rhodes and A.E.C. Simoni. Revised edition. Includes the 7th volume which contains the index and second supplement and the 8th volume which brings the set up to 1950. Includes not only the anonymous literature printed in England but also the works in English printed in other countries and works translated into English. Ex-library copy with..... READ MORE about DICTIONARY OF ANONYMOUS AND PSEUDONYMOUS ENGLISH LITERATURE NEW AND REVISED EDITION BY DR. JAMES...
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Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1934). 8vo. cloth. xii, 152 pages. First edition. 347 books described, some annotated. Ex-library copy with markings and performated name on title page. READ MORE about AMERICAN PLAYS PRINTED 1714-1830, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
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Washington Square, NY: New York University Press, 1953. thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 707 pages. Definitive work on Holmes. Edited by Eleanor M. Tilton. Jacket is worn and spotted. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
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Charlottesville: Univ. of Virginia Press, 1960. tall 12mo. cloth-backed boards. (x), 109 pages. First edition. READ MORE about THE BARRETT LIBRARY, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, A CHECKLIST OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT WORKS OF OLIVER...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 74358
N.P. Mills College, 1938. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 240 pages. 2723 entries and a complete index by editors, translators, and printers. Includes pagination and size. READ MORE about QVINTVS HORATIVS FLACCVS, EDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AS THEY APPEAR IN THE UNION...
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Foreword by Alfred A. Knopf.
London: Dawson - Archon Books, (1977). 8vo. cloth. xv, 248 pages. Foreword by Alfred A. Knopf. First edition. W.H. Hudson's writing career began with contributions to the periodical press. Much of this writing was later revised and expanded and makes up the contents of his books. He never became a popular author and did not have a bestseller until John Galsworthy introduced him to the American public in Alfred A. Knopf's edition of Green Mansionsin..... READ MORE about W.H. HUDSON, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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New York: Burt Franklin, (1970). 8vo. cloth. xlv, 391 pages. Reprint of the 1932 first edition. With a long introduction by J. Christian Bay. This volume contains descriptions of the first editions collected by Brewer with full bibliographical information and 100 illustrations. A necessary book for the study of Hunt. READ MORE about MY LEIGH HUNT LIBRARY, COLLECTED AND DESCRIBED BY LUTHER A. BREWER
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