Ames, Joseph.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, CONTAINING MEMOIRS OF THE ANCIENT PRINTERS, AND A REGISTER OF BOOKS PRINTED BY THEM FROM THE YEAR 1471 TO THE YEAR 1600. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, F.R. and A.SS., and Secretary the Society of Antiquaries. Considerably augmented, both in the Memoir and in the number of books, by William Herbert...Volume III.

London: Printed for the Editor and sold by Mr. T. Payne and Son, 1790. small 4to. modern quarter leather with leather tips, marbled paper-covered boards. 1309-1875+(1) pages, with one additional leaf of plates. Volume one and two only. The book collector and map- and bookseller William Herbert (1718-1795) owned Joseph Ames' (1688/9-1759) interleaved copy of the first version of this work, written by Ames and published in 1749. Herbert expanded the Antiquities to three volumes..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN...

Price: $300.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54956

(Amsler & Ruthardt).

KATALOG DER BERÜHMTEN SAMMLUNG DES VERSTORBENEN HERRN BARON HEINRICH VON MECKLENBURG.

Kupferstich-Auction XXI
Berlin: Amsler & Ruthardt, 1872. 8vo. half cloth. (iii), viii, 132 pages. Kupferstich-Auction XXI. This auction of copperplate engravings included 1,649 items. The marbled paper on the cover of this copy is worn at the edges and shows some abrasions elsewhere. The spine cloth and the interior show minor soiling. The endpaper is lightly foxed. The title page has two stamps of previous owners (one embossed, and a smaller one in ink). The first 17..... READ MORE about KATALOG DER BERÜHMTEN SAMMLUNG DES VERSTORBENEN HERRN BARON HEINRICH VON MECKLENBURG

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90900

(Amsler & Ruthardt).

KATALOG WERTHVOLLER UND SELTENER KUPFERSTICHE RADIRUNGEN UND HOLZSCHNITTE, ALTER UND NEUER MEISTER.

Berlin: (Amsler & Ruthardt, 1896). 8vo. half cloth, marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled. (ii), 175+(1) pages. Written in German. An auction catalogue with 2416 entries. Bound together is the original front paper wrapper. Minor wear at extremities. Laid-in is the bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the libary of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about KATALOG WERTHVOLLER UND SELTENER KUPFERSTICHE RADIRUNGEN UND HOLZSCHNITTE, ALTER UND NEUER MEISTER

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 101555

(Andersen, Hans Christian). Alderson, Brian.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND HIS EVENTYR IN ENGLAND.

(Wormley, Hertfordshire, England): International Board on Books for Young People, British Section, 1982. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 48 pages. Presentation from the author on front free endpaper. Notes and observations by the author. Acknowledgments, preface, list of sources, index to illustrators and translators. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND HIS EVENTYR IN ENGLAND

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 125673

(Anderson, Alexander). Pomeroy, Jane R.

ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 1775-1870, WOOD ENGRAVER AND ILLUSTRATOR, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

New Castle, DE and Worcester, MA: Oak Knoll Press and the American Antiquarian Society, 2005. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 2600 pages. First Edition. Lightly soiled. Spines lightly rubbed, else fine in near fine slipcase. This three volume, comprehensive bibliography focuses on the important American wood engraver, Alexander Anderson (1775-1870). The author has selected over 1,000 of Anderson's engravings to illustrate this major bibliography. This work begins with a well written and researched biography..... READ MORE about ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 1775-1870, WOOD ENGRAVER AND ILLUSTRATOR, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138359

Anderson, John P.

THE BOOK OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY.

Ardsley: EP Publishing Ltd., 1976. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 472 pages. A reprint of the 1881 first edition with a new introduction by professor Jack Simmons of the University of Leicester. An extensive list of topographical works including a lengthy chapter on the general topography of Great Britain with additional chapters on Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 56129

(Anderson, Maxwell). Avery, Laurence G.

CATALOGUE OF THE MAXWELL ANDERSON COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.

Austin: The University of Texas, (1968). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 175 pages. First edition. Covers published works, contributions to books and periodicals, unpublished works, letter, diaries and a section on letters to Anderson. Head of spine is bumped. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE MAXWELL ANDERSON COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 44152

(Andre, J.R.G.).

CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS ... AND IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA, THE PROPERTY OF BRIGADIER J.R.G. ANDRE.

London: Sotheby & CO, 1961. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 90, (2) pages. Auction catalogue of manuscripts and printed books published as far back to the 16th century. Pencil and ink inscriptions throughout the catalogue. Contains important manuscript Americana from the library of Brigadier J.R.G. André. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS ... AND IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT...

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 77505

(Angelica Press).

BOOKS AND EPHEMERA OF THE ANGELICA PRESS.

(Brooklyn, NY: The Angelica Press, 1973). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Introduction by Marilyn and Dennis Grastorf. Black and white illustrations. A bibliography of the press's publications. READ MORE about BOOKS AND EPHEMERA OF THE ANGELICA PRESS

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 131780

Anninger, Anne.

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 16TH CENTURY BOOKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS.

Cambridge: The Houghton Library, 1985. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. x, 94, (2) pages. A catalogue from the exhibition held at The Houghton Library in 1985, which featured Spanish and Portuguese books from the sixteenth century. A near fine copy. Almost all of the books were collected and donated by the late Philip Hofer, founding Curator of the Department. This collection provides an overall view of printing and illustration of the time, and documents the..... READ MORE about SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 16TH CENTURY BOOKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 60766

ANNUAIRE CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS 1968 DES VENTES PUBLIQUES EN FRANCE.

N.P. Hachette, 1968. 4to. cloth, paper cover label. 212 pages. Text in French. A volume in Hachette's Collection Connaissance des Arts series. An overview of public art sales and auctions in France during 1968. Index. Listing of public sales and auctions in France during the 1967-8 season. READ MORE about ANNUAIRE CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS 1968 DES VENTES PUBLIQUES EN FRANCE

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 115430

(Anspach, August Eduard). Caton, Jose Maria Fernandez.

CATALOGO DE LOS MATERIALES CODICOLOGICOS Y BIBLIOGRAPHICOS.

Leon: Centro de Estudios e Investigacion, 1966. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 130 pages. Presents a history of Dr. August Eduard Anspach followed by a bibliography of his scientific writings and several related writings by various authors. Lists 373 items in all. Contains one black-and-white frontispiece of Dr. Anspach with a reproduction of his autograph. Includes an index of authors. Prologue by P.A. Custodio Vega. Text in Spanish. READ MORE about CATALOGO DE LOS MATERIALES CODICOLOGICOS Y BIBLIOGRAPHICOS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 57414

(Arader Galleries). Nestor, Dr. Sara.

DRAWN AND COLORED BY A LADY: FOUR CENTURIES OF FEMALE ARTISTS.

New York / Philadelphia: Arader Galleries, 2007. 4to. paper wrappers. 107 pages. Beautiful color artwork from female artists in the 18th Century of still life and natural history painting. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DRAWN AND COLORED BY A LADY: FOUR CENTURIES OF FEMALE ARTISTS

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 136082