(Auction Records).

AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1987-1991. INDEX THE AUCTION SEASONS SEPTEMBER 1987 - AUGUST 1991.

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

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44477

Bohn, Henry George.

Letter from Henry George Bohn.

London: n.p., 1869. A.L.s., 5 by 8 inches. 2 pages. A.L.s. from Henry George Bohn to unnamed recipient, dated September 17, 1869. Bohn (1796-1884) was born in Munster, Germany, He moved to London where he became a publisher and bookseller, operating his own business in Covent Garden. This letter discusses specimens of porcelin the recipient wishes to send, and also recommends that the recipient purchase a couple of Bohn's publication. Biographical sketch of Bohn by..... READ MORE about Letter from Henry George Bohn

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 110064

(Borrow, George). Collie, Michael.

GEORGE BORROW, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY.

Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1984. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 231 pages. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Best bibliography to date. Jacket rubbed with small tears. READ MORE about GEORGE BORROW, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18213

(DeSimon Company).

Group of catalogues issued by DeSimon Company Booksellers.

New York & Sag Harbor, NY: DeSimon Company, 1975-1999. 8vo - 4to. paper wrappers. variously paginated. Catalogues include 11-19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 35-37, 39, 41, 42, 44-48, 50, and 51 (the final catalogue). Also included is an unnumbered catalogue, which very well be the first catalogue issued by Dan DeSimon. READ MORE about Group of catalogues issued by DeSimon Company Booksellers

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135171

Foss, Michael.

THE AGE OF PATRONAGE.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, (i), 234 pages. First edition. Near fine. A social history of the arts in England in the century following the Restoration. It shows how the state of the arts fluctuated as it was affected by the waning influence of the King and Court, the rise of political parties, and a new sense of middle-class decorum and responsibility. Illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about THE AGE OF PATRONAGE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57990

(Harvard College).

HOUSE ......NO 26, A STATEMENT OF DONATIONS MADE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TO LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.

N.P. n.p., (1831). small 8vo. paper, disbound. 19 pages. An interesting Massachusetts government document which list all the gifts, grants, and donations made by the State to Harvard College and Williams College since their incorporation to 1831. READ MORE about HOUSE ......NO 26, A STATEMENT OF DONATIONS MADE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TO LITERARY...

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58387

(Italian Fine Printing).

AL FAUSTO RITORNO DALLA GERMANIA DI PIO VI PONTEFICE MASSIMO.

Perugia: Presso Carlo Baduel, 1782. small 4to. contemporary patterned paper wrappers. (ii), xxii, (ii), 154 pages. An attractive festival book commemorating the return of Pius VI from a visit to Germany. The engraved title page was beautifully designed by Antonio Stefanucci and engraved by Raimondo Fauci, and the engraved frontispiece was designed by Petrus Labruzzi and engraved by Camillus Tinti. The decorative tail-piece is also by Stefanucci and Faucci. Carlo Baduel of Perugia printed the..... READ MORE about AL FAUSTO RITORNO DALLA GERMANIA DI PIO VI PONTEFICE MASSIMO

Price: $425.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58718

(Landor, Walter Savage). Wise, Thomas J. and Stephen Wheeler.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR.

Folkestone: Dawsons, 1971. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 426 pages. Reprint of the 1919 first edition. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR

Price: $28.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6757

Mourey, Gabriel.

LIVRE DES FETES FRANCAISES.

Paris: Librairie de France, 1930. 4to. quarter cloth, printed paper-covered boards, top edge dyed red. (vi), xii, 380, (18) pages. First edition. This book describes the many unique aspects of French social life and customs. Mourey examines how these customs, such as festivals and rituals, are portrayed through the history of French art. Thoroughly Illustrated with reproductions of paintings, engravings, and drawings (some color). With a frontispiece, an introduction by the author, and bibliographical references..... READ MORE about LIVRE DES FETES FRANCAISES

Price: $70.00  other currencies  Order nr. 61693

(New York State Library).

CATALOGUE OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY, 1872.

Albany: Van Benthuysen Printing House, 1872. large 8vo. contemporary half leather with leather covered boards, four raised bands on spine. xvii, (i), 652 pages. First edition of this index to the collections in the New York State Library, which contains short descriptions of over 86,000 titles, 23,400 of which are in the Law Library. All State, Legislative and Parliamentary documents are kept there. This index was proposed as a cost-saving measure because of the difficulty..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY, 1872

Price: $125.00  other currencies  Order nr. 59418

(Panizzi, Antonio). Corney, Bolton.

COMMENTS ON THE EVIDENCE OF ANTONIO PANIZZI ESQUIRE BEFORE THE SELECT.

London: (F. Shoberl, Printer), 1860. 8vo. disbound. 16 pages. An edited transcript of Panizzi's testimony concerning the removal of the natural history collection to make space for a growing number of books which the Museum was acquiring. Bolton Corney had added his highly critical notes of Panizzi's testimony which illuminate the stiff opposition at that time of Panizzi's tenure as principal librarian and leader of the Museum. READ MORE about COMMENTS ON THE EVIDENCE OF ANTONIO PANIZZI ESQUIRE BEFORE THE SELECT

Price: $195.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57623

(Quaritch, Bernard). 1125.

BERNARD QUARITCH.

Catalogue 1125
London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Catalogue 1125. Bernard Quaritch's catalogue 1125, which list 70 entries of books pertaining to Greek and Roman literature. Illustrated. READ MORE about BERNARD QUARITCH

Price: $12.50  other currencies  Order nr. 58888

Shields, N.C.

ITALIAN TRANSLATIONS IN AMERICA.

New York: Comparative Literature Series, (1931). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. viii, (ii), 410, (6) pages. A bibliography of Italian translations published in America which includes 1383 entries covering the eighteenth to the twentieth century. (Besterman 3217) Indexed. Covers faded and foxed. READ MORE about ITALIAN TRANSLATIONS IN AMERICA

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 58584