(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University Library Associates, 1957. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (12) pages. Commemorates the dedication of the Rare Book Room, Syracuse University Library. Illustrated. Program of events, held on April 30, 1957, laid in. READ MORE about THE LENA R. ARENTS RARE BOOK ROOM
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 133999
(Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Library), 1960. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Essays by A. McKinley Terhune and Wayne S. Yenawine. Lists of "distinguished acquisitions" and benefactors. Pamphlet honoring Georg3e Arents on his 85th birthday laid in. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 134001
(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University, 1984. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 85+(1) pages. Volume 5, Number 2. Table of contents, list of donors. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about SYRACUSE SCHOLAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF IDEAS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133986
(Syracuse, NY): Syracuse University, 1988. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 72 pages. Volume 9, Number 1. Table of contents, list of donors. Black and white illustrations. Focuses on German historian Leopold Ranke. READ MORE about SYRACUSE SCHOLAR: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF IDEAS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134003
Bronx, NY: H.W. Wilson Company, 1967. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 541-648. Vol. 41, No. 6. Theme issue featuring "A Sampling of Rare Books," articles by a number of scholars including Edwin Wolf, 2nd, Frederick B. Adams, Jr., Frederick R. Goff, and others. Wrappers slightly bent at corners. READ MORE about WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 116092
Philadelphia: George S. MacManus Co., 1967. 8vo. boards. 51 pages. First edition, limited to only 100 copies. Fine condition. READ MORE about BOOKMEN'S BROWSE, MADE THEIR OWN BOOKS, BOGUS BOOKS AND SHAM SHELVES
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 12828
New York: R.R. Bowker Co., (1979). tall 8vo. cloth. xx, 485, (3) pages. Second edition. Many illustrations. READ MORE about BOOKMAKING: THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 46586
Washington: GPO, 1968. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. v, 128 pages. An early look at the influence of computer typesetting. Near fine. READ MORE about ELECTRONIC COMPOSITION IN PRINTING, PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM, NATION AL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 24936
New York: Atheneum, 1969. 8vo. cloth. xx, 296 pages. First edition. Lacks dust jacket. Ex-libris. READ MORE about DR. BOWDLER'S LEGACY, A HISTORY OF EXPURGATED BOOKS IN ENGLAND AND AME RICA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 42767
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1974). oblong 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 128 pages. First U.S. edition. Profusely illustrated with many in color. A manual for those interested in learning this method of illustration. READ MORE about WOOD ENGRAVING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 2884
(Philadelphia, PA): American Philosophical Society`, 1953. 4to. self paper wrappers. 596-610 pages. Reprint from Proceedings of the Americn Philosophical Society 97:5, October 1953. A discussion of manuscripts related to Native Americans in various repositories in and near Philadelphia. Very light tanning. READ MORE about A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF AMERICAN INDIAN MANUSCRIPTS IN REPOSITORIES OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133979
2 volumes.
Hamburg: Dr. Ernst Hauswedell & Co., (1966). 4to. cloth, leather spine labels, cardboard slipcase. xxvi,123; x,523 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Text in French, German and English. Hundreds of illustrations of booksellers are taken from sources of all ages. An impressive work and essential in the study of the booktrade. Fine condition. READ MORE about BIBLIOPOLA, PICTURES AND TEXTS ABOUT THE BOOK TRADE
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 28034
New York: Carnegie Corporation, 1946. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 107 pages. Contains information on the recruiting of new library employees, library schools and curriculum, training outside of library schools, and more. With selected bibliography. Text block separating from the covers. Previous ownership signature on front cover. READ MORE about PROGRESS & PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION FOR LIBRARIANSHIP
Price: $23.00 Order nr. 35714
N.P. n.p., 1949. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, stapled. 24 pages. Ann address presented to the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia on January 14, 1949. With endnotes. Printed on recto only. READ MORE about THE TEXTUAL IMPORTANCE OF MANUSCRIPT COMMONPLACE BOOKS OF 1620-1660
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134325
Peoria: The Spoon River Press, (1979). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. Third printing. Over 550 publishers are listed of which over 400 are American. Dust jacket shows a tear down the center effecting about 75% of the dust jacket. READ MORE about A FIRST EDITION?: STATEMENTS OF SELECTED PUBLISHERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 7926
N.P. American Antiquarian Society, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. An original print of a portrait of Isaiah Thomas from the steel plate engraved by Stephen A. Schoff, drawn by Hammatt Billings. First used in Little and Brown's issue of Buckingham's Reminiscences (Boston, 1850). Thomas was the founder of the Society. Includes a biographical sketch of Thomas. READ MORE about PRESENTATION FOR DAVID A. FRASER FROM THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133995
(Philadelphia, PA): The American Bar Association, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. List of the ABA's Exhibitions Committee, table of contents. A directory of exhibitions held in connection with the ABA's 91st annual meeting in Philadelphia. READ MORE about A CATALOG OF EXHIBITIONS PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 91ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133981
(Philadelphia, PA: The American Philosophical Society), n.d. oblong 32mo. self paper wrappers. (16) pages. A brief account of the history and the collections of the American Philosophical Society. Illustrations of Philosophical Hall and the Society's library building. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 133980
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1968. 4to. paper wrappers. 79 pages. Full descriptions of many important pieces of Americana. Corner bumped. READ MORE about A COLLECTION'S PROGRESS, TWO RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITIONS BY THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY, BROWN...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 214
Cambridge: The Houghton Library, 1995. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, metal spiral binding. 25+(1) pages. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 94792
(Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Libraries, 1960). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 15, (3) pages. Commentary by Albert J. George. Annotated bibliography of items in the exhibition. Illustratioins of Balzac and Royce. READ MORE about HONORÉ BALZAC: AN EXHIBIT OF SELECTIONS FROM THE WILLIAM HOBART ROYCE BALZAC COLLECTION OF TH...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134000
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. not paginated. An exhibition catalogue of a selection of books from the library of Abel E. Berland held at the Grolier Club. Includes an introduction by Berland. READ MORE about ` THIS POWERFULL RIME', A SELECTION FROM THE LIBRARY OF ABEL E. BERLAND
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 57354
3 Volumes.
Paris, France: Villier, 1802. 8vo. marbled paper-covered boards. xxjv,472; 450, (6); x, 373+(1) pages. 3 Volumes. Text in French. Original work published in two volumes, but this set includes a third supplemental volume. Dedication, errata, prefatory comments, entries omitted, supplement, geographical notice, An alphabetical directory of bibliographical terms, places and people. The supplement includes an index of authors and corrigenda. First volume with three foldouts. Front board of supplemental volume separated. Spine either partly or..... READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE RAISONNÉ DE BIBLIOLOGIE
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 133950
Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1957. 4to. cloth. xi, 275 pages. S-K 811. An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art. First edition, limited to 3000 copies. 56 pages of plates. A valuable reference book on the subject of binding. Spine sunned, else near fine. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING 525-1950 A.D
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 5813
Jersey City: The Davey Co., (1942). 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 70 pages of text followed by plates showing the Davey bindery at work. Printed by Rudge. Tells of the binding of books in early America. Davey Co. was a producer of boards for binders. READ MORE about 100 YEARS OF BOOKS, 1842-1942
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 7949
