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Order Nr. 114414 JACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALT, AN ADDRESS TO THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF...

De Ricci, Seymour.

JACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALT, AN ADDRESS TO THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA, 24, MAY, 1923.

Philadelphia: Privately printed (for the Philobiblon Club by Rosenbach), 1923. small 8vo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper cover label. 24 pages. First edition. De Ricci has written a history of the great lover, Casanova, and the printing of his diary. Near fine. READ MORE about JACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALT, AN ADDRESS TO THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA, 24, MAY, 1923

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 114414

(Dufief, Nicholas Gouin). Stern, Madeleine B.

NICHOLAS GOUIN DUFIEF OF PHILADELPHIA, FRANCO-AMERICAN BOOKSELLER, 1776-1834.

Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club, 1988. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 81, (3) pages. Limited to 300 copies. A fine copy. Printed by W. Thomas Taylor. Near fine condition. Preface by the President of the Philobiblon Club, George R. Allen. READ MORE about NICHOLAS GOUIN DUFIEF OF PHILADELPHIA, FRANCO-AMERICAN BOOKSELLER, 1776-1834

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 39241

Peabody, Josephine Preston.

FORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES: NEW POEMS WITH A PLAY.

Boston, MA: Small, Maynard & Company, 1900. small 8vo. bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and design. 111, (1) pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Unopened. READ MORE about FORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES: NEW POEMS WITH A PLAY

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 139207

(Bookbinding).

EXTRA BINDING AT THE LAKESIDE PRESS CHICAGO.

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1925. small 4to. patterned paper-covered cardstock, paper cover label. 36 pages. First edition. Ownership inscription in ink on front pastedown. Very light wear to spine ends, else a fine copy. 29 full-page illustrations of fine bindings executed by Donnelley including a full color frontispiece. READ MORE about EXTRA BINDING AT THE LAKESIDE PRESS CHICAGO

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3419

Order Nr. 136569 GREAT CATALOGUES BY MASTER BOOKSELLERS: A SELECTION OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH...

Payne, John R.

GREAT CATALOGUES BY MASTER BOOKSELLERS: A SELECTION OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH BOOKSELLERS’ CATALOGUES, 19TH-21ST CENTURY.

Austin, TX: Roger Beacham, 2017. 4to. red cloth, gilt on spine. xxii, 485, [2] pages. First edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is one of 400 numbered copies (this copy is unnumbered). A monumental achievement in the preservation of the legacy produced by significant American and British booksellers over a two-hundred year period. Compiled by John R. Payne. Heavily illustrated, in color. READ MORE about GREAT CATALOGUES BY MASTER BOOKSELLERS: A SELECTION OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH BOOKSELLERS’...

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 136569

Zeidner, Lisa.

BRANDYWINE, A LEGACY OF TRADITION IN THE DU PONT - WYETH COUNTRY.

Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson-Grant Publishers, (1995). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. First edition. In fine condition. Filled with color photographs. READ MORE about BRANDYWINE, A LEGACY OF TRADITION IN THE DU PONT - WYETH COUNTRY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 87827

(Gehenna Press).

THE GEHENNA PRESS, THE WORK OF FIFTY YEARS, 1942-1992.

Dallas and Northampton: The Bridwell Library & The Gehenna Press, (1992). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 238, (2) pages. Limited to 2000 copies. A fine copy. Filled with illustrations including a number in color. An excellent reference work for anyone interested in the privately printed book during the 20th century. The catalogue of an exhibition curated by Lisa Unger Baskin containing an assessment of the work of the press by Colin Frankin, a bibliography..... READ MORE about THE GEHENNA PRESS, THE WORK OF FIFTY YEARS, 1942-1992

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 36766

(Bird & Bull Press). Schreyer, Alice.

EAST-WEST: HAND PAPERMAKING TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS, AN EXHIBITION CATALOGUE.

Newark, DE: University of Delaware, 1988. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers in facsimile of an 18th century decorated paper known as "Dutch gilt." 55+(1) pages. One of the 300 numbered special copies of this exhibition catalogue printed by the Bird & Bull Press (Berger B35). Well written catalogue describing some of the highlights of the University's excellent collection of books about papermaking. Included is much Bird & Bull material as Delaware contains most of the archives..... READ MORE about EAST-WEST: HAND PAPERMAKING TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS, AN EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 24013

Wemyss, Stanley.

THE GENERAL GUIDE TO RARE AMERICANA.

Philadelphia: Stanley Wemyss, 1950. 8vo. cloth. 323 pages. Revised and enlarged edition. Includes a listing of first printers in various communities, an index of printers, and other pieces of information. Ink inscription. Else a very good copy. READ MORE about THE GENERAL GUIDE TO RARE AMERICANA

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41508

Order Nr. 37009 ADVENTURES OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR AN INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTING WITH...

(Autographs). Williams, Robert.

ADVENTURES OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR AN INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTING WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS.

New York: Exposition Press, (1952). 8vo. cloth. 99 pages and 20 plates. First edition. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about ADVENTURES OF AN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR AN INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTING WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 37009

Angle, Paul M.

ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.

Chicago: The Caxton Club, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiii, 192 pages. First edition. Jacket spine faded; price clipped. Else a near fine copy. A collection of essays by journalist, historian and Lincoln expert Paul Angle, which first appeared in the ATLANTIC MONTHLY. Includes essays on Lincoln and a number of autobiographical sketches. READ MORE about ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 35709

Strauss, Victor.

PRINTING INDUSTRY, AN INTRODUCTION TO ITS MANY BRANCHES PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS.

New York: Printing Industries of America, (1967). thick 8vo. cloth. xvi, 814, (2) pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket, else a near fine copy. A massive book covering all aspects of the printing industry. Includes sectons on illustration and binding methods. READ MORE about PRINTING INDUSTRY, AN INTRODUCTION TO ITS MANY BRANCHES PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 34930

Jones, Neal T.

A BOOK OF DAYS FOR THE LITERARY YEAR.

New York: Thames and Hudson, (1984). 8vo. quarter cloth, decorated paper over boards. Not paginated. Contains a wealth of literary references, quotations, birthdays, marriages, deaths, and publication dates of various works all listed on the day on which the events occurred. Illustrated. A fine copy. READ MORE about A BOOK OF DAYS FOR THE LITERARY YEAR

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 34616

Grannis, Chandler B. (editor).

WHAT HAPPENS IN BOOK PUBLISHING.

Foreword by Frederic G. Melcher.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1967. 8vo. cloth. x, 467 pages. Foreword by Frederic G. Melcher. Second edition, considerably revised. A fine copy. Sections on publishing textbooks, technical, scientific, religious, medical, and University books. READ MORE about WHAT HAPPENS IN BOOK PUBLISHING

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 34402

Ayres, Harry V.

HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981.

Wilmington: Serendipity Press, (1981). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 209 pages. First edition. The history of Delaware's finest hotel. Fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about HOTEL DU PONT STORY, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 1911-1981

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 33943

Lefontaine, Joseph Raymond.

COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF VALUE GUIDE, A COMPANION TO THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK SHELF.

New York: Prometheus, (1990). 8vo. paper wrappers. 113 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Lists the value of the books listed under "The Authors and Their Books" in THE COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF. Contains the values of 33,614 individual book titles, written by 931 authors. Cannot be used without a copy of THE COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF. READ MORE about COLLECTOR'S BOOKSHELF VALUE GUIDE, A COMPANION TO THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK SHELF

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31964

Horowitz, Irving Louis.

COMMUNICATING IDEAS, THE CRISIS OF PUBLISHING IN A POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. xii, 240 pages. First edition. This book "is the first attempt to place publishing in America in its political and commercial setting." A fine copy in fine jacket. READ MORE about COMMUNICATING IDEAS, THE CRISIS OF PUBLISHING IN A POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 31744

Jovanovich, William.

NOW, BARABBAS.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960. 12mo. cloth-backed patterned boards. 23 pages. Issued as a New Year's Greeting by the publisher. Consists of the first chapter of an autobiography by Harcourt, Brace's president, William Jovanovich. A fine copy. READ MORE about NOW, BARABBAS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30272

Order Nr. 30188 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MANUAL FOR STUDENTS OF THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ENGLAND AND...

Spargo, John Webster.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MANUAL FOR STUDENTS OF THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Hendricks House, 1956. 8vo. cloth. x, 285 pages. Third edition, revised. A manual of bibliographical sources. Spine faded, else a very good copy. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MANUAL FOR STUDENTS OF THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 30188

(Du Pont). Dutton, William S.

DU PONT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. 8vo. cloth. x, 396 pages. B1-2105. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Bookplate; ink inscription on free endpaper. Wear to the head of the spine. Minor uneven fading to the spine and front board.History of this Delaware industrial family. READ MORE about DU PONT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 28348

Bradley, Van Allen.

NEW GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC.

New York: Arco Publishing, (1972). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 280 pages. Reprint of the second edition. A near fine copy. READ MORE about NEW GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26563

(Americana). Wemyss, Stanley.

THE GENERAL GUIDE TO RARE AMERICANA, 1493-1699 WITH AUCTION RECORDS AND PRICES.

Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1944. 8vo. cloth. 117, (9) pages. First edition. Includes indices of printers, a check list of books printed west of the Mississippi River, etc. Rubbing to spine and covers, else a very good copy. READ MORE about THE GENERAL GUIDE TO RARE AMERICANA, 1493-1699 WITH AUCTION RECORDS AND PRICES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26086

Graham, Bessie.

BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE.

New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1935. 8vo. cloth. xii, 715 pages. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. (Webber p.74). Covers rubbed and faded with crease in front cover. Endpapers yellowed. READ MORE about BOOKMAN'S MANUAL, A GUIDE TO LITERATURE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 25602

(Whittington Press). Randle, John & Rosalind.

LETTERS TO MATRIX: 1981-2008.

(Whittington, Gloucestershire: Matrix (but Whittington Press), (2023). 4to. half cloth over decorated paper-covered boards. (vi), 121, (4) pages. Limited to 100 copies. A fine copy. From the publisher's website: "Matrix's beginnings were more organic than organised, growing out of whatever happened to be on hand at the time. We had three contributions that were not substantial enough to become books, yet which needed to be published, and together might form the nucleus of a journal..... READ MORE about LETTERS TO MATRIX: 1981-2008

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 138991

(Orage, A. R.). Mairet, Philip.

A. R. ORAGE.

A Memoir
New Hyde Park, New York: University Books, (1966). 8vo. cloth. xxxii, (iv), 140 pages followed by 10 pages of advertisements. A Memoir. Memoir of English critic and editor who left his career to follow Russian mystic Gurdjieff. Some shelfwear. Front cover has soiling at lower right corner and a few scratches. Corners and spine ends worn. READ MORE about A. R. ORAGE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 97653

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