New York: ABPC, 1975. 8vo. cloth. Per volume:. The following are available: 1976(2), 1977(3), 1978(4), 1979(6). Price is per volume. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1975-1979
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 267
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 Order nr. 44477
New York: ABPC, 1985. 8vo. cloth. Per volume:. The following are available: 1990(2), 1991(3), 1992(2), 1993(2), 1994(2), 1995(1), 1996(1), 1997(1), Price is per volume. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. 1990-2002
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 25176
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 Order nr. 110064
Old Working, Surrey: Richard Joseph, (1999). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 644 pages. Thirteenth edition. Includes speciality and alphabetically arranged indexes. READ MORE about SHEPPARD'S BOOK DEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA, A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUARIAN A
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 57676
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 Order nr. 18213
3 volumes.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1969-1974). large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxv,(i),774; xli,(i),792, xlii,782 pages. 3 volumes. A biographical dictionary for scholars, editors, writers, and educators who need authoritative information about significant figures of Canada's past. Volume I, written in French, contains the lives of people who had died before 1701. Volume II, also in French, contains the lives of people who died between 1701 and 1740. Volume III, written in English contains the lives..... READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE BIOGRAPHIQUE DU CANADA
Price: $195.00 Order nr. 58622
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 Order nr. 135171
8 volumes.
Paris: J. Leroux, Jouby Et. C, Libraries, 1847. large 8vo. 19th century quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards. 620; (iv),7 16; (iv), 670; (iv), 646; (iv), 636; (iv), 636; (iv), 616; (iv), 459, (9), 152 pages. 8 volumes. Revised edition. A biographical dictionary of men who have accomplished something through their genius and talents or their errors and crimes. A. Edmund Randolph bookplate is on the front pastedown of all volumes. Covers rubbed, especially along..... READ MORE about BIOGRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE OU DICTIONNAIRE HISTORIQUE
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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 Order nr. 57990
London: Oxford University Press, 1974. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, (ii), 204 pages. The study of the life and works of Antonio Gallenga (1810-95), an Italian patriot who settled in London. He taught at the University College, and also was a critic, journalist and writer. He joined the Times in 1859 and was foreign correspondent for twenty-five years, in which he was active in Italian politics. His numerous publications dealt mostly with history, literature..... READ MORE about ANTONIO GALLENGA, AN ITALIAN WRITER IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 57661
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 Order nr. 58387
Bloomington: The Lilly Library, 1996. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 132 pages. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Lilly Library in 1996, which featured books related to the Romantic Civilization, from 1776-1848. Authors such as Horace Warpole, John Keats, William Shakespeare and others were included. It has 152 entries and is illustrated and indexed. READ MORE about THE PEOPLE'S VOICE, A ROMANTIC CIVILIZATION, 1776-1848
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 58894
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 Order nr. 58718
Evanston: Hamill & Barker, 1994. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 61 pages. Four page introduction followed by the bibliography. A bookseller's catalogue. Later paper spine label. READ MORE about SOREN AABYE KIERKEGAARD ( 1813-1885), A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOGUE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 69333
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 Order nr. 6757
Brooklyn: Published for the Society, 1865. 8vo. original paper wrappers, missing back cover. 63 pages. The report of the second annual meeting of the L. I. Historical Society in 1865 which was opened with a eulogy for President Lincoln. The board discussed the activities of the society, and a report was given on the content of the collection and the acquisitions of the past year. Also includes a list of donors and resident members. Front..... READ MORE about SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE LIBRARIAN, AND THE TREASURER
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 57566
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 Order nr. 61693
Amsterdam: Bibliotheek der Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1921. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), ii, 143 pages. Exhibition catalogue describing over 500 examples of Dutch printing. Illustrated. Minor spotting of front cover. READ MORE about CATALOGUS VAN OUDERE WERKEN OP HET GEBIED DER NEDERLANDSCHE LETTEREN
Price: $26.00 Order nr. 25454
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 Order nr. 59418
Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, 1861. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 70 pages. A section detailing expenditure reports is followed by the catalogue of books added by donation and exchange during 1860. Last few pages detached. Edges of pages darkened. READ MORE about FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 79392
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 Order nr. 57623
Pittsfield: Henry Chickering, Printer, 1861. 8vo. original limp leather. 74, (2) pages. The first catalogue of the library which included about 2500 books. It contain titles in fields such as history, literature and biography which are arranged by author. Interleaved. Front cover detached. Spine chipped with tears. Small library stamp on title page. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE PITTSFIELD ASSOCIATION
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 57586
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 Order nr. 58888
4 volumes in 2.
London: Privately printed, 1928-1937 (but Storrs-Mansfield: Maurizio Martino, n.d. but 1996). small thick 8vo. cloth. 324; 359; 256; 260 pages. 4 volumes in 2. Reprint of the very scarce first edition; this reprint is limited to 150 sets. Besterman no.5881. About 3,000 items are carefully described including information on plates. Especially useful when collating periodicals such as "The Sporting Magazine." The cost of this set was kept down by not reproducing the hundreds of full-page..... READ MORE about HUNTING, HAWKING, SHOOTING, ILLUSTRATED IN A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS...
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 44053
