N.P. University of Kentucky Press, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 237 pages. Being the entire issue of The Kentucky Review, Volume IV, Number 1, 1982. Introduction by Paul A. Willis, reminiscences by Lawrence S. Thompson, an overview of the collection by John Clubbe and a catalogue of the exhibition by John Spalding Gatton. READ MORE about W. HUGH PEAL COLLECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Price: $14.66 Order nr. 37586
(Paris): Pierre Berès, n.d. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (283) pages. Catalogue 75 published by the French bookseller. Lists 859 entries. Abundant illustrations, some in color. Corners bumped. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHÈQUES LITTÉRAIRES DU ROMANTISME À NOS JOURS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 62822
Lititz: Sutter House, 1977. 8vo. cloth. xii, 210, (2) pages. First edition. An excellent series of well written essays by the well known bookcollector, Seymour Adelman. Limited to 650 copies. Signed by the author on the half-title. READ MORE about THE MOVING PAGEANT, A SELECTION OF ESSAYS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 115518
1969. 8vo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. Offprint from Antiquariat, 19. Jahrgang, Heft 8/9, 1969. Article on the collector Anton Roth, inscribed by Roth. READ MORE about DR. MED. ANTON ROTH UND SEINE BUCHER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49019
New York: Putnam's, (2000). 8vo. quarter cloth, dust jacket. xvii, (iii), 536 pages. First printing of this completely revised handbook of estimated market values for first printings of first books, updated and expanded to include the works of more than 6000 authors, and discussions on the impact of the internet on book collecting. With chapters on what to collect, book collecting, sources for books, knowledgeable buying, etc. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING 2000, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 64811
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (2001). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. viii, (iv), 788 pages. Revised edition of the 1998 price handbook with up-to-date values for more than 20,000 first and important collected editions. The largest and most comprehensive single-volume guide to current market values of collectible books in the United States,Collected Books is used by most book dealers and serious collectors in the country. It explains how to identify first editions..... READ MORE about COLLECTED BOOKS, THE GUIDE TO VALUES, 2002 EDITION
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 64781
New York: G.P. Putnam, (1922). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xii, 275 pages. Second U.S. edition, revised, limited to 500 copies. The second edition contains new information and three new illustrations. Has two chapters on the care of books. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE BOOK-HUNTER AT HOME
Price: $43.00 Order nr. 73677
(Minneapolis, MN): University of Minnesota Press, 2000. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 20, (2) pages. With underling and writing on endpapers in red and blue ink. READ MORE about THE JOY OF BOOKS, AN EXCERPT FROM A MAN'S REACH
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 101726
(Washington): Privately Printed for Distribution at The Library of Congress, 1938. small 12mo. self paper wrappers. 13 pages. Fine condition. READ MORE about EARLY LITERATURE OF TOBACCO
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 94715
Hamburg: Ernst Hauswedell & Co. Verlag, 1982. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 131-140. Written in German. An article in the "Philobiblon", Jahrgang XXVI, Heft 2, Juni 1982. Minor wear and soiling. With the bookplate of H. P. Kraus, and the laid-in bookplate of Oak Knoll designating this as from the library of H. P. Kraus. READ MORE about " OTTO SCHÄFER - EIN SAMMLERPORTRÄT."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 101691
New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 48 pages. This commemorative publication lists the books, pamphlets, prints, handlists, periodicals, and medallions produced by the Club in its first 100 years. It is an offprint from The Grolier Club, 1884-1984: Its Library, Exhibitions, & Publications and contains a foreword by Allen Asaf. It was designed by Stephen Harvard and printed at the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983
Price: $18.00 save 20% $14.40 Order nr. 106588
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1938. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 263-288. Article in The Library , Fourth Series, Volume XIX, Number 3, December 1938. Corners bumped. READ MORE about "THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LEARNING."
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 102101
Somerville: Privately printed, 1967. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xiii,136 pages. Well-illustrated descriptions. The library has become a renowned source repository of material relating to English literature (especially Samuel Johnson) of the 18th century. READ MORE about FOUR OAKS LIBRARY
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 79759
(Padua: Tipografia dei Fratelli Salmin), 1909. oblong 8vo. self-paper wrapper. xx pages. Limited edition of 40 numbered copies. The author begins with an address to the groom, saying that he decided to compile the following bibliographic notes on manuscripts of ethical philosophy conserved at the library of the University of Padua, on the occasion of the wedding. Lest this seem strange, the author vaguely notes his friend's connection to and love of such manuscript works..... READ MORE about NOZZE MARCHESINI-VELO
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78003
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 397-401+(1) pages. Reprint fromThe WIliam and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1945. A description of early American holdings at the Yale University Library, written by James T. Babb, former Librarian of Yale University. Back wrapper soiled. Very light crease down the center of front wrapper. Light shelf wear. READ MORE about THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: ITS EARLY AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98911
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1891. 8vo. original cloth. xviii, 170 pages, followed by 24 pages describing books published by Longmans. Second edition. The first in 1887 was edited by J.O. Halliwell- Phillipps, a collector who died in 1889. Lists 805 items in the collection which at that time was awaiting a permanent home. Embossed stamp on title page indicates that this copy was given out with the compliments of the publisher. Some wear along..... READ MORE about A CALENDAR OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN RARITIES, DRAWINGS & ENGRAVINGS, FORMERLY PRESERVED AT...
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 76688
Translated by William A. Pettas.
Berkeley, CA: Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1990. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. iii, 209 pages. Translated by William A. Pettas. First U.S. edition. Originally published in Italian as LA BIBLIOGRAFIA, STORIA DI UNA TRADIZIONE IN 1984. Explains the circumstances and objectives behind the evolution of bibliographies. Includes chapters on books and book distribution in the Middle Ages, the introduction of printing, seventeenth century libraries, and the bibliography of librarians and historians in the nineteenth century. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY, HISTORY OF TRADITION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 30553
Washington: Library of Congress, 1984. 8vo. paper wrappers. 24 pages. Viewpoint Series No.11. Information on bibliography and Baskerville. READ MORE about BOOK COLLECTING: PERSONAL REWARDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE LIBRARY OF...
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 102702
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 54276
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. 8vo. cloth. vi, (ii), 401, (2) pages. First edition. A collection of twelve essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. READ MORE about BOOK HISTORY, VOLUME 22
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134306
(Bassac, France): Plein Chant, (1989). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 322, (4) pages. Text in French. Part of publisher's 'Collection de l'Atelier Furtif' 19th century series. Biography of French writer Charles Nodier (1780-1844), French Romantic writer and author of books about book collectors. Frontispiece. Bibliogaphy includes Nodier's writings, studies about Nodier, works consulted for his noted Histoire du roi de Bohême, and addenda. Black and white engravings throughout. READ MORE about NODIER L'HOMME DU LIVRE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 107613
New York: Privately printed, 1926. 8vo. polished cloth, leather cover and spine labels. 170 pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. White had put this collection together with great care. He had been a Rosenbach customer in the teens and then, as so interestingly related in ROSENBACH, A BIOGRAPHY, he started selling his books using Rosenbach. When he died in 1928, Rosenbach sold many of the books for the estate. Minor rubbing of covers including..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS, CHIEFLY OF THE ELIZABETHAN PERIOD. COLLECTED BY W.A. WHITE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 7820
New York: Privately printed, 1926. 8vo. polished cloth, leather cover and spine labels. 170 pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. White had put this collection together with great care. He had been a Rosenbach customer in the teens and then, as so interestingly related in Rosenbach, a Biography, he started selling his books using Rosenbach. When he died in 1928, Rosenbach sold many of the books for the estate. Labels worn with pieces missing..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF EARLY ENGLISH BOOKS, CHIEFLY OF THE ELIZABETHAN PERIOD. COLLECTED BY W.A. WHITE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 76576
Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vi, 19, (3) pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Fourth Annual Maury A. Bromsen Lecture on Humanistic Bibliography, by a noted and highly respected scholar of European intellectual history and author of many works on that subject. Presents his view on the future of book collecting. Complimentary card laid in. READ MORE about THE BIBLIOPHILE OF THE FUTURE: HIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 116105
UNOPENED COPY
New Castle, DE and Durham, NC: Oak Knoll Press and Fine Books & Collections, 2005. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. 380 pages. UNOPENED COPY. First edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and in slipcase unopened copy. This is the first time that one of Nick Basbanes' titles has appeared in a limited edition. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Library in 1963 (Printing and the Mind of Man)..... READ MORE about EVERY BOOK ITS READER: THE POWER OF THE PRINTED WORD TO STIR THE WORLD
Price: $225.00 Order nr. 89154
