(Americana). Blew, John.

THE LIVES AND WORK OF WRIGHT AND ZOE HOWES AND THE STORY OF U.S.IANA.

Chicago, IL: n.p. (John Blew), 2019. Second edition limited to 150 copies. Self-published by author, John Blew. Introduction by J. Kevin Graffagnino of the William L. Clements Library. Dedications to the booksellers Clarence Wolf of George S. MacManus Co. & posthumously William Reese of William Reese Co. Table of contents & index. An expanded edition of the research devoted to the Americana collector Wright Howes. Color photographs. READ MORE about THE LIVES AND WORK OF WRIGHT AND ZOE HOWES AND THE STORY OF U.S.IANA

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134757

(Andrews, William Loring). Van Name, Addison.

CATALOGUE OF THE WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS COLLECTION OF EARLY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF YALE UNIVERSITY.

New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1913. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xiv, 56 pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies. History of the collection followed by detailed descriptions of these incunabula and 16th century books. Minor wear to covers. Near fine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS COLLECTION OF EARLY BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF YALE UNIVERSITY

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 75

(Argentine, John). Rhodes, Dennis E.

JOHN ARGENTINE, PROVOST OF KING'S. HIS LIFE AND HIS LIBRARY.

Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger & Co., 1967. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 40 pages. A short study of John Argentine, provost of King's College, Cambridge, in the early 16th century, including a catalogue of his library and a transcription of his poems. Boards rubbed with some age yellowing. READ MORE about JOHN ARGENTINE, PROVOST OF KING'S. HIS LIFE AND HIS LIBRARY

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 48309

(Association International de Bibliophile).

XIXth CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILES.

Prague: Association International de Bibliophile, 1995. small 8vo. paper-covered slipcase. 15 stiff paper wrappers. Guidebook from the International Conference of the AIB, held in Prague, Czech Republic. Includes fifteen pamphlets recording the events, activities and agenda of the conference. READ MORE about XIXth CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIBLIOPHILES

Price: $37.50  other currencies  Order nr. 70651

Atto, Clayton.

"THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LEARNING."

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  other currencies  Order nr. 102101

(Autographs). Hamilton, Charles & Diane.

BIG NAME HUNTING.

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1973). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 95 pages. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Autograph collections. Small tear in jacket at bottom of spine. READ MORE about BIG NAME HUNTING

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13624

(Autographs). Hamilton, Charles.

SIGNATURE OF AMERICA, A FRESH LOOK AT FAMOUS HANDWRITING.

New York: Harper & Row, (1979). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 278 pages. First edition. Stories and anecdotes accompany approximately 1500 illustrations of the handwriting of many varied Americans. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SIGNATURE OF AMERICA, A FRESH LOOK AT FAMOUS HANDWRITING

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 9022

(Autographs). Patterson, Jerry E.

AUTOGRAPHS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1973). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 248 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. Jacket soiled. Bookplate. READ MORE about AUTOGRAPHS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 18247

Babb, James T.

THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: ITS EARLY AMERICAN COLLECTIONS.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 98911

(Backer, Hector de).

BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M. HECTOR DE BACKER.

4 volumes
Paris: Librairie Henri Leclerc, 1926. small 4to. half leather, five raised bands, marble paper covered boards, original wrappers bound in. xii,294,(2); viii,295-499,(3); vii,501-730,(2); vii,731-933+(1) pages. 4 volumes. Auction catalogue for L. Giraud-Badin held on February 17-20, 1926. (Blogie II, 301-2). In four parts,the plates being bound in with volume four. Part one begins with a preface by Abel Lefranc concerning the deceased, Hector de Backer and his collection. De Backer was the president of the..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHEQUE DE FEU M. HECTOR DE BACKER

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 105956

Balsamo, Luigi.

BIBLIOGRAPHY, HISTORY OF TRADITION.

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: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 30553

Barlow, William P.

BOOK COLLECTING: PERSONAL REWARDS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS A LECTURE DELIVERED AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON DECEMBER 7, 1983.

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  other currencies  Order nr. 102702

(Barrett, C. Waller). Cahoon, Herbert.

A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE CLIFTON WALLER BARRETT LIBRARY.

Charlottesville: University of Virginia, 1960. 8vo. boards. 35 pages. First edition. Printed at the Thistle Press. Spine faded and some foxing. READ MORE about A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE CLIFTON WALLER BARRETT LIBRARY

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 354